2024 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux, Jane Eyre

• Style: Silk-textured, mineral-driven Pinot Noir
• Taste: Violet, mulberry, red-berry flesh with savoury grip and firm tannin
• Food: Roast game, braised beef, aged cheese, stews
• Occasion: Gifting, cellar worthy
• Serve: 16–18°C, decant 30 mins, drink now or cellar 10 years

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Violet and mulberry perfume open to a palate of red-berry flesh, cradled by firm, mouth-coating tannin and a racy spine of acidity. At 13% alcohol, the wine remains lithe and savoury, never heavy. The structure is unmistakably Gevrey; restraint and limestone minerality define every sip. This is struggle-earned intensity—the 2024 vintage pushed Burgundy hard with relentless rain and weak sunshine, yet the fruit emerged with real concentration and balance.

The Winery — Jane Eyre

Based in Burgundy since 2004, Jane Eyre established her micro-négociant house in Cissey after years of hands-on experience across Margaret River, New Zealand, and the Mosel. Named Négociant of the Year in 2021 (the first woman to receive the honour), she sources expressive parcels through deep grower relationships and unflinching standards. Her cellar philosophy mirrors the vineyard: hand-picked fruit, 80% whole-bunch fermentation with native yeasts, gentle extraction, and 12 months in used French oak—no new-oak noise, no heavy hand. Les Corbeaux, the vineyard for this wine, sits at the northern edge of the Grand Cru slope, neighbour to Mazis-Chambertin itself, where limestone-clay soils and vines older than 50 years yield small, flavour-dense crops.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This wine demands good company: roasted game, braised beef, aged Comté or Époisses, mushroom-rich stews and braises. Its structure and acidity cut through rich, umami-forward dishes, while the savoury tannin complements venison and slow-cooked meat. Serve at 16–18°C; a 30-minute decant opens the aromatics without stripping its elegance. Drink now for freshness and violet lift, or cellar confidently for the next decade as the wine deepens and resolves. This sits comfortably among the finest expressions of Gevrey-Chambertin we've found, a testament to both the site and a winemaker who has earned her reputation through decades of quiet excellence in Burgundy. If you've enjoyed this Pinot Noir, explore the rest of our France portfolio to discover how this vintage compares across the Côte d'Or.