Côtes De Nuits Villages, Jane Eyre 2021 vs Santenay Premier Cru 'La Maladière' Vieilles Vignes Rouge, Domaine Benoit Girardin 2022
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| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £41.00 | £41.00 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Jane Eyre | Domaine Benoit Girardin |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Pinot Noir | Pinot Noir |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Côtes De Nuits Villages, Jane Eyre 2021
"100% destemmed this year, Jane made only four barrels rather than her usual ten and used no new oak. Inky blue and red berries nose, with a touch of Christmas spice. Pure and focussed on the palate, packed with bright red fruits, that form a supple pastille core. No lack of depth or weight here. A great start to the line-up." Tom Harrow, Head Wine Guru Jane observes that " a year in a barrel does amazing things ". The very concentrated 2020s (" like Barossa shiraz " she quips) have softened and developed brighter perfumes and elegance, and the lighter 2021s have fleshed out, increasing in intensity and are " matier " or more substantial. " They needed time to grow " which provides even more excitement for this tight and fragrant 2021 vintage. Jane draws the comparison with 2007, a lighter weight vintage which initially went under the radar but has aged extremely well and rather longer than was expected, now providing very fine and harmonious drinking across a number of domaines.
Santenay Premier Cru 'La Maladière' Vieilles Vignes Rouge, Domaine Benoit Girardin 2022
"More limestone soils give elegance and finesse to this wine which has a lightly smoky nose, full of raspberries, cocoa, and dark earth. The palate offers spicy red plums and cherries, bound by linear, herbal tea tannins, and a refreshing phenolic bitterness on the finish. Sinuous and sapid this should develop well over the next five+ years." Tom Harrow, Head Wine Guru Benoît Girardin is one of the most exciting new names to hit our list and already turning heads in France. The Girardin family boasts 13 generations of winemaking, and after years under his father Yves’ acclaimed domaine, Benoît launched his own label in 2020 with 8 hectares of prime vineyards across top Burgundy sites, including Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault and Pommard. On paper, the winemaking is classic and restrained — but in the glass, the wines are electric. They’re refined, silky and far more sophisticated than you’d expect at this stage of the domaine’s journey. This is the moment to get these wines in the cellar while pricing and availability are still friendly — they won’t stay under the radar for long.
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