Jane Eyre, Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir, 2023

If you love Burgundy or Pinot Noir and fancy exploring further afield, Mornington Peninsula is a brilliant place to look. This cool, rugged coastal region near Melbourne has become a hotspot for fine, expressive Pinot, prized for fragrance and finesse rather than sheer weight.

Jane Eyre is a Burgundian winemaker first and foremost, and that sensibility shows clearly here. She favours delicacy, perfume and texture, and this wine is all about subtlety: red cherry, wild strawberry, blood orange and a gentle floral lift, something like lavender. A quietly captivating Pinot that rewards a slower glass — and a brilliant “mystery bottle” for a dinner party.