Domaine Antoine Jobard
François
Jobard was one of the first vignerons
Kermit imported when he began prospecting for wines in France in the 1970s. The
relationship has endured into the next generation, and François’ son Antoine
now runs the domaine. This is as classy and as consistent a property as you’ll
find in Burgundy, and theirs are generally counted among the best Meursaults.
Other respected vignerons like Coche
and Raveneau hold these wines in the highest esteem and are generous with their
praise when Jobard comes up in conversation.
Among
the highlights from the domaine is Jobard’s stunning Bourgogne Blanc, which is routinely one of the
best to carry that appellation. Their Meursault En la Barre is an outstanding value from an assiduously tended
vineyard plot located just behind their home, and their enviable line-up of premier cru white Burgundies includes
Meursault Poruzots, Blagny, Genevrières, and Charmes,
each with its inimitable charms. Recently, they added Tillets to their list, the excellent vineyard that Roulot fans know
and love – a high-elevation, very stony lieu-dit.
Finally, their Puligny-Montrachet Le
Trézin comes from another steep hillside parcel above the Hameau de Blagny
and is always textbook Puligny, chiseled and fine-grained.
All
the Jobard wines are aged in barrel and spend a lengthy period of time sur lie in their cellars in Meursault.
They are the last of our white Burgundies to come to the market every year due
to their unhurried approach to vinification and typically slow malolactic
fermentations. In their youth, these wines are often tightly wound with an
intense mineral structure that only begins to soften with extended bottle
aging. Though François and Antoine work side by side, Antoine has brought his
own signature to the domaine: a more sensuous approachability to the wines,
all delicious and ready to drink immediately. That said, the Jobard legacy lives on, and the
wines will still explode with intense aromas of honeycomb and stone later in
life. If you just can’t wait, there’s no reason not to uncork.

François Jobard was one of the first vignerons Kermit imported when he began prospecting for wines in France in the 1970s. The relationship has endured into the next generation, and François’ son Antoine now runs the domaine. This is as classy and as consistent a property as you’ll find in Burgundy, and theirs are generally counted among the best Meursaults. Other respected vignerons like Coche and Raveneau hold these wines in the highest esteem and are generous with their praise when Jobard comes up in conversation.
Among the highlights from the domaine is Jobard’s stunning Bourgogne Blanc, which is routinely one of the best to carry that appellation. Their Meursault En la Barre is an outstanding value from an assiduously tended vineyard plot located just behind their home, and their enviable line-up of premier cru white Burgundies includes Meursault Poruzots, Blagny, Genevrières, and Charmes, each with its inimitable charms. Recently, they added Tillets to their list, the excellent vineyard that Roulot fans know and love – a high-elevation, very stony lieu-dit. Finally, their Puligny-Montrachet Le Trézin comes from another steep hillside parcel above the Hameau de Blagny and is always textbook Puligny, chiseled and fine-grained.
All the Jobard wines are aged in barrel and spend a lengthy period of time sur lie in their cellars in Meursault. They are the last of our white Burgundies to come to the market every year due to their unhurried approach to vinification and typically slow malolactic fermentations. In their youth, these wines are often tightly wound with an intense mineral structure that only begins to soften with extended bottle aging. Though François and Antoine work side by side, Antoine has brought his own signature to the domaine: a more sensuous approachability to the wines, all delicious and ready to drink immediately. That said, the Jobard legacy lives on, and the wines will still explode with intense aromas of honeycomb and stone later in life. If you just can’t wait, there’s no reason not to uncork.
Technical Information
Wine | Blend | Vine Age | Soil Type | Vineyard Area* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bourgogne Blanc (a blend of four parcels : Herbeaux, En l’Ormeau, La Monatine, and Sous la Velle) |
Chardonnay | Planted 1992-2015 | Clay, Limestone | 1.07 ha |
Bourgogne Aligoté |
Aligoté | Planted in 1987 | Clay, Limestone | 0.20 ha |
Meursault (a blend of three parcels : Les Corbins, Les Chaumes des Perrières, and Sous la Velle) |
Chardonnay | Planted 1960-1999 | Clay, limestone | .66 ha |
Meursault “En La Barre” |
Chardonnay | Planted 1945-2011 | Clay, Limestone | 1.62 ha |
Meursault “Les Tillets” |
Chardonnay | Planted 1958-2002 | Clay, Limestone | .66 ha |
Meursault Blagny 1er Cru (from the lieu-dit, La Pièce Sous le Bois) |
Chardonnay | Planted in 1957, 2009 | Clay, Limestone | .50 ha |
Meursault Charmes 1er Cru |
Chardonnay | Planted in 1963, 2007, 2014 | Clay, Limestone | .26 ha |
Meursault Genevrières 1er Cru |
Chardonnay | Planted 1970-2017 | Clay, Limestone | .54 ha |
Meursault Poruzots 1er Cru |
Chardonnay | Planted 1972-1994 | Clay, Limestone | .79 ha |
Puligny-Montrachet “Le Trézin” |
Chardonnay | Planted in 1956 | Clay, Limestone | .17 ha |
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gains |
Chardonnay | Currently fallow, will be replanted in 2021 | Clay, Limestone | 0.13 ha |
Saint Aubin 1er Cru Sur le Sentier du Clou |
Chardonnay | Planted in 1961, 1987, 1990 | Clay, Limestone | .40 ha |
Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Perrières |
Chardonnay | Currently fallow, will be replanted in 2021 | Clay, limestone | .06 ha |
Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Derrière Chez Edouard |
Chardonnay | Planted in 2015 | Clay, Limestone | .12 ha |
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres |
VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION
• Hand-harvested
• Grapes are pressed gently by pneumatic press, with little to no débourbage (settling of the must)
• Both primary and malolactic fermentations are in oak barrels, only 20% of which are new
• No stirring of the lees
• Aged from 20-23 months in barrel (4-5 years old)
• Finished wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered
General Information
- Country
- France
- Region
- Burgundy
- Appellation(s)
- Meursault, Meursault-Blagny, Puligny-Montrachet
- Producer
- François and Antoine Jobard
- Founded
- Mid-19th Century
- Annual Production
- 2,500 - 3,000 cases
- Farming
- Organic (practicing)