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, most recently evident in the 2006 and 2007 vintages, which are 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	About 20 yrs	Clay, Limestone	1.07 ha
Bourgogne Aligoté	Aligoté	About 25 yrs	Clay, Limestone	0.20 ha
Meursault (a blend of three parcels : Les Corbins, Les Chaumes des Perrières, and Sous la Velle)	Chardonnay	16 to 50 years	Clay, limestone	.66 ha
Meursault “En La Barre”	Chardonnay	About 38 yrs	Clay, Limestone	1.62 ha
Meursault “Les Tillets”	Chardonnay	About 29 yrs	Clay, Limestone	.66 ha
Meursault Blagny 1er Cru (from the lieu-dit, La Pièce Sous le Bois)	Chardonnay	About 27 years	Clay, Limestone	.50 ha
Meursault Charmes 1er Cru	Chardonnay	About 25 years	Clay, Limestone	.26 ha
Meursault Genevrières 1er Cru	Chardonnay	About 35 yrs	Clay, Limestone	.54 ha
Meursault Poruzots 1er Cru	Chardonnay	About 32 yrs	Clay, Limestone	.79 ha
Puligny-Montrachet “Le Trézin”	Chardonnay	About 54 yrs	Clay, Limestone	.17 ha
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gains	Chardonnay	Parcel planted in 1958	Clay, Limestone	0.13 ha
Saint Aubin 1er Cru Sur le Sentier du Clou	Chardonnay	About 25 years	Clay, Limestone	.40 ha
Saint Aubin “Les Perrières” 1er Cru	Chardonnay	37 years	Clay, limestone	.06 ha
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

• Vines are trained in Guyot and Royat (50-50)
• 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