Tasting Notes
Jobard's Charmes is a blend of six tiny parcels; four in Les Charmes- Dessus and two in the lower-lying Dessous sector, totalling a minuscule 0.26 hectares. Vine age varies; the key holding is a small parcel situated directly below Les Perrières that was planted in 1963; though Jobard estimates an average age would work out at around 30 years old. A stunning wine, it is showing more florals than Genevrières and more extract or matter than the Poruzots. Toned, wiry, silky and extraordinarily long; there's more than a hint of Grand Cru here. - Importer Note
The Jobard family draws on an enviable roll call of terroirs – they are arguably the benchmark producer of Genevrières and this vineyard along with Poruzots and Charmes are the marquee holdings. There are also four parcels of Bourgogne and several well sited village parcels (including the renowned En la Barre and Les Tillets). There is also some Blagny 1er cru Blanc and some other, tiny releases. Since grafting his small parcel of Blangy Rouge to Chardonnay, Antoine Jobard is now an entirely white Domaine.
Antoine’s wines are indeed more open than his father’s were when young and there is also an added precision, more transparency and perhaps less reduction. He is also using a little less new oak than his father (only 15%). Otherwise, there is no battonage, and Jobard traditionally ferments with a very high level of solids, one of the keys to the powerful and age-worthy style. The ferments here are notoriously slow and the wines can rest in barrel for 20 months before being bottled.
| Product Type | Wine White Chardonnay |
| Volume | 1500ml |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Sub Region | Meursault |
| Winemaking Practices | Conventional |
| Vineyard Practices | Conventional |