Tasting Notes
Jobard now owns 0.66-hectares in this fine, high grown terroir, rooted in the stony white clays, high up on the Meursault slopes. It only officially a part of the Domaine in 2014 although Jobard and his father had previously farmed these vines via a métayage arrangement. The vines are approaching their 30th year. Les Tillets is at the very top of the slope, next to Narvaux, and here the cooler air and rocky soils produce a zesty, nervy contrast to this grower's more textural En la Barre. To drop some names, Roulot also farms Les Tillets and Roulot, Germain and Benjamin Leroux are strong in this high country area of Meursault. As with the En la Barre above, Les Tillets was raised with 15% new oak. - Rob Walters
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 | 750ml |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Sub Region | Meursault |
| Winemaking Practices | Conventional |
| Vineyard Practices | Conventional |