Tasting Notes
A very high-altitude, rocky site, Montrevenots is at the top of the hill on the Pommard boundary, above Clos des Mouches. It’s a south-facing slope, which to some extent mitigates the vineyard’s altitude. The white clay, limestone soils here tend to deliver red fruit notes, raciness and powdery, fine structure to the palate.
At this stage, Jobard’s Montrevenots is a tiny cuvée, cropped from just one tenth of the 1.40-hectares the domaine has available. This is because Antoine is replanting the lion’s share of this site with more suitable rootstock and better massale selections. The parcel in play is historically known as the Clos des Montrevenots and the vines that gifted this wine are 45 years old. In terms of the winemaking, Antoine fully destems all his reds, and the grapes are given a five-day cold soak prior to fermentation. There is very little new oak, and the wine was bottled after 12 months. - 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 Red Pinot Noir |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Sub Region | Beaune |
| Winemaking Practices | Conventional |
| Vineyard Practices | Conventional |