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.

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 “Clos Le Meix Tavaux”	Chardonnay	Planted in 1984	Clay, Limestone	.34 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
Bourgogne Rouge (a blend of four lieux-dits in Pommard: L’Aumônne, Taupe Maison Dieu, En la Taupe, Les Crenilles)	Pinot Noir	25 years average	Clay	1.5 ha
Volnay (from lieu-dit Les Combes)	Pinot Noir	Planted in 1988	Clay, Limestone	.18 ha
Beaune Epenottes 1er Cru	Pinot Noir	Planted in 1988	Clay, Limestone	.96 ha
Beaune Montrevenots 1er Cru	Pinot Noir	45 years average	Clay, Limestone	1.43 ha
Pommard	Pinot Noir	Planted in 1971	Clay, Limestone	.15 ha
Pommard Epenots 1er Cru	Pinot Noir	Planted in 1982, 1986	Clay, Limestone	.58 ha
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

• Vines are trained in Guyot (Poussard style)
• Hand-harvested
• Finished wines are bottled unfined and in some vintages, lightly filtered

Whites:
• 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)

Reds:
• Grapes are 100% destemmed
• Cold-soak for five days, then fermentation during 10 days
• Aged for 12 months in barrel, only 20% of which are new

The Jobard family produced red wine for many years, most notably from the Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce Sous le Bois. They pulled the vines after the 2006 vintage to replant the vineyard to Chardonnay, and Antoine has been looking for a way to make red wine again ever since.

In August of 2019 Antoine was able to lease the vineyards of the Domaine André Mussy, a once-thriving domaine in Pommard. The vineyards are completely organic, having never seen chemicals, and Antoine spent a lot of time revitalizing them well in advance of the 2019 harvest–an effort that really shows in his brilliant first effort from these vines. He farms 6 hectares in all, featuring a collection of village and premier cru wines from Beaune, Volnay, and Pommard.