From: Meursault, Côte d’Or, Burgundy, France
Varietal: Chardonnay
Tasting Notes: Aromas of fresh apple, pear, lemon verbena, and white flower lead to a rich yet refreshing middle-weight palate. Each sip reveals the complexity held in the notes on the nose, balanced with additional layers of peach and lemon citrus that lead to a lingering mineral finish. With more age, days open, or time in your glass or decanter, this wine gets silkier and opens to perfectly ripe golden fruit and a hint of fresh hazelnut. Delicious and decadent, all while carrying a ton of freshness and lifted fruit galore. Excellently done, and too good not to drink with gusto.
Pairing: This wine will pair wonderfully with classic Meursault pairings. Try it with shellfish dripping in butter, meaty white fish or salmon (in a cream sauce if it suits you), Caesar salad, classic chicken preparations, escargot, or Gougères (French cheese puffs). Check out this classic recipe below for a Potato Leek Gratin. It’ll check off all the boxes: comfort food, a delish pairing idea, and includes veggies!
About Domaine Rémi Jobard. Rémi Jobard is the dynamic son of Charles Jobard and nephew to Francois Jobard. Growing up and learning form these legendary brothers inspired Rémi to follow in his father’s footsteps and eventually take the helm at this remarkable domaine. As is normally the case in Burgundy, with a famous last name comes an enviable assortment of vineyards. When Rémi took full control in 1996, he found himself presiding over Meursault and Puligny based Bourgogne Blancs, 4 high altitude Meursault lieu dits, and 3 of the best situated parcels of 1er crus.
Since 1994, the domaine has not used any herbicides or pesticides. After Rémi took over, he decided to take the quality of farming to the next level, converting to organics and eventually getting certification in 2011. All of Rémi’s wines show a breathtaking clarity of terroir, which come from the impeccable farming and a simple hands-off approach in the cellar; all of the wines are aged in a mixture of barrique and large older foudre.
When asked about his approach Rémi says, “We are very privileged to have great terroir in Meursault. Everything I do in the vineyard and in my cellar is to make sure that terroir is transparent and completely unobscured.”
About this wine. Certified organic. Grapes are from six parcels in Meursault, directly below the village. Vines are 40+ years old. Fermented with indigenous yeast. Aged in 50% barrique (15% new), 50% in large older foudre. Finished in stainless steel for six months before bottling.
