2017 Meursault, En la Barre, Domaine Antoine Jobard, Burgundy
- White
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Chardonnay
Ready - youthful
- William Kelley
- 90-92/100
Product: 20171232888
Description
A lovely rich, open and spicy wine. Given the house style, this is one of the more accessible in the range but, even with these descriptors, it is by no means overblown. It just feels healthy and plush. Drink 2022-2028.
Antoine feels that 2017 is a little less rich than 2015, but also fresher. He likes wines with body, so the freshness is a bonus, adding another dimension. He will bottle in December and January; he feels that after a warm summer, two winters in barrel is too long and earlier bottling is necessary to capture the fruit. He now wonders whether he should have bottled his 2015s sooner. Harvest began on 31st August – even for his Blagny, which used to be one of the last to ripen, indicative of the warming conditions in the region.
Antoine feels that 2017 is a little less rich than 2015, but also fresher. He likes wines with body, so the freshness is a bonus, adding another dimension. He will bottle in December and January; he feels that after a warm summer, two winters in barrel is too long and earlier bottling is necessary to capture the fruit. He now wonders whether he should have bottled his 2015s sooner. Harvest began on 31st August – even for his Blagny, which used to be one of the last to ripen, indicative of the warming conditions in the region.
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2017
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Antoine Jobard
Critics reviews
William Kelley 90-92/100
The 2017 Meursault En la Barre is excellent, wafting from the glass with aromas of green orchard fruit, lemon oil, mint and subtle praline. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and ample, with excellent concentration and intensity. Lent delineation by bright acids, the finish is long and saline. After the more tensile, hillside Meursault Tillets, the En la Barre is broader and more unctuous, though it retains excellent energy.William Kelley - 04/01/2019
About this wine
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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Domaine Antoine Jobard
This white-wine focused domaine is renowned for its steely, taut Meursault. Antoine joined his father, François, here in 2002. He assumed sole charge in ’07, after his father’s 50th vintage. Initially, any changes were minimal. Now, there’s a clear move towards earlier bottling, with two winters in barrel no longer seen as the yardstick. This is both a stylistic choice and a response to warmer and earlier harvests. All decisions are now taken with a view towards greater flexibility, allowing more or less reduction from barrel age as required.
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