Meursault and Puligny domaine using slow pressing, older foudre and minimal cellar intervention.
The producer
Domaine Rémi Jobard holds vineyards in Meursault and Puligny, including Meursault lieu dits and three premier cru parcels. Rémi Jobard took full control in 1996 and has worked without herbicides or pesticides since 1994. The cellar uses two large presses over six hours, followed by nearly fifteen months of élevage in barrique and large older foudre. The named Bourgogne Côte d'Or Vieilles Vignes 2022 is made from 100% Chardonnay.
Known for
Transparent Meursault Chardonnay
Notable facts
Rémi Jobard took full control of the domaine in 1996.
The domaine has holdings in Meursault and Puligny, with Meursault lieu dits and three premier cru parcels.
The vineyard has used no herbicides or pesticides since 1994.
The entire vineyard is cordon pruned to limit yields naturally.
All wines are aged in barrique and large older foudre.
In 1996, Rémi Jobard took full control of the domaine and began making small qualitative changes within the established family domaine. The changes moved the work toward progressive farming and cellar practices. The vineyard had already been free of herbicides and pesticides since 1994. In the cellar, Jobard's approach kept terroir transparent and completely unobscured, with wines aged in a mixture of barrique and large older foudre. The transition marked a change in both vineyard management and élevage.
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Domaine Rémi Jobard
A Bourgogne domaine working Meursault and Puligny holdings with a cellar designed to leave terroir unobscured.
Minimal cellar intervention aimed at transparent terroir
The Producer
The domaine holds vineyards in Meursault and Puligny, with Meursault lieu dits and three premier cru parcels. Rémi Jobard took full control in 1996 and has worked without herbicides or pesticides since 1994.
The vineyard is cordon pruned, a system that naturally limits yields, and grassed over to encourage deep root penetration. In the cellar, two large presses work slowly over six hours. Élevage lasts nearly fifteen months, allowing the wines to develop slowly and avoiding fining.
All wines are aged in a mixture of barrique and large older foudre. The foudres use French, Austrian and Slavonian oak, a combination chosen to minimize oak influence. Jobard's stated aim is terroir that remains transparent and completely unobscured.
Place
The domaine's holdings are based in Meursault and Puligny, with additional Meursault lieu dits and premier cru parcels. A lieu dit is a named vineyard place, while premier cru identifies a recognized level within Burgundy's vineyard hierarchy.
This spread gives the domaine several forms of Bourgogne vineyard address, from Bourgogne Blancs based in Meursault and Puligny to named Meursault sites and premier cru parcels. The labels can therefore carry the difference between a broader regional wine, a named place and a classified vineyard level.
Wines
The named bottle is Rémi Jobard Bourgogne Côte d'Or Vieilles Vignes 2022, a white wine made from 100% Chardonnay. Its regional Bourgogne Côte d'Or designation places it within the broader Bourgogne hierarchy.
The wider range includes Bourgogne Blancs based in Meursault and Puligny, Meursault lieu dits and wines from three premier cru parcels. Across the wines, ageing uses barrique and large older foudre. Barrique is a small oak barrel, while foudre is a much larger vessel; older oak contributes less fresh oak flavour than new wood.
Final Word
Domaine Rémi Jobard joins Meursault and Puligny holdings to named Meursault lieux dits and premier cru parcels, with slow pressing and mixed vessel ageing keeping cellar influence measured. The Côte d'Or Vieilles Vignes bottle carries that approach through Chardonnay.