2019 St Aubin, Sur le Sentier du Clou, 1er Cru, Domaine Antoine Jobard, Burgundy

2019 St Aubin, Sur le Sentier du Clou, 1er Cru, Domaine Antoine Jobard, Burgundy

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2019 St Aubin, Sur le Sentier du Clou, 1er Cru, Domaine Antoine Jobard, Burgundy

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Description

This vineyard faces southeast at 300 metres on southeast-facing hills. Antoine has two parcels, totalling just under a quarter of a hectare. The palate is generous for a St Aubin, but the typical trenchant style of the village is evident. It’s more spicy than floral, but hangs together very well, expressing the faces of both vintage and village. Drink 2024-2032. 

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Jasper Morris MW88-91/100
Racked before harvest, sulphured after, then racked again in the morning of the day I tasted, because of reduction. Pale lemon and green, still a light reduction. Quite striking apple and pear fruit behind and good acidity but hard to be sure.
Jasper Morris MW, insideburgundy.com (December 2020) Read more
Neal Martin, Vinous88-90/100
The 2019 Saint-Aubin Sur Le Sentier du Clou 1er Cru was showing a little reduction on the nose that made it difficult to read. The palate is medium-bodied with quite a grip. A more phenolic Saint-Aubin compared to others and just showing a little heaviness on the finish at the moment. It should lighten up by the time it is in bottle.
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About this WINE

Domaine Antoine Jobard

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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Saint Aubin

Saint Aubin

Though tucked away in a side valley behind the two ‘Montrachet’ villages, Saint-Aubin is a great source of fine, steely white Burgundy and some attractively fruity reds. Production used to be about 50:50 between the two colours, but the whites have become the more sought-after and now represent two-thirds of the crop. There is a significant difference however between the best Premiers Crus – such as En Remilly – and the vineyards tucked away further up the valley.

  • 80 hectares of village Saint-Aubin
  • 156 hectares of Premier Cru vineyards (15 in all). The finest include En Remilly, Murgers des Dents de Chien, La Chatenière, Les Frionnes
  • Recommended producer: Hubert Lamy

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Chardonnay

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.

It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.

Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.

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