In the last 10 years, Remi Jobard has moved forward quality-wise and is now at the top end of the Meursault hirakie. The style is classic and pure with a lovely intensity and density. The 2024 vintage is no exception... and the low alcohol vintage is shaping some truly gorgeous wines. Remi …
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Visit to Domaine Roulot – Tasting the 2024s
The 2024 vintage, with the low alcohol and the lovely transparent and airy fruit, is a wonderful treat. The pheenolics are ripe ... just ripe ... with a cool note. Most of the wines have almost optimal phenolics ... close to... and this is in my view a tremendous opportunity for getting a great …
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Visit to Domaine Roulot – a 2023 retaste
I tasted the 2023s from Roulot already in April 2025, and as always some wines were more ready to recieve a visit at this stage ... others clearly had a more reductive day. I now had the chance to retaste the portfolio ... most showed more or less the same (unchanged review) whike a few needed a …
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Visit to Domaine Roulot – Tasting the 2023s
The 2023 vintage is tricky as the ripeness builds very fast at the end, causing many vignerons to have problems with overripe phenolics. To combat this eventuality, Domaine Roulot has increased the harvesting teams from 35 to 50 pickers a few years back, and this has given more degrees of freedom …
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Domaine Rémi Jobard – Tasting the 2023s
Last year, I rediscovered Rémi Jobard as one of the new leading producers in Meursault. I have known the Jobard estates for many years, and while I had my preferences, the quality these days between Antoine and Rémi Jobard is pretty close - though their styles differ from one to the other. For …
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