2017 Antoine Jobard, Meursault Premier Cru, Les Charmes, Magnum (1.5L)

RP94 "The 2017 Meursault 1er Cru Charmes was hard to read from barrel, but it has developed beautifully and showed very well indeed from bottle. Mingling aromas of yellow orchard fruit, orange oil and clear honey with hints of oatmeal and dried white flowers, the wine is medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a blockier, more muscular profile than the suave Genevrières, built around racy acids and chalky structuring dry extract. This is a great Charmes in the making, though it will require patience." WK for TWA Feb 2020
When I tasted these wines from barrel last year, I wrote that Antoine Jobard's incisive but concentrated style was a perfect match for the 2017 vintage, and that contention was resoundingly confirmed by their performance in bottle. Antoine took over from his father, François, in 2004, but the rudiments of winemaking here haven't changed: long fermentations, protracted sur-lie élevage without stirring and moderate percentages of new wood are still the order of the day.