Round, sweet and inviting, the 2010 Meursault En la Barre is more accessible today than the Tillets. The En La Barre is predominantly built on a core of deep, highly expressive fruit. The wine’s soft personality flows through to an effortless, caressing finish. Anticipated maturity: 2013+. (Not yet released) Over the last few years Antoine Jobard’s wines seem to have acquired quite a bit of finesse they didn’t always have in the past. Jobard started harvesting on September 19 and found he had to bring in the fruit quickly, as bad weather was approaching. The long, drawn-out flowering took three weeks as opposed to 4-5 days when conditions are ideal, taking along with it around 30% of the total production, although some sites were hit even harder. At the time of my visit, all of the 2010s were in bottle, except for the Poruzots and the Genevrieres, which I tasted from tank. So far, the 2011s look promising. In 2011, the range will include a new wine, the Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Champ Gain. In 2012, Jobard will add a bottling from the St. Aubin premier cru Sur le Sentier du Clou. Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524

Lovely broad fan of ripe, enticing flavours on the nose. Delicate texture. Vibrant and contained too. Well done! Lemon cough-drop flavours. (JR)