Bourgogne Côte d’Or Vieilles Vignes AOC 2023

Wine description for Bourgogne Côte d’Or Vieilles Vignes AOC 2023 by Rémi Jobard

Colour & appearance

Pale yellow with green reflections and a silvery rim fading to the edge.

Nose

Multi-faceted and almost exuberant: cool, crisp pome fruit such as apples and Nashi pears, accompanied by fine citrus notes, saline minerality and spicy-herbaceous herbs. Lemon blossom, oyster shells and wet blackboard chalk oscillate between sorrel and chervil.

Palate

Powerful with great vibration on the attack. Rich extract mirrors the fruit of the nose, underpinned by ethereal notes of aniseed and tarragon. The profound minerality plays into the hands of the ripe acidity and delicate tannins, creating an almost superfluous drinkability.

Finish

Precise and long, with a saline aftertaste and that cool clarity which compels one to pour a second glass.

Terroir & origin

The vineyard sites all come from vineyards adjacent to Meursault; two plots lie directly below the Premier Cru site Charmes. The limestone soils of Meursault shape the deep-rooted minerality. The Bourgogne Côte d’Or appellation restricts the production zone to the heartland of the Côte d’Or.

Grape variety & vinification

Pure Chardonnay from old vines. Jobard opts for 600-litre Stockinger foudres rather than small barriques – the wood serves slow oxygen exchange, not aromatic influence. The result: wines of crystalline precision with a fine, creamy texture.

Food recommendations

A wine for steamed turbot with beurre blanc, pan-fried scallops on cauliflower purée or young Comté. Also a revelation with chicken in lemon-thyme jus.

Special features

For around 30 years, only organic fertilisers have been used, and since 2008 the domaine has been certified organic. Jobard’s unhurried approach – six to twelve hours of pressing, 15 months of cask ageing – produces white Burgundies of striking purity that far exceed their classification.