Domaine Rémi Jobard Wines

Meursault, Côte d’Or, Burgundy, France

From a very long line of winegrowers dating back to the 15th century, Rémi Jobard took over from his father Charles in 1992. He kept his approach very pragmatic, while changing the way of working in the vineyard and the winery, becoming Certified Organic in 2008. The entire vineyard is cordon-pruned, so yields are naturally limited, no use of fertiliser since 1994, and the vineyard is grassed-over to encourage the vine roots to go deep.

 He says that the two most important things are the absence of weedkiller (and thus the necessity to plough, which cuts any surface roots and makes the vine go deeper) and not adding any fertiliser which again makes the roots go deeper to find nutrients.