Jobard’s 2010 Meursault Charmes is all about plushness, texture and volume. It possesses striking purity in its fruit, but remains pretty much one dimensional, although that dimension is incredibly beautiful. Layers of yellow stone fruit with tropical overtones flesh out on the rich, large-scaled finish. Some of the intensity trails off just a touch on the finish, but not enough to materially detract from the wine’s stunning balance. The 2010 was aged exclusively in foudre. Anticipated maturity: 2014+. Remi Jobard describes the 2010s as having the richness of the 2009s and the elegance of the 2008s. I suppose that’s as good a description as any. Jobard began bringing in his 2010s on September 21. Yields are down a whopping 40-50%, but in exchange Jobard has a superb set of wines that are rich yet not at all heavy. It is a vintage in which the personality of each of these sites comes through in spades. As I mentioned last year, Jobard is among the small but growing number of white Burgundy producers experimenting with foudres, which seems to work especially well with his wines. The Narvaux, Genevrieres, Poruzots are partly aged in foudre, while the Charmes is done entirely in foudre. Importer: Peter Weygandt, Unionville, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800