2019 Rully Blanc En Villerange, Claudie Jobard

This comes from a sloping vineyard to Rully’s south. It faces south-east, being pebble rich, with clay. Drawing on the family’s expertise with vines, it was planted with two, carefully-selected Chardonnay clones. 100% barrel-fermented (20% new oak) this was racked into vat to allow an earlier-than-usual December 2020 bottling, so that maximum freshness may be retained. Colour is lemon-golden, nose being open and ripe, with a note of pineapple. Palate is elegantly fruity, with tight concentration and rich, soft aftertaste (for drinking 2021-2024+).