Prior to our visit to the domaine in early November, I hadn’t experienced Joblot’s wines in at least a decade, so I was eager to check the current renditions against my memory of the classic vintages from the 2000s and 2010s. The 2023s met my expectations and then some. Like all the 1er cru 2023s, the Servoisine starts off shy but not without its austere charm. There’s plenty there, just coiled up in youthful tension. The nose gradually reveals subtle, crunchy red fruit, crushed rocks, and touches of oak (which should integrate fairly soon), but the palate shows the wine’s true terroir pedigree. Tightly compact at first, the fruit broadens out into a plush yet vibrant red spectrum – cherries, tart cranberries, etc. – as the south-facing site makes itself known in the suave, slightly ripe middle. The structure on the finish is a bit austere right now, but that won’t be an issue after just a year or two in bottle, and I’ll be very intrigued to see where this wine is at in 10 years.
92 points, Andrew Kitz, B-21 Burgundy Buyer (Nov 2024)
This is also pretty aromatically raw with a similar nose of firm reduction and wood toast. On the palate though there is again good verve and freshness to the less dense but finer middle weight flavors that exude more evident minerality on the equally firm, dusty and lightly austere finale. Lovely and understated. *Sweet Spot, Outstanding"
90-92 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound (Oct 2024)