2020 Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, Grand Cru, Domaine Henri Rebourseau, Burgundy

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The domaine’s 0.33 hectares are a stone’s throw from its Le Chambertin. Previously, the two were blended. But the brothers prefer to separate the two to highlight their difference: Clos de Bèze will often seem more seductive on first taste, illustrated here by a rich, spicy and concentrated bouquet, with an explosive and fruit-driven perfume of ripe cherry. Drink 2035-2060.

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Jasper Morris MW93-96/100

Both the Chambertin and the Clos de Bèze weigh in at 13.6%. The colour is a little darker and the nose has a blacker fruit, without the reductive note currently seen in the Chambertin. This is a thicker textured wine but just as you think it might be a little on the heavy side it becomes more nuanced and the fruit lightens up. Decent acidity to round it off, not quite the same majesty but plenty of depth. Very good.

Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy (January 2022) Read more

Burghound93-96/100

(from a .33 ha parcel). A wonderfully spicy nose freely offers up its notably riper yet very fresh aromas of violet, rose petal, anise, red currant and a subtle gamy character. The palate impression of the equally sized and powerful flavors is a bit less mineral-driven but there is even better density of material that also serves to buffer the firm tannic spine shaping the hugely long finale. This beauty is certainly built-to-age but it’s not so backward and youthfully austere that it couldn’t be approached after 7 or so years.

2035+

Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (Jan 2022) Read more

About this WINE

Domaine Henri Rebourseau

Domaine Henri Rebourseau is a wine estate in Burgundy. With its headquarters just outside the village of Gevrey Chambertin, the domaine covers 13.5 hectares of vines across the Côte de Nuits.

A considerable 5.28 hectares are in Grand Cru vineyards, including holdings in Chambertin, Clos-de-Bèze, and Clos de Vougeot. Brothers Benigne and Louis de Surrel represent the seventh generation of their family here; their great-great-grandfather was Henri Rebourseau.

The estate has been farmed organically since 2006, and biodynamically since 2008. It is now part of the SCDM Domaines group, along with other leading French properties including Château Montrose in Bordeaux and Clos Rougeard in the Loire Valley.

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Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or.

Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.

The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.