Domaine Henri Rebourseau

Domaine Henri Rebourseau spans over 13 hectares, of which 5.28 are Grands Crus. In 2018, the Bouygues family (owners of Château Montrose in Bordeaux, among others) joined as majority shareholders. Bénigne de Surrel, whose family produced wine here for seven generations, was installed to manage the viticulture and winemaking. He stepped down in 2023 while remaining a shareholder and was succeeded by Bastien Giraud, formerly of Domaine Faiveley.

A magnificent new winery and cellars have been constructed on the grounds of the domaine’s charming château in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin. This estate made extraordinary progress under the stewardship of Bénigne and his brother Louis, in tandem with the Bouygues family’s investment. This progress is expected to continue apace.

Vougeot

Most of the wine produced in this small village comes from a single, walled Grand Cru vineyard, the famous Clos de Vougeot. The vineyard in its present form dates from 1336 (when it was first planted by monks of Cîteaux), although it was not until the following century that it was entirely enclosed by stone walls. 

• Five hectares of village Vougeot
• 12 hectares of Premier Cru vineyards (four in all): Les Cras, Les Petits-Vougeots, Clos de la Perrière and Clos Blanc de Vougeot
• 51 hectares of Grand Cru vineyard – Clos de Vougeot
• Recommended producers:  Domaine de la Vougeraie, Domaine Bertagna, Engel, Anne Gros, Grivot, Liger-Belair, Meo-Camuzet.

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.