Domaine Henri Rebourseau Gevrey Chambertin 'La Brunelle' 2023
4.3
HK$750
750ml
Bottle
Vintage Character The 2023 Gevrey-Chambertin 'La Brunelle' from Domaine Henri Rebourseau is a village Pinot Noir from a particularly changeable Burgundy year. Budbreak came slightly later after an unsettled early spring, avoiding the worst frost risk. Good flowering set a generous crop, while summer thunderstorms brought water alongside repeated periods of heat. Sunshine near harvest helped concentrate flavour and colour, but careful decisions were needed as ripeness varied from parcel to parcel. For La Brunelle, the 2023 season offered both fruit potential and a need for selection, and the result is a wine of ripe fruit with an agile edge.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing The estate describes La Brunelle as deeply coloured, with rich cherry aromas and unusually persistent flavour for a village wine, at 13.5% alcohol. In 2023 that cherry register meets a lively edge from the year's variable conditions, giving the glass a contrast between generous fruit and a more agile finish, with clove and earth beneath. Watch how the aromas change with air rather than seeking a fixed list of notes on opening. Roast chicken with mushrooms, pork tenderloin or grilled aubergine accompany the wine without concealing its Pinot Noir detail. Serve at a moderate temperature, about 15 degrees.
Winery Background La Brunelle is closely tied to the Rebourseau house. The producer is the exclusive proprietor of this named Gevrey-Chambertin site, which extends from the grounds of the estate within a large enclosure. Brown surface soil, limestone gravel below and deeper sand and clay give the vineyard a layered profile. The gravel holds heat, a detail particularly relevant when the growing season moves between showers and sunny spells. The family's wider holdings reach from Gevrey-Chambertin to Vougeot, but this house-side, enclosed parcel gives La Brunelle a distinctive identity within its village appellation.