Bourrasque

Bourrasque means a gust of wind, but this wind doesn't just bring freshness. It carries chili, lemon, flowers, wet leaves, and animal warmth. LE GALION Bourrasque still lives up to its old advertisement that described it with the words "strong, strong, strong" today.

Chili, lemon, ginger, and cardamom open the composition abruptly, both cold and glowing. The citrus flashes, and the spices immediately tear it in several directions.

Night-blooming jasmine, osmanthus, rose, and strawberry create a floral-fruity heart. Osmanthus gives the rose a velvety, apricot-like hue, while the strawberry remains more a red shimmer than a sweet fruit juice.

Paul Vacher first composed Bourrasque in 1937–1938. Rodrigo Flores-Roux later reinterpreted it, preserving the strength of the great chypres of the 20th century, but giving the spices and wood a more modern, surprising rhythm.

Styrax, opoponax, patchouli, oakmoss, labdanum, and oak infusion create a dark storm of leaves and resins. Hyraceum adds an animalic undertone that can be felt beneath the flowers and wood.

Bourrasque is not a breeze through a rose garden. It is a rose with chili, hyraceum, and oakmoss — a wind that opens a window, scatters all the papers, and disappears before you can stop it.