Domaine Follin-Arbelet - Pernand-Vergelesses 2022 (750ml)
Price: $82.99
| Producer | Domaine Follin-Arbelet |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 204277 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Domaine Follin-Arbelet Description
Still waters run deep with Franck Follin-Arbelet. He may seem quiet and unassuming, but the intensity of his wines speaks louder than words. Having grown up in Burgundy’s famous Côte d’Or, he was always attracted to viticulture, but his family’s vines were all rented out to métayeurs (share croppers), and they did not make their own wine. Instead, he gravitated towards Geology, a field that gave him an expertise in soil. His wife, Christine, comes from the famous Latour family, and her father, André Masson (once the régisseur at the Hospices de Beaune), had his own vines. In 1990, when the opportunity came to join André’s domaine in Aloxe-Corton, Franck jumped at the chance, giving up one noble career in terroir to take on another. In 1993, André retired and Franck took over the direction of the domaine.
Franck and Christine are fortunate to produce one village wine, four premier crus, and four grand crus in Aloxe-Corton (their hometown), Pernand-Vergelesses, and Vosne-Romanée. Pedigreed land such as this demands much of its stewards. Their winery and cellars are as picturesque as they are practical—said to be the deepest in their village. In traditional Burgundian homes of this time (1764), the family lives on the second and third floors, above a first floor winery and deep cellars below. This kind of depth makes the cellars colder and more humid than most, two key components in crafting age-worthy wines.Wines are both pure and intense, they are deep with stony freshness, explosive with bright fruit, and framed with balanced structure.
Sourced from a single parcel in the villages portion of En Caradeux
Drinks like a baby Corton-Charlemagne for about 1/3 the price! (Antonio, Burgundy Buyer - August 2025)
Vinous: 90-92 Points
The 2022 Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc comes from vines planted in 2015 that are apparently relatively difficult to work as they tend to be vigorous. The very backward on the nose is a little timid at the moment, letting the Aloxe-Corton Blanc do all the dancing, so to speak. The palate has a fine spine of acidity, not complex but well-balanced, fresh with tangy mandarin and marmalade on the energetic finish.
Burghound: 89 Points
An overtly floral-suffused nose freely reveals additional notes of apple, pear and citrus confit. The sleek, detailed and stony middleweight flavors terminate in a bone-dry, youthfully austere and solidly persistent finale. This is a quality Pernand villages and worth considering.
