Notify me
2018 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru
Domaine Follin-ArbeletThe perfume is divine, the tannins are silky, and the length is remarkable. It is very pretty now, but this is one of the rare, exalted rouges I would recommend keeping your hands off if you can for at least five or ten years. With some age, it will develop into one of the most gorgeous Pinot Noirs to ever grace your glass.
—Tom Wolf
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Pinot Noir |
Appellation: | Romanée-Saint-Vivant |
Country: | France |
Region: | Burgundy |
Producer: | Domaine Follin-Arbelet |
Winemaker: | Franck Follin |
Vineyard: | planted in 1973, .5 ha |
Soil: | Clay, Limestone |
Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
Alcohol: | 13.5% |
More from this Producer or Region
2020 Saint-Romain Blanc
France | Burgundy
Full-bodied style, golden, old-school Chardonnay with a chalky base.
2018 Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru “Les Pruliers”
France | Burgundy
Incredible elegance for Pruliers, power and finesse in spades.
2020 Aloxe-Corton
France | Burgundy
The Follin family’s reds are some of the most delicious I have tasted, none more so than their incredibly vibrant and pure Aloxe-Corton.
2020 Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru “Clos du Chapitre”
France | Burgundy
Filled with notes of gorgeous red fruit and an irresistible stoniness that gives it structure
2020 Pouilly-Fuissé “La Croix Vieilles Vignes”
France | Burgundy
Farming incredibly old vines in the region’s top terroirs, brothers Antoine and Nico at Robert-Denogent are stars of the Maconnais.
2017 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru
France | Burgundy
With some age, this will develop into one of the most gorgeous Pinot Noirs to ever grace your glass.
2022 Maranges 1er Cru “La Fussière”
France | Burgundy
From a stony, upper-slope parcel just above Les Clos Roussots, the delicious Fussière is black-fruited, flinty, and structured.
2019 Bourgogne Pinot Beurot “Les Grands Poisots”
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy
Pinot Beurot is the Burgundian name for their local strand of Pinot Gris. It is unique and delicious and showcases an interesting bit of Burgundy’s history.
2022 Bourgogne Rouge
France | Burgundy
This wine embodies the qualities that enchant and thrill us most about red Burgundy.
About The Producer
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
About The Region
Burgundy
In eastern central France, Burgundy is nestled between the wine regions of Champagne to the north, the Jura to the east, the Loire to the west, and the Rhône to the south. This is the terroir par excellence for producing world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The southeast-facing hillside between Dijon in the north and Maranges in the south is known as the Côte d’Or or “golden slope.” The Côte d’Or comprises two main sections, both composed of limestone and clay soils: the Côte de Nuits in the northern sector, and the Côte de Beaune in the south. Both areas produce magnificent whites and reds, although the Côte de Beaune produces more white wine and the Côte de Nuits more red.
Chablis is Burgundy’s northern outpost, known for its flinty and age-worthy Chardonnays planted in Kimmeridgian limestone on an ancient seabed. Vézelay is a smaller area south of Chablis with similar qualities, although the limestone there is not Kimmeridgian.
To the south of the Côte de Beaune, the Côte Chalonnaise extends from Chagny on its northern end, down past Chalon-sur-Saône and encompasses the appellations of Bouzeron in the north, followed by Rully, Mercurey, Givry, and Montagny.
Directly south of the Chalonnaise begins the Côte Mâconnais, which extends south past Mâcon to the hamlets of Fuissé, Vinzelles, Chaintré, and Saint-Véran. The Mâconnais is prime Chardonnay country and contains an incredible diversity of soils.
More from Burgundy or France
2022 Vézelay Blanc “La Châtelaine”
Domaine de la Cadette France | Burgundy
2017 Nuits-Saint-Georges Blanc
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy
2022 Bourgogne Rouge
Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy
2021 Marsannay Blanc “Les Longeroies”
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy
2020 Irancy
Benoît Cantin France | Burgundy
2019 Pouilly-Fuissé ”Climat Vieilles Vignes“
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy
2019 Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru “La Riotte”
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
2022 Bourgogne Rouge “L’Ermitage”
Domaine de la Cadette France | Burgundy
2021 Saint-Aubin Rouge “Les Eduens”
Domaine Larue France | Burgundy
2022 Vin de France Blanc Melon de Bourgogne
La Soeur Cadette France | Burgundy
2022 Bourgogne Rouge “Garance”
Domaine Montanet-Thoden France | Burgundy
2020 Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru “Clos du Chapitre”
Domaine Follin-Arbelet France | Burgundy
2022 Vézelay Blanc “La Châtelaine”
Domaine de la Cadette France | Burgundy
2017 Nuits-Saint-Georges Blanc
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy
2022 Bourgogne Rouge
Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy
2021 Marsannay Blanc “Les Longeroies”
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy
2020 Irancy
Benoît Cantin France | Burgundy
2019 Pouilly-Fuissé ”Climat Vieilles Vignes“
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy
2019 Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru “La Riotte”
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
2022 Bourgogne Rouge “L’Ermitage”
Domaine de la Cadette France | Burgundy
2021 Saint-Aubin Rouge “Les Eduens”
Domaine Larue France | Burgundy
2022 Vin de France Blanc Melon de Bourgogne
La Soeur Cadette France | Burgundy
2022 Bourgogne Rouge “Garance”
Domaine Montanet-Thoden France | Burgundy
2020 Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru “Clos du Chapitre”
Domaine Follin-Arbelet France | Burgundy
Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
Living wines have ups and downs just as people do, periods of glory and dog days, too. If wine did not remind me of real life, I would not care about it so much.