Stéphane Follin-Arbelet

At a Glance - Current role: managing director — Domaine Bouchard Père et Fils, Beaune. - Career history: Domaine Bouchard Père et Fils. - Winery role: head of the winery — Bouchard Père & Fils. - Craft note: “Because the plot is so small, I can check every single cluster almost daily.” That line gets to the operating logic: observation first, then decisions. The vineyard is described in units small enough to inspect closely, and the work carries through into the cellar without losing that same discipline. For Stéphane Follin-Arbelet, the craft at Domaine Bouchard Père et Fils rests on proximity, repetition, and the refusal to let scale blunt precision.

Signature

Stéphane Follin-Arbelet's signature wines include Stéphane Follin-Arbelet, Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2022, Clos Blanche, and Corton Grand Cru. These names point to a style rooted in place and handled with restraint. Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2022 and Corton Grand Cru place the work within Burgundy’s established ground, while Clos Blanche adds to a list shaped by exacting stewardship rather than display. The through-line is consistency: wines that carry the mark of close oversight and a measured hand.

In Their Words “Because the plot is so small, I can check every single cluster almost daily.” “At this scale, there is no corporate machinery.” Taken together, those two lines define Stéphane Follin-Arbelet's working scale. The vineyard is small enough to track cluster by cluster, and the house is large enough to matter without losing the directness of hands-on management. At Domaine Bouchard Père et Fils in Beaune, that is where the craft sits: in the daily check, the close read, and the lack of distance between observation and action.