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Alvina Pernot, Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 2022
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2022 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is a big leap up from the Corton-Charlemagne: much more mineralité and tension - you can smell the terroir here. The palate is well-balanced and slightly austere, with deft touches of crushed limestone and white pepper, strict and linear on the finish, yet very powerful. Could this surpass the outstanding 2021 last year?
About the Producer
Alvina Pernot – grand-daughter of Puligny-Montrachet-based producer Paul Pernot – established her own label in 2018, with her husband Philippe Abadie. They currently use the facilities at Domaine Paul Pernot to produce the wines, but are in the process of building their own winery in Puligny-Montrachet. Alvina largely purchases grapes from the Domaine Paul Pernot vineyards but also has acquired access to a separate plot that borders their back garden in Puligny, in the esteemed Noyers Bret. Alvina currently produces seven cuvées. All are white wines apart from the her cuvée from the Bievaux vineyard in the village of Santenay.
