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Alvina Pernot, Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 2020
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
Pernot's debut 2020 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru unwinds in the glass with notions of citrus oil, white flowers, fresh bread, wet stones and nutmeg. Full-bodied, ample and satiny, it's a layered, mineral, wine that's fine-boned but intense, concluding with a long, saline finish.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2020 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru comes from an exchange of must with another producer (10 barrels of Puligny Village for one of these if you are interested in the going rate!) Matured in this one-year old barrel, it has a complex bouquet with scents of Golden Delicious, sea spray and a touch of petrichor. The palate is well balanced with fine depth, smooth in texture, maybe richer than the best of Pernot’s Puligny Premier Crus but maybe without quite the same precision and mineralité.
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.
