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Alvina Pernot, Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 2022
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2022 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru is a return after missing in 2021 and comes from an exchange in must. The very precise on the nose offers hints of brioche, chalk and yellow fruit, unwinding with each swirl of the glass. The palate is well-balanced, feisty and intense, with a lot of weight and grip on the back end. This is quintessential Chevalier-Montrachet; it will give 20-30 years of drinking pleasure. Fabulous.
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.
