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Alvina Pernot, Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru 2023
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2023 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru comes from an exchange of must with another grower and comprises just one barrel. Despite coaxing, this is actually more backward and reticent compared to the Bâtard-Montrachet, but there is disarming stoniness and poise. The palate is supremely well balanced with a silver thread of acidity. It is quite saline, though it needs a little more substance and grip toward the finish. Fine, but the Bâtard-Montrachet has the real class.
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.
