Alvina Pernot - Meursault 1er Cru "La Piece sous le Bois" 2022

“La Pièce sous le Bois” is seductive with a sense of charming richness.

An exciting new arrival on the scene in the Côte de Beaune is Alvina Pernot, granddaughter of Paul Pernot of Domaine Paul Pernot and cousin of Philippe Pernot of Domaine Pernot Belicard. After working for three years at her grandfather's Domaine, Alvina and her husband, Philippe Abadie, set up a tiny Domaine and Maison in Puligny-Montrachet. For the debut 2018 vintage, Alvina Pernot used no new oak, with all wines aged on their lees, in used barrels, until they were racked for bottling. “La Piece sous le Bois'' is a cooler plot located on the edge of the combe of Saint Aubin and Meursault with 50-plus-year-old vines.

The 2022 Meursault La Piece Sous Bois 1er Cru, from vines towards Blagny, owned by Alvina's grandfather, has a very controlled and focused bouquet with crushed stone permeating the yellow fruit. The palate is very well-balanced and harmonious, not powerful but tensile, with a touch of orange rind and quince towards the finish. It doesn't quite let go completely, so I would afford it 3-4 years in the cellar. Still, this is well-crafted and will be quite delicious. 90 points, Neal Martin, Vinous. 100% Chardonnay.

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"Alvina Pernot is one of the most exciting new producers to hit our shores. From a phenomenal winemaking family, her style is precise, elegant and delicately reductive."

Alvina and her husband favour earlier-picked fruit and higher-altitude parcels within the large Pernot holdings. For the debut 2018 vintage, Alvina Pernot used no new oak, with all wines aged on their lees, in used barrels mainly from François Frères, until they were racked for bottling.

What we say

"Alvina Pernot is one of the most exciting new producers to hit our shores. From a phenomenal winemaking family, her style is precise, elegant and delicately reductive."

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