Alvina Pernot - Puligny-Montrachet "Clos des Noyers Brets" 2024

Alvina Pernot has a new winery on Puligny's Rue de Bois, a facility that will give them all the space they need to master the élevage and, increasingly, the pressing of the fruit that produces their wines. After working for three years at her grandfather's Domaine Paul Pernot, Alvina and her husband, Philippe, set up a tiny domaine & maison in Puligny-Montrachet. In 2020, this label's most successful vintage to date, La Rue Aux Vaches was joined by another Puligny lieu-dit cuvée that's pressed in house, the Clos des Noyers Brets.

The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet Clos des Noyers Brets has a little more creaminess on the nose compared to the La Rue Aux Vaches, just a touch of sea spray coming through with time. Fine delineation. The palate is vibrant on the entry with Granny Smiths, pear and light citric notes, impressive weight on the finish with a little more persistence. This punches above its weight. 92 points, Neal Martin, Vinous. 100% Chardonnay.

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."

Technical notes

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.