Collezione: Alvina Pernot
Alvina Pernot is one of the most exciting producers of white Burgundy today. Based in Puligny-Montrachet with some incredible vineyards, this is a name to watch – creating taut and mineral styles of white Burgundy.
About the Producer
Alvina Pernot, granddaughter of Paul Pernot, is a young vigneron born and raised in Puligny-Montrachet. She grew up close to the family estate, as her father and uncle managed the family domaine throughout her childhood. In 2018, Alvina and her husband Phillipe Abadie created their own label.
The couple purchases the majority of their grapes from the family vineyards (ie Domaine Paul Pernot), but have now acquired three plots of their own. La Rue aux Vaches (which was long farmed and made by Domaine Paul Pernot, half of which they bought in late 2017 and inspired the creation of their domaine), as well as Clos des Noyers Bret (a vineyard that is an extension of their back-garden, added from 2020) and La Rue de Bois (the latter the vines that surround their winery, added in 2021).
At the beginning, the wines were made at Domaine Paul Pernot, with the barrels ageing in the small make-shift cellar beneath their home. From the 2021 vintage, however, the wines have been made in their own winery, which they built on the outskirts of Puligny-Montrachet.
The project has grown significantly, from 8,000 bottles across seven cuvées to 35,000 bottles across 25 cuvées in 2022 (the level at which they anticipate continuing production). The focus is almost exclusively on Chardonnay, with only one red wine from the Bievaux vineyard in Santenay (a south-facing plot that is among the highest in the village). They are particularly focused on sites within Puligny-Montrachet, with an increasing number of Premiers and Grands Crus.
Although Alvina and Paul Pernot share many of the same vineyards, the wines are very different. Alvina and Philippe want to make the wines they love to drink. Versus the very traditional, richer style of Paul Pernot, their wines are leaner and more mineral. They tend to pick a few days before the family domaine, pressing more gently (favouring vertical presses), using less new oak (as well as playing with both amphorae and glass vessels for ageing), little bâtonnage and lower sulphur levels.
The range has grown to, depending on the vintage, include up to around 25 cuvées. There are two Bourgogne Blanc bottlings (L’Epée and La Rue de Bois), a village Saint-Romain, two village Puligny-Montrachet wines (La Rue aux Vaches and Clos des Noyers Brets). In terms of Premier Cru sites: in Saint-Aubin, they have made Les Créots and Les Combes; in Meursault, Les Porusots, Les Charmes, La Pièce sous le Bois, and Les Perrières ; in Puligny-Montrachet, three different bottlings from Folatières (Clos des Folatières, Ez Folatières and Peux Bois), Clos de la Garenne, La Garenne, Champ Canet (sometimes from the plot of Clos de la Jacquelotte), Chalumaux, Pucelles and Caillerets. As for the Grands Crus, they work with Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet and Corton-Charlemagne.
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Alvina Pernot, Puligny-Montrachet, Clos des Noyers Brets 2020 - 6x75cl
Prezzo di listino €635,46 EURPrezzo di listinoPrezzo unitario / per -
Alvina Pernot, Meursault Premier Cru, La Piece sous le Bois 2020 - 6x75cl
Prezzo di listino €913,92 EURPrezzo di listinoPrezzo unitario / per -
Alvina Pernot, Bourgogne Cote d'Or, Chardonnay 2018 - 6x75cl
Prezzo di listino €157,08 EURPrezzo di listinoPrezzo unitario / per