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Alvina Pernot

I met Philippe Abadie, Alvina Pernot’s husband, over the weekend. When I visited last year, their winery on the fringe of Puligny was still under construction. Now, it is completed with all the mod-cons: swish tasting room, electric car charger outside and clean as a whistle. These have been very impressive wines since I first tasted the 2020s, and the 2022s have expanded the line-up to around 20 cuvées. “Around 80% of the production is from Alvina’s family and 20% exchange of musts with friends,” he tells me. “Two are in Saint-Aubin. In 2020, we made a Meursault Charmes, and now we have Les Perrières. We began the harvest on August 28. We don’t use a lot of new oak, but a lot of one to four-year-old barrels, with quite a short aging period of 11 and 12 months. Sometimes, we would love to age a few months more, especially for the Grands Crus, but we don’t have the space. Then again, we don’t use a lot of new oak, and we want to see the terroir in our wines. The 2022 vintage was the largest ever at 30,000 bottles; honestly, we are at the limit for two people working at the winery. Everything was bottled just before the harvest. We will begin taking back some red parcels in the future from Alvina’s father. From 2023, we will stop the Saint-Romain due to space restrictions as we will have a Champs Gain, and our focus is upon Puligny Premier Crus.” You should definitely look out for this recent addition to the Puligny. At the entry-level end, seek out their 2022 Bourgogne Côte d’Or Les Femelottes or Puligny-Montrachet Clos des Noyers Bret. Up the scale, the Meursaults from Les Perrières and Poruzots. The Pulignys from Les Caillerets and Les Pucelles are enchanting, precise and focused with saline finishes. If you can find it, the 2022 Chevaliers-Montrachet is fabulous, though the Bâtard-Montrachet is nipping at its ankles.

From Now, For My Latest Trick: Burgundy 2022 (Jan 2024) by Neal Martin

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2022 Bourgogne Côte d’Or Rue de Bois

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Alvina Pernot

2022 Bourgogne Côte d’Or Rue de Bois

2022 Bourgogne Côte d’Or Les Femelottes

2022 Saint-Romain Village

2022 Puligny-Montrachet Clos des Noyers Brets

2022 Puligny-Montrachet La Rue Aux Vaches

2022 Saint-Aubin Les Combes 1er Cru

2022 Saint-Aubin En Creots 1er Cru

2022 Meursault La Piéce Sous Bois 1er Cru

2022 Meursault Les Charmes 1er Cru

2022 Meursault Poruzots 1er Cru

2022 Meursault Perrières 1er Cru

2022 Puligny-Montrachet Clos de La Garenne 1er Cru

2022 Puligny-Montrachet Clos de La Jacquelotte 1er Cru

2022 Puligny-Montrachet Les Peux Bois 1er Cru

2022 Puligny-Montrachet Clos des Folatières 1er Cru

2022 Puligny-Montrachet Les Caillerets 1er Cru

2022 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru

2022 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

2022 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

2022 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

2022 Santenay Les Bieveaux

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