Alvina Pernot Puligny Montrachet 'Clos des Noyers Brets' 2022
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 elevage 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 cuvee that's pressed in house, the Clos des Noyers Brets.
100% Chardonnay. The 2022 Puligny-Montrachet Clos de Noyers Brets has more concentration and depth on the nose than the La Rue Aux Vaches: wonderful, delineated scents of crushed stone, white flower and a hint of peach skin. The palate is fresh and saline on the entry, maybe more lime-infused than the last vintage. It is pretty malic towards the finish, which sustains longer than some of its peers. Impressive for a Village Cru. 92pts, Neal Martin, Vinous.