2024 Domaine Alvina Pernot Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

This is a benchmark, highly sought-after Grand Cru from one of Burgundy’s brightest rising stars: the Domaine Alvina Pernot Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2024, sealed in its signature white wax capsule. Founded by Alvina Pernot (granddaughter of Paul Pernot) and her husband Philippe Abadie, the micro-négoce is renowned for prioritizing earlier picking, modest new oak usage, and pristine parcel selection to achieve maximum purity, chiseled tension, and site expression. Originating from the steep limestone and marl slopes of the iconic Corton hill, this release displays intense, crystalline focus. The nose unfurls with an aristocratic bouquet of green orchard apples, citrus blossom, white peach, and lemon oil, seamlessly layered with struck match reduction, crushed chalk minerality, toasted almonds, and subtle pastry spice. On the palate, it delivers sheer power wrapped in laser-like precision, featuring a concentrated, dry extract texture underpinned by an electric spine of limestone acidity that reverberates through an extraordinarily long, saline, and savory mineral finish.

Highlights

• Vintage: 2024

• Region/Appellation: Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France

• Producer: Maison Alvina Pernot

• Grape: 100% Chardonnay

• Style: Crystalline, Chiseled, High-Tension, Pure, and Powerful Benchmark Grand Cru White Burgundy

• Perfect for (food pairing): Butter-poached lobster tail, pan-seared turbot or Dover sole meunière, roasted Bresse chicken with morel cream sauce, or seared diver scallops in hazelnut butter. Its profound mineral drive and high-tension acidity also make it a magnificent accompaniment for king crab legs, roasted langoustines, sturgeon caviar, or artisanal aged cheeses such as mature Comté or Gruyère.