2020 Meursault La Piece Sous le Bois
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Tasting notes
The handful of Meursaults in the Alvina Pernot range stand out instantly for their more generous style. This Premier Cru is fleshier, softer, yet also subtle. The nose offers crunchy white currants with riper white peach and delicate white florals, alongside citrus and chalky minerality. More voluminous, yet still with Alvina’s signature restraint.
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Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
Neal Martin, Vinous
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Aromas of citrus zest, white flowers, freshly baked bread and crisp orchard fruit introduce the 2020 Meursault 1er Cru La Pièce sous le Bois, a medium to full-bodied, ample and mineral wine that's seamless and enveloping, concluding with a mouthwateringly saline finish. It has turned out well.
The 2020 Meursault Le Pièce Sous Le Bois 1er Cru comes from a parcel owned by the Pernot family that was regrafted from red varieties in 2000. It has a finely-tuned nose with traces of grilled walnut and almond scents, needing a little encouragement from the glass, not a million miles away from a Genevrières in style. The palate is feisty, a bit of a wild child and there is nothing wrong with that. Good weight and plenty of spice towards the finish that gets the saliva flowering. I could imagine this with Asian cuisine.
The 2020 Meursault Le Pièce Sous Le Bois 1er Cru comes from a parcel owned by the Pernot family that was regrafted from red varieties in 2000. It has a finely-tuned nose with traces of grilled walnut and almond scents, needing a little encouragement from the glass, not a million miles away from a Genevrières in style. The palate is feisty, a bit of a wild child and there is nothing wrong with that. Good weight and plenty of spice towards the finish that gets the saliva flowering. I could imagine this with Asian cuisine.
About the producer
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.