Alvina Pernot Brut Zero dark raspberry and soft wood

dark raspberry and soft wood spice

The palate impression provides an interesting contrast as it is at once caressing and lilting yet powerful and concentrated

There is a whiff of post-bottling reduction that is just enough to push what appears to be ripe and clean fruit to the background

I am suggesting a slightly shorter drinking window than I otherwise would have assigned to this Carricante-based white

where the aromatics are a bit more forward

Alvina Pernot Brut Zero dark raspberry and soft woodA hint of olive oil adds breadth to the cooler, airy and elegant aromas of acacia, petrol and white orchard fruit. The racy, intense and slightly bigger bodied flavors are shaped by lemon tinged acidity on the clean, dry, tightly coiled and youthfully austere finale. This chiseled effort is also excellent for its level and note that a few years of cellaring should help to add some needed depth.