2023 Bourgogne Cote d'Or Chardonnay

The vines used for Paul Pernot’s Bourgogne Chardonnay were planted in 1975. Now almost 50 years old, this old-vine plot borders Puligny-Montrachet, producing a rich and expressive Bourgogne Blanc. The nose offers chalky notes with ripe lemon peel, but there’s a fatness here too – with fleshy, juicy peach fruit kept vibrant with a line of minerality and bright acidity. There’s a pleasing phenolic bitterness to the finish.