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Domaine Alvina Pernot. In 2018, Alvina established her own négoce, growing grapes from her grandfather's vineyards. After a rigorous selection of which plots best suited her own style, she began production. Alvina wants to make wines with a bit more tension and therefore seeks grapes from higher-altitude plots. Moreover, she prefers to pick earlier to preserve more freshness and tension. From the debut 2018 vintage, Alvina Pernot no longer used new oak. All wines matured on their lees in used barrels, mainly from François Frères, until they were transferred to be bottled.
Due to the climate at the foot of the hill, the soil here is deeper than in the other grand crus. The siliceous limestone soils of Bâtard-Montrachet have a higher clay content, so drainage is not as effective as higher up the hill. However, the soil still allows contact between the vines' root system and the underlying limestone, which makes for healthy, strong vines and perhaps contributes to the subtle minerality of Bâtard-Montrachet wines.