Alvina Pernot Brut Zero Smoky rich nose with lots

Smoky rich nose with lots of freshness

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

It will continue drinking beautifully for another decade or more

pomegranate and a nicely broad range of spice elements

where the aromatics are a bit more forward

Alvina Pernot Brut Zero Smoky rich nose with lotsA 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.