Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanée

Private: Domaine Vincent Dancer

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Label

Type

White Wine

Appellation

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

Variety

Chardonnay

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Viticulture

Vineyard name

Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanée

Soil type

Clay-limestone

Vine age1979-1993

Vinification

Natural fermentation in barrel with minimal intervention

Elevage12 months in oak barrels, assembled before the harvest and aged "en masse" in stainless steel tanks for 6 months

Harvest typeHand Harvested

More about
the producer

Private: Domaine Vincent Dancer

Founded in 1996

6 hectares

Vincent Dancer grew up in Alsace, where he inherited a love of wine and photography from his father. After studying engineering, his father suggested that Vincent spend some time in Burgundy, where his family owned some vines that were being rented out to cousins. Dancer was immediately hooked, and decided to settle in Chassagne-Montrachet and make wine from the five hectares of well-situated vineyards. The winery is small even by the standards of Burgundy, and despite Dancer’s reclusive nature, the wines are well known to a small circle of restaurateurs and wine-lovers who reliably take their miniscule allocation year after year.

Dancer was the first producer in Chassagne to become certified organic, and there remains less than a handful of others. He is quietly individua...