Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot

Domaine Vincent Dancer

Type

White Wine

Appellation

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

Variety

Chardonnay

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Viticulture

Vineyard name

Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot

Soil type

Clay-limestone

Vines planted in2013

Vinification

Natural fermentation in barrel with minimal intervention

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

Harvest typeHand Harvested

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More about
the producer

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...