Tasting Notes
The red and white Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune come from the domaine’s young agroforestry project in Nantoux. Perched at 400 metres above Pommard, Nantoux is a strikingly pretty village known for its pink limestone quarries and hiking trails between vineyards, woods and meadows. The Dancers have planted two hectares of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and interspersed all kinds of local trees on a limestone plateau. Although not the sole reason for investing in the area, it was hoped these vines would alleviate some of the pressure brought on by the domaine's low yields in recent harvests. The mass-selection cuttings were developed with the help of Lilian Bérillon, the celebrated nurseryman who works with so many great growers.
The Hautes Côtes de Beaune style is deeper and slightly more reduced, with cool minerality. The stylegenerous as a rule, but the Hautes Côtes strikes a beautiful balance between coolness and energy. This is both intense and delicate. - Extracts from Steen Öhman, Winehog in 2022.
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 5.5 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 remain less than a handful of others. He remains quietly individualistic, creating his own pure, bright, and savory style of winemaking, trusting his instincts and experience to make the best possible wine in his own way. His cellar practices are as minimal as possible: native yeasts, no enzymes or acids, natural malo, no battonage, no fining or filtering. Each cuvée, however, is truly a reflection of the terroir — from the rich, unctuous Meursault Perrieres to the incisively fresh Chassagne Tete-du-Clos. It is not an exaggeration to say that the wines from Vincent Dancer are majestically unique, exceptionally delicious, and well worth the effort of seeking out.
| Product Type | Wine White Chardonnay |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Sub Region | Hautes Cotes de Beaune |
| Winemaking Practices | Conventional |
| Vineyard Practices | Conventional |