Vincent Dancer Chassagne-Montachet Morgeot 1er Cru 2021
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TASTING NOTE: “Offering up aromas of pear, mint and sweet citrus fruit, along with some traces of its recently completed malolactic fermentation, the 2021 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot is medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a textural attack and layered core of fruit.” 90-92 points - William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
- ABOUT THE WINE: Dancer’s parcel in the Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot—on very rocky limestone—was established in 2013 and is planted to 20,000 vines per hectare. The vines sit in the Morgeot lieu-dit historically known as “La Grande Bourne”, right on the Santenay border. As it is lower down on the slope, there is more clay in the profile than in Dancer’s other Morgeot release from Tête du Clos. So, “La Grande Bourne”, and the density to which it is planted, gives Dancer very small, concentrated bunches. Having said that, this is just the third release of this wine and, in line with the vintage, there’s plenty of freshness and precision to match the wine’s layered fruit.
- ABOUT THE PRODUCER: 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’s work in the vineyards can only be described as meticulous. In 2012, he became first producer in Chassagne-Montrachet to receive organic certification, and although the practice is more common today, he’s still one of just a few. Now working with his son, Theo, he is now farming many of his parcels biodynamically and is using horse to cultivate all his 1er cru vineyards. In the cellar, Dancer’s work is the definition of artisanal, with all the qualities that his entails at a top Burgundian estate. All fermentations are done with native yeasts, malolactic fermentation occurs naturally, and there is no batonnage, fining, or filtering of the wines. It is worth noting that there has been no new oak purchased at the Domaine since 2019 and more and more 350- and 600-litre casks are being used as Dancer seeks to further reduced the oak impact on his wines.
- COUNTRY: France
- REGION: Burgundy
- SUB-REGION: Côte de Beaune
- VARIETAL: Chardonnay
- WINE STYLE: White Wine
- WINEMAKER: Vincent & Theo Dancer
- CLASSIFICATION: Minimal Intervention, Unfined & Unfiltered, Minimal Sulphites, Organic Farming, Vegan
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 12%
- SIZE: 750ml
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