Vincent Dancer Chevalier Montrachet 2017 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2017 Vincent Dancer Chevalier-Montrachet is a white Burgundy wine originating from the Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru in the Puligny-Montrachet appellation. Produced by Vincent Dancer, it is made exclusively from Chardonnay. The Wine Advocate awards it 96/100 and recommends drinking it from 2022 to 2045. The review describes a concentrated, full-bodied, and incisive wine with notes of pear, citrus, dried white flowers, and toasted bread, extended by a chalky, long, and powerful finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Puligny Montrachet
- Producteur / Domaine
- Vincent Dancer
- Parcelle / Cru
- Chevalier-Montrachet
- Millésime
- 2017
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Vincent Dancer
Founded in Chassagne-Montrachet by Vincent Dancer, the family estate spans approximately 8 hectares distributed across Beaune, Pommard, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, and Chassagne-Montrachet. Certified organic since 2012, it notably produces Chevalier-Montrachet, Meursault Perrières, and several Chassagne-Montrachet premier crus. Théo Dancer, Vincent's son, has been in charge of winemaking since 2021.
- Owner
- Famille Dancer
- Maître de chais
- Théo Dancer
- Surface (ha)
- 8.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
Vincent Dancer settled in 1996 at the age of 22 in the family property in Chassagne-Montrachet after studying viticulture and oenology in Beaune. He started with about 3.5 hectares of family vines; his uncle Philippe Ballot, a winemaker in Meursault, helped him with the first vintage, as the estate did not yet have its own winery. The winery was built in 1997 and then gradually expanded. From the very beginning, Vincent Dancer implemented organic farming in the vineyard, which was officially certified in 2012. His son Théo joined the estate in 2016 and took full responsibility for winemaking in 2021. Starting with the 2024 vintage, the name used evolves from Domaine Vincent Dancer to Domaine Dancer, while both Vincent and Théo Dancer remain co-managers of the legal entity. The family vineyard now covers approximately 8 hectares across several communes in the Côte de Beaune.
Chevalier-Montrachet
Chevalier-Montrachet is both a Grand Cru appellation and a physically delimited terroir in Puligny-Montrachet, reserved for white wines. It occupies an east- and southeast-facing slope in the heart of the hillside, between 260 and 300 meters in altitude according to the official specifications. Its lean, stony, well-draining, and low-fertility soils rest primarily on highly fragmented Bathonian limestone known as "calcaire de Chassagne"; a marly layer at the summit locally supports slightly richer soils. Historical shaping of the site is evidenced by ancient stone clearance, murgers (stone heaps), and dry-stone retaining walls.
- Vineyard commune
- Puligny-Montrachet
- Exposure
- East to southeast
- Altitude
- 260–300 m
- Soil
- Lean, very stony, well-draining, and low-fertility soils; slightly richer soils on the upper marly layer.
- Subsoil and geology
- Middle Jurassic formations, Bathonian stage; highly fragmented limestones, primarily "calcaire de Chassagne", with a small layer of marl at the summit.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.097000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner of a family plot from the Armand Lochardet estate
- Indicative vine age
- Vines planted in 1952, described as the oldest of the domaine.
Histoire de la parcelle
The name Montrachet is documented as early as the 13th century in the form "Mont Rachaz"; the official heritage source interprets it as a "bald mount" (mont pelé), in reference to its stunted vegetation. In the 18th century, the wines of the Chevalier climat were still frequently assimilated with those of Montrachet, although Courtépée already distinguished true Montrachet, Chevalier, and Bâtard. A 1921 court ruling reserved the name Montrachet to Vrai Montrachet while acknowledging the customary use of Chevalier-Montrachet. The Chevalier-Montrachet AOC was recognized in 1937, and its vineyard area was subsequently adjusted in 1939 through the integration of plots from the neighboring lieu-dit Le Cailleret; the current delimitation was approved by the INAO in September 1989.
