Domaine Vincent Dancer works around six hectares from Chassagne-Montrachet, spread across Chassagne, Meursault, Pommard and the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune — a small estate with a following out of all proportion to its size.

The vines have been certified organic since 2012, farmed on the principle that the wine is already made by the time it reaches the cellar. Théo Dancer, Vincent’s son, joined in 2016 and took full charge in 2021; he is pushing yields lower still, towards 15 hl/ha.

In the cellar: indigenous yeasts, spontaneous malolactic, no bâtonnage, and bottling without fining or filtration. New oak is used sparingly, and increasingly replaced by older, larger-format barrels.

The Bourgogne Blanc comes from parcels around Chassagne and Meursault, handled exactly as the crus above it are. In a domaine this small, the entry wine is not a lesser product — it is the same work on younger vines.

Citrus and white flowers with a light hazelnut note; precise and unadorned on the palate, the acidity fine, closing clean and saline. The most honest introduction to the house.