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Dancer

Domaine Dancer is the auction database grouping for a collection of Burgundy white wines, most likely representing the Côte de Beaune's Domaine Vincent Dancer — a small estate based in Chassagne-Montrachet. Vincent Dancer produces Premier Cru and Grand Cru white Burgundy from holdings in Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault, and Chevalier-Montrachet, as well as a small amount of red. The domaine is known for its biodynamic viticulture, minimal sulphur, and meticulous low-yield farming that produces whites of extraordinary precision and longevity. The Blanc designations in the auction pool most likely represent Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru and Meursault whites from Dancer's range. Chevalier-Montrachet, if present, would represent the pinnacle — one of Burgundy's five white Grand Crus, produced by Dancer in very small quantity from a Puligny-Montrachet hillside parcel. At auction, Dancer averages $402 per bottle across 215 lots with peaks reaching $3,346 — an extraordinary average that confirms Grand Cru and Premier Cru white Burgundy domination of the auction pool. The $3,346 ceiling reflects Chevalier-Montrachet from a landmark vintage, where the combination of Grand Cru scarcity, biodynamic viticulture, and low production creates intense competitive bidding. Biodynamic viticulture at elevation — the Eola-Amity Hills' relatively dry, wind-exposed conditions — requires careful adaptation compared to conventional biodynamics in lower, more humid Willamette sub-zones.