{"title":"Comblanchien","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComblanchien\u003c\/strong\u003e lies in the southern part of the Côte de Nuits, between Prémeaux-Prissey and Corgoloin, some ten kilometers from Beaune. It is the village of stone: the compact Upper Bathonian limestone that bears its name forms the backbone of the whole Côte and is extracted from the quarries above the village, a marble-like stone used on great building sites such as the Paris Opéra. The same hard rocks, unfit for cultivation, crown the vineyards with dry grassland and sparse woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe commune has no appellation of its own: its wines are released as \u003cstrong\u003eCôte de Nuits-Villages\u003c\/strong\u003e, the appellation created in 1937 under the name Vins fins de la Côte de Nuits, renamed in 1964 and since 2026 limited to Comblanchien, Corgoloin, and Prémeaux-Prissey. Here the slopes, gentle and regular, do not reach the rim of the plateau; higher up the brown soils are low in limestone, lower down a thick layer of pebbly debris precedes the brown earths at the foot of the slope. Pinot Noir gives reds of velvety tannin and fresh fruit, cherry and currant, which after a few years gain licorice and forest floor; the appellation's scant Chardonnay grows mainly on the lean, stony soils of the slopes overlooking the village and gives lively, mineral whites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe village grew in the thirteenth century with the acquisitions of the Dukes of Burgundy, lived from the mid-nineteenth century on its quarries, and was largely burned down in 1944. The lieux-dits that may appear on the label include Le Vaucrain, Aux Boulardes, and Belle-Vue. The available bottles from this area, when there are any, appear below.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/steltwines.com\/en\/collections\/comblanchien.oembed","provider":"STELT - Vini Pregiati \u0026 Champagne","version":"1.0","type":"link"}