Domaine Marc Colin Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Combes 2024 Nerello Mascalese crushed slate

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caramel-rich malt backbone with a fierce bitter edge

This rich and creamy sour wheat beer pours a vibrant reddish-pink hue topped with a soft pinkish-white head

Decant it an hour ahead

Most people picture Italian wine coming from somewhere sun-baked and southern

Domaine Marc Colin Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Combes 2024 Nerello Mascalese crushed slateThe Land Saint Aubin is the Cte de Beaune's value hunter's secret, a cool side valley behind Chassagne and Puligny where Chardonnay grows on steep, limestone rich slopes. Les Combes is a premier cru on the eastern edge of the appellation, right up against the Chassagne Montrachet border, and that neighborhood shapes it: the wine leans a touch rounder and more open than the flinty crus higher up the valley, without losing Saint Aubin's stony backbone.