Comblanchien

Comblanchien (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃blɑ̃ʃjɛ̃]) is a commune just to the south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

The Jurassic limestone of the Côte includes a pink-veined marble called Pierre de Comblanchien which was laid down in the Bathonian epoch.

The stone has characteristics similar to those of marble and is notable for the variety of its shades of colour, the pink of bindweed (Convolvulus) and beige.

The quarries lie in the Côte overlooking Route Nationale 74, north and south of the village and similar stones are found in other places along the same vein.

[3] Wine produced from the vineyards surrounding Comblanchien can be labelled under the Côte de Nuits Villages appellation.