2018 Chateau de la Maltroye Santenay 1er Cru La Comme

France / Burgundy / Cote de Beaune / Santenay Premier Cru Rouge

Santenay 1er Cru La Comme from Château de la Maltroye which also makes a white La Comme.
 
La Comme's gentle slope gives it an excellent position to benefit from the morning sun, as vines are angled neatly toward the southeast. Furthermore, the northern end of Santenay benefits from a more marly soil than in the southern part of the commune, with a higher proportion of clay. The soil in La Comme is shallow and gravelly with, unusually, more clay than in Les Gravières below.

The name gives itself to a small incision in the hillside here (La Comme coming from the same origin as La Combe, denoting a small valley).

La Comme 1er Cru wines are some of Santenay's best, perhaps second only to Les Gravières and Clos de Tavannes on the hill below.