Combes
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb with rosemary, grilled ribeye steak, wild game stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the rugged, sun-drenched terraces of the Northern Rhône, Mark Haisma's 'Combes' (sourced from the celebrated 'Les Combes' lieu-dit in Cornas) represents a brilliant marriage of Burgundian finesse and Rhône power. Drawing on his deep-rooted love for Syrah, Haisma coaxes an incredibly expressive and energetic profile from the steep, decomposed granite soils of this historic appellation. The vineyard's unique microclimate and granite-rich terroir impart a distinct mineral tension and savory complexity to the wine. Crafted with low-intervention techniques, native yeast fermentation, and careful aging in seasoned French oak, this cuvée captures the wild, untamed spirit of Cornas—replete with notes of dark bramble fruit, cracked black pepper, and smoky tapenade—while maintaining a remarkably polished and pure texture.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded by Australian-born winemaker Mark Haisma, a former protégée of Bailey Carrodus at Yarra Yering, this boutique domaine and micro-négociant is headquartered in Gevrey-Chambertin in the heart of Burgundy. Transitioning from the Yarra Valley to France in the late 2000s, Haisma combines Old World terroir sensitivity with New World dynamism across selected parcels in the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and the Rhône Valley. His winemaking philosophy centers on low intervention, judicious use of whole clusters and neutral oak, and minimal sulfur, allowing site specificity and natural acidity to lead the profile. Renowned for wines ranging from serious Grand Crus like Bonnes-Mares to irreverently named cuvées like 'A Bogan in Bogandy', the portfolio is celebrated for its pristine fruit purity, textural tension, and authentic sense of place.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Syrah
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13-14%