Washington Tasters Guild Nuits St. Georges Dinner

The Washington Tasters Guild held a Nuits St. Georges dinner on a windy Thursday night in DC. The event was held at Brasserie Beck, and the food was quite well paired with the wine. In general, the wines were open for several hours but not decanted.

Paired with Peekytoe Crab, Cauliflower Panna Cotta, Shaved Cauliflower, Celery & Rasins

• 2005 Domaine de L'Arlot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de l'Arlot Blanc

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  From Magnum. Pale gold color, grapefruit nose, fat golden fruit, a bit light on acid, wood on the farily long finish.

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• 2005 Domaine de Montille Beaune 1er Cru Les Aigrots Blanc

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru

  Lighter color compared to the Clos d'Arlot, more retiscent nose but with coaxing some butter, floral notes. Oak, subdued citrus fruit, round palate, good acid. Wood on the slightly clipped finish

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Paired with Roasted Squab, Farro, Persillade, and Cherry Jus

• 2006 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Bousselots

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Light translucent red, bing cherry, sous bois, reduction. Not giving up much fruit on the palate, medium-light mouth feel, fairly balanced, some detectable heat and roasted red fruit on medium finish.

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• 2006 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Slightly darker than the Bousselots and Pruliers, earthy, spicy, anise nose. Darker fruit, more accessible as well, linear on the palate with not much going on. Slightly clipped finish that improved with air. Let this one breathe for 30-45 minutes.

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• 2006 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Light color similar to the Bousselots, ripe candied bing cherry, strawberry. Juicy, acid, fine yet accessible tannin, good long- finish. The best of the flight in terms of current drinking.

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Paired with Duck Pain d'epices Puree, Herb Roasted Apricots, Spinach, Duck Jus

• 2006 Domaine de L'Arlot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de l'Arlot

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Lightest color of the Arlot flight. Bretty nose, pine needles. Tart red fruit, light bodied. Smooth medium finish with manageable tannin.

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• 2006 Domaine de L'Arlot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Forêts St. Georges

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Darker color than the Clos d'Arlot. Elegant nose, floral and balanced. Broad midpalate with lush fruit, medium acidity. Medium + finish with manageable dark tannin. A real step up from the Clos d'Arlot.

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• 2005 Domaine de L'Arlot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Forêts St. Georges

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  In a different league compared to the 06. Darker color, shape shifting nose, tar, pine needle resin, forest floor. Sappy dark fruit, mid palate tight, balanced. Substantial drying tannin with med+ finish. Shows tremendous promise.

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Paired with Epoisses (too strong for the wine, the entire table needed a palate cleanse after the cheese)

• 2005 Domaine Robert Arnoux / Arnoux-Lachaux Nuits St. Georges

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges

  Dark color, semi translucent. Brett, fresh cut grass, some heat. Red fruit obscured by tannin, medium short finish. That said, seemed to improve significantly with air, so recommend a longer decant.

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• 2005 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Porrets St. Georges

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Darker color. Toast, candied bing cherry, forrest. Sappy red fruit, somewhat light on midpalate with average acidity, long tannic finish. Shows promise but did not show particularly well on this night, slightly out of balance on the back end.

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• 2005 Domaine de Montille Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux Thorey

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Slightly lighter color. Mint, pine tar, candied tart cherry. Smooth, linear, medium acidity, most pure fruit of the night. Medium-long finish with fine drying tannin.

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My takeaway was that 2005 is a great, powerful vintage in NSG, and 2006 is a good if not particularly interesting vintage that will drink a few years earlier than '05. All these wines showed young and need several more years of bottle age to yield maximum pleasure.