Burgundy Wine Dinner

Tasted Tuesday, January 25, 2005 by jamiekutch with 1,387 views

Introduction

Well it's that time of the month and red was plentiful, red wine that is. What a night. We met near Union Square in NYC at 7:00PM and things got started right away. I knew we were in for a treat when I heard that a representative of Bouchard Pere & Fils would be joining us. Her name was Suzanne da Silva and she ended up bringing my wine of the night!!! It was great to see Rob Klafter, Kris Green, Wilfred van Gorp, David Wainwright, Lyle Fass, our special guest Suzanne da Silva, and of course our hosts Andrew and Gina Skroback.

Flight 1 - Whites to start (2 Notes)

We medley'd around the Skroback's apartment catching up with one another and snacked on mushroom crustini's and some wonderful cheese's. Wilfred was busy taking out the corks on all the wines to come. The theme was set and tonight, we would be drinking Burgundy the most finicky grape in the world. We labeled the evening "Convert the Heathen." It was our attempt to convert Drew and make him see the magic of burgundy. We specifically choose to drink Cote de Nuits only to try for some more structure to our evening. Below are my notes:

  • 2002 Michel Colin-Deléger et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

    Minerals and aromas of peachy and resiny oak. Soft and buttery smooth on the back end. The finishing fruit is sappy and viscous. Focused and medium bodied nice wine.

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  • 2002 Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Charlemagne Domaine 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

    This butter-scented Corton-Charlemagne is an infant. Not showing much one could still find that this is a sleeping beauty. Lots of minerals this wine was fresh and pure. Notes of pears and copious amounts of fruit are tucked under this slightly high acid Bouchard tonight. A wonderful effort.

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Flight 2 - Vosne-Romanée (2 Notes)

For the first flight of reds, we all sat at the table. The Bouchard Vosne-Romanée drank wonderfully and if this was the start of wines to come tonight, I knew I would be very happy.

  • 2002 Gros Frère et Sœur Vosne-Romanée 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

    Red cherry red - right to the rim. Full blown fruit I almost checked the bottle to make sure this wasn't a Cali. Pinot. The masculine Pinot shows rasberries and sweet candied cherries. Nice concentration, its delicious to serve for friends though more one dimensional for the serious Burgundy lover.

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  • 2001 Bouchard Père et Fils Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

    Immediatly up to my nose woo haa nail polish damn I think - but ohh how time awarded this the gold metal. Candy apple red this brilliant feminine Burgundy pulled me into the glass with its lovely rose petals and soft cherry fruit. The ripe fruit nose manages to balance itself like a circus performer. Succulent, concentrated, penetrating with flavors of black raspberry and strawberry flavors the finish is a women in red.

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Flight 3 - Chambolle-Musigny (3 Notes)

No introductions needed, Chambolle-Musigny speaks for themselves. Always a delight when consumed young, the flight was very nice and the wines were blossoming like a school girl.

  • 2002 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Chambolle-Musigny 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

    Ruby red to the rim this Chambolle-Musigny didn't dissapoint. Candied nose this was as aromatic as a bag of microwaved poppcorn. Bright red fruit with a medium to full-bodied and velvety-textured. Some dusty tannins and spice on the nose everyone seemed to enjoy this one. Nice finish and a nice wine.

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  • 1997 Domaine Christian Clerget Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

    A big old wiff of barnyard started this burgundy off. Some apparent stewed sauce, this wine was in the wrong flight. This was a foreigner who didn't speak the language in another country. At one point I left my flight of 3 alone for some time and went first to to this wine, thats when it showed its stuff to me. The barnyard tidied up and the sous bois, and terroir shined through. I look forward to trying another bottle of this to re-evaluate again.

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  • 1996 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Chambolle-Musigny 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

    Served partialy blind, this was a nice surprise. We we told this was a 1996 de Vogue and that was all. Aromas of pomegranite, current berries and rose petals. The wine was elegant, medium bodied, and had a velvety finish. Once revealed it was a delight to taste the 2002 next to the 1996. You could smell and taste the evolution the 1996 took.

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Flight 4 - Gevrey-Chambertin (2 Notes)

A rather poor flight of Gevrey-Chambertin. I was begining to wonder if I would experience a WOW factor tonight from any wines. Well I sure was WOWED from the food - we had mahogany beef stew with red wine and hoisen sauce, garlic mashed potatoes, and green beans with toasted almonds. It was amazing... Thanks Gina

Flight 5 - Clos de Vougeot & Echezeaux (3 Notes)

Well I was really looking forward to the Leroy and Echezeaux and left still craving. My stomach as thrilled but my palate was begging for some good juice. Unfortunately those are the breaks with Burgundy and it wasn't happening tonight. Did I mention the French pear tart with almonds. So divine that I went back for more...

  • 1998 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Clos Vougeot 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

    Medium to dark ruby-colored this Meo Camuzet was full and rich but the aromatics were slightly tight. This is a big, enormously deep, medium-bodied wine. The finish offers some dark tar like black berry flavors.

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  • 1997 Domaine Leroy Clos Vougeot 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

    The Leroy started out with a good dose of acidity and plenty of orange peel. It started off very out of balance but with time some harmony materialized. The fruit was lacy and the texture was came across with finesse but unfortunately the acid always showed too strong for me.

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  • 1995 Jean-Jacques Confuron Echezeaux 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Sweet black-raspberry fruit -medium-bodied, concentrated, elegant, and moderately tannic with a rich and powerful finish.

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Closing

Thank you very much Drew and Gina. The evening was fantastic and the cooking was gourmet. See you all soon.

Jamie Kutch

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