Gouges NstG TN

I opened a 2008 Henri Gouges Nuit St Georges "Les Chaignots" to go with a simple roast chicken steamed steamed potatoes and broccoli. His wines are usually "big" needing quite a number years before drinking. However, this one surprised me. It was very light and delicate with faint cherry aromas and none of the beefy overtones that I usually experience with his wines. In fact I thought it was more Cotes de Beaune than C de Nuits. I have another bottle that I'll open in the next couple of months.