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09 Karthauserhof GG Half-Bottles: Only Little *Looking*

Grand Cru Dry Ruwer Riesling
2009 Karthäuserhof Grosses Gewächs 375ml
120 Half-Bottles for the U.S.

They're only little looking.

Karthäuserhof's first-ever Grosses Gewächs is a spectacular dry Ruwer Riesling. It has al

True Grit

The True Grit

• 2oz

Champagne and Steak: Paul Bara Rose Champagne

Champagne and Steak
NV Paul Bara Bouzy Grand Rosé Brut
The Texture of Champagne - Grand Cru Grower Rosé

Paul Bara crafts an amazingly rich, powerful Pinot Noir-based Champagne. It flaunts enough raw material to pair with steak, y

Toy Story 3

• one 12oz can of beer
• juice of one key

Outrageous Grand Cru Red Burgundy Value

Spotted: Outrageous Burgundy Value
2006 Tollot-Beaut Corton-Bressandes
Grand Cru Red Burgundy
If you haven't indulged in a Corton rouge in a while, here's your ticket back for another visit.

We're huge fans of this village and its

04 Biondi-Santi Riserva: "Impeccable"

Where Brunello Began
2004 Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
A Legend in the Making

"Impeccable and classy. These remain some of the most rigorous, age-worthy Brunellos readers will come across... These are magnificent."
- Antonio Galloni, W

The Social Network

The Social Network Punch
(adapted f

1999 Trimbach Clos Ste. Hune: Unending Mineral

Density, Amplitude, Texture...
1999 Trimbach Riesling Clos Ste. Hune
Pristine Parcel Direct from Trimbach

Clos Ste. Hune is one of greatest white wines in the world. It has few peers, few rivals to its profound, thrilling and powerful express

127 Hours Cocktail

127 Hours (aka Old Dry Bloody Rogue on the Ro

Drouhin Double-Mags: The Only 3.0Ls in the Nation

Cellar Support Beams
2007 Maison Joseph Drouhin 3.0Ls
Musigny, Grands-Echézeaux, Griotte-Chambertin,
Clos de Bèze, Chambolle 1er Les Amoureuses

We should be careful - if we keep this up, you'll start expecting us to offer r

The King's Speech

Today's Oscar cocktail comes to us from a member of Team Spirit's extended family, Jeff St. Denis, who continues to deny having an Uncle Morey. Our idea for the King's Speech involved a lame attempt at a tongue twister, which I will spend the rest of the day trying to perfect. In the meantime, en

Prevost: Rare 3-Vintage Vertical of Selosse Disciple

Super-Rare Vertical of Selosse Disciple
2006-2007-2008 Jérôme Prévost Les Beguines
The Fascination of Pinot Meunier

"Curious readers should do whatever they can to taste the magnificent Champagnes of Jérôme Prévost."

Buckets of Chablis Character (and VALUE): 07 Fevre Grand Crus

"Buckets of Chablis Character"
2007 Fèvre Chablis Grand Crus
Les Preuses & Bougros Côte de Bouguerots
(Also Buckets of VALUE)

Allen Meadows' "buckets" reference is spot-on. Fèvre's 07s are super-super-pure, with shar

Inception Cocktail

As much as we'd like to, Team Spirit can't take credit for The Inception. For this recipe, we're going all the way back to the first time one spiritous liquor was introduced to another, in the same glass. Sometime around 1830 Antoine Amadie Peychaud, the world's first mixologist

The Fighter Cocktail

The Fighter

• One 375m

Elite Chassagne Value: 08 Niellon 1er

Clarity, Detail, Nuance, Understatement...
2008 Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet
1er Cru Les Champgains

"Small is beautiful in this case."
- Clive Coates, in reference to the Niellon estate

This is not a bot

Fantastic: 2009 Miani

Extreme (Concentration, Balance, Rarity)
2009 Miani Friulano Filip
The Cult Producer of Italy's Friuli

"Enzo Pontoni crafts some of the most profound, monumental wines readers are likely to come across."
-Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate

Black Swan Cocktail

Like any cocktail enthusiast, we in the booze department at Crush (aka "Team Spirit") have a profound appreciation for the dramatic arts, which is why Oscar night is one of our most highly anticipated Sunday nights of the year.

Mugneret-Gibourg 1993-2001 LARGE FORMAT

Big Burgundy Rarity
Mugneret-Gibourg Large Format 1993-2001
Grand Crus Ruchottes, Echézeaux, Clos de Vougeot...
in Magnums and Double-Magnums

It's La Paulée weekend in New York. Time to pull out the big guns.

An "Amazingly Multi-Faceted Triumph" - 08 Chidaine Vouvray

A Monument of the Vintage
2008 Chidaine Vouvray Le Bouchet Demi-Sec
Chidaine Stakes a Claim to Greatness

"You have to look to the historical collections of regional leaders Foreau and Huet to find comparable consistently high quality, making it clear that Chi

2009 Donnhoff: Beyond Hermannshohle

Beyond Hermannshöhle
2009 Dönnhoff DELLCHEN Grosses Gewächs

"A great wine." - John Gilman, View from the Cellar

Little can be said about Helmut Dönnhoff that isn't already widely known: He's one of Germany's g

06 Amalie Robert: Purist's Pinot .. Back Up the Truck!

Back Up the Truck! Purist's Willamette Pinot
2006 Amalie Robert Pinot Noir Dijon Clones

"Wines true to the soil and true to the vintage."

Sounds downright Burgundian to us...

...but the motto actually doesn't belong to any producer in Burgu

2003 Dal Forno Amarone

Veneto's Dark Prince
2003 Dal Forno Amarone
Density, Layer, Nuance

"A joy to taste... a sumptuous expression of dark fruit, bitter chocolate, minerals, licorice, tar and smoke. The wine possesses stunning depth and a finish that lasts forever