WW·032006Casino Royale
The Bond Night
Bollinger, Bordeaux, tuxedo optional.
$135 / flight
Legally Blondethe wine pairing
What, like it's hard? Two pinks for one perfect arc.
The bottles
Poured in the order the film pours them.
1
Château d'Esclans · “Whispering Angel” Rosé
Provence, France
RoséInspired
The match — Acts one and two: bone-dry, delicate, deceptively sharp: the rosé that made pink respectable. Underestimate it at your peril.
Wild strawberry, citrus zest, bone-dry precision.
2
Langlois-Chateau · Crémant de Loire Rosé
Loire Valley, France
RoséInspired
The match — Act three: pop it when the verdict is read. Bend, snap, pour.
Fresh strawberries and celebration.
The Elle Woods Duo
Legally Blonde doesn't have a signature bottle. It has a signature color and a three-act arc. So the flight follows Elle: a pale, serious, chronically underestimated rosé for the Harvard montage, and sparkling pink for the verdict.
Sip along
Little cues so the bottles land with the scenes.
1
Pour the still rosé — Elle gets into Harvard. Obviously.
2
Top up — the bend and snap.
3
Pop the crémant — the verdict.
