WW·041942Casablanca
The Paris Flashback
“Finish this bottle, then three more.”
$90 / flight
Ratatouillethe wine pairing
Ego's bottle and Skinner's bottle, both within reach.
The bottles
Poured in the order the film pours them.
1
Château Simard · Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Bordeaux, France
RedInspired
The match — Ego's side of the menu: the '47 Cheval Blanc is a $60,000 unicorn, so here's a Grand Cru from the same village, made the same patient way. Serve with something you cooked yourself — anyone can cook.
Plum velvet, cocoa, warm earth.
2
Château Batailley · Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
RedInspired
The match — Skinner's side: the 1961 Latour he wields in the tasting scene is Pauillac royalty. This classed-growth neighbor brings the same pencil-shaving swagger without the heist.
Blackcurrant, cedar, graphite; classic left bank.
The Critic & The Schemer
Ratatouille hides a genuinely great wine joke: the two villains are defined by their bottles. Skinner tries to loosen Linguini up with a 1961 Château Latour; Anton Ego orders a 1947 Cheval Blanc to intimidate the kitchen. Both are among the most legendary wines ever made. This duo pours their living neighbors: left bank and right bank, schemer and critic.
Sip along
Little cues so the bottles land with the scenes.
1
Pour the Pauillac — Skinner starts scheming.
2
Switch banks — the ratatouille hits Ego's table.
3
Last glass — Ego's review, read aloud.
