The Heights Sangiovese Can Reach
2007 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte
Special Pre-Arrival Pricing on this Parcel

"The 2007 Le Pergole Torte is a rock star wine, and then some. The sheer integrity and purity of the fruit is breathtaking, as is frankly everything about this wine... It is a must-have bottle."
- Antonio Galloni, The Wine Advocate

You can almost hear Galloni panting. This is one of those bottles that'll do that: send wine geeks, collectors - even professional critics - into a certifiable frenzy.

Eric Asimov, New York Times’ wine critic, wrote about Montevertine and summed up his sentiment a little more calmly but no less enthusiastically: "Sometimes I fall in love with a producer from the moment I first taste his wine. I know, I sound gullible. But really, if you can sense a purity, a commitment, and of course deliciousness and complexity, why hold back?"

Hedonism with Soul
2006 Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino
A Top Wine of the Vintage

"Giancarlo Pacenti continues to make some of the most brilliant, textured wines in Montalcino. His 2006s are superb."
- Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate

The 2006 Brunellos have been praised and then praised some more - critic James Suckling calls this "THE greatest modern vintage for Sangiovese." And it's not just the critics here hyperventilating: Giancarlo Pacenti himself asserts, "It has to be our best vintage ever."

Brunello: A Quest for Soul
2006 Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino
The Lowest Pricing in the U.S.

"This is a totally mesmerizing, sublime wine of the highest level."
- Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate

Galloni published those words within the last 10 days, setting off something of a frenzy.

Which may prove to be frustrating for buyers because, as Galloni himself notes, “The only problem with these wines is their limited availability in the U.S.”

A "Wine of the Vintage"
(Around Half the Price of Its Peers)
2006 Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino
How Many Accolades Can You Fit in a 92-Word Review?

"A dazzling wine. The aromatics alone are haunting...nearly indescribable elegance...totally complete, harmonious...shaping up to be one of the wines of the vintage."
- Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate

While our 2006 Brunello campaign is nearing its end, having found this parcel of wine and then reading that, I knew this was an offer I didn't want to miss.

Particularly considering the Costanti family's looong history with Brunello. The Costantis were actually among the first to set up shop in Montalcino, way back in 1555, and they've been touting "traditional" Brunello since the middle 1800s.

The Original. The Only.
2008 Sassicaia

Italy's "First Growth" at the most compelling price in the nation.

When it was first released to the public in 1968, Sassicaia sparked a revolution and spawned a riot of imitators - and thus an entire genre of wines that came to be known as "Super Tuscans." But NONE were - or have ever been - able to match the awesome breed, refinement and class that Sassicaia possesses.

The 2007 Bellus Girasole has onlyjust been released, but we've already experienced considerable demand after the wine was featured in the likes of Food & Wine, USA Today, and Women's Wear Daily.  Crush is currently the only retailer to carry the inaugural vintage of this nationally acclaimed wine.

The 2006 Cerbaie Brunello di Montalcino represents exactly this sort of "Brunello in its purest form."

As Antonio Galloni states in his enthusiastic review of the 06 Cerbaie, "This is a classy, elegant wine." This is also one of our own absolute favorite expressions of the 2006 vintage in Brunello, and it's a wine that will improve in the cellar for up to 10 years and beyond, so we've provided special "collector" six-pack pricing that today brings the 06 Cerbaie down to $44.95 a bottle. This is extremely sharp pricing: I'm not sure you can find a better, more drinkable and ageworthy 06 Brunello available under $50.

This is one of the greatest expressions of Sangiovese on planet earth and for anyone serious about red wine, from Burgundy to Bordeaux to say nothing of Spain, Tuscany or the Piedmont - this is a bottle that should be experienced at least once.

2006 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte
The Soul of Sangiovese
in One of Tuscany's Greatest Vintages
*Special Pricing*

"Run, don't walk - this is breathtaking juice no one who loves Italian wine will want to be without."
Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate

If the line above cuts right to the chase as to what Antonio Galloni, the Italian guru for the Wine Advocate, thinks about Montevertine's 2006 Pergole Torte, the following line speaks volumes for the quality of the Tuscan 2006s. "The best of these wines offer breathtaking richness in a style that marries ripeness with structure to a degree that has seldom, if ever, been seen in Tuscany."

Today we'd like to focus on one of this region's most intriguing heroes in 2006.

Coastal Tuscan Treasure: Half Off
2005 Fattoria Le Pupille Poggio Valente
Back Up the Truck for Thanksgiving

Today we give thanks for this coastal Tuscan treasure that Antonio Galloni calls "a delicate, slender version with perfumed aromatics."

Yes, today we give thanks for fantastic little finds like this: an all-around classy wine of breed and elegance. This is a smashing cocktail party-attendee as much as it's an intelligent, polite dinner guest and a comforting companion on cold nights in - even without food.