Ai Fiori

This is a Grand Award list of real heft, 1,174 wines built on the twin pillars of Burgundy and Piedmont, with red wine making up roughly half the book. The Burgundy bench runs deep and serious, with Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Georges Roumier, and Roulot leading a roster thick with Volnay Premier Cru, Meursault, and Gevrey Chambertin, while Piedmont answers with stacks of Barolo and Barbaresco from Roagna, Giacomo Conterno, and Vietti. Prices stretch from $17 to $29,000 with a median around $450, so there is plenty of trophy hunting at the top, but you can also find genuinely fair bottles for a guest who is paying attention. The 41 by the glass pours give the floor room to work a table without committing them to a full bottle. This list rewards the collector chasing top Burgundy and Nebbiolo, so know those two regions cold before service.

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