Esmé
This is a 110 bottle list built around modern and contemporary growers, with reds the deepest category at 36 selections and a strong showing of low intervention and skin contact wines, including 11 orange bottles. The center of gravity is split between progressive American producers like Brooks and Ruth Lewandowski and a wide French spine across Champagne, Burgundy adjacent whites, and the Loire, with sherry depth from Valdespino. Champagne grower Telmont leads by count, and the sparkling section is genuinely robust at 27 wines. Pricing is accessible for a one star room, ranging from $12 to $912 with a median near $155, so you can pour honestly in the middle while a few trophies like the Dal Forno Amarone and Charles Lachaux anchor the top. The 18 glass pours, including five dessert options, give you real flexibility, and this list rewards a guest who wants something a little off the beaten path rather than the usual classics.