La Nouvelle Bistro
This is a big, red leaning, Bordeaux first list of 417 bottles, and the spine of it is Left Bank Cabernet and Bordeaux blends, backed by serious Burgundy. Red is more than half the book, and the names tell you where the strength sits: deep verticals of Château Certan de May, Pontet Canet, Montrose, and Léoville Las Cases, with white power from Domaine Leflaive and Didier Dagueneau. It runs from a $9 pour all the way to a $9,563 Leroy Grand Cru, but with a median around $313 this is a special occasion list more than an everyday one, so steer budget tables to the lower end deliberately. Sparkling is real here too, 67 selections including Champagne houses like Salon, and there are 29 wines by the glass to work with. It rewards a guest who knows Bordeaux and Burgundy and wants depth, so lean classic French when you read the table.