Ryota Kappou Modern
This is a tight, focused list of twenty bottles built around French wine, with Champagne and white Burgundy doing most of the heavy lifting and a small red selection that leans on Beaujolais. It is bubbles forward, six of the twenty are sparkling, and you see serious houses like Billecart Salmon, Krug, and Dom Perignon alongside grower whites from Michel Redde and Eric Forest. The range runs from around $138 up to a $15,800 Lafite Rothschild, with a median near $1,080, so there are a couple of approachable entry points but the body of the list sits firmly in special occasion territory. The seven by the glass pours, weighted toward sparkling and white, are how most guests will drink here, and they pair naturally with the kappou style of food. This rewards a guest who wants Champagne and white Burgundy with their meal more than one hunting for depth in reds.