The Progress
This is a big, serious list, 676 bottles deep, built around Burgundy and California Pinot Noir, with Sonoma Pinot and Cote de Beaune Chardonnay forming the spine and strong depth in German Riesling and Piedmont reds. The bench is real, with multiple listings from Keller, Littorai, Cobb, Joh. Jos. Prum, and Emmanuel Rouget, and it climbs to trophy Burgundy at the top, Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache at $8,000 and Keller G Max among the Germans. Prices run from $16 to $8,000 with a median near $188, so there is room to drink well without going deep, but the heart of this list is high end. The 23 wine by the glass pours give you something to work the floor with, though the real reason to dig in is the cellar depth. It rewards a guest who knows Burgundy and Riesling, or one who trusts you to point them there.