Lore Ttipia - Auberge Ostape
This is a serious 263 bottle list built on a Basque foundation, with Irouleguy from both sides of the border anchoring it and Domaine Arretxea showing up nine times as the local star. Reds dominate at 135 selections, whites are deep at 106, and the regional spread runs Bordeaux, Sud Ouest, and Burgundy alongside Spanish weight from Rioja, notably the old school Lopez de Heredia. Sweet wines lean on Sauternes with six listings of Chateau Guiraud, and the Rhone shows real depth in Domaine H. Bonneau. Pricing sits in a comfortable range with examples around 60 to 104 euros, so it is accessible without being cheap. There is no glass program, so everything here is a bottle commitment, and the list rewards a guest who wants to drink local and a table ready to explore Basque and southwest France in depth.