Mario's Place
This is a red driven list, 154 of 256 wines, built around two poles: California Cabernet plus warm climate reds, and a deep Italian section weighted to Toscana and Piemonte. The Italian end is where it gets serious, with Bruno Giacosa and Sandrone Barolo at the top and a strong bench of Tua Rita, Castello di Rampolla, and Fattoria Felsina, while the domestic side leans on Ridge, Mount Eden, Au Bon Climat, and California Pinot. Bottles run from $12 to $750 with a median near $99, so there is real range, though the depth and the magnum selection reward guests who want to trade up. The Rhone is covered almost entirely by Guigal, including the three single vineyard Cote Rotie bottlings at the very top. The glass program is thin at nine pours, so steer anyone exploring toward bottles, and point Italian drinkers and Cabernet buyers here first.