The Modern
This is a Grand Award cellar built squarely around Burgundy, with 252 listings there backed by deep benches in Champagne and Bordeaux, and the structure is heavily red at 851 bottles against 363 whites. The strength is the domaine roster: Marquis d'Angerville and Domaine Parent through Volnay, Bruno Clair and Armand Rousseau in the Cote de Nuits, plus Italian weight from Giacomo Conterno and a quiet California presence in Littorai. Pricing spans a serious range, from $48 up to a Dujac at over fifteen thousand, but the median sits around $295, so there is real drinking to be found if you steer guests toward the lower and middle bands. Note there is no glass program at all, so every recommendation is a full bottle commitment. This list rewards the Burgundy minded guest and the collector chasing back vintages from the likes of Domaine de la Romanee Conti and Comte Liger Belair.