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The cellar

Thirty-four bottles, kept short on purpose

Thirty-four bottles, kept short on purpose. The list is rewritten with each menu edition: growers we'd pour for our own table, older vintages we've cellared since opening, nothing chosen to impress a spreadsheet.

A long row of wine bottles standing shoulder to shoulder on the anteroom's back bar, warm lamplight behind them
The working shelf — the cellar proper lives below the anteroom

Bottles · 34 bins

The list

Corkage $45, two-bottle limit — waived bottle-for-bottle against the list.


Sparkling

Grower bubbles to start — tension over toast.

  • Domaine Hersillon, Les Crayats — Extra Brut 118

    Bin 101 · Champagne-style, France · NV

  • Ancre & Fer, Blanc de Noirs 164

    Bin 102 · Champagne-style, France · 2019

  • Casa Bruma, Ancestral Pét-Nat 68

    Bin 104 · Penedès-style, Spain · 2023

  • Sillbach Sekt, Riesling Brut Nature 84

    Bin 106 · Rheingau-style, Germany · 2021

Chenin & the Loire idea

Wax, wool, and orchard fruit — the kitchen's favorite white grape.

  • Domaine du Perrichet, Clos des Abeilles 92

    Bin 201 · Vouvray-style, France · 2021

  • Les Vignes d'Ostrevent, Sec Tendre 76

    Bin 203 · Anjou-style, France · 2022

  • Kaap Halvemaan, Old-Vine Chenin 64

    Bin 205 · Swartland-style, South Africa · 2022

Chardonnay

Reduction and stone before butter — poured with the halibut.

  • Maison Vellorne, Les Terres Blanches 98

    Bin 301 · Chablis-style, France · 2022

  • Domaine Aubrisset, Sous la Roche 189

    Bin 302 · Côte de Beaune-style, France · 2020

  • Fog Line Vintners, Charter Ridge 110

    Bin 304 · Sonoma Coast-style, California · 2022

  • Tumwater Bench, Estate Chardonnay 88

    Bin 306 · Willamette Valley-style, Oregon · 2021

Riesling & alpine whites

Acidity that keeps an eight-course menu light on its feet.

  • Weingut Falkenrath, Schieferberg Kabinett 79

    Bin 401 · Mosel-style, Germany · 2022

  • Weingut Falkenrath, Schieferberg GG — Trocken 138

    Bin 402 · Mosel-style, Germany · 2020

  • Clos Sainte-Odile, Grand Jardin Riesling 96

    Bin 404 · Alsace-style, France · 2021

  • Alpenkellerei Steinhaus, Kerner delle Dolomiti 72

    Bin 406 · Alto Adige-style, Italy · 2023

Skin contact & rosé

Texture wines — for the brassicas and the ferments.

  • Vinarija Zlatna Dolina, Amber Rebula — 30 Days 86

    Bin 501 · Vipava-style, Slovenia · 2021

  • Poderi Lanterna, Ramato di Casa 74

    Bin 503 · Friuli-style, Italy · 2022

  • Mas de l'Hirondelle, Rosé de Presse 58

    Bin 505 · Provence-style, France · 2023

Pinot Noir

The deep bench of the cellar — the valley's grape, and the duck's.

  • Tumwater Bench, Estate Pinot Noir 94

    Bin 601 · Willamette Valley-style, Oregon · 2021

  • Marrow & Vine, Sylvan Block 142

    Bin 602 · Willamette Valley-style, Oregon · 2019

  • Domaine Aubrisset, Les Genettes 240

    Bin 603 · Côte de Nuits-style, France · 2019

  • Ferme du Loup Gris, Vieilles Vignes 156

    Bin 605 · Burgundy-style, France · 2020

  • Cloudgate Cellars, Alpine Road 102

    Bin 607 · Central Otago-style, New Zealand · 2021

Syrah & the Rhône idea

Smoke answering smoke — these live next to the hearth courses.

  • Domaine des Chardons Bleus, La Serine 148

    Bin 701 · Northern Rhône-style, France · 2020

  • Basalt & Bone, Rocks District Syrah 116

    Bin 703 · Walla Walla-style, Washington · 2021

  • Mas de l'Hirondelle, Rouge de Garrigue 62

    Bin 705 · Languedoc-style, France · 2021

  • Cerro de la Víbora, Garnacha de Altura 70

    Bin 707 · Gredos-style, Spain · 2022

Nebbiolo & volcanic reds

Tar, roses, and ash — wines with somewhere to be in ten years.

  • Poderi Lanterna, Bricco dell'Upupa 210

    Bin 801 · Barolo-style, Italy · 2018

  • Cascina Fionda, Nebbiolo delle Coste 89

    Bin 802 · Langhe-style, Italy · 2021

  • Tenuta Fumarola, Rosso di Sciara 95

    Bin 804 · Etna-style, Italy · 2021

  • Adega do Corvo, Tinto Velho 66

    Bin 806 · Dão-style, Portugal · 2020

To end

Sweet and fortified, by the glass or the bottle — dessert's escorts.

  • Weingut Falkenrath, Schieferberg Auslese 124

    Bin 901 · Mosel-style, Germany · 2018

  • Quinta da Andorinha, 10-Year Tawny 82

    Bin 903 · Douro-style, Portugal · NV

  • Château Miellerie, Cuvée d'Or — 375ml 96

    Bin 905 · Sauternes-style, France · 2019


Every producer, cuvée, and price on this list is fictional — Brassica is a sample site, and its cellar is imaginary.

Reservations

Pick the bottle before the table

Name a bin when you book and it will be standing at your setting, opened to breathe on the sommelier's clock, not yours.

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