Burgundy royalty underground in Tribeca
Tribeca · New York · American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 8, 2026
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The list lands in your hands like a small novel — 800 to 1,000 selections deep, organized with the kind of quiet confidence that doesn't need to shout. This is a tasting menu restaurant that takes wine as seriously as the kitchen takes fermented grains and foraged mushrooms. Sommelier Dan Lusardi's fingerprints are all over it.
Burgundy is the obvious crown jewel here — Armand Rousseau, Leflaive, and Raveneau Chablis anchor a list that could hold its own against any serious wine bar in the city. Bordeaux runs deep with Château Pétrus and Château Le Pin for the deep-pocketed, while the Rhône section delivers with Guigal La Landonne and Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Italy shows up properly with Giacomo Conterno Barolo, Spain punches with Alvaro Palacios L'Ermita, and California gets a respectful nod via Kistler Vineyards and the obligatory Screaming Eagle. The Champagne section alone — Krug, Salon — is worth the trip downtown.
The by-the-glass program runs 12 to 18 options and rotates in line with the tasting menu's seasonal direction, which is exactly what you want in a place like this. Pours start around $15 and climb, and the selection is thoughtfully chosen rather than just whatever needed to be moved. If you're doing the full tasting menu experience, the wine pairing through Dan's hands is likely the smarter call anyway.
Raveneau Chablis — $80-$120 range
In a list stacked with four-figure Burgundy, Raveneau is where you access genuine Chablis greatness without the DRC price tag — structured, mineral, and an absolute weapon against Atera's Nordic-inflected seafood courses.
Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Most eyes go straight to the Burgundy and Bordeaux sections, but Bonneau's Châteauneuf is one of the most singular wines in the Southern Rhône — wild, old-school, and completely its own thing. Easy to walk past; hard to forget once you've had it.
Screaming Eagle
It's on the list because it has to be — a certain type of guest expects it. But at whatever Atera charges for it, you're paying heavily for the name in a room where that money goes much further in Burgundy or the Rhône. Order it at a steakhouse.
Kistler Vineyards Chardonnay + Sea urchin with fermented grains
Kistler's richly textured California Chardonnay has enough weight and acidity to stand up to briny uni without drowning it — the creamy, slightly oxidative character bridges the fermented element in the dish in a way that leaner whites simply can't.
The Bottom Line
Atera is the real deal — a Best of Award of Excellence list that earns it rather than inherits it, guided by a sommelier who clearly gives a damn. The markups are steep because everything here is, but the depth and curation justify making a reservation you plan around.
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