Casi Cielo

A Oaxacan restaurant in Sandy Springs with Vega Sicilia on the list is not a sentence we expected to write. The wine program here has real ambition — someone clearly cared when they built this list. The question is whether the execution matches the intent.

Twenty-six bottles isn't a sprawling list, but there's real range across Latin America, Spain, and a splurge tier that most neighborhood Mexican spots wouldn't dare touch. The Spanish selections stand out — Bodegas Juan Gil Jumilla Monastrell, Tosalet Vinyes Velles Priorat, and Bodegas Tridente Tempranillo from Castilla y León show actual thought, not just Rioja-and-done. Uruguay's Bodega Garzón shows up three times (Albariño, Tannat, Cabernet Franc Reserve), which is an interesting bet — they're good producers, though it does start to feel like a sponsorship deal. The Reserva Privada tier with Dom Pérignon, Veuve, and all three Vega Sicilia expressions (Alion, Valbuena, and the Único) is pure flex, and honestly, fair enough.

Nineteen of twenty-six bottles available by the glass is a genuinely generous ratio — almost everything on the list is pourable without committing to a bottle. At $12–$22 a glass, you're not getting a steal, but the Txakolina and the Monastrell by the glass are genuinely interesting pours you won't find at most spots. Rotation appears limited; this feels like a static list rather than one that chases seasonal additions.