Chateau ZZ's

Walking into a 20th-century chateau in Brickell to eat Mexican food is already a flex, and the wine list arrives with the same theatrical confidence as everything else here. Two sommeliers on staff — David Perello and Nicolas Peress-Escolar — signal that this isn't a token list thrown together to appease the Brickell crowd. The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, earned in 2024, checks out from the moment you start flipping through.

The list leans on California and France, which makes sense for a room dressed like a Gatsby party — these are wines that know how to show up. The California focus likely skews toward Napa Cabernet and Central Coast whites, the kind of bottles that play well with wagyu and truffle on the menu. The French side gives you legitimacy; expect Burgundy and Bordeaux to anchor the old-world section. The gap here is adventure — this isn't a list looking to surprise you with a skin-contact Jura white, it's a list designed to reassure you while you spend serious money.

With two actual sommeliers running the program, the by-the-glass selection should be more than an afterthought — and the theatrical setting demands pours that can hold their own next to Michelada oysters and housemade tostadas with caviar. Exact counts and specific bottles aren't confirmed, but expect a tight, curated pour list that mirrors the California-France axis of the full list. Rotation frequency is unknown, but staff knowledge means you can ask questions and actually get useful answers.