Champagne Obsession With Serious Depth
Santa Monica · Los Angeles · French-leaning fine dining · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 15, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Citrin’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Open the wine list at Citrin and the first thing that hits you is: this place has a Champagne problem — and we mean that as a compliment. What could easily be a rote fine dining list turns out to be a near-obsessive deep dive into prestige cuvées, with multiple vintages of Philipponnat Clos des Goisses and Krug stacked like a collector's cellar. It's a bold statement of intent.
At 78 labels, this isn't a sprawling list — but what Citrin lacks in breadth it makes up for in vertical depth. The Champagne section alone is a masterclass: four consecutive vintages of Philipponnat Clos des Goisses (2009, 2010, 2013, 2014), three consecutive Krug editions (170th, 171st, 172nd), three vintages of Cristal (2002, 2004, 2015), and a Dom Pérignon run from 2006 through 2015 including the P2 2004. Bollinger R.D. 2007, Salon Blanc de Blancs 2013, and Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2006 round out a section that would embarrass most dedicated wine bars. Beyond Champagne the data gets thinner — the 78-label total suggests other categories exist but the list's clear center of gravity is sparkling France.
By-the-glass specifics aren't documented in what we have, and given the prestige-heavy nature of the bottle list, we'd expect a small, carefully curated pour program rather than a sprawling BTG menu. If you're going to drink here without committing to a bottle, ask your server what's open — at a place this focused, whatever's pouring will likely be worth it.
The Bottom Line
Citrin isn't trying to be all things to all wine drinkers — it's built a serious Champagne cellar and committed to it. If you're celebrating, curious about prestige cuvée verticals, or just want to drink the good stuff with a great meal, this list rewards you. Come with a budget and a plan.
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