A 38-page list sorted by French region, with 18 wines by the glass
SoHo · New York · French · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Le Coucou says it brings refined French cuisine to New York, and the wine list is a 38-page PDF (file name LCC-wine-100526-ada) with more than 800 numbered entries. It opens with Champagne sorted into blanc de blancs, blanc de noirs, other cuvées and rosé, then moves through half bottles, large formats and the French regions. The Beverage tab on the site lists the by-the-glass wines separately, so check both.
Burgundy gets its own long runs. François Raveneau is listed across Chablis Premier Cru and Grand Cru, for example Butteaux 2023 at $955 and Montée de Tonnerre 2023 at $975, and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche 2009 is posted at $14,500. Petrus is listed at $12,550 for 1989 and $11,000 for 2000, while Château Margaux is listed as a 2008 bottle at $1,950 and a 2005 half bottle at $1,450. In the Loire, the Savennières section includes three Famille Joly bottles: Les Vieux Clos 2021 at $215, Roche aux Moines Clos de la Bergerie 2023 at $290 and Coulée de Serrant 2020 at $330. The PDF also carries large formats, including a Ganevat Les Clos 2020 Arbois savagnin in 1.5L at $650.
The Beverage tab, headed Wines by the Glass, lists 18 wines from $21 to $90: five sparkling (from the $25 Breton Vouvray ‘La Dilettante’ to the $90 Krug ‘Grande Cuvée 171ème Édition’), six white, one rosé and six red. The $21 pour is the Dirler-Cadé Alsace riesling 2023; the $48 Delagrange Volnay 2023 is the most expensive still red. Reds also include the $24 Gasnier Chinon, the $25 Fleurie from Domaine des Marrans and the $41 Château Gloria Saint-Julien 2015.
The Bottom Line
A 38-page list sorted mostly by French region, plus a separate glass list that starts at $21. Start with the Dirler-Cadé riesling by the glass, or order the Leflaive & Associés Bourgogne Blanc with the Dover sole, and confirm prices and vintages before you go. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list and glass list, not service, storage or markups.
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