Mostly natural, mostly French: glasses from $13, bottles from $60
Central District · Seattle · Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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L’Oursin posts a Wines by the Glass page and a Cave à Vin bottle list. The restaurant says “Most of our bottle list wines at L’Oursin are ‘natural’ – made with minimal intervention and farmed using organic and/or biodynamic practices,” and marks each bottle with a key: ◆ traditional/classic or ◉ adventurous/idiosyncratic. Bottles are grouped as sparkling, white, “vins on the skins” (skin-contact wines and rosé), red and a short Jura vin jaune section. The restaurant adds a 20% service charge to each bill.
The bottle list leans French. Sparkling runs from Patrice Colin ‘Perles Rouges’ pét-nat at $68 to Goutorbe Bouillot ‘Clos de Monnaies’ Champagne 2012 at $455, the highest price on the list. Whites include three Muscadets (Hautplanty ‘Gwin Evan’ 2021 at $60, Pépière ‘Briords’ 2024 at $80 and ‘Le Repos du Mouton’ 2022 at $86), Alsace Riesling from Léon Boesch at $115, Savoie bottles such as Dominique Belluard ‘Monsieur Gringet’ at $224 and a long run of Jura Chardonnay and Savagnin. The skin-contact and rosé section runs from Ram Cellars ‘Lumière’ Rosé at $72 to Bertrand-Delespierre ‘Les Termes’ at $251, with Bechtold ‘Nef des Folles’ Pinot Gris at $78 and Bornard ‘Mammouth Italien’ Savagnin 2016 at $236. Reds cover Savoie Mondeuse and Persan, Jura Poulsard (L’Octavin ‘Dorabella’ at $225), Loire Pineau d’Aunis and Cabernet Franc, Beaujolais crus from $84 to $195, a Pommard from Derain at $268 and a Côte Rôtie at $319. A few Oregon, Washington and California bottles are mixed in, and the vin jaune section is priced from $133 to $291 and lists 375 mL and 620 mL sizes.
The Wines by the Glass page posts three prices per wine, tagged ½GL, GL and BTL. Jousset ‘Éxilé’ Pét’Nat is $8 for a half glass, $16 a glass and $80 a bottle, and wine glasses run from $13 (Olivier Pithon ‘Mon P’tit Pithon’ and Chai de la Dive Rosé) to $20 (Vini Viti Vinci ‘Sauvignon’). Reds include La Roche Bleue ‘Le P’tit Jaja’ Pineau d’Aunis and Fabien Jouves ‘You F&@K My Wine?!’ Cahors at $15 a glass, and Famille Coudert ‘Cuvée Christie’ Fleurie at $16. Sweet pours are priced per ounce, at $9 for 1 oz or $18 for 2 oz. The page shows no date, so confirm what's pouring.
The Bottom Line
A mostly natural, mostly French bottle list that stretches from $60 Muscadet to a $455 Champagne, with a deep run of Jura, Savoie and Loire bottles. Start with the $60 Hautplanty Muscadet or the $72 Laurent Herlin Cabernet Franc, and ask about the list’s ◆ and ◉ key if you want help choosing between classic and wild. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks selection, not service, storage or markups.
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