DRC in Miami? Yes, They Went There.
Miami Beach · Miami · Asian, Mediterranean · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
Wingman Metrics
The wine list at MILA hits like the room itself — big, glamorous, and not messing around. We're talking 400-600 bottles anchored by Champagne, Burgundy, California, and Italy, which is exactly what you want when someone at the table is about to order wagyu dumplings in a velvet booth. Fernando Arazio holds it down as the resident sommelier, and his fingerprints are all over a list that takes itself seriously without losing the plot.
France leads the charge — Krug Grande Cuvée and Louis Roederer Cristal for the table that's celebrating something real, Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet for the person who knows what's up, and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Domaine Leroy Chambolle-Musigny for the person who probably shouldn't be eating dumplings with it but is doing it anyway. Italy gets proper respect with Sassicaia, Tignanello, and Gaja Barbaresco — not just trophy bottles thrown on for show. California shows up with Opus One and Caymus Special Selection, which play well to the crowd MILA is pulling. The list earned its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence in 2022 and has held it — that's not a fluke.
Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is a real program, not a token gesture. Glass pours run $16–$40, which tracks given the caliber of what's on offer — you're not going to find a $16 Romanée-Conti, but you shouldn't expect to. Rotation details are limited, but with Fernando steering the ship, we'd expect the BTG list to reflect the list's strengths in Champagne and white Burgundy.
Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet — $500+
In a room full of Cristal and DRC, Leflaive's Puligny-Montrachet is the move for someone who wants world-class white Burgundy without climbing the full trophy-wine ladder. It's the smartest bottle on the list for the money relative to its neighbors.
Gaja Barbaresco
In a Miami crowd chasing Champagne and Napa Cab, Gaja Barbaresco tends to get overlooked — which is wild, because this is one of Italy's greatest producers making one of Italy's greatest wines. It belongs at this table.
Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus Special Selection is a fine wine, but in a room with Opus One and Sassicaia, it's punching down and almost certainly marked up to a price that doesn't reflect its position in the hierarchy. There are better California and Italian reds on this list for the spend.
Krug Grande Cuvée Champagne + Wagyu Dumplings
Krug's richness and toasty depth can actually stand up to fatty wagyu filling, while the bubbles cut through the dumpling wrapper. It's an absurd combination in the best possible way — which feels very on-brand for MILA.
🔥 The Bottom Line
MILA is a legit wine destination dressed up as a party — DRC, Leroy, Krug, and a certified sommelier in a MediterrAsian fever dream on Meridian Ave. Send your friends here, but tell them to let Fernando order.
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
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Acceptable
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Fair
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Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
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Acceptable
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