20 table wines by the glass, 16 to 39, in a French-led Japanese list
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Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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The Wine & Sake List sits on the Menus page next to the dinner menu and groups bottles by half bottles, Champagne and sparkling, French white, rosé, American white, New World white, French red, European red, American Pinot Noir and Cabernet, New World red and large formats, with a separate sake section. The page shows no date, so confirm current availability. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
French bottles take the most room: Alsace, Jura, Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Loire and Rhône in the whites, then Bourgogne, Beaujolais, Bordeaux and Rhône reds. Champagne is its own section, including Krug “Grande Cuvée 173ème Édition” at 890 and Louis Roederer “Cristal” 2015 at 360. Burgundy reds include Domaine Dujac’s Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Grunechers” 2023 at 990 and Echezeaux Grand Cru 2023 at 1600. The American side runs from Willamette and Sonoma Pinot Noir to Napa Cabernet, with Opus One 2022 at 1300. A Half Bottle section and large formats up to 3000 ml are listed as well.
Twenty table wines are poured by the glass, from 16 (Pikes Riesling, Weingut Stadt Krems Grüner Veltliner, Heron Pinot Noir and the Bourgueil Cabernet Franc) to 39 for the featured Kazumi Koshu from Napa Valley, plus a short dessert block with Banyuls, Sauternes and Vin Santo at 18 to 22. The rest sit between: three sparkling at 19 to 34, a Côtes de Provence rosé at 18, whites at 16 to 26 and reds at 16 to 34, with Sancerre at 26 and the Martin Woods “For Miru” Pinot Noir at 34. Prices print as bare numbers.
The Bottom Line
A French-led list at a Japanese restaurant, with a 20-wine glass page and a separate sake section. Start with the 16 Bourgueil Cabernet Franc by the glass, or the Kazumi Koshu at 39 with the tempura rock shrimp, and confirm current availability since the page shows no date. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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