Burgundy Royalty Hiding in the Flatiron
Flatiron · New York · Farm to Table, French · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 8, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed Saint Urban’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Saint Urban arrives with the quiet confidence of someone who doesn't need to brag — it's thick, organized by region, and immediately signals that whoever built this program has opinions. Burgundy gets serious real estate, but this isn't a one-trick cellar. You're looking at something that took years to assemble.
With 400–600 bottles anchored by Burgundy, Bordeaux, and the Rhône, the list reads like a greatest-hits album for French wine — except it's all album cuts, no filler. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Armand Rousseau, Henri Jayer, and Domaine Leroy represent the Burgundy section at a level most NYC restaurants can't touch. Italy gets its due with Giacomo Conterno Barolo and Bruno Giacosa, and Spain shows up meaningfully with Vega Sicilia Unico. California isn't an afterthought either — Kistler Vineyards and Sine Qua Non give the New World contingent some credibility. The list's only real gap is that it skews heavily toward trophy bottles, which makes navigating the mid-range feel like wading through a Forbes 400 list to find the regular people.
Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is generous for a list this serious, and the price range of $15–$30 gives you real options without forcing a bottle commitment. Expect the glass program to reflect the Old World bias of the bottle list — this is a room where you're more likely to find a Côtes du Rhône from M. Chapoutier than a California Chardonnay on the by-the-glass menu. Rotation details are limited, but with a three-person sommelier team running the floor, expect the pours to be well-handled.
M. Chapoutier Rhône — $18
Chapoutier's Rhône bottlings punch well above their price point, and in a room full of $300+ Burgundies, this is the savvy order — structured, food-friendly, and proof that the by-the-glass program isn't just a placeholder for the real list.
Giacomo Conterno Barolo
Everyone's eyes go straight to the DRC and Pétrus, but Conterno's Barolo is the sleeper in this cellar — one of Italy's most serious producers, often underordered in a French-heavy room, and a perfect match for the kitchen's duck and charcuterie.
Château Pétrus
It's Pétrus — of course it's here, and of course it's marked up accordingly. Unless someone else is paying, this is a wine you're buying because of the label, and Saint Urban's pricing on the top-tier Bordeaux reflects that. Save the budget for something from the Rhône or Piedmont where the value story is actually interesting.
Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin + Duck Confit
Rousseau's Gevrey is built for exactly this moment — earthy, precise, with enough fruit and structure to stand up to the richness of confit duck without overwhelming it. This is the pairing that makes the whole room make sense.
The Bottom Line
Saint Urban is earning its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence the right way — a deep, serious list run by people who actually know it. The markup on the marquee bottles will sting, but if you navigate toward the Rhône and Italy, you'll eat and drink very well on East 20th Street.
Midtown · New York · French Brasserie
La Grande Boucherie earns its place as a reliable stop for wine in Midtown, especially if you're leaning French. The glass list is genuinely wide and has some smart picks buried in it — the Fleurie and the Wiemer Riesling both punch above their price points. Markups trend steep as you climb the bottle list, so your money works hardest in the by-the-glass section. If you're here for the brasserie experience, the wine program holds up its end of the deal.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Steakhouse
BLT Prime's wine program is glass-only, which limits your options if you came for a big bottle moment, but the pricing is honest and the selection is more thoughtful than most steakhouses bother with. If you're keeping it casual and ordering by the glass, you can drink well here without feeling taken advantage of — and that's not nothing in this city.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Restaurant
The Palm Midtown is not where you'd expect to find Puzelat and Ruth Lewandowski sitting next to each other on a wine list — which is exactly what makes it worth a second look. Six bottles is a short menu, but all six are defensible picks at prices that don't insult you. If you're in the mood to trust the list and not overthink it, this works.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Murray Hill · New York · Classic American Steakhouse
Wolfgang's is a reliable steakhouse wine experience in the sense that you know exactly what you're getting: a list built around the bottle you already know, priced for the room you're sitting in. If you're here to close a deal over a Porterhouse for Two, the wine list will do its job without embarrassing anyone — but it's not going to surprise you, and it's almost certainly going to cost more than it should. Go in with eyes open and a strong second-choice red in mind.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· New York · Mediterranean
Zaytinya's wine list is a rare thing in New York: a focused, regionally coherent program that commits hard to Greek and Eastern Mediterranean varieties without making you feel like you need a flashcard to order. The by-the-glass selection alone — 18 options, all under $18, featuring producers most wine lists wouldn't touch — makes this worth visiting even before the food arrives. If you eat here and order a Cabernet, that's on you.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
SoHo · New York · Italian
A long bottle list with Italian, Burgundy and Champagne sections, fronted by a 22-wine glass page. For a glass, try the Skerk Orange Wine from Friuli at 25/95, and for a bottle on a lighter budget, the Volpaia Vermentino at 60; upstairs in the café, the labeled list pours Palistorti di Valgiano's orange Tuscan blend at Glass $22. Confirm prices before you order, because the site's Upstairs Café dinner menu and the beverage PDF do not match. This unrated guide covers the posted wine lists, not service, storage or markups.
Nantucket · Nantucket · Farm to Table, French
The Company of the Cauldron earns its Wine Spectator nod — this is a focused, fairly priced list that understands its audience and the food it's serving. Not the most adventurous wine program on the island, but on a candlelit night in Nantucket with lobster in front of you, it more than does the job.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Downtown Steamboat Springs · Steamboat Springs · Farm to Table, French
Harwigs is the kind of place that rewards guests who actually look at the wine list — a Burgundy-forward, thoughtfully curated program that has no business being this good in a ski town, and we mean that as a genuine compliment. If you're passing through Steamboat and care about what's in your glass, make the reservation.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
Stowe · Stowe · Farm to Table, French
Alpine Hall earns its Wine Spectator hardware — the list is solid, the storage is right, and there are genuinely good bottles in here if you know where to look. It's not a destination wine experience, but for a ski lodge in Stowe, it's doing the work where it counts.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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