Great Views, Forgettable Wines Up Top
Golden Peak / Mid-Mountain · Vail · Contemporary mountain-influenced · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed July 29, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed The 10th’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You ride a gondola to get here, and the Alps-meets-Rockies scenery is genuinely stunning — which makes it easier to overlook the fact that the wine list reads like a hotel banquet menu from 2018. Seventeen labels total, which sounds manageable until you realize it's basically a greatest-hits collection of brands your aunt already knows. The list is doing the bare minimum while the mountain does all the heavy lifting.
The list leans hard on recognizable American names — Duckhorn, Belle Glos, J Vineyard — with a light dusting of France via Veuve Clicquot, a Famille Savary Chablis, and Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne. The Argiano 'NC' Super Tuscan is the one genuinely interesting bottle here, and it sticks out like a mogul on a groomed run. There's no depth to speak of: no Burgundy beyond the Chablis, no Rhône, no Riesling, nothing that suggests anyone thought too hard about building a list rather than filling slots. For a resort restaurant charging $120-plus at the top end, the lack of ambition is noticeable.
All 17 labels are available by the glass, which is either generous or a sign that turnover on bottles is low enough that they'd rather pour singles. Prices run $15 to $33 a glass, which at altitude — and with a captive audience — feels like a deliberate strategy. There's no real rotation or seasonal program in evidence; what's on the list appears to be what's always on the list.
Famille Savary Chardonnay – Chablis — $120/bottle
Even at $120, the Famille Savary Chablis is the most intellectually honest bottle on the list — a real producer making proper mineral-driven Chardonnay, not a brand engineered for airport lounges. It's overpriced relative to retail, but it's the pick if you're spending money up here anyway.
Argiano 'NC' Super Tuscan – Tuscany
It's the only bottle that doesn't feel like a default airport selection. The 'NC' (Non Confunditur) is a serious Sangiovese-based blend from one of Montalcino's oldest estates — completely out of place on this list, which means it's exactly what you should order.
Belle Glos Pinot Noir – Santa Lucia
At $112 a bottle, Belle Glos is a heavily marketed, oak-forward Pinot that retails for around $35. You're paying nearly triple for a wine that tastes like it was designed to look impressive on a list, not to actually be interesting in a glass.
Famille Savary Chardonnay – Chablis + Seasonal house-made ravioli
The Chablis's cut and minerality work against buttery or cream-based pasta sauces in the best possible way — it keeps the dish from going heavy on you mid-mountain when you've still got afternoon runs ahead.
The Bottom Line
The 10th is a genuinely spectacular place to have lunch, and the wine list is genuinely not the reason to come. Drink the Chablis or the Super Tuscan, enjoy the view, and don't let the $132 Veuve tempt you — you're already paying for the gondola ride.
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