Claudie

You open the list at Claudie and it reads like a love letter to France — Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhône, Loire, Champagne, Provence, all present and accounted for. The setting sells it too: a Mediterranean garden terrace in the middle of Miami's financial district is genuinely unexpected. This is not a steakhouse wine list with a baguette on the table; someone here actually cares.

The France focus is real and it's the right call given the kitchen. Burgundy anchors the list with Domaine Drouhin and Louis Jadot covering both sides of the slope, while Bordeaux classified growths give the expense-account crowd something to point at. The Rhône is handled well — Guigal and Chapoutier are crowd-friendly but they're here for a reason — and the Loire whites (Sancerre, Muscadet) are exactly what you want when the bouillabaisse arrives. Provence rosé leans on Miraval and Whispering Angel, which is safe but predictable for a room that probably moves a lot of pink wine on warm nights. Gaps exist outside France; if you're hunting New World or Italian, you're largely on your own.

Twelve to twenty pours is a healthy glass program for a room this size, and the Champagne presence — Billecart-Salmon and Veuve Clicquot — means you can open properly regardless of budget. Rotation doesn't appear particularly aggressive, so don't expect a weekly surprise, but the core selections are well-matched to the menu's coastal French DNA.