January

The wine list at January lands with the same dramatic energy as the room itself — vaulted beamed ceilings, herringbone floors, and a book of 300-plus bottles that has no business existing in a farm-to-table spot outside Nashville. This is a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence list, and it reads like one. You immediately sense that someone here cared enough to build something serious.

The French backbone is the real story: Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet and Louis Jadot Burgundy selections anchor the white side, while Chateau Lynch-Bages gives the Bordeaux section genuine gravitas. California gets its due with Opus One, Kistler Chardonnay, and Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon — crowd-pleasers, sure, but executed at a level that earns their place. Italy shows up with Antinori Super Tuscans rounding out a list that genuinely covers Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux, France, California, Italy, and Spain with enough depth to reward multiple visits. The weak spot is that the list skews heavily prestige — there's not a lot of discovery-zone territory for guests who want to explore outside the usual trophy names.

Twenty to thirty-five pours by the glass is a generous program, and at $12–$22 a glass it covers accessible entry points without feeling like an afterthought. The range mirrors the bottle list — expect Champagne options, solid California pours, and likely a Burgundy or two rotating through. What we'd love to see is more frequent rotation to keep regulars on their toes.