Le Coucou

The wine list at Le Coucou lands on your table like a leather-bound tome from a Parisian cellar — heavy, serious, and immediately thrilling. Six hundred to eight hundred selections anchored almost entirely in France, with Burgundy and Bordeaux doing most of the heavy lifting. This is not a list that hedges its bets.

The Burgundy section alone would embarrass most dedicated wine bars — Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, Armand Rousseau, Henri Jayer, and Coche-Dury all have seats at the table. Bordeaux is equally stacked, with Château Pétrus and Château Margaux available for those with a expense account and a reason to celebrate. The Loire shows real depth too, with Nicolas Joly's Savennières and Didier Dagueneau's Pouilly-Fumé representing the region at its most compelling. The gaps are minor — this is a France-first list and makes no apologies for it.

Twenty to thirty options by the glass is a generous pour program for a room this formal, with prices running $15 to $30 a glass. The range tracks the bottle list in spirit — French, thoughtful, and tilted toward the classics. We'd push staff to point you toward whatever's open and drinking well that night rather than defaulting to the safe call.