Manhatta
Sky-High List, Burgundy at 60 Floors Up
Financial District · New York · American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 8, 2026
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First Impression
You're sixty floors above lower Manhattan and the wine list lands on the table like it knows exactly where it is — heavy, confident, and not apologizing for anything. Five hundred to seven hundred selections anchored in Burgundy and California, with serious Italian and French depth backing it up. This is a list that was built with intention, not assembled from a distributor's catalog.
Selection Deep Dive
The Burgundy section alone could keep you busy for an evening — Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Leroy, Domaine Ramonet, and Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet represent the kind of depth that earns Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence and keeps it year after year since 2019. California holds its own with Ridge Monte Bello, Kistler Chardonnay, Screaming Eagle, and Opus One covering both the cult-collector and the serious-drinker lanes. Italy shows up meaningfully with Giacomo Conterno Barolo, which is exactly the right call in a room full of dry-aged ribeyes. The gaps, if any, are likely in the Southern Hemisphere and natural wine space — this is an old-world-forward, classically-minded list that doesn't chase trends.
By the Glass
Twenty to thirty options by the glass is a generous program for a restaurant operating at this altitude and price point, with pours ranging from $15 to $30. The range tracks the bottle list — expect proper Burgundy representation and California heavyweights making appearances in the glass rotation. Whether the BTG list rotates with any regularity is unclear, but the sheer size of the program suggests staff has enough to work with.
Louis Jadot (Burgundy) — $60+
In a list stacked with four-figure Burgundy, Louis Jadot is the entry point that actually lets you drink well without a special occasion justification. It's not flashy, but at the lower end of the bottle range in a room where Screaming Eagle is also on the menu, it's the move for anyone who wants proper French wine without the anxiety.
Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon
Most tables in this room are gunning for the Burgundy or the cult California bottles. Ridge Monte Bello consistently outperforms expectations in blind tastings and has the track record to back it up — it's a serious wine that gets overlooked because it doesn't have the same brand cachet as its neighbors on the list. That's exactly why you order it.
Opus One
Opus One is a perfectly fine wine that has been marked up into the stratosphere at virtually every white-tablecloth restaurant in America for thirty years. You're paying for the name and the label, and at Manhatta's price point the premium only compounds. The list has better options at similar or lower prices — point your server toward Ridge or Kistler instead.
Giacomo Conterno Barolo + Dry-aged prime ribeye
Barolo's tannin structure and tar-and-rose character were basically engineered for aged beef. Giacomo Conterno is one of the benchmark producers in Piedmont, and a dry-aged ribeye sixty floors above the Financial District is the right occasion to find out why.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Manhatta is the real deal — a serious, deeply sourced list with four named sommeliers who know what's in those bottles, in a room that demands you bring your A-game. Markup is steep as expected for the zip code and the views, but if you're already here, you came to drink well.
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