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Six hundred and forty-nine bins anchored by Burgundy (153 references) and Bordeaux (98), with Champagne at 47. Entry wines start at £10; the median sits at £188, climbing to £450 at the upper quartile. Dom Pérignon appears 14 times, Château Lafite Rothschild 6. Red dominates at 53 per cent, white at 33 per cent, with sparkling at 8 per cent. Representation from Baden, Bairrada, Corsica, Dao and Franken remains minimal. Approach this as a serious Burgundy and Bordeaux list, building outward.

One hundred bins, no by-the-glass service. Entry wines from £45, median £86, with Burgundy dominating at nineteen references. Domaine Jobard-Morey, Domaine Karanika, and Equipo Navazos each appear twice. Sparkling represents twelve per cent of the list; rosé six per cent. Abruzzo, Beaujolais, Bierzo, Castilla La Mancha, and Douro each claim a single bottle. The 2001 Château Giscours reaches £240. Approach by region rather than colour.