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Join us at the Estela apartment on Tuesday, February 6th, as we welcome one of the most exciting winemakers in Europe for an intimate dinner: for one night only, Nuno Mira do Ó will be presenting his astonishing wines to accompany a four-course menu. Presented in collaboration with our dear friends at Grand Cru Selections.

Tickets are now available on Resy

Take a crack at our newest dessert. A knockout.

Estela in the evening. Never gets old.

There are endive salads. Then there’s the one at estela.

It’s Monday and we’re opening up a magnum of pure, concentrated, impeccable Oregon Pinot:

Cameron Pinot Noir Abbey Ridge Dundee Hills 2021

After earning a PhD in Marine Biology in the mid-70s, John Paul Cameron chucked it all and went to work in a California vineyard for $5 an hour. After a stint as the assistant winemaker at Carneros Creek in Napa Valley, he purchased a vineyard in the Dundee Hills within Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Today, his wines are as much an expression of his irrepressible personality as they are the Dundee Hills terroir he champions.

As a new year begins, it feels like a good time to introduce the team members that will be taking care of you in 2024. We begin with four questions for our Executive Chef Jorge Luis Pabón, who grew up in Puerto Rico, studied philosophy, and now runs our kitchen at 47 East Houston Street.

Luscious chocolate cake, black sesame ganache, and, to top it all off, plenty of whipped cream.

Today by the glass starting at 5:30, it’s a crystalline Riesling from the Pfalz:

Brand Weingut Riesling ‘Pur’ 2018

The young Brand Brothers have brought attention to this cool-climate, limestone-rich, traditionally overlooked region. As our friends at Vom Boden point out, they have quietly experimented with zero sulfur winemaking. Some of their expressions were close to perfect from the start. Join us to have a glimpse at these captivating wines by the glass, from a magnum of a vintage from the year the estate was designated as certified organic

This week’s Monday Magnum? A very proper Bordeaux. We’ll start pouring glasses at 5PM.

Closerie du Pelan Côtes de Bordeaux 1999

Its vibrant fruit, its foregrounding of savory mineral elements, and its absence of flash and flab: it’s the old, true, haunting style of Bordeaux that made the region famous, yet which is so rare to encounter these days.

This Monday, December 4th, join us for a BTG magnum that’s not to be missed, a stunning Pinot Noir from the Côte de Nuits:

Domaine Jean Chauvenet Nuits-Saint-Georges 2018

Since 1994, Christophe and Christine Drag have ushered in a new era for the storied Chauvenet domaine, veering away from chemical treatments and embracing a natural approach. The Nuits-Saint-Georges village appellation represents the bulk of the holdings, more or less seven hectares of vineyards spread across several parcels principally located in the northern reaches of the village, on a combination of silt, sand, and gravel soils, which produce a classic and elegant expression of the appellation

A cross between Asia and Spain and an all-time estela classic: The Fried Arroz Negro with Squid and Romesco.

The cozy holiday feeling continues this evening with our latest Monday Magnum, a beautiful red from Burgenland offered by the glass:

Gut Oggau Blaufränkisch ‘Josephine’ 2018

Bright yet autumnal, this blend of Blaufränkisch and Rösler is another marvel from Stephanie and Eduard Tscheppe. 35-year-old vines on limestone soil. Eight months in oak. Unfined, unfiltered, with zero added sulphur.

We open the bottle at 5PM.

Cured tuna with black pil pil and ponzu, made to spread onto sourdough miche.

On Wednesday, November 29th, estela and Banville Wine Merchants will welcome one of the most important (and amazing) young producers in the Rhône Valley: Julie Bott of Domaine Bott. After training with Stephane Ogier, Julie and her partner Graeme Bott created their own estate, planting Viognier and Syrah vines in the appellations of Condrieu, Côte-Rôtie, Saint-Joseph, and Seyssuel. Less than a decade since releasing their first vintage, they are on the cusp of global renown.

This intimate event will feature a four-course menu designed to complement the extraordinary wines Bott has selected to showcase for the occasion.

Tickets are now live in bio

Our grilled lobster with green chickpeas and woodear mushrooms, smoky, sweet, and primal.

Today at 5PM, Magnum Monday celebrates a visionary from the Languedoc, and one of his exceptional red wines.

Mas Jullien Languedoc Rouge Terrasses du Larzac ‘Autour de Jonquieres’ 2016

Mas Jullien controls 15 hectares of vines scattered around the village of Jonquières, north
of Montpellier and 40 km inland from the Mediterranean. The vines grow on rocky terraces at some of the
highest altitudes in the region. Olivier Jullien's triumph is to be found in the bottles of wine he has produced and continues to produce that are so important and compelling.

Aged two years in a combination of demi-muids and large foudres, ‘Autour de Jonquieres’ is built
on the back of old-vines Mourvedre (40%) planted in limestone soils, with 40% Carignan
and 20% Syrah as well—also from very old, minuscule-yielding vines.

On Halloween eve, it’s a magnum full of 'Hokus Pokus' from one of Austria’s leading lights:

Christian Tschida Cabernet Franc ‘Hokus Pokus’ 2017

Obsessiveness and attention to detail have allowed Christian Tschida to become one of the top producers along the eastern shores of Lake Neusiedl in the Burgenland in Austria. His focus on purity of fruit and fondness for lower-alcohol wines were initially balked at by the more traditional vineyard managers of the area, but now Tschida’s great farming practices and low-intervention processes are leading the way. His Hokus Pokus red cuvée is an old vine Cab Franc offering found only in magnum!

Our all-time favorite oysters from don’t need me—just some yuzu juice and trout roe

Today’s Monday magnum: a pure expression of Syrah. We'll start pouring glasses at 5PM.

Gilles Guillaume Cornas Nouvelle ‘R’ 2020 [$28]

The "R" stands for Les Rieux, a vineyard that Gilles planted in 2010 that sits 450 meters above sea level, above Cornas. The vineyard is white granite soil that had never been planted before due to concerns that grapes would not achieve proper ripeness. The wine is only 12.5% ABV, low for this type, lending it an elegant brightness

Those two tables hidden by the window—every regular’s favorite, aside from the bar.

Join us next Wednesday, August 31st, for our third chef’s tasting wine dinner in our private dining space at estela. This evening will include a four-course dinner, with both family style and individual dishes prepared by our chef before you.

Each dish will include wine pairings from Stefan Vetter, a trailblazing natural wine producer from Franken, Germany.

Seating is communal and limited to 8 guests only. We will be hosting two seatings, at 6pm and 8:30pm. Tickets for this evening will be $195 per person, not including tax and gratuity. We hope to see you there.

Link to tickets in our bio!

We still have four tickets available for our wine dinner in the estela apartment tomorrow night!

This evening will include a four-course dinner, with both family style and individual dishes prepared by our chef before you.

Each dish will include wine pairings from Central Europe, highlighting the regions of Hungary, Slovenia, & Czech Republic.

Tickets for this evening will be $195 per person, not including tax and gratuity. Grab the last spots while they’re available!

Link to tickets in bio.

After an overwhelmingly positive response from our last chef’s tasting wine dinner in our private dining space, we have decided to host another !

Join us next Wednesday, August 17th, for another unique experience. This evening will include a four-course dinner, with both family style and individual dishes prepared by our chef before you.

Each dish will include wine pairings from Central Europe, highlighting the regions of Hungary, Slovenia, & Czech Republic.

Seating is communal and limited to 8 guests only. We will be hosting two seatings, at 6pm and 8:30pm. Tickets for this evening will be $195 per person, not including tax and gratuity. We hope to see you there. Link to tickets in bio!

Tuna with tomato and basil, as moist and refreshing as this weekend’s storm. We still have a few seats left for our lunch service tomorrow.

Thoughtfully prepared and carefully executed.