This is What 3 Michelin Stars Actually Feels Like | Inside America's Most Famous Restaurant

16,000 bottles. A 200-year-old Madeira. A wall of DRC that thieves once stole on Christmas Day. The French Laundry cellar is unlike anywhere else, and I got the full tour from the Head Sommelier. This is Thomas Keller's three Michelin star restaurant in Yountville, Napa Valley - three stars for eighteen years running. The nine-course tasting menu is $425 a person, home to the famous oysters & pearls, and the smoked salmon cornets. The kitchen and this cellar work as one, and that is the whole magic of a meal here. We walked it end to end: the 400-bottle half bottle program, Grand Cru Burgundy, rare Northern Rhone, and a 1955 Krug that put my jaw on the floor. Plus the story behind the infamous Christmas Day robbery that resulted in majority of the DRC and Screaming Eagle stolen from the cellar. If you love wine, collect it, or just want to see what a world-class cellar actually looks like, you're going to enjoy this one. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Inside the French Laundry's legendary wine cellar 01:36 - Why half bottles are the cellar's secret weapon 03:37 - The oldest bottle: 200-year-old Madeira 04:51 - Rare Grand Cru Burgundy and a DRC collection 06:41 - The 2014 Christmas Day wine robbery 09:05 - Napa Cabernet favorites and rare old verticals 14:11 - A 1955 Krug and the rarest Champagne 15:02 - How to order wine from a sommelier 17:04 - Judgment of Paris at 50 and Napa's rising stars Want to talk wine or work together? Reach me anytime at [email protected] Always glad to hear from fellow wine and food lovers. #TheFrenchLaundry #ThomasKeller #FineDining #Michelin #FineWine #WineCellar #DRC #FineDining