Shangri-La Paris: when the gastronomic experience begins in the glass

As Taste of Shangri-La takes place throughout October 2026, Shangri-La Paris is highlighting the distinctive identities of its restaurants. At Maison Roland and Les Salons du Prince, the cuisine speaks two very different languages. So do the wine lists. From prestigious estates and grower Champagnes to mature vintages and an extensive selection by the glass, they offer two contrasting visions of wine at the table.

Sometimes, opening a wine list is enough to understand the philosophy of a restaurant. At Shangri-La Paris, those of Maison Roland and Les Salons du Prince tell two distinctly different stories. The former embraces breadth, diversity of terroirs and a certain freedom of selection. The latter takes a much more focused approach, built around a handful of carefully chosen regions and a particularly strong emphasis on Champagne.

Taste of Shangri-La provides an opportunity to explore these two lists alongside equally distinctive cuisines. Throughout October, Maison Roland will notably serve beef onglet with pepper sauce and trout fillet with sorrel and wilted spinach, while Les Salons du Prince will showcase tuna tartare with kalamansi and steamed sea bass with buttermilk sauce, salmon roe and citrus rice.

Maison Roland: a cellar where winegrowers meet prestigious names

The Maison Roland wine list impresses first and foremost with its breadth. Champagne immediately sets the tone. Alongside established houses such as Veuve Clicquot, Bollinger, Billecart-Salmon, Pol Roger and Krug are several grower Champagnes, including Eric Taillet’s Egali’T Extra Brut, Frédéric Savart’s L’Ouverture Extra Brut, Pierre Péters’ Petite Fleur and Bérêche & Fils’ Le Cran Extra Brut 2018. It is a welcome diversity that takes the selection beyond a purely prestige-driven interpretation of Champagne.

The same philosophy continues among the whites. Bourgogne naturally occupies an important place, but through markedly different expressions. Clément Lavallée’s Chablis Les Ardillers 2023 sits alongside Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin’s Chablis Premier Cru Les Montmains 2024, Domaine Michelot’s Meursault 2023 and Jean Chartron’s Saint-Aubin Premier Cru, before the list reaches considerably rarer bottles such as Roulot’s Meursault Premier Cru Les Charmes 2017 and Coche-Dury’s Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru 2019.

Yet much of the list’s interest also lies beyond its most prestigious labels. Domaine Huet’s Vouvray Sec Le Haut-Lieu 2023, Albert Mann’s Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg 2023, Guillaume Gilles’ Saint-Péray 2024 and Jean-Louis Chave’s Hermitage Blanc 2020 broaden the scope considerably. Even Château-Grillet 2022 features in this particularly deep selection of white wines. With the trout fillet and sorrel featured during Taste of Shangri-La, this diversity comes into its own. The tension of Chablis, the precision of Riesling or the energy of a dry Vouvray can respond to the acidity of the sorrel, while fuller expressions offer another approach, focusing more closely on the texture of the fish.

Reds: from immediate pleasure to collectors’ bottles

The same duality appears among the reds. One can begin with the approachable, fruit-driven character of Grégoire Hoppenot’s Fleurie Les Garants 2023 or Domaine Wilfried’s Cairanne 2024, before moving towards Jean-Louis Chave’s Saint-Joseph, Xavier Gérard’s Côte-Rôtie Le Mollard 2022 or Chapelle Saint Théodoric’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Guigasse 2021.

Bordeaux also benefits from an interesting depth of vintages. Château Clinet 2012, La Chapelle d’Ausone 2011, Château L’Église-Clinet 2006, Château Léoville Las Cases 2006 and Château Lafite Rothschild 2001 allow diners to move beyond the latest available releases and towards wines that have already benefited from significant bottle ageing.

For Bourgogne enthusiasts, meanwhile, the list reaches into true collectors’ territory, with René Cacheux’s Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Les Beaux Monts 2022, Arnoux-Lachaux’s Vosne-Romanée 2021, Armand Rousseau’s Chambertin 2019 and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s Richebourg 2022. The beef onglet with pepper sauce therefore becomes a particularly versatile playground for pairing: Northern Rhône for freshness and spice, mature Bordeaux for depth, or Bourgogne for an interpretation driven more by finesse.

By the glass: a genuine gateway into the list

One of the most appealing aspects of Maison Roland is the opportunity to explore part of this selection by the glass. Grégoire Hoppenot’s Fleurie Les Garants 2023 is available at €21, Domaine de la Biscarelle’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2021 at €23, while Clément Lavallée’s Chablis Les Ardillers 2023 is €21, Domaine Huet’s Vouvray Sec Le Haut-Lieu 2023 €17 and Eric Boigelot’s Meursault Les Clous 2023 €38. This makes it possible to build a meal around several different pairings rather than committing the entire table to a single bottle. For a bistro within a palace hotel, that flexibility is particularly relevant.

Les Salons du Prince: Pol Roger as the guiding thread

At Les Salons du Prince, the philosophy changes completely. The wine list is considerably shorter and almost immediately readable, yet it has a strong identity of its own. That identity begins with Champagne and a selection devoted entirely to Pol Roger. Brut Réserve and Pure Brut Nature are available by the glass, as are Blanc de Blancs 2016, Rosé Vintage 2018 and even Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 2018. By the bottle, the historical depth becomes particularly interesting, with Brut Vintage 2002, Rosé Vintage 1999, Blanc de Blancs 2000 and two mature vintages of Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill, 1998 and 2002.

This is arguably the most distinctive feature of the list. Champagne is no longer considered simply as an aperitif wine: the range of cuvées and maturity levels makes it possible to bring Champagne to the table and even envisage an entire meal through different expressions of the house.

The steamed sea bass with buttermilk sauce, salmon roe and citrus rice seems particularly suited to this approach. A Brut Nature can emphasise tension and freshness, while a Blanc de Blancs or a mature vintage Champagne can introduce greater depth and texture.

A concise list that goes straight to the point

Beyond Champagne, Les Salons du Prince opts for a particularly focused selection. The whites include Vacheron’s Sancerre, Domaine des Clos’ Chablis Premier Cru Les Vaillons 2022, Domaine Michelot’s Meursault 2023 and La Durbane’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc La Bertaude 2023. The reds follow the same philosophy, with Margaux, Saint-Joseph, Juliénas, Volnay and a red Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru. Most importantly, the entire still-wine selection is available by the glass, with prices ranging from €22 to €38. It is an almost opposite conception to Maison Roland. Where the latter encourages diners to explore a cellar and discover its many facets, Les Salons du Prince favours a deliberately concise selection in which each wine can become part of a specific pairing.

Two lists, then, that are not trying to tell the same story. Maison Roland focuses on depth, terroir and the pleasure of exploring a cellar where prestigious estates and winegrowers sit side by side. Les Salons du Prince favours a concise selection, widely accessible by the glass, with Champagne and Pol Roger forming its backbone. Taste of Shangri-La therefore becomes more than a succession of menus. For wine lovers, it is also an opportunity to discover two ways of approaching the table: starting with the dish and finding the wine, or opening the wine list and allowing the bottle to guide the meal.