2120 Restaurant
Pacific Northwest Pride, Priced Like They Mean It
Downtown · Seattle · New American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 15, 2026
Wingman Metrics
First Impression
The list opens with a clear sense of place — Washington and Oregon producers dominate, and it reads like someone actually thought about this region instead of just ordering from a generic distributor catalog. At 80-plus labels with 18+ by-the-glass options, there's real range here without the bloat of a list that's trying too hard to impress.
Selection Deep Dive
Columbia Valley and Willamette Valley anchor the list, with names like DeLille Cellars, Bledsoe Family Winery, and Mark Ryan doing the heavy lifting on the red side. The white game is solid too — Poet's Leap Riesling from Long Shadows and Willakenzie Estate Chardonnay give you proper Willamette character without resorting to grocery-store filler. Champagne representation is thin but Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée 1785 at least shows some ambition beyond house bubbly. The one real gap is international depth — if you're craving Burgundy, Barolo, or anything from the Southern Hemisphere, you're largely out of luck.
By the Glass
Eighteen-plus pours is a genuinely strong glass program, and the spread across styles means you're not locked into Cab or Chardonnay like some Belltown neighbors. Prices run $13.52 to $25.10 a glass, which is honest for the Seattle market — you're not getting gouged just because the restaurant has nice lighting. The rotation appears static rather than seasonal, which is the one thing holding this program back from being truly exciting.
Matthews 'Blackboard' Merlot 2021 — $14/glass
At $14 a glass with a retail bottle running $40, the markup is almost shockingly reasonable. Merlot gets slept on in general, and Matthews does Columbia Valley Merlot better than most — this is a confident, food-friendly pour that competes with bottles twice the price.
Long Shadows Poet's Leap Riesling (Columbia Valley)
Most people scanning a New American menu skip straight to Chardonnay or Pinot Gris without a second thought. Poet's Leap is one of the most underrated Rieslings in the entire Pacific Northwest — made in the Mosel tradition by a winery that takes the grape seriously. It's the kind of wine that quietly steals the table's attention by the second pour.
Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée 1785 (Champagne)
Champagne markups in restaurants are almost always brutal, and there's no reason to think this is an exception. If you want bubbles with Pacific Northwest sensibility, Treveri Cellars Brut Blanc de Blancs from Yakima Valley is right there on the same list — likely at a fraction of the price and worth every dollar.
Delille Cellars D2 Bordeaux-style Blend (Columbia Valley) + Roasted meat or braised short rib (New American menu staple)
D2 is DeLille's workhorse blend — Cab, Merlot, and Cab Franc that's structured enough to stand up to rich, slow-cooked beef but polished enough not to club you over the head with tannin. It's the kind of pairing that makes a weeknight dinner feel like a special occasion without requiring a second mortgage.
✔️ The Bottom Line
2120 is a reliable, regionally thoughtful wine program in a neighborhood full of lists that coast on name recognition and gouge accordingly — it doesn't reinvent anything, but it earns your trust pour by pour. Send a friend here, tell them to order the Merlot by the glass, and let the Pacific Northwest do its thing.
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