Bourbon Steak
Vegas Steakhouse That Actually Earns Its Cellar
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Seafood, Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 8, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Bourbon Steak lands like a well-funded California collector's cellar got a French education and decided to hang out at Mandalay Bay. It's thick, serious, and immediately tells you this isn't your average resort steakhouse pour. Michael Mina's team has clearly put real thought into this — a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence in 2025 isn't handed out for a shelf of Caymus and a prayer.
Selection Deep Dive
With 400–600 selections anchored in California, France, and Italy, this list has real depth where it counts. You're getting first-growth Bordeaux like Chateau Margaux and Chateau Latour alongside cult Napa heavyweights — Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Opus One, Dominus — which tells you the cellar team is not messing around. Italy holds its own too, with Sassicaia, Tignanello, and Gaja Barbaresco representing the peninsula at its most serious. The gaps, if any, likely live in the Southern Hemisphere and natural wine categories, but for old-world depth and California prestige, this list is genuinely hard to fault.
By the Glass
With 20–35 by-the-glass options, the program is generous for a high-end steakhouse format. Expect pours that mirror the bottle list's California and French lean — this isn't a spot where the glass program is an afterthought stocked with whatever the kitchen is cooking with. We'd want to see more rotation and transparency on pour dates for the premium options, but the sheer range means you can build a pretty solid tasting menu just working the glass list.
Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon — $120
In a list where trophy bottles dominate the conversation, Silver Oak Alexander Valley is the one that actually delivers on the steakhouse promise without requiring a second mortgage. Approachable, food-friendly, and a name even casual wine drinkers trust — it's the sweet spot on a list that skews expensive.
Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot
Everyone at this table is ordering Cabernet, which means the Duckhorn Merlot gets overlooked every single night. That's a mistake. Duckhorn built Napa Merlot's reputation before Sideways tried to kill the grape, and their version is structured, complex, and honestly a better match for the seafood side of this menu than any of the cult Cabs.
Screaming Eagle
We get it — you're in Vegas and you want the story. But Screaming Eagle on a resort steakhouse list is going to be marked up to a number that only makes sense if someone else is paying. The wine is extraordinary; the price-to-experience ratio in this context is not. Save the trophy hunting for an auction.
Peter Michael Winery Chardonnay + Tuna Tartar
Peter Michael's Chardonnay has the tension and precision to stand up to raw tuna without steamrolling it — the wine's acidity cuts through the fat while the restrained oak keeps things elegant. It's the kind of pairing that makes you feel like you knew what you were doing all along.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Bourbon Steak is the rare Vegas steakhouse where the wine program genuinely justifies the room. Markups are real and the vibe skews trophy-bottle, but with Jose Antonio Alcazar steering the ship and a cellar this deep, you're in good hands — order something you couldn't find at home and don't look at the bill until tomorrow.
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