Boise's Big Swing at a Serious Wine Program
Downtown · Boise · Upscale Steakhouse & Fine Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 13, 2026
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Seven hundred bottles in Boise, Idaho — yeah, we had to read that twice too. Chandlers walks in swinging with a list that would turn heads in Chicago or San Francisco, let alone a downtown steakhouse tucked inside a hotel. The moment you open it, you know this place takes wine seriously.
The bones of this list are classic steakhouse — Bordeaux, big Tuscans, Piedmont — but Chandlers earns extra credit for going well beyond the obvious. Portugal gets real treatment with Vintage Port, 10-Year and 20-Year Tawnies, and a Bual Madeira from The Rare Wine Co. that most restaurants wouldn't even think to stock. Hungary shows up with Royal Tokaji 5 Puttonyos, Spain brings Lustau Fino Sherry and an Alvear Pedro Ximénez that dates back to a solera started in 1927, and Idaho gets a seat at the table via Telaya from the Snake River Valley. The one gap: bottle pricing isn't published, which makes it hard to know if you're getting a deal or getting fleeced before you commit.
About 30 pours by the glass is a genuinely strong program — that's not a wine list, that's a wine bar hiding inside a steakhouse. The range stretches from dry table wines all the way to Coravin pours of Château d'Yquem 2017, which at $62 a glass is either a flex or a bargain depending on how you look at it. Rotation details weren't available, but with a sommelier on staff and a list this size, we'd expect the glass options to reflect what's actually exciting in the cellar.
Telaya Dessert Wine — $11–$20 (estimated glass range)
Supporting a local Snake River Valley producer at a fine-dining steakhouse is a rare opportunity, and Telaya's dessert wine lets you close the night with something Idaho-made and genuinely interesting — no cross-country freight charges baked into the price.
The Rare Wine Co. Boston Bual Special Reserve Madeira
Madeira is one of the most food-friendly, age-worthy wines on the planet and almost nobody orders it. This one from The Rare Wine Co. is a benchmark pour — oxidative, nutty, with an acid backbone that cuts through anything rich on the plate. It belongs on every steakhouse table and orders for it are essentially zero. Fix that.
Château d'Yquem Sauternes 2017 (Coravin pour)
At $62 a glass, you're paying top dollar for a wine that's still quite young and arguably needs another decade in bottle to show its best. It's a flex pour, not a drinking pour. Save the sixty bucks and come back in ten years.
Château Roûmieu-Lacoste Sauternes 2019 + Seared Scallops
Sauternes and scallops is a classic for a reason — the wine's stone fruit richness and bright acidity wrap around the natural sweetness of a properly seared scallop without overwhelming it. Roûmieu-Lacoste is a serious Barsac producer at a fraction of the Yquem price, which makes this the smart play.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Chandlers is punching well above its weight class for a Boise steakhouse — 700 bottles, a real sommelier, and a dessert wine program that would embarrass most major-city restaurants. The markups are steep and the pricing transparency could be better, but if you care about what's in your glass, this is the move in downtown Boise.
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