Genting Palace
Burgundy Grands Crus Meet Cantonese Wok Fire
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Cantonese · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 17, 2026
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First Impression
You're sitting inside an upscale Cantonese restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip, and the wine list opens to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, and Château Pétrus. It's a disorienting but genuinely exciting combination — old-world French prestige locked inside a room built for dim sum and wok smoke. The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence (2023) is well-earned, even if the list skews heavily toward one lane.
Selection Deep Dive
The 200-350 bottle list is essentially a love letter to Burgundy and Bordeaux, full stop. Domaine Armand Rousseau, Joseph Drouhin, Louis Jadot, and Domaine Faiveley anchor the Burgundy side while Château Margaux, Château Lafite Rothschild, and Château Pétrus fly the Bordeaux flag. It's a legitimately serious French cellar — sommelier Piotr Szczurko clearly knows his appellations. The gap is everywhere outside France: if you want anything from Italy, Spain, or the New World, you're mostly out of luck.
By the Glass
With 12-20 pours running $15-$40 a glass, the BTG program leans on producers like Louis Jadot and Joseph Drouhin — approachable Burgundy entry points that actually make sense at a Cantonese table. The range is respectable for a restaurant of this type, though don't expect the heavy hitters to show up by the glass. What's there is poured correctly and at proper temperature.
Louis Jadot Burgundy — $15
At the low end of the by-the-glass range, a Jadot Burgundy gives you honest Pinot Noir from a reliable négociant — and in a room full of $300+ bottles, it's the most accessible way to drink well without committing to a trophy bottle.
Domaine Faiveley
Faiveley flies under the radar next to the DRC and Leroy names on this list, but they're making some of the most consistent, terroir-driven Burgundy in the Côte de Nuits. Most guests walk past it chasing the bigger labels — their loss.
Château Pétrus
It's an icon, but PĂ©trus on a Vegas Strip wine list means you're paying a significant premium on top of an already astronomical price tag. Unless someone else is signing the check, this is a trophy purchase, not a drinking decision.
Domaine Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin + Wok-Fried A5 Japanese Wagyu Beef Tenderloin
Rousseau's Gevrey has the structure and earthy depth to hold its own against heavily marbled A5 Wagyu without bulldozing the delicate wok char — it's a high-low pairing that actually makes both elements taste better.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Genting Palace is a genuinely weird and wonderful wine destination — a French Burgundy and Bordeaux cellar living inside one of Vegas's best Cantonese kitchens. If you're drinking red Burgundy with Wagyu fried noodles and loving every second of it, this list made that possible.
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