Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse
Big Cabs, Bigger Checks, Zero Apologies
Scottsdale · Scottsdale · Steak House · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 5, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Mastro's City Hall arrives like a leather-bound declaration of intent — this place is serious about wine, and it wants you to know it. Four hundred to six hundred selections, a Best of Award of Excellence held since 2015, and a couple of named sommeliers on the floor. You're not here to wing it.
Selection Deep Dive
California is the clear headliner: Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Shafer Hillside Select, Opus One, Caymus Special Selection, and Duckhorn all show up, which reads less like a wine list and more like a greatest-hits compilation of Napa trophy bottles. France holds its own with Château Margaux, Château Latour, and Château Pétrus anchoring the Bordeaux section, and Italy punches through with Sassicaia and Tignanello. The list leans heavily prestige and collector-friendly, so if you're hunting for an obscure Rhône or a left-field natural wine, you're in the wrong room — but for power reds and serious cellar names, this is one of the better steakhouse lists in the Southwest.
By the Glass
With 20 to 35 options by the glass, Mastro's pours more generously than most white-tablecloth steakhouses bother to. The selection tracks the bottle list — expect California Cabs and Chardonnays to dominate — and Wednesday's half-price wine night makes the glass program genuinely interesting on a budget. We'd love to see more rotation and some wild-card pours, but what's here is well-executed and properly served.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon — N/A — list price not confirmed
Jordan is the one bottle on this list that won't require a second mortgage. In a sea of cult Napa and first-growth Bordeaux, it's the reliable, food-friendly Cab that actually drinks great with a bone-in filet without demanding you refinance anything. If it's on the glass pour, even better.
Tignanello
Everyone at Mastro's is eyeballing the Napa Cabs, and that's exactly why you should go Tuscan. Tignanello's Sangiovese-Cabernet blend has the structure for a big steak and the complexity to hold its own against the room's power players — and it tends to get overlooked when Screaming Eagle is listed three tables over.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
At $195, you're paying a steep restaurant premium for a wine that retails widely and gets moved in volume. It's not a bad wine, but it's the default order for people who recognize the label, and there are far more interesting bottles on this list for similar or less money.
Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon + Bone-in filet mignon
Hillside Select is dense, structured Napa Cab with the kind of dark fruit and tannin backbone that was essentially engineered for a bone-in filet. It's a splurge, but at a place like Mastro's, this is the pairing you come back and talk about.
Wednesday — Half-price wine night every Wednesday — the single best reason to game-plan your visit around a mid-week dinner.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Mastro's City Hall is the steakhouse wine list for people who want the full trophy-hunting experience — deep on California and France, staffed by people who actually know what they're pouring, and anchored by a Wednesday half-price night that softens the otherwise steep markups. Send your friends here if they eat beef and take wine seriously.
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