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🎲The Wild Card

Mastro's Steakhouse

Columbus Gets a Serious Steakhouse Wine List

Easton Town Center Β· Columbus Β· Steak House Β· Visit Website β†—

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Reviewed April 9, 2026

Wingman Metrics

List VarietySolid Range
MarkupSteep
GlasswareVarietal Specific
StaffWilling but Green
Specials & DealsSet & Forget
Storage & TempProper

First Impression

The list lands heavy β€” 400 to 600 bottles anchored in California cult cabs and French blue-chips, which makes sense given the room: dark wood, white tablecloths, the kind of place where someone orders Opus One on a Tuesday without blinking. This is not a list built for explorers; it's built for people who already know what they want and want to spend money on it. That's fine, but temper expectations if you're hoping for anything outside the Napa-Bordeaux corridor.

Selection Deep Dive

California and France run the show here, and the producers are the usual suspects done right β€” Caymus Special Selection, Shafer Hillside Select, Dominus, Far Niente, Jordan, and the full trophy-wine roster including Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, ChΓ’teau Margaux, and ChΓ’teau Lafite Rothschild. The depth within those two regions is genuinely impressive, and Wine Spectator handed them a Best of Award of Excellence in 2025, which this list earns on sheer California-France breadth alone. The gap is everywhere else: don't come looking for Barolo, Rioja, or anything that didn't graduate from the Power Wines of America curriculum. Beringer Private Reserve and Silver Oak round out the reliable mid-tier, which is where most tables will land anyway.

By the Glass

With 20 to 35 pours available, the by-the-glass program is one of the more generous you'll find at a steakhouse of this caliber β€” and it gives you a real shot at drinking something interesting without committing to a full bottle at these prices. Expect the usual heavy-hitters to anchor the list; Jordan Cabernet and Far Niente likely show up here and carry their weight by the glass. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority, so don't count on anything seasonal or surprising.

πŸ’°Best Value

Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon β€” $60–$80

Jordan is the honest workhorse of this list β€” Alexander Valley cab with real structure and polish that doesn't require a second mortgage. In a list where the ceiling is four figures, Jordan is where sensible people quietly land and still drink very well.

πŸ’ŽHidden Gem

Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon

It gets overshadowed by the louder cult names on this list, but Far Niente is doing everything right β€” Oakville fruit, consistent winemaking, and a track record that doesn't need hype. Most tables walk past it chasing Screaming Eagle allocations they won't get. Their loss.

β›”Skip This

Screaming Eagle

Yes, it exists on the list. No, the markup at a restaurant is not where you want to encounter it. Screaming Eagle at retail is already a flex; at steakhouse prices it's a financial event. If you have to ask, that's your answer.

🍽️Perfect Pairing

Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon + Bone-in ribeye

Hillside Select is Stags Leap District cab at its most serious β€” dark fruit, firm tannin, the kind of structure that needs fat and char to show its full hand. A bone-in ribeye gives it exactly that. This is the pairing the list was built for.

🎲 The Bottom Line

Mastro's Columbus is a trophy-wine steakhouse doing what trophy-wine steakhouses do β€” and doing it well enough to earn a Wine Spectator credential in its first year. If you're celebrating something, drinking California cab with a great steak, and not particularly interested in venturing off the map, this list will absolutely deliver.

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