Next Bistro
Suburban Colleyville hiding a serious wine program
Colleyville · Colleyville · French, Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 9, 2026
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First Impression
You don't expect to find a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence winner tucked into a strip of Colleyville Boulevard, but here we are. The list arrives and it's immediately clear someone here takes wine seriously — this isn't a restaurant that phoned it in with a dozen grocery-store labels and called it a wine program. The casually elegant room sets the right tone: this is a place where the soufflé and the Burgundy are given equal respect.
Selection Deep Dive
The 200-400 bottle list leans hard into California, France, and Italy — exactly where you want it for a French-leaning bistro with serious seafood. California is the anchor, with the expected heavy-hitters like Caymus, Silver Oak, Jordan, and Opus One doing the crowd-pleasing work. France shows genuine depth: Louis Jadot and Joseph Drouhin's Puligny-Montrachet signal that someone made a real effort on the Burgundy side, and Domaine Weinbach's Alsace bottlings add a thoughtful, food-friendly dimension that most Texas bistros skip entirely. Italy brings Antinori Tignanello and Gaja Barbaresco — two bottles that don't end up on lists like this by accident.
By the Glass
Fifteen to twenty-five options by the glass is a genuinely generous program, and the $12–$20 range keeps it accessible without scraping the bottom of the barrel. We'd love to see more rotation and a stronger white or Alsatian presence by the glass to match the kitchen's seafood-forward menu, but the sheer count means you're not stuck choosing between two forgettable options.
Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon — $40s–$50s
Jordan consistently overdelivers for its price point — polished, food-friendly Cab that doesn't require a bank loan, especially compared to the Caymus and Silver Oak bottles sitting next to it on this list.
Domaine Weinbach Alsace
Most tables here will walk right past this to grab a California Cab, which is their loss. Weinbach's Alsace bottlings are some of the most compelling food wines made anywhere on earth — aromatic, precise, and built for exactly the kind of seafood and French cuisine Next Bistro is serving.
Opus One
Opus One is a trophy wine and it's priced like one — restaurant markup on a bottle that's already expensive at retail means you're paying a significant premium for the name. The wine is good; the value equation at a restaurant is not.
Joseph Drouhin Puligny-Montrachet + Fresh seafood
Puligny-Montrachet is essentially purpose-built for this — the wine's bright acidity and mineral backbone cut through rich seafood preparations while its texture matches the kitchen's finesse. This is the pairing that justifies the wine list.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Next Bistro is the rare suburban Texas restaurant that earns its Wine Spectator hardware rather than just hanging it on the wall — the list is real, the producers are legit, and the France-forward direction fits the kitchen. Markups skew steep in spots, but if you navigate toward Burgundy and Alsace, you'll drink very well.
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