Prime 47 Indy's Steakhouse

The wine list at Prime 47 reads exactly like you'd expect from an upscale Indianapolis steakhouse — California Cabs front and center, heavy hitters like Caymus and Silver Oak anchoring the menu, and very little to surprise you. That's not necessarily a knock. When you're here for a bone-in ribeye and a big red, this list delivers the brief.

This is a California-first program through and through, with a notable roster of Napa and Sonoma names that pair logically with the kitchen's prime beef focus. Caymus, Silver Oak Alexander Valley, Jordan, Stag's Leap, Duckhorn, Far Niente — these are reliable, crowd-pleasing producers that will please every table of business diners and anniversary celebrants without anyone raising an eyebrow. The gap here is real though: if you want Burgundy, Barolo, or anything off the beaten path, you'll be digging hard. The 150-250 bottle range sounds substantial, but the depth of exploration is shallow when California dominates this completely.

With 15-25 pours available by the glass, the program is reasonable for a steakhouse of this scale. Pricing runs $12-$20 a glass, which is fair territory for the caliber of producers on the shelf. Don't expect a rotating, adventurous BTG program — this is a set-and-forget lineup built around the same Cabs and Chardonnays that anchor the bottle list.