Prime Steakhouse
Bellagio's Big Flex, Bottles to Match
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Steak House
Reviewed April 8, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list arrives like a small novel — 800 to 1,200 selections thick — and the room doesn't let you forget where you are: crystal chandeliers, dark wood, and the faint hum of the Bellagio casino just beyond the door. This is Las Vegas doing what Las Vegas does best, which is going big without apology. The list has held a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence since 2003, and it earns it.
Selection Deep Dive
California and France split the spotlight evenly, with Napa Cabernet heavyweights — Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Ridge Monte Bello, Stag's Leap, Caymus Special Selection — anchoring one side, while Burgundy and Bordeaux royalty (Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Château Pétrus, Château Mouton Rothschild, Château Margaux, Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet) hold down the other. It's a collector's list as much as a dining list, built for the kind of person who flew in specifically to pop something serious. The gaps are real — if you're hunting Italian, Spanish, or anything in the natural wine world, you won't find much to get excited about here. But within its lane, Prime goes deep in a way few restaurants anywhere can match.
By the Glass
Twenty to thirty-five pours is a serious by-the-glass program for a steakhouse, and sommelier John Burke keeps things anchored in the California and French sweet spots that the room demands. Expect Silver Oak and Jordan in the lineup alongside some rotating Burgundy and Bordeaux options that make the glass pours actually interesting. This isn't a pour-and-forget program — there's real curation happening here.
Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon — Ask — typically in the $100–$150 range on lists like this
Jordan is the quiet workhorse of the Napa Cab world: consistent, food-friendly, and never trying too hard. On a list where bottles routinely clear $500, finding Jordan at a sane price is the move for anyone who wants something serious without the trophy-hunting markup.
Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet
Every table around you is ordering Cabernet — which is exactly why you should be looking at the white Burgundy. Leflaive's Puligny-Montrachet is one of the benchmarks of Chardonnay on the planet, and in a room obsessed with big reds, it tends to get overlooked. Order it before the Bone-in Filet arrives and drink it through the Lobster Mac and Cheese. You'll be the smartest person in the room.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection 2021
At $325, the Caymus Special Selection is priced like a luxury bottle but increasingly drinks like a crowd-pleaser built for Instagram and steakhouse wine lists. Caymus has leaned hard into sugar-forward, overripe fruit in recent vintages, and this pour is coasting on a reputation built in the 80s and 90s. With Stag's Leap and Ridge Monte Bello on the same list, there are better places to put that $325.
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon + Bone-in Filet Mignon
Stag's Leap built its reputation on elegance — it's not a fruit bomb, it's structured and savory with enough backbone to hold up to a proper bone-in filet without bulldozing it. The tannins do the job fat needs them to do, and you taste both the wine and the steak instead of one burying the other.
Tuesday — Half-price wine on Tuesdays — on a list where bottles routinely run $300 to $1,500+, this is one of the better deals in Las Vegas dining. Plan accordingly.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Prime is a trophy list in a trophy room — it's expensive, unapologetically old-school, and exactly what it intends to be. If you're in Las Vegas and you want to drink something genuinely serious with a great steak, John Burke and the Tuesday half-price program make this one of the better wine arguments on the Strip.
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