Monday nights alone justify a standing reservation
Downtown Bellevue · Bellevue · New American gastropub / global small plates · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 1, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Black Bottle Bellevue’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into a buzzy, industrial-chic gastropub expecting a list of middling crowd-pleasers, and instead you get Cristal, Barolo, Côte-Rôtie, and Brunello sitting next to Washington pours at gastropub prices. It's a genuine surprise. The wine list has no business being this serious at a place where Korean ribs are the headline act.
Fifty-eight labels across France, Italy, Washington, Oregon, and California — and the Old World side earns its keep. We're talking Paolo Conterno Barolo Riva del Bric 2014, Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino 2017, André Brunel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2020, and Barroul Lynch La Boisselée Côte-Rôtie 2016 — that's a murderer's row for a gastropub. The Washington contingent holds its own with DeLille Cellars D2 and a solid Winderlea Dundee Hills Pinot from Oregon rounding things out. Gaps exist — white wine depth feels thinner than the red lineup — but the reds alone make this list worth your time.
Fourteen by-the-glass options at $8.50 to $24 is a genuinely strong showing, and the Corino Renato Langhe Nebbiolo at $12 a glass proves someone actually cares what ends up in the rotation. The Winderlea Dundee Hills Pinot at $15 is another smart pick that punches above its pour price. We'd love to see the glass list rotate more aggressively, but what's here beats most of Bellevue's competition on quality per dollar.
Corino Renato Langhe Nebbiolo 2021 — $12/glass, $44/bottle
Langhe Nebbiolo from a serious Barolo producer — the Corinos have been farming Annunziata for generations — at $44 a bottle in a restaurant setting is legitimately fair. This is gateway Nebbiolo that drinks like a real deal and won't wreck your bill.
Barroul Lynch La Boisselée Côte-Rôtie 2016
Most people at a gastropub are reaching for the Cab or the Pinot and completely sleeping on this Northern Rhône Syrah. Côte-Rôtie from a solid producer with nearly a decade of age on it is the kind of thing you'd expect to find at a serious wine bar, not next to a flatbread menu. Order it before someone else realizes it's there.
Veuve Clicquot NV
At $125 a bottle, you're paying a steep premium for a label that moves on name recognition alone. With Cristal on the same list, the Veuve looks like a placeholder — and if you're not splurging for the Cristal, there are far better bottles in the $44–$70 range that will actually impress you.
André Brunel Cuvée Réservée Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2020 + Korean-style chili-glazed ribs
Châteauneuf's characteristic grip, dark fruit, and peppery backbone stand up to the sticky, spicy glaze without getting steamrolled. Brunel's Réservée has enough structure to cut through the fat and enough richness to match the char. This is exactly the kind of cross-cultural pairing that makes an adventurous wine list worth having.
Monday — Every bottle $100 and under is half price on Monday nights.
The Bottom Line
Black Bottle Bellevue is the Wild Card call that makes sense the moment you see Barolo, Brunello, and Côte-Rôtie sharing a menu with shareable small plates — and if you show up on a Monday, half those bottles under $100 are half price, which borders on absurd. Send your wine-curious friends here and let them figure out the rest.
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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