Blackstone Steakhouse
Long Island's Serious Wine Room Earns Its Stripes
Melville · Melville · Steak house, Sushi · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 8, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Blackstone lands with the kind of thud that makes you sit up straight. We're talking 400 to 600 bottles spanning Bordeaux's first growths, Burgundy's greatest domaines, and the California cult hits — all under one Long Island roof. This isn't a steakhouse wine list that somebody built by calling a distributor once; someone here actually cares.
Selection Deep Dive
The Bordeaux section alone could justify the visit — Chateau Margaux, Chateau Latour, and Chateau Petrus represent the serious collector end, while the California shelf runs deep with Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Caymus Special Selection, Silver Oak, Stag's Leap, Jordan, and Far Niente giving you the full tour of Napa's greatest hits. Italy doesn't get shortchanged either: Sassicaia, Tignanello, and Gaja Barbaresco show that whoever built this list has range beyond the Franco-American comfort zone. Burgundy gets genuine respect with Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and Louis Jadot in the mix, covering everything from entry-level to trophy-shelf. The gaps are minimal for a steakhouse format — you might wish for more depth in Rhone or Spain, but at this scale, that's nitpicking.
By the Glass
With 20 to 35 by-the-glass options, Blackstone offers more pours than most steakhouses bother with, and sommelier Gregory Crema's fingerprints are visible in the curation. The range likely covers solid California Cabernet and Chardonnay through some European selections that give the program actual dimension. We'd push for more rotation to keep regulars on their toes, but the sheer volume of options keeps this from feeling static.
Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon — $80–$100
Jordan is one of California's most consistent and underrated Cabs — reliable, food-friendly, and priced honestly relative to the cult bottles surrounding it on this list. Next to Screaming Eagle, it looks like a bargain. In the real world, it's just a very good bottle.
Louis Jadot Burgundy
In a room full of California showstoppers and Bordeaux trophies, a well-chosen Louis Jadot Burgundy is exactly the kind of wine most tables walk right past. If Crema has a village-level Gevrey or a Pommard on the list, that's your move — especially alongside the dry-aged ribeye, where the savory depth of a good Pinot does things a Cab simply can't.
Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus Special Selection is a fine wine, but it's also the most reliably over-marked-up bottle in the American steakhouse industrial complex. Every table in the room has ordered it before. You're paying for the name recognition at this point, and with Silver Oak, Stag's Leap, and Jordan on the same list, there's no reason to default to the predictable pick.
Sassicaia + Prime dry-aged ribeye
Sassicaia's Cabernet-dominant blend has the structure and dark fruit to stand up to the intense, funky depth of a properly dry-aged ribeye, while the Italian bones keep it from getting heavy. It's the kind of pairing that makes the whole table quiet for a moment.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Blackstone is the real deal — a Long Island steakhouse with a wine program that belongs in the same conversation as Manhattan's serious rooms, anchored by a knowledgeable sommelier and a cellar that can satisfy everyone from the Caymus-by-default crowd to the collector hunting a back-vintage Petrus. The markups aren't charitable, but the depth and care on display earn the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence without question.
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