Texas Steakhouse Wine Done Seriously
Legacy West · Plano · Upscale Steakhouse with Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 25, 2026
Wingman Metrics
You open the wine list at Bob's and it immediately feels like a place that takes its beef — and its bottles — seriously. Three hundred to five hundred wines is no joke for a suburban Plano steakhouse, and the Champagne section alone signals that someone here actually cares. The business-dinner crowd gets what they came for: big names, proper stems, and a sommelier who's actually on the floor.
The list leans hard into California and Champagne, which is exactly what you want when you're dropping $60 on a ribeye. You'll find the usual prestige Champagne houses — Krug, Dom Pérignon, Veuve Clicquot, Taittinger, Perrier-Jouët — sitting alongside California stalwarts like Cakebread, Merry Edwards, Rodney Strong, and both the Chardonnay and Cabernet from Château Montelena. The New Zealand presence via Craggy Range adds a welcome degree of range and shows someone at the top of this list knows there's a world beyond the 94th parallel on Highway 29. Gaps exist in the Old World beyond Champagne — if you want a serious Burgundy or Barolo rabbit hole, you may come up short.
By-the-glass specifics weren't available in our research, which at a 300-500 bottle steakhouse is a minor frustration — programs this size usually run a respectable glass selection but they don't always shout about it. We'd push the staff for their current pours; a sommelier on the floor is your best asset here. Ask what's open and trust the answer.
Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc — null
At a steakhouse dominated by big California Cabs and prestige Champagne, the Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc is a relative bargain and a genuinely smart pour — bright, citrusy, and built to cut through a lobster tail without breaking the bank. Price wasn't confirmed in our research, but it typically retails well under $25, making it one of the few bottles here where markup math probably works in your favor.
Château Montelena Chardonnay
Everyone at the table is going to order a Cab, but the Château Montelena Chardonnay is the one worth seeking out. It's the wine that beat the French in 1976 and it's still one of the most underrated bottles on any list it appears on — structured, not buttery, with the kind of tension that actually holds up against a rich seafood starter or even a lighter cut.
Dom Pérignon
Dom is a trophy buy, not a value buy. At a steakhouse, you're paying a significant restaurant premium on top of an already-inflated retail price for a bottle that's more about the moment than the wine. If you want great Champagne with dinner, Taittinger or Perrier-Jouët will drink beautifully for a fraction of what Dom costs off this list.
Château Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon + Prime Ribeye with Glazed Carrot and Baked Potato
This is the pairing Bob's was built for. Montelena Cab is a structured, age-worthy California Cabernet with real backbone — no overripe jam, just dark fruit and grip. It stands up to the fat of a prime ribeye without either one steamrolling the other, and the glazed carrot's sweetness plays nicely against the wine's subtle earthiness.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Bob's Plano is a reliable, well-stocked steakhouse wine program with real depth and a sommelier worth talking to — just don't expect deals. If you're expensing dinner or celebrating something, it delivers. If you're watching spend, steer toward the California mid-tier and away from the prestige Champagne.
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