Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse
Big list, bigger prices, classic steakhouse swagger
Downtown · Pittsburgh · Steakhouse, Seafood · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed March 22, 2026
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First Impression
Eight hundred bottles deep in a Pittsburgh steakhouse — you don't walk into Del Frisco's expecting to rough it on the wine front. The list arrives like a small novel, heavy with Napa Cabs and serious Bordeaux, and it signals immediately that this place takes wine as seriously as the 40-day dry-aged ribeye. Whether your wallet can keep up is a different conversation.
Selection Deep Dive
The list leans hard into Napa Valley and Bordeaux, which makes complete sense for the format — guests here want Cabernet, and Del Frisco's delivers it in spades, from Duckhorn Merlot all the way up to Screaming Eagle territory. Sonoma Coast Chardonnay gets proper representation via Kistler, and there's real Burgundy depth alongside Tuscan and Barossa Valley options that give the list some international credibility beyond the usual steakhouse suspects. The top end is genuinely impressive — Opus One, Joseph Phelps Insignia, Chateau Margaux — but the mid-range is where most people will live, and it's competent if not adventurous. What's missing is anything truly off the beaten path: no natural wine curiosities, no overlooked regions, just a very polished, very expected list executed at a high level.
By the Glass
With 25+ options running from $15 to $45 a glass, the BTG program is substantial by any standard. Rombauer Chardonnay is almost certainly on there for the crowd that asks for it by name, and there's enough range to navigate a multi-course meal without repeating yourself. Don't expect a rotation of experimental pours — this is a curated hits list, not a discovery program.
Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot — $70
In a list packed with triple-digit Cabs, Duckhorn's Merlot is the move if you want serious Napa quality without the status-symbol markup. It's structured enough to handle the steaks and honest enough to not feel like a consolation prize.
Kistler Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast
Everyone at the table is ordering Cabernet, which means the Kistler Chardonnay gets ignored. That's a mistake. It's one of California's benchmark Chards — rich but precise, nothing like the flabby butter bombs that usually dominate steakhouse wine lists. Order it with the Jumbo Lump Crab Cake and don't tell anyone.
Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Yes, it's Screaming Eagle. Yes, it's legitimately great wine. But in a restaurant setting at steakhouse markup, you're paying a premium on top of an already absurd secondary-market premium. Unless someone else is picking up the tab, this is a bottle better bought elsewhere and saved for a moment that lives up to it.
Joseph Phelps Insignia, Napa Valley + Filet Mignon
Insignia is a Cab-dominant Bordeaux-style blend built for exactly this occasion — the filet's tenderness doesn't fight the wine's structure, and the wine's dark fruit and cedar notes play off the char on the steak without overwhelming the cut's natural delicacy. This is the pairing you come here for.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Del Frisco's Pittsburgh is exactly what it promises: a grand, well-stocked steakhouse wine list with a sommelier who knows the cellar and glassware that actually respects what's in it. The pricing is steep across the board, but if you're already spending $70 on a steak, the Duckhorn Merlot at the table isn't going to be what breaks you.
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