Brickell's Most Serious Wine List in Heels
Brickell · Miami · French, Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
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The wine list at Dirty French Steakhouse lands like a statement piece — 400 to 600 bottles deep, anchored in Burgundy and Bordeaux, with enough California firepower to keep the Napa crowd happy. This is not a steakhouse wine list assembled by someone who Googled 'popular wines.' Someone who actually cares built this thing. Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence since 2023 is well earned.
France is the clear center of gravity here: Burgundy heavyweights like Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, Armand Rousseau, and Georges Roumier give the list serious cellar credibility, while Bordeaux royalty — Pétrus, Mouton Rothschild, Léoville-Las Cases — covers the other bank. The Rhône shows up properly with Guigal's La La La trio and Château Rayas doing its thing from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. California gets its due with Opus One, Screaming Eagle, and Harlan Estate rounding out the prestige tier. If there's a gap, it's in value-driven everyday drinking — the list skews heavily toward the occasion bottle rather than the Tuesday night pour.
Twenty to thirty-five options by the glass is genuinely strong for a room this upscale — most places this bougie phone it in with eight predictable pours. With sommelier Teddy Kirkland running the program, you can trust a well-chosen glass recommendation rather than whatever the kitchen wants to move. We'd lean on whatever Burgundy or Rhône is open at the time.
Château Léoville-Las Cases, Saint-Julien — $60+
Among the Bordeaux on offer, Léoville-Las Cases is your entry point into Super Second territory — structured, age-worthy, and still a relative value next to its Pauillac neighbors on this list.
Château Rayas, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Everyone orders the Burgundy and Bordeaux trophies — Rayas gets overlooked. It's one of the most singular wines in the Rhône, all finesse and zero ostentation. Order it next to the 40-ounce Porterhouse and watch people at the next table get confused and curious.
Dom Pérignon, Champagne
Dom Pérignon is a restaurant markup magnet everywhere, and a splashy Brickell steakhouse is not where you're getting a fair price on it. Order Krug Grande Cuvée instead — more complexity, probably a smaller premium over retail on a list like this.
E. Guigal La Landonne, Côte-Rôtie + Wagyu Tomahawk
La Landonne is all dark fruit, iron, and smoke — it's built for a massive, fatty cut of beef. The Syrah tannins cut through the marbling without steamrolling the meat. This is the pairing you'll be talking about on the way home.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Dirty French Steakhouse is playing in the top tier of Miami wine programs — deep French cellar, knowledgeable staff, and a by-the-glass selection that actually tries. Pricing runs steep as expected in Brickell, but if you're dropping money on a Wagyu Tomahawk, this is exactly the list you want next to it.
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Basic Stemmed
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Proper
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