Great Steak, Forgotten Wine List
Government Street / Mid City · Baton Rouge · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · June 28, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Doe's Eat Place Baton Rouge’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You open the menu at Doe's hoping for something to match that porterhouse, and what you get is five wines — five — that read like the shelf tag at a corner liquor store. This is a wine list that exists because a restaurant has to have one, not because anyone here cares about it.
Five labels. That's the whole program. A New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, an Italian Pinot Grigio, a California Chardonnay, a Napa Cab, and a Chilean Pinot Noir — all from 2010-2012 vintages, which tells you everything about when this list was last updated and how often anyone checks in on it. There's no depth, no regional story, no attempt to match the ambition of the food. The Napa Cab is the obvious anchor for a steakhouse crowd, but even that is just a genre placeholder with no producer named. If you came here hoping to explore anything beyond the most familiar varietal names in the world, look elsewhere.
All four by-the-glass pours run $9–$11, which at least won't make you wince when you order. The range mirrors the bottle list almost entirely, so there's no secret upside to drinking by the glass versus buying a bottle — you're working with the same limited hand either way.
Pinot Noir, Colchagua Valley, Chile, 2012 — $9/glass
At $9 a glass, it's the cheapest pour on the list and Chilean Colchagua Pinot tends to be fruit-forward and approachable — the least risky bet if you want red without dropping $11 on the Cab.
Sauvignon Blanc, Waikato, New Zealand, 2012
Nobody comes to a Baton Rouge steakhouse thinking 'New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc,' but if the kitchen's tamales or any lighter starter is on your table, this is the only wine on the list with enough brightness to cut through the richness. It's the one pick that actually shows a flicker of thought.
Pinot Grigio, Veneto, Italy, 2012
At $11/glass or $40/bottle, this is the priciest pour on a five-bottle list and Pinot Grigio from Veneto has no business being anyone's top spend at a steakhouse. Save that $40 for a second steak.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, 2010 + Porterhouse steak
This is the only pairing that actually makes sense here. Napa Cab and a porterhouse is a cliché for a reason — the wine's structure handles the fat and char, and at $11/glass it won't embarrass you when the steak arrives.
The Bottom Line
Doe's is genuinely worth visiting for the steak — the wine list is not the reason. Order the porterhouse, grab a glass of the Cab to get through dinner, and don't spend another minute thinking about the wine program here.
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