Langdon's Restaurant & Wine Bar
18 Wine Spectator Years and an Open Question
Mount Pleasant · Charleston · Lowcountry Fine Dining · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed February 21, 2026
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First Impression
The list arrives with weight behind it. Not the 200-selection behemoth it reportedly was during the 18-year Wine Spectator Award run, but substantial enough to signal that someone here still takes wine seriously. Organized cleanly with both 5-ounce and 8-ounce glass pours, which is a format that tells you the program was designed by someone who actually drinks wine at dinner, not someone who copies a distributor sheet.
Selection Deep Dive
The bones of a great wine program are still here. French presence is solid, with Burgundy and RhĂ´ne doing the heavy lifting alongside a predictable but competent Napa Cabernet section that the steak program demands. Italian representation is better than most Charleston-area steakhouses, which tracks given Chef Owens' stated love for Italian food. The gap is in the adventurous middle: you won't find the funky Georgian amber wine or the obscure Jura Savagnin that a current Wine Spectator winner might stock. This is a list that plays the classics well and leaves the experimentation to someone else. The 18-year Award of Excellence streak ended in 2020, and the list hasn't quite climbed back to that standard, but it's headed in the right direction.
By the Glass
Around two dozen pours offered in both 5-ounce and 8-ounce formats, which is genuinely useful if you want to taste across courses without committing to bottles. The 8-ounce pour is the sweet spot. Quality varies from safe crowd-pleasers to a few genuine finds that rotate seasonally. The wine bar near the entrance is where the glass program shines brightest.
Clos du Bois Sonoma Reserve Chardonnay — $14/glass
In a restaurant where entrées push $60+, a $14 glass of competent Sonoma Chardonnay that actually pairs with the seafood starters is a small mercy. The 8-ounce pour makes it even more reasonable per sip.
Crozes-Hermitage (RhĂ´ne Syrah)
The Colorado Lamb entrée comes with a Syrah reduction, and there's a Northern Rhône Syrah on the list that mirrors the sauce grape-for-grape. Most people will order the Cabernet with their steak and miss this. Don't be most people.
Entry-level Napa Cabernet by the glass
At Langdon's markup, you're paying $18-22 for a glass of wine you can buy at Total Wine for $12 a bottle. If you're going red by the glass, look at the RhĂ´ne or Italian options where the markup math is less insulting.
Champagne or Crémant by the glass + Seared Foie Gras with Orange-Habanero Marmalade
The foie gras is $28 as an add-on and it needs bubbles. The acidity cuts through the richness while the orange-habanero plays against the toast notes. This is the kind of pairing that makes you forget you're in a shopping center. Insider tip: sit at the wine bar and tell them Captain Bob sent you.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Langdon's is a 22-year-old fine dining institution with the kitchen chops of a restaurant twice its hype and a wine program rebuilding from an 18-year Wine Spectator streak that stalled during COVID. The food deserves the wine program this restaurant used to have, and it's getting closer. Come for the 45-day dry-aged ribeye, stay for the wine bar, and bring a bottle of your own at $25 corkage if the list doesn't thrill you.
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