M Grill
Gaucho Knives Meet Serious California Cabs
Koreatown · Los Angeles · Brazilian Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 7, 2026
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First Impression
Walking into M Grill, the scene hits you fast — gaucho servers in full regalia, meat flying off skewers, and a room that's genuinely buzzing. Then you open the wine list and realize this place is more serious about bottles than the churrascaria format would suggest. A Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence hanging on a Brazilian steakhouse on Wilshire is its own kind of plot twist.
Selection Deep Dive
The list clocks in at 300-500 bottles with a clear California-first mentality backed by strong French and Italian support — exactly the trifecta Wine Spectator flagged when handing out that award. You've got Opus One, Caymus, Silver Oak, and Jordan anchoring the Napa side, while Chateau Margaux and Lynch-Bages hold it down for Bordeaux, and Sassicaia and Tignanello represent Italy's heavy hitters. It's not the most adventurous list in the world — don't come hunting for grower Champagne or esoteric Jura — but for a meat-forward room, the depth in Cabernet Sauvignon and big reds is exactly what you'd want. The gaps are real: limited Southern Hemisphere options is a mild irony for a Brazilian concept, and natural wine seekers will feel very alone here.
By the Glass
Fifteen to twenty-five options by the glass is a respectable pour program for this format, and it means you can work through dinner without committing to a full bottle before your third skewer of picanha arrives. We'd want to see more rotation to keep regulars engaged, but the anchors are solid enough that you're not stuck choosing between bad options. Wednesday's half-price wine night is the sleeper deal on this list — more on that below.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon — $145
Jordan Alexander Valley Cab is the move if you want Napa-adjacent quality without paying full Napa ego pricing. It's the most food-friendly pour on the list for the money, and it'll handle every cut that comes off those skewers without fighting them.
Antinori Tignanello
Everyone in this room is ordering Caymus or Silver Oak, which means Tignanello is sitting there for the rare guest who knows what a Sangiovese-Cabernet blend from one of Italy's great estates actually tastes like. It's a more complex, more interesting glass than most of what's getting ordered, and it genuinely loves red meat.
Château Margaux 2018
At $950 a bottle, you're paying a serious restaurant premium on a wine that needs another decade in the cellar to open up properly. If you're going to drop that kind of money, at least do it on a wine that's ready to drink tonight — this one isn't, and no amount of skewered beef is going to change that.
Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon + Picanha
Caymus is a big, fruit-forward Napa Cab with enough richness to stand up to picanha's fat cap and beefy intensity without overwhelming the natural sweetness of the sirloin cap. It's not a subtle pairing, but subtle was never on the menu here.
Wednesday — Half-price wine night every Wednesday — the single best reason to rearrange your week. This is when the Silver Oak and Sassicaia start looking like reasonable decisions.
🎲 The Bottom Line
M Grill earns its Wine Spectator badge — the list is real, the depth is there, and Wednesday half-price wine night makes it one of the better deals in LA for a proper bottle with serious meat. Just know you're paying steakhouse markups across the board, so pick your spots carefully.
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