Big Cabs, Bigger Checks, Zero Apologies
Scottsdale · Scottsdale · Steak House · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 5, 2026
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The wine list at Mastro's City Hall arrives like a leather-bound declaration of intent — this place is serious about wine, and it wants you to know it. Four hundred to six hundred selections, a Best of Award of Excellence held since 2015, and a couple of named sommeliers on the floor. You're not here to wing it.
California is the clear headliner: Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Shafer Hillside Select, Opus One, Caymus Special Selection, and Duckhorn all show up, which reads less like a wine list and more like a greatest-hits compilation of Napa trophy bottles. France holds its own with Château Margaux, Château Latour, and Château Pétrus anchoring the Bordeaux section, and Italy punches through with Sassicaia and Tignanello. The list leans heavily prestige and collector-friendly, so if you're hunting for an obscure Rhône or a left-field natural wine, you're in the wrong room — but for power reds and serious cellar names, this is one of the better steakhouse lists in the Southwest.
With 20 to 35 options by the glass, Mastro's pours more generously than most white-tablecloth steakhouses bother to. The selection tracks the bottle list — expect California Cabs and Chardonnays to dominate — and Wednesday's half-price wine night makes the glass program genuinely interesting on a budget. We'd love to see more rotation and some wild-card pours, but what's here is well-executed and properly served.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon — N/A — list price not confirmed
Jordan is the one bottle on this list that won't require a second mortgage. In a sea of cult Napa and first-growth Bordeaux, it's the reliable, food-friendly Cab that actually drinks great with a bone-in filet without demanding you refinance anything. If it's on the glass pour, even better.
Tignanello
Everyone at Mastro's is eyeballing the Napa Cabs, and that's exactly why you should go Tuscan. Tignanello's Sangiovese-Cabernet blend has the structure for a big steak and the complexity to hold its own against the room's power players — and it tends to get overlooked when Screaming Eagle is listed three tables over.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
At $195, you're paying a steep restaurant premium for a wine that retails widely and gets moved in volume. It's not a bad wine, but it's the default order for people who recognize the label, and there are far more interesting bottles on this list for similar or less money.
Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon + Bone-in filet mignon
Hillside Select is dense, structured Napa Cab with the kind of dark fruit and tannin backbone that was essentially engineered for a bone-in filet. It's a splurge, but at a place like Mastro's, this is the pairing you come back and talk about.
Wednesday — Half-price wine night every Wednesday — the single best reason to game-plan your visit around a mid-week dinner.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Mastro's City Hall is the steakhouse wine list for people who want the full trophy-hunting experience — deep on California and France, staffed by people who actually know what they're pouring, and anchored by a Wednesday half-price night that softens the otherwise steep markups. Send your friends here if they eat beef and take wine seriously.
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Frasher's isn't reinventing the steakhouse wine list, but it's doing the job with a Wine Spectator credential and a Wednesday half-price night that makes the steep markups a lot easier to live with. Send a friend here if they want a reliable California Cab with their red meat — just tell them to go on Wednesday.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Scottsdale · Scottsdale · French
The Mick Brasserie is a dependable, well-staffed wine destination dressed up as a casual neighborhood spot — a genuinely rare combo in Scottsdale. The markups keep it from being a great deal, but the sommelier team and the quality of the list make it worth showing up for.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Scottsdale · Scottsdale · American, Steakhouse
STK Scottsdale is a reliable California wine destination — not a discovery, but a dependable one. If you're here for Wagyu and a bottle of Stag's Leap, you will not leave disappointed; just don't expect the list to surprise you.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Scottsdale · Scottsdale · Italian
Marcellino is doing something genuinely uncommon in Scottsdale — a disciplined, Italy-first wine program with real producers and a sommelier who clearly cares. Markups tip steep on the prestige bottles, but the depth of the list earns it a spot on your list if Italian wine is your thing.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
Scottsdale · Scottsdale · Brazilian Steakhouse
Fogo de Chão Scottsdale isn't trying to be a wine bar, and it doesn't need to be — the list is purpose-built for red meat and it delivers. Markups lean steep on the trophy bottles, but the Argentine and Chilean selections give you a real path to drinking well without getting gouged.
Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Proper
Hartland · Hartland · Steak House
Palmer's is a reliable steakhouse wine list that delivers exactly what its suburban clientele wants — well-known California names, solid execution, and nothing too weird. If you're a wine adventurer, you'll want to temper expectations; if you're celebrating with a ribeye and a Jordan Cab, you'll leave satisfied.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Town Square · Jackson · Steak House
The Million Dollar Cowboy Steakhouse has a sommelier, a Wine Spectator credential, and a list that knows its audience — which is Jackson tourists who want great steak and great Napa Cab, full stop. Send a friend here if they want a proper California red with a serious piece of beef; just warn them to skip Opus One and let Jordan do the work.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Ward's House of Prime is exactly what it says it is: a classic Milwaukee steakhouse with a wine list built to match big cuts of beef. The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence is well-earned, but don't come looking for adventure — come looking for a great California Cab and a slab of prime rib.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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