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Updated October 2026
Reviewed April 5, 2026 · How we review
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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.
Scottsdale · Scottsdale · Italian, Mediterranean
A short, Italian-leaning wine list with a note that the full list is available on request. Start with the Planeta Grillo at 12/40 or the Noussan Petit Arvine at 23/80, ask which number is the glass price, and confirm everything, since the files are linked with 2024 dates in their names. This unrated guide covers the posted wine PDF, not service, storage or markups.
Old Town · Scottsdale · Modern Latin
A 32-wine list that mixes 26 two-price pairs, like 11/39, with six single prices from 90 to 155. Start with the 11/39 Pinot Grigio, or the 15/53 Trimbach Pinot Blanc if you want the one Alsace wine, and ask what each number in a pair covers before you order. This unrated guide covers the posted Old Town wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Scottsdale · Scottsdale · Italian
An Italian list dated 06.17.26 with 18 glass pours at 15 to 19 and full bottles from 60 to 970. Start with the Barbera d’Alba La Gemella at 15 a glass, or the Fontanavecchia Aglianico del Taburno from the chef’s Campania hometown at 17, and confirm prices because the list says they are subject to change. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Old Town · Scottsdale · American Gastropub
A long wine list that mixes Arizona and California bottles with Italian, French and Spanish wines, posted as pairs like 14 / 44 and single prices like 86. Start with the 13 / 48 Les Hauts Plateaux Rosé, or the 101 Scythians Red if you want the one Cucamonga Valley wine, and ask what each number in a pair covers. The restaurant's menus page and its linked PDF differ on some wines, so confirm before you go. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
North Scottsdale · Scottsdale · American Brasserie
A California-led list with a real glass tier under the big Cabernet bottles: 20 wines carry labeled 6 oz, 9 oz and bottle prices, starting at $13. Start with the Thomas Schmitt Riesling Kabinett at $13 for 6 oz or the Massican Sauvignon Blanc at $18 for 6 oz, and confirm prices because the menu is undated. This unrated guide covers the posted beverage menu, not service, storage or markups.
North Scottsdale · Scottsdale · Prime Steakhouse
A producer-by-producer list with 43 glass pours from $10 to $45, most of them $19 or less. Start with the $18 Pascal Jolivet Sauvignon Blanc, or pair the Daou Vineyards Cabernet ($18 glass, $72 bottle) with the 35 oz Prime Tomahawk at $147, and ask which bottling is pouring. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Washington · Washington · Steak House
A 20-wine by-the-glass list with every pour between $14 and $30, split across four sparkling, six white, two rosé and eight red. With a steak, start with the $26 Clos Duval Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon or the $22 Monte Antico Supremus; for the cheapest glass, take the $14 Dr. Loosen Riesling. Pour sizes aren't posted and the page is undated, so confirm today's wines. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Chicago Loop · Chicago · Steak House
A Napa-leaning Cabernet list with a Library & Reserve section that reaches 3,098 and glass pours from $13.99 to $49.99. Start with the $15.99 Broadbent Cabernet by the glass, or the $41.99 Stag's Leap Artemis if the ribeye is on the table, and confirm current availability since the list does not guarantee vintages. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
Union Square · San Francisco · Steak House
A glass list that does the steakhouse job: 36 pours, a tidy Napa Cabernet set and prices from $13. Order the $15 Beringer Cabernet with your steak, or the $14 Guado Al Tasso Vermentino if you are starting with seafood, and confirm availability since the page is undated and Morton's says pricing may vary. This unrated guide covers the posted glass list, not service, storage or markups.
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