Bellagio's Big Swinging Wine List Delivers
Las Vegas Strip / Bellagio · Las Vegas · American, Seafood
Reviewed April 8, 2026
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The wine list at Michael Mina hits like a mic drop — 1,200 to 1,500 selections deep, anchored by serious California, Burgundy, and Bordeaux pedigree, and held up by a full-time sommelier who clearly knows how to navigate it. This is a Las Vegas wine list that doesn't use the Strip as an excuse to be lazy. It earns its Best of Award of Excellence the hard way.
California is the backbone here, and it's stacked: Kistler Chardonnay, Harlan Estate, Screaming Eagle, Opus One, Peter Michael, and Caymus Special Selection all make appearances, covering the spectrum from cult Cab country to serious white Burgundy alternatives. The French side holds its own with heavyweights like Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, and Chateau Margaux anchoring Burgundy and Bordeaux. Italy gets a nod with Gaja Barbaresco, though the list skews heavily toward France and California, so if you're hunting Barolo or Brunello depth beyond Gaja, you may find the Italian section thinner than expected. That said, for a seafood-forward American kitchen, the list is dialed in exactly where it should be.
With 20 to 30 options by the glass, there's enough range to build a meal pour by pour — a rare luxury in a Vegas fine dining room where the default move is to push you toward a $300 bottle. Eric Davison and his team rotate selections thoughtfully enough to make the BTG program feel curated rather than just a clearance rack for open bottles. Pricing by the glass runs on the higher end, as expected, but you're paying for the room and the expertise as much as the wine.
Caymus Vineyards Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon — $120
In a list where bottles regularly climb past $400, Caymus Special Selection is a known quantity that consistently over-delivers for its price point in this context — rich, crowd-pleasing, and the kind of bottle that satisfies a table without requiring a second mortgage.
Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet
Everyone at Michael Mina is eyeing the Screaming Eagle or DRC, but the Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet is the move — a world-class white Burgundy that sings next to the butter-poached lobster and doesn't require the same cardiac event as the six-figure bottles on the same page.
Opus One
Opus One is a fine wine, but it's also the most over-ordered, over-marked-up bottle on every high-end Vegas list. You're paying a premium for the label recognition more than anything else — in a list with Harlan and Peter Michael, the opportunity cost of ordering Opus is real.
Kistler Chardonnay + Butter-Poached Maine Lobster
Kistler's richly textured, lightly toasty Chardonnay mirrors the decadence of the butter-poached lobster without competing with it — same weight class, complementary richness, and enough acidity to keep the whole thing from getting heavy.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Michael Mina at the Bellagio is the rare Vegas wine list that could hold its own in New York or San Francisco — deep, focused, and staffed by people who actually care. The markups are steep but that's the price of the room; if you're here, you already know what you signed up for.
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Solid Range
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Active Program
Proper
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · Italian
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
The Strip · Las Vegas · Spanish
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
The Strip · Las Vegas · Japanese
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Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Terrace 16 earns its Wine Spectator badge and delivers a respectable, California-and-France-focused list in one of Chicago's most dramatic dining rooms. Just don't expect to be surprised — the wine is as reliable as the skyline view, and nearly as expensive.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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