Vegas Power Play With a Serious Cellar
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Reviewed April 8, 2026
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The wine list at Scotch 80 Prime lands like a confidence flex — thick, organized, and clearly put together by someone who actually gives a damn. Brook Stanford is on staff as sommelier, and you can feel that presence in how the list is structured: California and France front and center, with enough depth to keep a serious collector busy for the whole meal. This is not a list that was assembled by checking boxes.
Four to six hundred bottles is serious real estate for any restaurant, and Scotch 80 makes it count. California Cabernet is the backbone — Caymus, Silver Oak, Dominus Estate, Opus One, and the heavy hitters like Screaming Eagle and Harlan Estate are all present, which tells you the clientele expects to flex and the cellar is ready to oblige. The French side earns its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence credentials with Château Margaux, Château Lafite Rothschild, and Pétrus on the roster. Kistler Chardonnay and Château Montelena round out the list nicely for anyone who wants something white and serious alongside the red-meat pageantry.
Twenty to thirty-five by-the-glass options is generous for a Vegas steakhouse, and the range is wide enough that you don't feel stuck with filler pours while you decide on a bottle. It's the kind of program where Tuesday's half-price wine night actually means something — we're talking real wines, not the bottom shelf dressed up. Whether you're doing a solo business dinner or just want a couple of pours before committing to a bottle, the glass program holds up.
Dominus Estate 2020 — $385
In a list stacked with four-figure bottles, Dominus at $385 is the move. It's a Napa icon from the Moueix family — the same people behind Pétrus — and it brings that Old World restraint to a New World Cab. At this price point against the rest of the list, it's the best bang-for-prestige play on the menu.
Château Montelena
Everyone at this table is ordering Screaming Eagle or Harlan Estate to impress someone. Meanwhile, Château Montelena — the wine that won the Judgment of Paris — is sitting there quietly, probably underordered, probably underpriced relative to its pedigree. It's one of the most historically significant American wines ever made and most people walk right past it chasing the cult labels.
Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
At $2,850 a bottle, Screaming Eagle is doing exactly what Screaming Eagle always does in a restaurant setting: extracting maximum dollars from the name alone. The wine is great — but at this markup in a Vegas steakhouse, you're paying heavily for the cachet. Unless someone else is signing the check, the money is better spent elsewhere on this list.
Opus One 2019 + Wagyu Ribeye
Opus One is built for exactly this moment — it's structured enough to stand up to the fat and richness of a Wagyu ribeye, and its Napa Cabernet fruit profile has the kind of weight that doesn't get steamrolled by a serious piece of beef. At $595 it's a splurge, but if you're already ordering Wagyu, you're not here to be cautious.
Tuesday — Half-price wine night every Tuesday — applies to bottles from the wine list, making this one of the better value nights you'll find at a high-end Vegas steakhouse.
🔥 The Bottom Line
Scotch 80 Prime is a proper Vegas steakhouse wine list — deep, France-and-California dominant, with a real sommelier steering the ship and a half-price Tuesday that makes it accessible on a Tuesday. The markups are steep across the board, but that's the Vegas tax, and the quality is real enough to justify the trip.
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