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Reviewed July 6, 2026
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The wine list arrives looking like a leather-bound coffee table book, and at 350+ selections, it earns the heft. This is a corporate steakhouse doing wine the way corporate steakhouses do wine — thoroughly, expensively, and with a heavy Napa accent. You know what you're walking into before you sit down.
Napa Cabernet is the headliner here and the list leans into it hard — Opus One, Stag's Leap 'Cask 23', Caymus Special Selection, Darioush — the greatest hits are all present and accounted for. Burgundy gets a respectable nod with Louis Jadot's Puligny-Montrachet holding down the white Burgundy corner, and Bordeaux and the Pacific Northwest fill out the supporting cast. What's missing is any adventurousness: no natural wine, no skin-contact whites, no interesting Southern Hemisphere producers. This list was built to impress a client on an expense account, not to challenge anyone's palate.
With 20-30 options by the glass ranging from $15 to $45, the pour program is one of the better ones you'll find at a chain steakhouse. You can actually build a decent meal around glass pours here without committing to a bottle. The Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon and Rombauer Chardonnay anchor the midrange and are reliably solid choices.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley — $85
Jordan is consistently one of the best-priced bottles relative to what's in the glass at Capital Grille. Polished, food-friendly, and it doesn't carry the 4x markup that the cult Napa names above it on the list do. Order this before you order the Caymus.
Louis Jadot Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy
Most people at a steakhouse go straight to red, but this white Burgundy is the sleeper pick. Puligny at a place like this means properly stored, well-handled, and ready to drink — and it's a genuinely interesting alternative to the Rombauer crowd. Order it with the sea bass and don't look back.
Opus One, Napa Valley
Opus One is a great wine. It is not a great value here. Restaurant markups on a bottle this famous are punishing, and Capital Grille knows exactly what it can charge for a name people recognize. You're paying a premium on top of a premium. Save Opus One for a bottle shop.
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 'Cask 23' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley + Dry-aged bone-in ribeye
Cask 23 is built for exactly this moment — the structure and dark fruit cut through the fat of a dry-aged ribeye without overwhelming the beef's natural depth. It's a splurge pairing, but if you're already dropping $75 on a steak, this is the bottle you want in your hand.
✔️ The Bottom Line
The Capital Grille is a reliable machine — the wine program is competent, well-staffed, and properly executed, but the markups are steep and the list plays it extremely safe. Send a friend here for a business dinner, but tell them to order Jordan before anyone at the table reaches for the Opus One.
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