Vegas Excess Done Right, Glass by Glass
Las Vegas Strip · Las Vegas · American, Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 8, 2026
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Walking into the NoMad Library feels like stumbling into a film set where someone decided to also store 1,000 bottles of serious wine — theatrical, a little absurd, and genuinely impressive. The list arrives and it's immediately clear this isn't a hotel afterthought: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Château Pétrus, Krug Grande Cuvée — these aren't names you drop casually. Someone here actually cares.
The 800-to-1,200-bottle list is anchored firmly in France — Burgundy and Bordeaux run deep, with heavyweights like Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée, Domaine Leroy Chambolle-Musigny, Château Mouton Rothschild, and Salon Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs sitting alongside more approachable but still serious options like Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet. California isn't an afterthought either: Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, and Opus One give the domestic crowd something to get excited about. The Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence — held since 2019 — is entirely credible here; this is the kind of list that earns that badge rather than just buying it. The one gap worth noting is that outside France and California, the world gets thin fast.
With 20 to 35 options by the glass, the program is genuinely generous for a room this caliber — you're not stuck choosing between two unenthusiastic pours. Sommelier Ramiro Troncoso shapes a glass program that gives drinkers real access to the list's strengths without committing to a bottle. Expect Champagne representation and at least a few Burgundy and California options that would be the star pour at most other restaurants.
Krug Grande Cuvée Champagne — $45–$60 per glass (est.)
In a Vegas hotel context, getting Krug by the glass at all is the value play — this is one of the great non-vintage Champagnes on the planet, and drinking it in a room like this beats buying a full bottle at a strip markup any night of the week.
Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet
Everyone gravitates toward the Burgundy reds and the California heavy hitters, which means the Leflaive Puligny gets overlooked — and it absolutely shouldn't. This is benchmark white Burgundy from one of the appellation's most respected names, and in a steakhouse list full of bold reds, it's the quiet overachiever.
Opus One
Opus One is a fine wine, but it's also one of the most over-ordered, over-marked-up bottles in American fine dining. In a Vegas hotel setting, you're paying a premium on top of a premium for a label that's lost most of its surprise factor. With Harlan Estate and Screaming Eagle on the same list, the Opus One feels like the safe corporate pick — and safe is boring.
Domaine Leroy Chambolle-Musigny + 48-Hour Braised Beef Wellington
The Leroy Chambolle-Musigny brings that signature silky, perfumed character that actually lifts against the richness of a long-braised beef Wellington rather than fighting it — two things operating at the top of their respective games, and neither overshadowing the other.
🔥 The Bottom Line
The NoMad Library is the rare Vegas wine list that could hold its own in any serious city dining room — deep French bones, a sommelier who clearly knows the cellar, and enough by-the-glass options to make even a quick dinner worthwhile. Yes, the markups sting, but that's the price of admission on the Strip, and at least here you're getting something genuinely worth drinking.
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Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
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Solid Range
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Solid Range
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Active Program
Proper
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Solid Range
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
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Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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