Vegas steakhouse hiding a natural wine secret
· Las Vegas · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · August 14, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The Palm Las Vegas’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into The Palm expecting a wall of Napa Cabs and a Caymus upcharge, and instead you find six wines that look like they were curated by someone who actually drinks interesting stuff. It's disorienting in the best possible way. Six bottles is a tiny list, but these six have more personality than most lists three times the size.
This is not your grandfather's Palm wine list. Lucien Crochet Sancerre, a Puzelat Bonhomme Loire, Clos du Gravillas from Minervois, Ferrando's Canavese Rosso from Piedmont — these are wines that belong at a natural wine bar in Brooklyn, not a legacy steakhouse on the Strip. The lone splurge anchor is a Domaine Bois de Boursan Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2011 at $90, which is actually restrained pricing for Las Vegas. The gap is obvious — no Bordeaux, no California Cab, no crowd-pleaser safety net — which tells us whoever built this list had a point of view and committed to it.
By-the-glass information isn't available from what we've seen, which is a real gap — with only six bottles on the list, a solid BTG program would be the difference between a great wine experience and an all-or-nothing proposition. If you're dining solo or just want a glass with your steak, ask your server what's open before committing.
Lucien Crochet 'Le Chêne' Sancerre 2013 — $23
Twenty-three dollars for a single-vineyard Sancerre from one of the Loire's most respected producers is the kind of pricing you'd do a double-take on anywhere, let alone Las Vegas. This is a serious wine at a neighborhood restaurant price.
Ferrando 'Canavese Rosso' 2013
Most people skip past anything labeled Canavese because it doesn't ring a bell. That's exactly why you should order it. Ferrando is a legendary Carema producer in Piedmont — this Nebbiolo-led blend at $44 is the kind of discovery that makes dinner memorable.
Domaine Bois de Boursan Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2011
Not a bad wine by any stretch — Bois de Boursan makes serious CdP — but at $90 it's the list's one concession to conventional steakhouse logic. In Vegas, $90 gets you a lot less than you'd hope, and this bottle's age makes condition a real question mark.
Clos du Gravillas Minervois 2012 + Prime dry-aged ribeye
The Gravillas is a structured, southern French red with enough grip and dark fruit to stand up to serious beef. At $66 it won't feel like an afterthought next to a premium cut, and it's interesting enough to talk about between bites.
The Bottom Line
The Palm Las Vegas is an unlikely wine discovery — a six-bottle natural and old-world-leaning list tucked inside a steakhouse institution, priced like someone forgot they're on the Strip. Don't sleep on it.
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Acceptable
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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