A steakhouse hiding a natural wine secret
· Nashville · Restaurant · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 23, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed The Palm Nashville’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
Wingman Metrics
Six bottles. That's the whole list. At most restaurants, that would be a death sentence — but take a closer look at what those six are and suddenly the math changes entirely. This is not the wine list you expect to find at a Palm.
Whoever curated this slim list had a very specific point of view: no Napa Cab, no obvious crowd-pleasers, just tight, thoughtful selections from the Loire, Languedoc, Piedmont, and the Rhône. Lucien Crochet's single-vineyard Sancerre sits at the top of the white side, while Domaine Bois de Boursan anchors the reds with a serious Châteauneuf-du-Pape. In between, you've got Ruth Lewandowski's 'Feints' — a California natural wine with a cult following — and Ferrando's 'Canavese Rosso,' a Nebbiolo-Barbera blend from Piedmont that most wine drinkers have never encountered. The gap here is obvious: six bottles isn't a wine program, it's a tasting menu without the tasting. But what's here is genuinely well-chosen.
By-the-glass options are not confirmed from available data, so we can't tell you what's pouring by the glass tonight. Given the short list, it's possible the whole thing is available by the glass — but we won't speculate. Ask your server.
The Bottom Line
The Palm Nashville's wine list is six bottles long and somehow more interesting than lists ten times its size at comparable restaurants. The Sancerre alone is worth the visit if it's still priced at $23. Just know what you're walking into: this is a focused, opinionated micro-list, not a deep cellar — and by-the-glass options remain a mystery until you ask.
6 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
Lucien Crochet "Le Chêne" Sancerre FR, 2013 $23
Sauvignon Blanc
$23.00 / bottle
Puzelat Bonhomme Loire FR, 2014 $48
Melon de Bourgogne
$48.00 / bottle
Clos du Gravillas Minervois FR, 2012 $66
Grenache Blanc/Maccabeu
$66.00 / bottle
Ferrando "Canavese Rosso" Piedmont IT, 2013 $44
Nebbiolo/Barbera
$44.00 / bottle
Ruth Lewandowski "Feints" Mendocino CA, 2013 $50
Arneis/Dolcetto
$50.00 / bottle
Domaine Bois de Boursan Châteauneuf-du-Pape FR, 2011 $90
Grenache/Syrah Rouge
$90.00 / bottle
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