Cab-heavy steak country, done respectably
La Posada Hotel · Laredo · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 1, 2026
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The Tack Room's wine list reads exactly how you'd expect a hotel steakhouse in Laredo to read: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, and more Cabernet Sauvignon. There's nothing surprising here, but there's also nothing embarrassing — this list knows what it is and mostly delivers.
Twenty-nine labels, and at least a third of them are Cabs from California — Silver Oak, Caymus, Cakebread, Duckhorn, Inglenook, Ghost Pine. It's a Greatest Hits package with heavy West Coast bias and very little adventurous thinking. The international presence is thin but not nothing: Anciano Tempranillo from Spain, two Argentine Malbecs from Kaiken and Zuccardi, and an Abadia Retuerta that hints at someone knowing something about old-world reds. Louis Jadot Beaujolais Villages is the only French option in sight, which feels like it wandered in from a different list entirely.
Ten pours by the glass at $8–$11.25 is reasonable pricing for a hotel restaurant in South Texas. The range skews predictable — expect the usual suspects like Menage a Trois and Decoy — but you're not going to get gouged on a glass the way you might on a bottle. No obvious rotation or discovery program here; what's on the list is what you'll find.
Anciano 5 Year Tempranillo — $36
In a list dominated by California names, this Spanish Tempranillo stands out as the quiet overachiever. At $36, it's priced honestly for what it delivers — earthy, structured, and actually interesting next to a well-marbled steak.
Abadia Retuerta
Tucked into a list that doesn't really deserve it, Abadia Retuerta is a serious Spanish producer making Tempranillo and Cabernet blends from the Sardon del Duero. Most tables here will walk right past it for Caymus — which is their loss.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
At $225 a bottle, you're paying a significant premium for a wine that's available at most grocery stores and Costco. It's crowd-pleasing, sure, but the markup here makes it a bad deal when bottles like Inglenook or Starmont give you a better ratio of quality to cost.
Zuccardi Malbec + Ribeye
Zuccardi is one of Argentina's most respected producers, and their Malbec brings enough dark fruit and structure to stand up to a fat, seared ribeye without getting buried by it. At $54, it's one of the more honest price points on the list.
The Bottom Line
The Tack Room isn't trying to be a wine destination, and it succeeds at being exactly what it is — a dependable hotel steakhouse list with some solid bottles hiding among the Cab parade. Order the Spanish or Argentine options, avoid the trophy-bottle markups, and you'll eat and drink just fine.
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If wine matters to you at dinner, Laredo has better options than this. Olive Garden's wine program is a corporate formality — two labels do not a wine list make. Order the cocktail, enjoy the breadsticks, and save the bottle for somewhere that earned it.
Grocery Store
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Laredo · Modern Mexican
Casa Azul's wine list has no business being this interesting for a modern Mexican spot in Laredo, and that's exactly why it earns a Wild Card. The list is small and the by-the-glass program is thin, but the bones are good — Patient Cottat Sancerre and Drouhin Pinot Noir don't end up on a 22-bottle list by accident. If you're eating here, skip the safe plays and lean into the whites.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Laredo · Contemporary bistro
Lolita's Bistro is doing more with a 19-bottle list than most Laredo restaurants would bother attempting — the Domaine Delaporte Sancerre, the Barbaresco, and the Bolgheri Rosso tell you someone cares. Markups run steep across the board, especially at the top of the list, so bring a budget or lean toward the Albariño and Pinot Noir by the glass. Worth stopping in, worth ordering wine — just go in with eyes open on price.
Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Laredo · New American / Latin Fusion
El Capataz Del Mar isn't a wine destination — it's a restaurant that happens to have seven bottles on a menu. The pricing is honest and the Garnacha options from AH-SO offer a slight spark of personality, but this list needs serious attention before it earns a real recommendation. Order a cocktail, or grab the white Garnacha if you want to say you tried.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Laredo · Steakhouse
El Asador is clearly a destination for the food — the wood-fired steaks, the Tuétano al Piquín, the oysters — and the margaritas are probably doing heavy lifting at the bar. But the wine list is a placeholder, not a program. Five unlabeled, undated-for-rotation bottles at a polished steakhouse in 2024 is a miss. Come for the beef, order a cocktail, and hope someone eventually hands this list to someone who cares.
Grocery Store
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Laredo · Spanish Tapas & Wine Bar
Taberna Laredo is the kind of place that wine-obsessed travelers bookmark and casual diners stumble into and never forget. If you're in Madrid and serious about drinking well at dinner, this belongs on your shortlist.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
· Irvine · Steakhouse
Fleming's Irvine delivers exactly what it promises: a wide, competent, California-forward wine list that covers all the bases for a steakhouse crowd. The markup is real — this is not a list for value hunters — but the by-the-glass depth is genuinely good and the Loosen Bros. Riesling at $11 is the rare honest deal hiding in plain sight. If you want adventure, look elsewhere; if you want a reliable glass with your ribeye in Irvine, this gets the job done.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Plano · Steakhouse
Del Frisco's Plano delivers a wine list that does its job without doing anything exciting — it's competent, recognizable, and priced for a room where the company card is doing the heavy lifting. If you're here for the steak and want a bottle that won't embarrass you, the list handles that. If you're here to drink well on your own dime, the markup will sting.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
SanTan Village · Chandler · Steakhouse
Bourbon & Bones SanTan has a reserve list that punches above its suburban strip-mall weight class — the Heitz Martha's Vineyard duo, Dominus, and the rogue Egon Müller Riesling are all legitimate gets. The pricing is unambiguously steep and the list has real gaps, but if you're celebrating something and want a specific California collectible with your ribeye, this is one of the more unexpected places to find it in the East Valley.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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