Big cellar energy, predictable pour choices
Downtown Jackson · Jackson Hole · Steakhouse / American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · May 26, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The White Buffalo Club Restaurant’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Walk into the White Buffalo Club and the wine list feels like the room — dark, polished, and expensive without apology. An 1,100-bottle cellar is a serious statement for a boutique hotel steakhouse in Wyoming, and the staff carries themselves like they know it. First instinct: this will cost you, but it probably won't disappoint.
The list leans hard into Napa Cabernet royalty — Opus One, Caymus, Silver Oak, Duckhorn Merlot — which is exactly what the USDA Prime crowd expects and exactly what keeps a wine list from surprising anyone. It's built to close deals and celebrate anniversaries, not to make you think. The depth of 1,100 bottles suggests there's more going on beneath the surface, but the marquee names dominate the conversation and the pricing. We'd love to see more range beyond the California blockbusters, but there's no question the cellar is well-stocked and properly kept.
Somewhere between 12 and 20 options by the glass, which is a healthy pour program for a room this size. Expect the pours to skew toward familiar, approachable names — nothing too adventurous, but nothing embarrassing either. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority here; the by-the-glass list feels steady rather than dynamic.
Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon — null
In a lineup of trophy Napa Cabs, Silver Oak consistently delivers the most drinkable experience relative to its price point — and in a steakhouse context, it punches above the Caymus crowd. If markup fairness is your concern, this is your least painful entry into the upper tier.
Duckhorn Merlot
Everyone at this table is ordering Cabernet, which means the Duckhorn Merlot is being quietly ignored. That's a mistake. Duckhorn's Napa Merlot is a genuinely serious wine that works beautifully against a filet, and it often comes in at a lower price point than the Cab heavy-hitters on a list like this.
Opus One
Opus One is one of the most marked-up bottles in American restaurant history, and a steakhouse in a ski town is not going to be the exception. You're paying for the name on the label and the story you'll tell later — not for a wine that outperforms what Silver Oak or even a well-chosen Duckhorn delivers in this setting.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon + Filet Mignon
Caymus is ripe, soft, and built for red meat — the high-alcohol, plush fruit profile stands up to a prime filet without overwhelming it, and it's exactly the crowd-pleasing power move this room was designed for.
The Bottom Line
The White Buffalo Club is a confident, capable steakhouse wine program that plays it safe with Napa's greatest hits and charges accordingly — no surprises, no regrets, just expensive and reliable. Send a friend here if they want a great bottle with a great steak and aren't counting the markup.
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