text: The flagship restaurant of the Mandalay Hotel and Casino Aureole is architectural and design wonder The sleek open space is punctuated by the story wine tower home to nearly bottles a fifth of their overall inventory This version of Aureole is far different from the small intimate original in Manhattans Upper East side but in Vegas bigger is better Visuals are great and all but how is the food Excellent Chef Charlie Palmers progressive American focuses on dishes of highquality ingredients simply prepared and presented The menu is straightforward either choose the course prix fixe or the course Celebration of Great American Food tasting menu Selections are mostly seasonal although consistent on the menu are the Peking duck and Colorado lamb both very goodnnAureole is home to one of the largest and diverse wine lists one will ever see Over selections and total bottles the list is presented electronically on a wireless tablet PC There is an initial wow this is cool upon seeing this in practice it would be best to have a good old analog paper wine list Although I am usually too proud to ask for help selecting a bottle there is simply too man options here The sommeliers are incredibly knowledgeable and I suppose they had better be with an inventory such as this I would prefer to see a better bytheglass list Unless you get the course meal with the wine pairings your single serving options are rather limited