Isaac Pirolo

9.5

Riverain is Steve Nordhoff and Dean & Laurie Gray’s label that produces just a few hundred cases from some select vineyards in Northern California, including a Tench Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, and a Gamble Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc.

According to Dean Gray, Riverain is a historically French term meaning “local & friendly people who reside near the river.” @Greg Ballington deserves credit for the reco, and while I’ve had a handful of Syrahs from the Cardiac Hill Vineyard in Sonoma County’s Bennett Valley, this is my first that’s made by Thomas Rivers Brown.

Screams old world, particularly Northern Rhône. Loved it from the get-go, but the acceleration at 90 minutes open is significant. Campfire grilled meat, finely ground pepper, black olive, and creosote, with a core of savory black fruit, and a beautiful secondary combination of cedar and lavender. There’s a distinctive combination of balance, purity of fruit, and savory structure that’s hard not to recognize. — 7 years ago

Peter Krug

9.0

Rich yet sweet and smooth. Velvety lovely. Thanks Dean and Nancy! — 9 years ago

Trevor Maskell

9.6

One of the best Barossa Whites I've ever tried. Impeccable flavour vs body and the tension is sexy. It's not big, but it just keeps giving. 66 Marsanne, 34 Roussanne. It's worth every cent and worth hunting down. It's that good. — 9 years ago

Karen Bromby

9.4

Dean and DeLica wine club night. Best of all the rest and it was a freebie! — 9 years ago

David L

9.1

12' Rudd SB. I ended up buying a six pack of this from Dean & Deluca about six months ago. Four out of the six bottles were off.😡 This is a wonderful bottle of wine. Citrusy & creamy texture's all molded into one terrific wine! Edit- It faded quickly!! — 9 years ago

Peter Krug

9.5

Zomg best cab ever! Amazing! Thanks Nancy and Dean! — 10 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.3

Cocoa powder, basil leaves, meat, game, smoke, elevated minerality, concentration, acidity, tannin and body lol. Large french oak barrels. Dark ruby. — 8 years ago

Stephanie Losee

9.2

Gift from Anne & Dean Ornish, much enjoyed — 8 years ago

jerod peitsmeyer

9.5

the james dean of sb — 9 years ago

Helen Patrikis

9.0

BEtony sommelier Dean Fuerth poured this for us to accompany a squid dish. Softness, fruit, a bit of acidity. Perfect for drowning my sorrow at the news of the restaurant's imminent closing. — 9 years ago

Nathan Tenney

9.0

Dark vibrant fruit, nice balanced wine showing itself well. — 9 years ago

David MacMillan

9.3

Incredibly Dean owns a shirt......and the wine is awesome — 9 years ago

with Robert

Tristan Howard

9.0

Solid, tasty red. 2013 vintage. — 10 years ago

Chad Moroni

9.5

Loved it Dean! — 10 years ago

Eve Stanger

9.1

June brought it to Ganesh — 8 years ago

Dean

9.0

Better than ever: With Jorge/Barbara, Peter/Nancy, Dean/Nancy — 8 years ago

Suki St John

9.6

Tom had in NY with Mark and Dean. $60 in off license and $300 in sushi restaurant. — 9 years ago

Ron R

9.3

We ALWAYS love this stuff. Not exuberant like many Napa cabs. Fruit-forward , but not so sweet. Shows depth and restraint on the palette. Hats off to Dean Sylvester. — 9 years ago

with Anne-marie

Shawn R

9.0

Great wine for a day at the lake! Curious on the direction that Dean and Deluca will take the winery. — 9 years ago

Eugene Walker

9.1

With Dean and Christine. 2009 — 10 years ago