Brad Swick

8.9

Dry, with a nice bite, but kind of flat and short flavor. Tasted 11 December 2021 Much better flavor on day two! (8.4 day 1, 8.9 day 2) — 3 years ago

Roman Ochocki

9.3

My kind of #californication 🙂 Deep and spicy (finish) with strong bitter chocolate. Mild tannins, medium acidity. Black fruits - barely palpable. But a leather, smoke maybe - they do the job. My second wine from William Hill - the first one was fantastic blend (2014). — 4 years ago

Collier

9.0

Great wine. Sweet but not too sweet. Strong, fruity smell, “lychee” like taste — 5 years ago

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

Eric Waxman

9.0

Excellent Syrah. Fruit, tobacco nose. Excellent example of the varietal — 8 years ago

Daron Watson

9.4

subtle aromas of blackberry patch, plum, cigar box & suede ~ soft & plush, rich, sweet & tart fruit, grilled herb & mineral finish — 8 years ago

Lawrence Bernstein

9.1

Wonderful blend of primarily Malbec,Cab Sav, Petit Verdot, Syrah and Carmenere. So this 2011 has great young jammy fruit but it is not a fruit bomb in that it has complexity. — 9 years ago

Mike Mayer

9.1

Beautiful floral hints on the nose don't quite prepare you for the explosion of intricate tastes that hit your palate. Lots of plum, currant, mocha and spice make this a fun wine to drink. Tannins are elegant and the acidity is just right making this a very well balanced wine. I love everything I've tasted from this winery! — 9 years ago

with Lisa

Kyle Miller

8.9

Nice old world style Cab from Chalk Hill. Dusty blackboard intermingling of herbs, eucalyptus. Blackberry and crushed black currant rising. Very nice — 10 years ago

Michelle Hagen

9.0

Elegant nose of pear, banana and a bit of citrus. Flavors of grapefruit, minerals and a vanilla/buttery finish. Awesome with halibut fish tacos — 12 years ago

with Russ and Lynne

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

A real solid $20 Chard, Barrel aged 10 months sur lie! Medium lemon color with aromas of stone and citrus fruits with notes of warm baking spice. On the palate ripe apple and lemon flavors with vanilla and nutty toasty oak. Well balanced on medium+ finish ending, a bit buttery with slight oak and mineral notes. A favorite!! — 4 years ago

Robert Swart

9.0

Notes of petrol, mossy forest, and intense berry finish. Medium bodied and complex. Well balanced tannins. Thanksgiving wine. — 4 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Color of purple with grapefruit. Nose of cherry jam, medicinal note, dried strawberry, a bit plum, a bit blackberry, a bit minty, quite fruits oriented. Taste is similar with addition of good smoky note, ripe grapes and cherry jam, rose, medicinal note again, and quite sweet. Aftertaste is bit hickory with zesty bitter note. Will be popular for sweet teeth. — 5 years ago

John Landis

9.3

Lovely dark red color with aromas of black raspberries. In the mouth incredible intense red fruits with lingering aftertaste. Tannin is integrated with the fruit. Wonderful wine!! — 7 years ago

Paul T HB

9.5

Another great 2005, these are ready to go.
2002 Still my favorite though .
Best 05 is Shafer & Vineyard 29 estate in my opinion. You must try them both out of a mag preferably — 8 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.4

Vines planted in 2004. Old-style Napa Cab Sav. Wonderful nose 👃 of black earthing raspberry compote. Medium bodied. Silky with moderate tannin and well-integrated acidity and red fruit notes. Wonderful! — 8 years ago

CMalcolm

9.2

One of my favorite Chardonnays. Smooth with a little bit of an oaky flavor. — 9 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.4

My favorite Napa field blend. Huge dark fruit nose., not for the faint of heart!! It is drinking incredibly well. Decanted 6 hours prior to drinking... was silky smooth yet with incredible intensity and depths of flavored. 😍 love it! This was the 3rd wine opened — 9 years ago

with Roderic, Cindy and 3 others

Bastien Leduc

9.0

Reminds me of Mauzac with the apple nose — 10 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

10

Frank Family's top of the hill! Winston does it again. Only in their Best Years!! Chophouse Dinner . Brought by Bruce Wallace! Bravo! — 11 years ago

Lenny Castiglione

8.9

Group of six half thought it was a fine Bordeaux. Still had lots of fruit and some tannin. Sweet palate — 4 years ago

with Hande

Leo Gentile

9.4

Delicate pale straw color. Tart Gala apple and pear. Crisp with balanced acidity true to the vineyard and deftness of the winemaker. This wine can keep going for years to come. Drank over three nights and final glass was no less, perhaps more enjoyable than the first. — 4 years ago

Mary H

9.1

25% new oak - strong oakiness but well balanced, plum fruit but not jammy. Soft tannins - barely noticeable - but the wine does have a bit of age. — 6 years ago

with Adrienne and Louis

Fauxakim

8.9

The acidity is like a punch in the face - in a good way! Very dry with a bit of sunny currant. — 7 years ago

Max Hollander-Eberly

9.1

Always good to have a taste of home, and very little does that better than Gimblett Gravels Syrah. Great dark fruit, showing excellent leathery tones. — 7 years ago

Ron R

9.0

Nose of tobacco, spice box and barrel toast. On the palette, the tannins are a touch gnarly, but provide texture and structure. Plenty of dark berry fruits blend with a hint of cloves and cinnamon. Not as sweet as I expected. This needs air-time, but is showing well. — 8 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.3

Quite amazing. Dried prunes and cloves on the nose mature and evolved. Then raspberry jam in the glass with tons of acidity and perhaps a hint of coffee this is not a fruitbomb! — 8 years ago

Raymond Domenico

9.4

Reflects high-end Bordeaux almost perfectly. Tobacco and green bell peppers, blackberry, oak that tastes old and mellow. On of the nicest Napa Cabs, and a sought after vintage. — 9 years ago

Mike Davila

9.5

I drank this at their open house, and at the time I thought it was one of the best 2011's we tasted. This is another example of a wine that will have the "experts" pondering the 2011 vintage. This may be similar to a 2003 for selected wineries. I'll go on the record that I like it - a lot. — 10 years ago

Orly Jaffe

9.2

bright, beautiful acid, cool green fruit with citrus, floral notes with a bit of salinity. fun for the palate. totally gulpable. — 10 years ago