Hewitson

Gun Metal Riesling 2022

9.2

Checking out hot springs in the backcountry of Idaho. What better than to bring your gun…. Gun Metal Riesling that is!! From down under Barossa Valley. Hewitson. Dean Hewitson, everything he does is great. Including the Riesling. — 5 months ago

with Chris and Tammy

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Riverain Vineyards

Cardiac Hill Bennett Valley Syrah

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. — 8 years ago

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Isaac Pirolo

@"Odedi" @Phil A Thanks guys!

TheSkip

I wasn’t aware TRB made any syrah. Nice! I should find this.

Isaac Pirolo

@TheSkip We have some Syrah on Theorem’s Moon Mountain vineyard. Excited to see what becomes of it.

Suavia

Monte Carbonare Garganega 2015

9.3

黄色い花の香り、厚みがあり、アルコール感が強く、白桃の味わい。炭のような苦味を伴う後味@DEAN&DELUCA 3,856 incl tax — 5 years ago

Domaine de la Noblaie

Chinon Cabernet Franc 2016

Naomi P.R.

9.2

Yummy hay/mud aroma in the glass, tastes like a dry pinot noir at first. Opens up to a barely ripe cherry over time. Served by the lovely Dean. — 7 years ago