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Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · April 9, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Dee Lincoln Prime’s wine list and gave it The Rager — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Dee Lincoln Prime lands with the confidence of a place that knows its audience — and its audience wants Napa Cabernet and French classics, served properly. Four hundred to six hundred selections is not a modest number, and the presence of two named sommeliers, Shawn Spiker and Richard Patino, signals this isn't a list assembled by a beverage distributor on autopilot. We're in a real wine program here.
California is the obvious anchor — Caymus, Silver Oak, Shafer Hillside Select, Stag's Leap, Far Niente, Duckhorn — the Napa greatest-hits board is fully stocked and then some. France holds its own with Château Margaux, Château Lynch-Bages, and Louis Jadot Burgundy in the mix, and Italy brings genuine depth with Gaja Barbaresco, Antinori Tignanello, and Sassicaia rounding out a trifecta that earned this list its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence since 2022. The one gap worth noting: if you're hunting outside that California-France-Italy triangle, you may find the terrain thins out fast. But within those three regions, the depth is real.
Twenty to thirty-five by-the-glass options is a strong program for a steakhouse, and the quality of the underlying list suggests these aren't just the house pours propping up the margins. That said, we didn't find evidence of an active rotation or seasonal by-the-glass program — what's on the list tends to stay on the list. For a room full of prime beef, that's not necessarily a problem, but don't expect a lot of discovery in the glass pours.
Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon — $80–$100
Jordan is a perennial overachiever at its price point — structured, food-friendly, and reliably well-made. At a steakhouse where bottles climb fast and hard, Jordan is where you land when you want a proper Sonoma Cab without the Opus One sticker shock.
Gaja Barbaresco
Everyone at this table is ordering Napa Cab, and we get it. But Gaja Barbaresco is one of the greatest wine producers on earth, and Nebbiolo alongside a prime steak is an argument that holds up just as well as Cabernet. Most people walk right past it. Don't.
Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus is fine. It's also the most over-ordered, most marked-up bottle on every steakhouse list in America. You're paying a premium for familiarity, not quality. The money goes further almost anywhere else on this list.
Antinori Tignanello + Prime Steak
Tignanello is a Sangiovese-Cabernet blend with enough structure to stand up to heavily seared beef and enough Old World earthiness to make the whole thing feel like more than just a meal. On a list that leans heavily California, this is the move that makes the table look up.
The Bottom Line
Dee Lincoln Prime is the real deal — a legitimately deep, properly managed wine program at a high-end North Texas steakhouse that earned its Wine Spectator credentials. Markups are steep, as they are everywhere in this zip code, but the cellar, the staff, and the selection justify the trip if you're willing to spend.
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Crowd Pleasers
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Solid Range
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Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
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Basic Stemmed
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Active Program
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Basic Stemmed
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Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
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Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
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Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Crowd Pleasers
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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