New release of a fantastic Cabernet blend from Herman Story. Limited. This is what you felt like when you had your first dinner at a Michelin starred restaurant with the one that got away: svelte, elegant and deliriously rich with the lingering sense that you were getting away with something. Raspberry coulis amuse bouche, grilled steak crust, Drambuie, Lebanese Cyprus, blood orange oil, Iron Root and Frankincense with a, pure, prolonged, sigh-heavy body and a finish that ends ten years later. Only 643 cases made. The blend is 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Petite Sirah, 27% Syrah, 6% Petit Verdot. Proprietor and winemaker Russell P. From began Herman Story Wines in 2011 with 7 barrels stashed in his emplyer's cellar. What started as a modest homage to his rancher grandfather has become a beacon to those seeking opulent, structured Syrah and Grenache. These are no nonsense, balls to the wall wines that are not for the faint of heart or the pinky raising set.
Michael Herzog
Bomb.
Bomb.
9.0Scot Wagner
Owner Stash Wines
Beast mode! Needs serious decanting but worth the wait
Beast mode! Needs serious decanting but worth the wait
9.1Mark Blatty
Off the wagon again.
Off the wagon again.
9.2Maxwell Riesberg
Complex but lacking in body. Strong tannin structure but otherwise unsatisfying
Complex but lacking in body. Strong tannin structure but otherwise unsatisfying
8.1Joseph Barsky
2013 Vintage. 15.6% Alcohol. 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Petite Verdot, 10% Petite Sirah, 10% Syrah. Big, but velvet now on the palate. Sorry to have missed the party, but enjoying this!
2013 Vintage. 15.6% Alcohol. 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Petite Verdot, 10% Petite Sirah, 10% Syrah. Big, but velvet now on the palate. Sorry to have missed the party, but enjoying this!
9.4TheSkip
Full tilt! This is over the top non-traditional Bordeaux cuvée with the addition of petit Syrah. I love Herman Story! For those of you looking for over the top, look no further.
Full tilt! This is over the top non-traditional Bordeaux cuvée with the addition of petit Syrah. I love Herman Story! For those of you looking for over the top, look no further.
9.3Hien Phan
Jammy ... great for a nice fall dinner
Jammy ... great for a nice fall dinner
9.1Pete Talala
Great wine. Double decanted and ready to GO. Hitting it's all cylinders. Silky entry before great explosion.
Great wine. Double decanted and ready to GO. Hitting it's all cylinders. Silky entry before great explosion.
9.2Alexander Niehenke
I like this man. I think his strength is Rhone.
I like this man. I think his strength is Rhone.
9.0Tom Walsh
love russell's wines.
love russell's wines.
9.0WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.