2009 Herman Story Casual Encounters

Community Tasting Notes (39) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  5/12/2018 - EvanJB wrote: 93 Points

  Has aged wonderfully. Still has plenty of fruit, but has mellowed

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  12/27/2016 - drrobvino wrote: 89 Points

  Rich and creamy, this wine shows charred wood, dark black cherry and ripe blueberry jam fruit, and some decent spiciness.
  Drinking well now, I think it should ideally be consumed now through 2017.

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  9/22/2016 - Bob & Sue Atlanta wrote: 93 Points

  Good structure, typical HS wine. Never would have guessed this was from 2009. Tasted much younger. highly enjoyable...

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  7/26/2015 - bjamesclark wrote: 93 Points

  Viscous, with a dark red color bordering on oven brick with black plum hues. the thick legs show medium/medium+ staining.
  Decanted 1.5 hours+
  Hugely complex and impeccably well developed. This shows the progression that Russell's wines take with a little bottle age.
  
  A complex blend of scents waft up from the glass with intensity including violets, blueberry, brambly blackberry, sun baked strawberry, red meats, sarsaparilla, black licorice, roses, spices of cardamom and white pepper, freshly rained forrest floor and wood notes that encompass cedar, cigar box and pencil shavings.
  The palate is full bodied with medium-plus acid, medium ripe tannins and higher alcohol levels though the perception is not as high as the actual. Flavors are well blended showing violets and blueberries with bramble, strawberry compote, vanilla, baking spice, dark cherry, blackberry, sarsaparilla, licorice, shisha tobacco, oak and a hint of brown sugar. The finish is long and lingers.
  Overall, classy and elegant. A spectacular showing.

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  7/12/2015 - armchairsommelier wrote: 93 Points

  Time has been kind to this bottle. Rich and brooding (the hallmark of HS wines, really). But this is slowly shifting to a lively softness and elegance. Love. Salud!

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