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Red
2016 Herman Story Syrah White Hawk Vineyard
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Santa Barbara County
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Community Tasting Notes 16
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bbcc66 Likes this wine: 90 points
February 24, 2024 - Decanted 1/2 hr. Drank over 2 days. Day 2 was a bit bigger in taste than day 1. Dark fruit nose. Big, bold tastes of dark fruit and cherry.
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EvanJB wrote:
June 14, 2023 - Great place now
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Central Coast Wino wrote: flawed
February 12, 2023 - Something had gone wrong. Not typical TCA taint, but I don't know exactly what it was. Organic solvent on the nose, light and flowery on the palate. Not drinkable.
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Pearcebarr Likes this wine: 89 points
April 25, 2022 - Extreme dark, and high extraction
Nose of uncooked bacon, paprika, molasses, and dark black fruit syrup. Also some stainless steel?
Taste follows with uncooked bacon, paprika spice, and some black fruit. Almost like bbq, with a fruit sauce. Also some leather. Medium- tannins and low acid. If the acid was higher this would be a winner3 people found this helpful Comment -
SICILIAN-SOLE Likes this wine: 94 points
September 28, 2021 - Notes from day 2 after opening: Nearly black in color with the slightest hint of a dark purple rim. The nose is intoxicating sweet pipe tobacco, candied dark fruit and fresh asphalt. On the palate the savory earthy notes hit first with beef, pepper, tar and soil...then the blue and black fruit follows as an afterthought. Nice balancing acidity and slightly chalky tannin that will resolve in time with experience with HS.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Herman Story
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard White Hawk Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Santa Barbara County
- UPC Code 098555835581
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 189 (40%)
- Consumed 279 (60%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 18 votes
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- ProducerHerman Story
- VarietySyrah
- VineyardWhite Hawk Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSanta Barbara County
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