April 22, 2023 - enjoyable. Huge wine, and a great follow to the chateaneuf from earlier in the night. Still lots of life so don't be in a rush to drink.
April 20, 2023 - hi alcohol, very full bodied for a Grenache, reasonably consistent with the house style
March 5, 2022 - Wonderful Grenache so full of flavor
March 4, 2022 - PNP at 63degF. Black cherry dominated the nose with some thyme and leather sneaking in. Soft palate fleshy dried fruit with the finish being prominently astringent. The third sip gets an explosion of cigar box on the nose, which faded away quickly to dark dried fruits. The palate was then gorgeous with sweeter elements and significantly less astringency. The finish seems to never stop and the mouth waters for another sip.
Love how Russell's wines have evolved in the cellar from a Jersey Shore bodybuilder, just muscular and full of vibrato and in your face to a top female CrossFit athlete, still muscular but in proportion and much more elegant and focused. (no disrespect to JS intended!)
October 16, 2021 - The best.......Excellent taste
May 28, 2021 - Rich, high alcohol, medium tannin. Black cherry, herbs. A bit of a bite.
November 23, 2020 - Camping trip wine in Sedona, AZ. Bold Grenache, typical Herman Story style. Rustic, full-bodied. Very well made, balanced.
June 27, 2020 - Rich, opulent grenache with a nice layer of oak. Ripe berry fruit with soft tannins.
June 27, 2020 - Agree with most below. My favorite aspect being the spices (which make it great with spicy Chinese food.
April 20, 2020 - Dark red and black sweet fruits, great purity and silky palate. Load so chocolate and toasted oak on the finish, very good as a PnP.