Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.9

Rosé pink in appearance. A bit sour cherry and raspberries on the nose with some funkiness and tart strawberries. Solid acidity on the palate and very refreshing. A bit of white pepper, tart and bitter strawberries and yeasty. Medium plus finish. Doing well for five years in bottle. — 3 months ago

Gabrielle Keb

9.2

Very floral 😍 — 4 days ago

Randy Fuller

9.6

This is a rosé for people who don't drink rosé because they feel there's no complexity there. This is loaded with complexity, starting with the color - is it pink, salmon, copper, onion… - and continuing on the nose, which offers up a hint of funk along with a host of saline, herbal aromas. The palate shows more fruit, but stays in the savory range. Zesty acidity tops off this piece of perfection with poise. — 5 days ago

Justin Kline

9.0

Wow that is bitter! 😝 reminds me of grapefruit. Thanks Charles! Bottled by Charles Medley Distillery in the 1960’s! Drinking history right here! — 2 days ago

Jeffrey Long

9.3

This is actually Goose Island Bourbon County Bramble Rye Stout. Intense black fruit jamminess fades into coffee chocolate velvet. Should improve in a few years. — a month ago

Mark Flesher

9.6

The winner thus far. This is a youthful oak splinter and leather rich nose. Very sharp nose and expected the entry to be the same. NOPE. This is SMoOoOoOoth and rather rounded from front to back. It can sit on your tongue for 10 seconds and you gain a nice bouquet of fig, roasted pecan and walnuts, candied character. Really dense. Wow. You could do shots of this with EASE, but I can certainly imagine how dangerous that would be! — 21 days ago

Federico Politi

9.0

Oat, Millet side by side. Both fantastic. Oat, super profumato. Millet, more subtle. FE6Z25, KE3P22 — 9 days ago

Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

9.5

from 2013. deliciously balanced sour. berry sweetness upfront quickly yields to tart soft sourness. exceptional. one of the top 5 ales i’ve had. — 21 days ago

Chris DeMay

9.1

My current CH favorite — a month ago

Shay A

9.3

This is my second Herman Story wine. Normally, I’d sock my ‘16 Syrahs away for years, but I’ve seen reviews say this is so enjoyable young, so I decided to experiment. This is like rocket fuel...full throttle. BUT, it stops short of being out of balance/gloopy. These wines make me think this winemaker, named Russell, is like the Russell Bevan version of Paso Rhône varietals...big, bold, & delicious in style.

After only 30mins, this revealed some smoked meat, peppercorn, olive and underripe blackberry. Some sage as well. Massive on the palate...all sorts of dark, ripe fruit with a sweetened core. Bacon fat, roasted plum, and baked berry pie. This is hedonistic in style and not for the faint of heart, but it does a good job of restraining itself from where it could go. A fun wine. — 11 days ago

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