PNP / Exceptional @ 10 years young! 65% Cab. Sauv., 30% Cab. Franc & the rest Merlot. Classic Oakville with deep dark fruit concentration, lots of glycerin, opulent drinking experience. Kudos to Russell Bevan-Owner/Winemaker! Cheers ๐๐ท๐๐ป๐๐ป โ 6 months ago
Bright and crisp. โ 5 years ago
Red currant, cherry, and leather with a medium body and finish. โ 5 years ago

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Hmm, Iโll see what I can do, fighting my wifeโs sinus infection, woke up today with some symptoms ๐ทApple, lemon curd, cedar, dried apricot, honey and oak. Good acidity and balance. โ 4 months ago
Unbelievable perfect 57%Cab Franc- 43% Merlot blend from Russell Bevan. A fruit forward version if a Cheval Blanc from St.Emilion! Full bodied rich stewed black and blue fruits with hints of mint and herbs, lavender and fully textured with a 1-minute long intense finish. Canโt imagine a better red wine. โ 4 years ago
Inaugural vintage of a truly great wine. This wine is pre- Russell Bevan - Luc Morlet is the wine maker. The wine is so soft at this point with a finish that persists in such a harmonious fashion. Absolute treat. The fruit is dark and delicious. The alcohol is >15% but the wine is so well balanced, the alcohol does not seem out of place. Great wine. โ 7 years ago

Slightly hazy (unfined?) gold. Abundant nose of honeyed tropical fruits, baked apple, and vanilla tinged orange crรจme. Full-bodied palate of cooked pineapple, baked apple, hint of orange, yellow lilies, andโฆ how does one say โbaseball batโ only subtly? Another quintessential Russell Bevan white thatโs a monster in body, but velvet on the palate. A big wine that begs for big, complex dishes. My drinking partner (who suggested the wine was like an Adele songโฆ you think itโs going to be a rustic stumble, but it clearly has much more going on) made an incredible pork loin, root vegetable, and apple entrรฉe that was right where a dish should be to stand up to this wine. Similar dishes will work. Not your grandmotherโs Chardonnay. Drink now through 2023. โ 5 years ago
Pure delight โ a Beaujolais-esque expression thatโs an easy, beautiful drink. โ 7 years ago
This is my second Herman Story wine. Normally, Iโd sock my โ16 Syrahs away for years, but Iโve 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 Rhรดne 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. โ 8 years ago
Matt Schwartz
High acidity and light bodied with bright red fruit flavors โ a month ago