Herman Story Milk & Honey 2018

68% Tempranillo, 15% Syrah, 11% Mourvèdre, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon
18 måneder i 82% ny, fransk eg
725 kasser fremstillet

Wine Enthusiast: 94
Jeb Dunnock: 93

Tempranillo driver altid dette blend; det forjættede lands hyldest til Ribero del Duero-regionen, som Paso Robles deler ligheder med. Masser af tanniner med den klassiske Herman Story-saftige Syrah, Mourvèdre og Cabernet Sauvignon. Mærkaterne er fra lokale steder med reference til dem, som måske bliver hængende lidt for længe…

“Masser af mørke bær og ribs samt noter af brændt jord, kværnet peber og sort lakrids. Fyldig med klassiske Tempranillo-tanniner, en chokolade-agtig, stor struktur og en fantastisk eftersmag.” – Jeb Dunnock

“Blød og rund med dominans af sorte kirsebær og lilla blomster. Tannin-strukturen vokser sig langsomt og bliver mere fast i eftersmagen.” – Wine Enthusiast

Russell Froms altid underholdende smagenoter:
“You don’t typically grace glossy-eyed bar patrons with the golden pipes, but you’re four rum and Cokes deep and “Born to Run” is playing, so why the hell not? Mic in hand, you’re perched on leather barstools, vocals ringing with all the fullness of nutmeg over poached plums, roma tomatoes from freshly-potted soil, cigar smoke at dawn. A crowd forms to watch you high-step across the bar like you’re eighteen again, North High School’s former first-chair tenor. Maraschino cherries, olives, and lacy undergarments rain down as you nail an air sax solo that would make the Boss proud. No one cares if you nail the high notes, but you do anyway because you’re a rock god, and in a swell of confidence spread your arms and fall, just hoping they’ll catch you.”