Herman Story Casual Encounters 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Herman Story
Country	United States
Region	California
Varietal	Red Blend,  Mourvedre
Vintage	2020
Sku	48890
Size	750ml

 

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Forget the polo-field-sized pool and the bold-blackberry brass band. You’re here among the West Egg elite for one reason: Gatsby’s private stash. While the enigmatic mogul carouses with violet-sequined flappers and crème brûlée cabaret dancers, you’ve stolen away to the cellar. There, among the toasted rum barrels Jay may or may not have bootlegged, is the real flamboyance. Inky-cored opulence—resin-soaked boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the plum-jam past. You’re lost in it, and when you turn, there’s the man himself. Your move, old sport.

A blend of 58% Mourvèdre, 34% Syrah, 8% Grenache.

We're cooks, not chemists. You might be saying, what about terroir? Science? The technical details I read on that one critic's vintage report? Don't worry, that's all part of it. Get grapes from exceptional vineyards, make careful decisions in the cellar, be relentless about quality, you'll be turning out showstoppers.

At the end of the day, we make wines that'll pair just as well with a triple-stacked bacon cheeseburger as they will with an extravagant eight-course tasting menu. Wines you can contemplate at a massive mahogany desk or chug while your friend falls from a keg-stand into an inflatable pool of Jello. Either way, they're a damn good time.

The 2020 Casual Encounters is pure seduction in the glass, with a captivating blend of crushed blackberries and plums accentuated by cinnamon, clove and mocha notes. This impresses further with a balance of velvety textures and ultra-ripe red and black fruits energized by juicy acidity. A flourish of cocoa and balsamic spice lingers impossibly long as the 2020 finishes hauntingly dark and gently tannic. This is a pleasure bomb and not for the faint of heart. Casual Encounters is a blend of 58% Mourvèdre, 34% Syrah and 8% Grenache.