Herman Story, Larner Vineyard Syrah, Santa Ynez Valley
Herman Story · California › Santa Ynez Valley › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
93
/100
Reviews
7
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
88
Reviews
92.6
Avg Score
94
Highest
Taster #0168
· Dec 11, 2025
90/100
Big, vanilla, pepper, blackberry jam
2020 vintage
Taster #2915
· Mar 22, 2025
92/100
Inky purple. Oak, black currant, medium acidity, young tannins. Powerhouse as expected. Very nice but could use a little more complexity- perhaps this will emerge with more time in the bottle.
2020 vintage
Taster #6492
· May 25, 2024
93/100
Yum, just yum!! Beautiful shade of purple, dense, full flavored with black and blueberry fruit. Nice long finish. Another winner!!
2019 vintage
Taster #2915
· Dec 13, 2023
93/100
Heavy hitter. Powerful body with dark fruit and excellent balance between acidity, tannin and alcohol. A somewhat odd nose of popcorn persisted but the palate was less impacted by this. Ready now but should also continue to evolve for a few more years. Very nice!
2019 vintage
Taster #1152
· Nov 4, 2023
Ben was not a huge fan of it. Kristin liked, not what we typically drink so different.
2020 vintage
Taster #4498
· Nov 17, 2022
93/100
Prototypical Herman Story quality. Great stuff!
2019 vintage
Taster #5765
· Feb 21, 2022
93/100
Another poker night wine, full-bodied, heavy hitter, but somehow the alcohol is in check.
2019 vintage
Taster #1254
· Nov 29, 2021
94/100
Black cherry, ripe raspberry, virginia ham, red apple skin, anise, clove, cinnamon, vanilla, rich velvety texture, great purity and balance. Drinks well now as a new world bomb, but should improve in a couple years to let some of the fine grain tannins resolve.
2019 vintage