Herman Story 2021 First Time Caller

Midnight’s when the real show starts, when this slick-haired pitchman dominates the screen of your combo TV/VCR, selling youth serums and exercise equipment. Bedecked with Damson-plum pocket squares or green-tobacco tank tops, he’s got undeniable magnetism and bold confidence. But wait, there’s more. He struts the stage with brown-sugar suaveness. Espresso-bean enthusiasm. Blueberry cobbler authenticity. Slinging silky turns of phrase that are proven—that’s right—proven to deliver the goods. It doesn’t matter what he’s selling, in your sleepy haze, you need it. And operators are standing by.

92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate