90 Points, Gold Medal- American Fine Wine Competition
Serve with hearty pasta dishes, roasted pork, grilled salmon, Tandoori chicken, Ossobucco, grilled steaks and charcuterie.
VINEYARD
Unti Vineyards is located in the heart of the Dry Creek Valley. The Unti family practices organic,sustainable, and biodynamic farming for all of their vineyards on their 60-acre property.
VINTAGE
The 2015 vintage is made with fruit from the Creek side block at Unti Vineyards. In 2015, the long warm days allowed the fruit to ripen, while coastal cooling in the evening enabled the grapes to mature slowly and retain their acid and balance, making a vibrant fruit forward Syrah.
Appellation: Sonoma Valley
Vineyard: Unti Vineyards
Blend: 100% Syrah
Harvested: September 10, 2015
Bottled: March 7, 2019
Winemaker: Michael Muscardini
Alcohol: 14.9%
Cases Produced: 395
93 Points, Wine Enthusiast
Polished and elegantly layered Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah offers red plum and black cherry, with hints of cigar box, forest floor, bay, baking spices, light pepper and vanilla on the nose. Expressive black raspberry, sassafras and smoky pepper flavors that linger with salted dark chocolate, red plum, cherry with notes of pepper on the palate.
94 Points, Wine Enthusiast
This big juicy wine opens up with aromas of dark berry, black plum, dried violet and maple that leap from a glass, layered with dried herbs, tar, and smoke that follow. Blackberry and blueberry compote rule the palate, while leather, grilled herbs, dark chocolate and scorched earth lead to a long, satisfying finish. Delicious!
93 Points, Wine Enthusiast
Dark fruit aromas of black raspberry, blackberry and black cherry steer the aromatics backed by baking spices, anise and lavender. A touch of Syrah to add tannin and depth. On the palate, black cherry and blackberry preserve shine through rounded out by herbs de Provence, dark chocolate and vanilla. A gorgeous expressive wine!
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