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Community Tasting Notes 5
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frwilly Likes this wine: 93 points
August 16, 2017 - Best CA syrah I've tasted. Neither a fruit bomb nor hot mess. Nose of dark fruit w olive, a bit salty, a bit of meat or subtle funk. Echoes on mouth with pleasant acidic pucker and fine tannins. Didn't get that old world iron but excellent new world syrah to be pared w steak but also a creamy duck w figs or similar rich sauces that require that acidic palate cleaning.
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gingerbreadman wrote: 75 points
January 22, 2017 - Flat and uninteresting. It starts with a hint of taste and ends similarly but the middle is empty save for a little funk sous bois, but that's being a little generous. It should be so lucky. This is odd. Unti generally produces solid European style wines but it is hard to even distinguish that this is a Syrah. In fact it is hard to define it as a wine.
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sesorkcalb1 Likes this wine: 92 points
June 26, 2015 - Love Unti wines and Syrah Benchland is one of their best. Dark fruit, spice and great blend of tastes. Can't wait till our next visit to the gem in Dry Creek Valley.
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horse Likes this wine: 92 points
September 1, 2014 - Delicious - opened, poured, and (mostly) let sit for 1-2 hours before then drinking with a filet mignon dinner. Great meal combination, but wine could also be consumed on its own. Nice balance of fruit and acidity with smooth finish. Great structure which could age. Everyone enjoyed the bottle. Planning to order more direct from UNTI.
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Omar Khayyam Likes this wine: 90 points
July 19, 2014 - Unti (at the tasting room): Beautiful nose, this is a forceful yet elegant syrah, with much more structure than the regular syrah.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Unti Vineyards
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation Benchland
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Dry Creek Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 47 (33%)
- Consumed 97 (67%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- FamilyUnti Vineyards Syrah Benchland
- ProducerUnti Vineyards
- VarietySyrah
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationDry Creek Valley
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- Wine2011 Unti Vineyards Syrah Benchland (add)
- FamilyUnti Vineyards Syrah Benchland
- ProducerUnti Vineyards
- VarietalSyrah
- DesignationBenchland (add)
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationDry Creek Valley