Current Releases
Wines listed below are available for purchase.
The following quantity discounts will automatically apply to your order upon checkout: 10% off 6 + bottles, 20% off 12+ bottles.
82% Grenache 18% Mourvedre
Over the years we have established Unti as California's Grand Crú Rosé. Since 2015, winemaker Jason Valenti has taken our Rosé to a new level by selecting our most appropriate vineyard blocks and applying more precision to our winemaking. The result is a streak of our most successful rosés since 2018. From the day it completed fermenting, our 2022 Rosé has been on point, showing all the attributes that make grenache and mourvèdre THE best grape varieties on the planet for rosé.
We are bottling mid-April and shipping immediately to make sure you get your wine safe and sound before summer. Give this wine a couple months to settle down post bottling. It will reward you, early and often.
975 cases produced
If you would like to order more than one Rosè Magnum, please contact the tasting room for assistance
82% Grenache 18% Mourvédre
Over the years we have established UNTI as California's Grand Crú Rosé. Since 2015, winemaker Jason Valenti has taken our Rosé to a new level by selecting our most appropriate vineyard blocks and applying more precision to our winemaking. The result is a streak of our most successful rosés since 2018. From the day it completed fermenting, our 2022 Rosé has been on point, showing all the attributes that make grenache and mourvédre THE best varietals on the planet for rosé.
Limit 2 magnums per person
100% Fiano
Richly textured wine does not have to be fat and oaky. It also doesn’t have to be messed up with oxidized and bitter flavors from skin contact. It can just be compellingly fresh and full-bodied, which is exactly how I would describe our 2022 Fiano.
Fiano is consistently heralded as one of Italy’s best wines, as evidenced by the fact that it is one of the few white wines given a DOCG classification. Fiano has very distinct pear, honey and hazelnut aromas and flavors. Its thick skins add a dimension of weight, but the acidity keeps it fresh and lively. This is especially true in Dry Creek Valley, where we experience cooler evening temperatures than they do in Campania.
Jason and our vineyard crew have really homed in on when to harvest fiano; ripe enough to show classic fiano characteristics, but while the acidity is still solid. Jason’s winemaking approach is like all of our whites, fermented and aged in stainless steel or concrete with no malolactic fermentation.
The 2022 vintage is exactly how we draw it up for our Fiano. Unfortunately, we still have very little planted, so it will go quickly.
225 cases produced
100% Grenache Blanc
While Grenache Blanc is as close as we come to making an “un-oaked” chardonnay, it has soooooo much more personality. The 2022 is one of Jason’s favorites, so let’s hear his take on the wine:
"Many grenache blanc based whites we have tasted from Châteauneuf-du-Pape can come across as riper and less defined than ours, though we share the same characteristically pithy phenolic structure. We have a similar deeper golden color that no doubt comes from the thicker skins and phenolics. The wine almost comes across as barrel fermented chardonnay visually, though we use only stainless steel and concrete tanks for fermentation and aging. What separates our 2022 Grenache Blanc is that the aromatics and flavors are a more vibrant white flower and green apple-which is distinctively Unti. In 2022, late August and early September heat enabled us to achieve the full aromatic flavor and phenolic ripeness grenache blanc is capable of here without sacrificing its hallmark acidity."
Grenache Blanc is our most full-bodied white, worthy of aging for a couple of years. It is our version of a deeper colored white wine that doesn’t taste like kombucha!
200 cases produced
100% Vermentino
Can I say it? I am a vermentino groupie. No white wine has captured my fancy more than vermentino since our travels to Cinque Terre in 2019-which is why I am very excited about our 2022 vintage.
Vermentino is one of THE most expressive grapes on the planet. Fragrant, floral, and exotically fruity aromas lead to bright, crisp, and in our case, a high acid white wine that needs no oak. Our nighttime cool temperatures here in Dry Creek Valley give us brighter acidity than most if not all Italian vermentino. If it results in a wine that is on the Loire valley side of vermentino, I’m okay with that.
Our 2022 has all the above qualities with added depth, due to our 20-year-old vines and our crop-thinning regimen. The wine was fermented in stainless and aged in concrete with no malolactic fermentation.
It all adds up to a wine that you love more than our ability to supply, so this is your chance to secure your summer wine needs.
465 cases produced
100% Barbera from 4 clones planted in 1998 and 2018. Barbera does exceptionally well here in Dry Creek Valley producing dark exotically fruity wines that have outstanding acidity. Our young vines include clone 84, which really brings depth to the wine. While this wine shows great now, it will drastically improve over the next 1 to 2 years.
550 cases produced
40% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 30% Syrah
Cuvée Foudre, our version of a Châteauneuf-du-Pape-like Rhone blend, is consistently our most critically acclaimed wine. We use our best lots of Grenache, Mourvedre, and Syrah and age them in a 620 gallon large oak cask the French call a "Foudre", which preserves fruit and vineyard character. 2019 was one of the best vintages we've had for Grenache and, especially Mourvedre, giving this wine a depth of fruit, spice and tannin structure found in our favorite French counterparts. Is the '19 our best Cuvée Foudre yet? You can decide. For me it is. It will easily age 5 to 8 years.
only 258 cases produced
Cuvée Foudre, our version of a Chateauneuf du Pape-like Rhone blend, is consistently our most critically acclaimed wine. We use our best lots of Grenache, Mourvedre, and Syrah and age them in a 620 gallon large oak cask the French call a "Foudre", which preserves fruit and vineyard character. 2019 was one of the best vintages we've had for Grenache and, especially Mourvedre, giving this wine a depth of fruit, spice and tannin structure found in our favorite French counterparts. Is the '19 our best Cuvée Foudre yet? You can decide. For me it is. It will easily age 5 to 8 years
only 258 cases produced
79% Grenache, 13% Syrah, 8% Mourvédre
2019 was one of the best vintages we've ever had for our Southern Rhone Blends. Warm and dry harvest conditions really helped our Grenache, and especially Mourvèdre, develop outstanding aromas, flavors, concentration, and structure. The Mourvédre really gives this vintage a French-like (baby CDP) character-texture and complexity. Similar to 2016 this wine will age nicely over the next 4-6 years.
588 cases produced
2020 Petit Frere
VINEYARDS: Benchland Syrah planted in 1991, Winery blocks Grenache Noir and Syrah planted in 1998, Primitivo planted in 1998.
BLEND: 62% Syrah, 25% Grenache, 13% Primitivo
Fantastic deal on a wine that punches well above it weight class. Great vineyard pedigree. If you are a fan of Unti Syrah, this is a must have wine for everyday.
See 12 Bottle Special Case Promo Below
Virginia Boone for Food & Wine: "A blend of 62% Syrah, 25% Grenache and 13% Primitivo, this red is built to be a likable, approachable table wine and it is, though the sourcing is spectacular, from estate vineyards also used to make Unti’s bigger bottlings of benchland Syrah and Grenache. When available, it’s also worth seeking Unti’s Cuvee Foudre, which is made from three of the producer’s best vineyard blocks planted in 1998 to Syrah, an Alban clone of Grenache and Tablas Creek clone of Mourvèdre."
2020 Petit Frere
Special Case Promotion-12 bottles
VINEYARDS: Benchland Syrah planted in 1991, Winery blocks Grenache Noir and Syrah planted in 1998, Primitivo planted in 1998.
BLEND: 62% Syrah, 25% Grenache, 13% Primitivo
Fantastic deal on a wine that punches well above it weight class. Great vineyard pedigree. If you are a fan of Unti Syrah, this is a must have wine for everyday.
100% Petite Sirah
Our first Petite Sirah since 2007 comes from 3/4-acre block located next to the Benchland Syrah grafted in 2011. This site is much better than when we were growing Petite Sirah on the winery parcel. As expected, our Petite Sirah is very dark and robust, yet it has incredible black and boysenberry fruit. It is much more polished than your average wine from this grape. The tannins should allow this wine to age easily for 10 years.
Only 96 cases produced
70% Sangiovese, 30% Montepulciano
Segromigno is our unconventional version of a Super-Tuscan that has the fruit of Chianti Classico. The Sangiovese is grosso-clone (used in the famed Brunello di Montalcino) from 20-plus year old vines. Instead of using Babernet or Merlot, we blend Montepulciano to give the wine depth, richness and structure. While Montepulciano is not grown in Tuscany, we think it is much more compatible than a Bordeaux grape because it has better acidity, and well, its Italian. the low crop set in 2021 really gave our Sangiovese more fruit and structure. Like a great Chianti, Segromigno is quite versatile with many foods, which might explain for it being our most popular red wine.
550 cases produced
100% Syrah
2019 Syrah comes from our Creekside Block, planted in 1998. This is the same clone as our Benchland Syrah, so it tends to show some of the “feral” (Jason’s favorite description) side of the variety. However, the Creekside Block is our coolest microclimate for Syrah on our 60 acres. As such, it always has bright fruit and spice, which is similar to Northern Rhône Syrah—particularly from my favorite appellation, Cornas.
The 2019 Syrah, like the preceding four vintages, delivered a wine that represents a Northern Rhone-style wine, which is rare for this appellation. Our Syrah was aged in French oak barrels, 35% new, for 14 months. We have consistently received high ratings from the Wine Spectator for this bottling since 2015, and it is easy to see why.
300 cases produced
This Syrah comes from our oldest vineyard located on our Benchland property. Planted in 1991, these vines consistently render small, thick skinned berries which provide distinct blackberry, bay leaf, and savory flavors that are different from any of our other Syrah blocks. It is also our most structured Syrah, which should age well for at least 10 years.
275 cases produced.
This Syrah comes from our oldest vineyard located on our Benchland property. Planted in 1991, these vines consistently render small, thick skinned berries which provide distinct blackberry, bay leaf, and savory flavors that are different from any of our other Syrah blocks. It is also our most structured Syrah, which should age well for at least 10 years.
275 cases produced.
83% Zinfandel, 17% Petite Sirah
Our 2019 Zinfandel is really a throw back to a more structured Dry Creek Zin. The growing season allowed for even ripening. Ever since we re-planted Petite Sirah next to our Benchland Syrah vineyard, it has really improved our Zin, which is readily apparent in this 2019. Similar to George's beloved 2017 Zin, this '19 will develop nicely over the next 3 to 5 years. Outstanding vintage for our Zin!
1,110 cases produced
Watch our Zin Vertical Tasting video, and check out George's Zin Notes here!
Accolades:
2019 Zinfandel 91 Points Wine Spectator
2022 Estate grown Olive Oil.
Estate grown Olio Di Oliva from our 150 + Tuscan varietals Leccino, Frantoio, & Pendolino. These are the same varietals grown in Segromigno Monte, home to the Unti family. These olives are hand-harvested by our family and vineyard crew, pressed to produce a fresh, spicy, extra virgin olive oil.
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