Buchignani Ranch Carignane

2008 June 2025. beautiful. really- balance still there. acid still high. cranberry, mineral.

native yeast, natural malo, old vines, well made wine. firm tannins. medium + acid.

So delicious and balanced. Deep cherry and red berry fruit on the nose, with warm gravel and a hint of sweet vanilla. Deep flavors in a lively frame in the mouth. Nice acids and a slightly chalky feel from those Carignane country-boy tannins.

Consistently good.

Jammy, round, blue and black fruits. Tannins have softened. This wine was really big when young but now it is in its drinking window and is much nicer.

Agree with previous notes here. Very nice!

Surprising. Youthful.

This wine is awesome. Dense. The fruit is so deep, dark and layered. north of the Lytton estate, on the western edge of the Alexander Valley in Geyserville. All of this Carignane was planted between 1920-1950’s. Really good wine that has a long life in front of it.

Aromas are lush and round: ripe blue and black berry fruit, warming spice, and a dollop of vanilla from the oak. Nice acidity and relatively lean body (which I like), but unfortunately the mid-palate is hollow and the finish very short. A bit underwhelming as I was expecting more concentration and length from these 60-80 year old vines.

Somewhat bretty, which is rare for Ridge in my experience. Everyone guessed old Bordeaux. Not bad, just a bit atypical.