Previously Notes has covered the Buena Vista Carignane, and it’s been consumed in this house on several occasions that did not result in a review. This new 2023 vintage arrived with my Spring 2025 release and I regret to report I did not let it age sufficiently before opening the bottle. If I recall correctly, I’d reached a Friday evening and was reluctant to have “week day wine” to start the end of a busy work week.

For a review of the upside conveyed in a Carignane produced by my favorite Sonoma winery, click here and read about the 2011. I’m more than a little shocked to read that entry is more than 10 years ago and probably 300 or 400 reviews in the past? Of the 2023 (bottle #1580), I’ll simply write that I was not fair in opening it nearly right away upon receipt. It aged just days here, and certainly not months or years, and it was just far too immature to convey all the goodness I appreciated in the older vintage(s).

I’ll look forward to my next Carignane, and other treats from the team at Buena Vista Winery, and simply note that I jumped the gun on this one. Raising a glass to you all, and thanks as always for following!