2025 Carhartt Venture Buffalo
A fresh, slightly chilled Cinsaut made for easy days, good food, and zero overthinking.
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- Vintage
- 2025
- Appellation / source
- Santa Ynez Valley
- Size
- 750 ml
- Alcohol
- 13.7%
- Vineyard
- Noland Ranch
- Ageing
- 6 months
- Barrels
- 4.5
- Availability
- Available
Composition: 100% Cinsaut
Nose (aromas): wild raspberry, rosehip tea, white pepper
Flavor (palate): fresh red cherry, blood orange peel, black tea
Winemaker’s Notes: Buffalo is one of the few Venture wines we return to year after year, mostly because it has become such a fun and beloved part of the lineup. The 2025 vintage comes from Nolan Ranch in Alisos Canyon, where the warmer site helped Cinsaut reach the ripeness we were looking for while still holding freshness. Made with mostly whole-berry fermentation and aged just six months in neutral oak, the goal is bright fruit, subtle spice, and easy drinkability. Serve slightly chilled and enjoy it young. Pair with a young sheep’s milk cheese, Mediterranean meze with roasted vegetables and romesco, or turkey burgers with cranberry aioli and herby slaw.
Aging Potential: Drink Now - 2029+
Additional Notes: The name Buffalo comes from the first version of this wine, when extended barrel aging left my dad joking that I had him “buffaloed,” meaning confused, by its mix of aged character and fresh fruit. Since then, Buffalo has become our fresh, lighter-bodied answer to the easy-drinking red wine world, built for slight chill and made for easy living!
"Buffalo has become one of those Venture wines I feel lovingly locked into. We first started playing with this style years ago, and it has slowly built its own following. The 2025 vintage from Nolan Ranch was a new vineyard source, but gave us the ripeness we wanted while keeping the wine light, fresh, and full of energy. I love that it can be served slightly chilled and opened without much ceremony. It’s not trying to be a serious cellar wine. It’s meant to be shared, poured without restraint, and enjoyed in the first few years of its life."
- CHASE CARHARTT, CO-WINEMAKER
