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Checking out the latest vintage of the Kirkland Signature Series Columbia Valley Red Wine from Costco to see if there is still something special going on.
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah from Columbia Valley, Washington. While this vintage doesn’t note it, previous vintages have spent around 15 months in French oak.
The Kirkland Signature Series Columbia Valley Red Wine is available exclusively at Costco. While some previous vintages have sold for as high as $16.99, the 2024 is priced at $14.99.
From the bottle:
Kirkland Signature Series Columbia Valley Red Wine
“Showcasing the diversity of the Columbia Valley, this multilayered blend offers wonderful complexity, richness and balance. The Cabernet Sauvignon dominant composition provides impressive structure and depth with pleasant notes of blackberry, tobacco and sage; Merlot contributes a soft mid-palate and dark fruits while Syrah adds color, minerality and spice to the final blend. A dusty layer of refined tannins lingers to extend the wine’s long and harmonious finish.”
Gilles Nicault, Winemaker
Vinted and Bottled by Dolan & Weiss Cellars
14.9% Alcohol
We’ve enjoyed and recommended today’s wine for several vintages now. Like many of the Kirkland branded wines, it is made by a much respected winemaker — in this case Gilles Nicault of Long Shadows Vintners. The blend can change a bit from year to year (at one point it included Sangiovese) but the 2024 appears to be a similar to the last couple vintages in focusing on Cab, Merlot and Syrah – all varieties that do wonderfully in Washington State.
The 2024 Kirkland Signature Series Columbia Valley Red Wine opens with pleasing aromas of blackberry, black cherry, licorice, baking spice, cola, vanilla and mint. It’s a nice start.
Soft and smooth right out of the bottle, the wine features more spice, cola and licorice, plus some oaky dark fruit, leather and a little tobacco. It’s a bit oaky right out of the bottle, but this wine is still young so that is to be expected. It also tastes a bit drier than some of the earlier vintages which seemed to have a bit of residual sugar. Nicely balanced, this is just a pleasure to drink.
It ends with a dry, grippy, oaky, savory finish and was similar on day 2. Overall, this is very similar to the 2023 vintage, which was a definite step up from the 2022. There’s great value here once again.
2024 Kirkland Signature Series Columbia Valley Red Wine
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