It's Saturday, which means a lot of you are probably heading to your local Costco, and for $12.69, this is a label you'll want to keep an eye out for.
This is Monastrell from the Alicante region of Spain, and it's some of the best Monastrell I've tried for this price. Nose is spicy, with hints of tobacco and on the palate the wine is luscious with dark fruit, blackberry, plum, a little earth and leather. The finish is why I like Monstrell; it's spicy and complete.
The all around balance and execution of this wine is top notch and you'd be hard pressed to find many bottles of this caliber in this price range. For that reason, I'm naming it to the Bronze Rated and Value Pick lists. This is a real winner (and it scored 93 points from Wine Advocate if you're a points person).
CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 90 Points
Costco item number: 750941
