I found a great buy on this wine at Costco.  The normal Costco price of $18.99 beats almost anything I found online, but this week in the store I found it with a $6 discount, putting the final price at $12.99, or about half of what you will find it for online.  The big question from there is what kind of wine are we talking about?  Well, I’m pleased to say it’s a nice one; pleasant, fruity, easy drinking, all around a very good wine at this exceptional price.

Begins with aromas of perfume, earth, herbs and fresh flowers; soft, medium body; plenty of fruit, strawberry, pomegranate, some acidic cranberry; finishes pretty nice, very pleasant, and not bad in terms of duration.  This is a good crowed pleaser, versatile across many palates, leading me to likely include on my forthcoming Thanksgiving Day Costco wine picks.

I enjoyed this one, especially at the reduced price.  If pushing closer to $20 however, I’d probably opt for one of the recent Spanish bottles we’ve reviewed that brings a little more power and old world charm.

CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 88 Points

Costco item number: 38448

Purchased at Costco in: Atlanta, GA

Alc. 14.5%