Here's a new Saint Emilion Grand Cru that showed up at our Costco, and it's one that we've tasted and always enjoyed in the past. Usually a solid wine at a great value, and that's exactly what we found in the 2020 vintage.
Costco's price was $35.99, which is totally fair for a wine of this caliber. Online it can found for a few dollars less which is surprising. At Total Wine we saw the same bottle for $50. We always hope that Costco's price is the lowest around, but that might not be the case here.
Huge scores on this wine, across the board from the main critics. 94 points from Jeb Dunnuck, one of our favorites. 92 from Spectator, 90 from Wine Advocate.
Long time readers know we are Bordeaux hounds, and we usually gravitate towards the left bank bottles, but these Saint Emilions can be really enjoyable as we found here.
The wine pours a pretty deep purple in the glass with a stinky, barnyard nose; medium to full in body; nice rich fruit delivered elegantly; most dark fruit flavor, black cherries, blackberry, boysenberry; earthy in the finish. Right up our alley.
We continue to receive requests from readers for Costco bottles that can age, and here's a good one to pop in the cellar. It's probably still on its upward path toward plateau, so would be fun to check in on it again in 5-7 years.
CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 91 points (a Costco Wine Top Pick)
Costco item number: 1747057
Purchased at Costco in: Atlanta, GA (Kennesaw)
Alc. 15%
Les Kangas says
Have you tried the Chianti Classico from Cafaggio? $10 and the best value I think I’ve ever had from Costco. It is especially good after a couple days open.
Don Woods says
I am confident that Costco’s overall value will be the best over time. Many retailers play the “high-low” game like Publix where they temporarily stock a new item, inflate the everyday shelf price and then run a Buy One Get One Free offer for a week with an allocation of eight bottles per store and high out-of-stocks because the items will not be restocked after the sale.