This is always a fun post, but it relies a lot on all of our readers out there (just updated with some comments from readers, thank you).
As they do every year, Wine Spectator just released their Top 100 wines of 2019. It’s a fun list to comb through and this year they highlighted some wines I really enjoy, not all sold at Costco.
Beaucastel is a Costco wine that we always love. Costco carried the Mayacamas Chardonnay which we also love, but not the Cabernet that made the list. Pichon Baron, delicious. Branaire-Ducru is always a good value as is Domaine de Chevalier, although the price on the latter keeps going up.
Lots of fun to get into here. I’m going to point out the Costco wines that I’ve aware of, and will of course be on the lookout now on future trips. The full list with all the detail (vintages, pricing and ratings) is on the Wine Spectator site.
We need your help. Hit us up in the comments if you’ve seen any of these wines at your local Costco warehouse.
1 Château Léoville Barton St.-Julien+
2 Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder+
3 San Giusto a Rentennano Chianti Classico+
4 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Reserve+ (Yes, readers report seeing this one)
5 Roederer Estate Brut Anderson Valley L’Ermitage+ (Yes, reader reported finding it in Danvers, MA)
6 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape+ (Yes, but waiting for the latest vintage to hit Costco stores; I imagine this one will go fast since Costco’s price is way below retail. I hope that continues)
7 Ramey Chardonnay Napa Valley Carneros Hyde Vineyard+
8 Château Pichon Baron Pauillac+
9 Penfolds Shiraz Barossa Valley RWT Bin 798+
10 Viña Almaviva Puente Alto+
11 Moccagatta Barbaresco Bric Balin+
12 Carlisle Zinfandel Russian River Valley Papera Ranch+
13 Bodegas Artevino Rioja Orben+
14 Tensley Syrah Santa Barbara County Colson Canyon Vineyard+
15 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Le Mont+
16 Château Branaire-Ducru St.-Julien+
17 Castellare di Castellina Chianti Classico+
18 Denner Dirt Worshipper Central Coast+
19 Tenuta Bibbiano Chianti Classico Riserva+
20 Sans Liege The Offering Santa Barbara County+
21 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde+
22 Saxum James Berry Vineyard Paso Robles Willow Creek District+
23 Domaine de Chevalier Pessac-Léognan+
24 Bodegas Mas Alta Priorat La Vilella Alta Black Slate+
25 John Duval Plexus Red Barossa Valley+
26 Tolaini Cabernet Sauvignon Toscana Legit+
27 Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco+
28 Leeuwin Chardonnay Margaret River Art Series+
29 Petra Toscana Zingari+
30 Domaine de la Charbonnière Châteauneuf-du-Pape+
31 Quivira Sauvignon Blanc Dry Creek Valley Alder Grove Vineyard+
32 Torbreck Shiraz Barossa Valley Woodcutter’s+ (Yes, love this wine; definitely a good pick if you see if , our review)
33 Castello di Gabbiano Chianti Classico+
34 Godelia Mencía Bierzo+
35 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge The Upper Terrace+
36 Nervi Conterno Gattinara+
37 La Jota Merlot Howell Mountain+
38 Bernhard Ott Niederösterreich Am Berg+
39 Ca’ del Baio Barbaresco Autinbej+
40 Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Finca Ygay Reserva+ (Yes, it’s been a few vintages, but keep an eye out as this one has made Costco appearances, and it’s amazing. We went 92 points on a prior vintage)
41 Carol Shelton Coquille Blanc Paso Robles+
42 Giant Steps Pinot Noir Yarra Valley+
43 Roar Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands Sierra Mar Vineyard+
44 Bernard Baudry Chinon+
45 Mark Ryan The Dissident Columbia Valley+
46 Loveblock Pinot Noir Central Otago+
47 Brick House Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge Les Dijonnais+
48 G.D. Vajra Barolo Albe+
49 Wines of Substance Cabernet Sauvignon Washington Cs Substance+ (Yes, and probably the best value wine on this list for only $12 at Costco. Great buy here for the winter months, our review)
50 Marchesi di Barolo Barbera del Monferrato Maraia+
51 P. Llopart Brut Rosé Cava Reserva+
52 Aubert Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast UV-SL Vineyard+
53 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port+
54 Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano+
55 Failla Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Keefer Ranch+
56 Quinta do Vale Meão Douro+
57 Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes+
58 A to Z Wineworks Chardonnay Oregon+
59 Viña Montes Alpha M Colchagua Valley+
60 Mt. Beautiful Sauvignon Blanc North Canterbury+
61 Cambria Chardonnay Santa Maria Valley Katherine’s Vineyard+
62 Viña Haras de Pirque Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley Hussonet Gran Reserva+
63 Michel Gassier Costières de Nîmes White Nostre Païs+
64 Dry Creek Zinfandel Sonoma County Heritage Vines+ (Yes, several readers report finding this wine including sightings in Iowa and Arizona)
65 Tania & Vincent Carême Terre Brûlée Le Blanc Swartland+
66 RouteStock Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 116+ (YES, just found it for $19.99 at an Atlanta area Costco and tasted recently. This is a delicious Pinot for the money.)
67 Marquis d’Angerville Volnay Champans+
68 Mirabella Brut Rosé Franciacorta+
69 Farella Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville+
70 Forstreiter Grüner Veltliner Kremstal Kremser Kogl+
71 Pierre Luneau-Papin Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie Clos des Allées+
72 Marotti Campi Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Luzano+
73 Cristom Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Mt. Jefferson Cuvée+
74 Corazon del Sol Malbec Los Chacayes Gran Reserva Revana Vineyard+
75 Jean Perrier & Fils Savoie Apremont Cuvée Gastronomie+
76 Penner-Ash Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton District Shea Vineyard+
77 Vincenzo Ippolito Cirò White Mare Chiaro+
78 Gérard Bertrand Languedoc Art de Vivre+ (Yes, just appeared 1/18/20 for $15; very cool bottle design, and the wine is delicious too. Our review.
79 Macdonald Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville+
80 Casa Vinicola Triacca Valtellina Superiore Sassella+
81 Veuve Ambal Brut Crémant de Bourgogne Grande Cuvée+
82 Friedrich Becker Pinot Blanc Pfalz Becker Family+
83 Planeta Cerasuolo di Vittoria+
84 Domaine Faiveley Nuits-St.-Georges+
85 San Martino Aglianico del Vulture Arberesko+
86 Bieler Père & Fils Bandol Rosé Réserve+
87 Cantina Terlano Pinot Grigio Alto Adige Tradition+
88 Bodega Burdigala Rueda Campo Elíseo Cuvée Alegre+
89 Rotem & Mounir Saouma Châteauneuf-du-Pape Omnia+
90 Hans Wirsching Riesling Franken Iphöfer Kronsberg Alte Reben+
91 Snowden Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Brothers Vineyard+
92 Rafael Palacios Godello Valdeorras Louro+
93 Georges Vigouroux Malbec Cahors Château de Mercuès+
94 Favia Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville+
95 Piper-Heidsieck Brut Champagne Cuvée+ (Yes, we enjoyed this one earlier this year, and I’ve still seen it in stores. Costco’s price of $35, blows away the $47 retail that Wine Spectator lists. A good buy for bubble fans. Our review)
96 Benanti Etna+
97 Château Pichon Longueville Lalande Pauillac+
98 Wine & Soul Douro Manoella+
99 Domaines Dominique Piron Morgon Côte du Py+
100 Domaine du Castel Grand Vin Haute-Judée+
OK, that concludes all the ones that I remember seeing. Please let us know in the comments below which of these wines you’ve seen at Costco.
-Andrew, Editor
Dani
Wednesday 11th of December 2019
Viña Almaviva Puente Alto+ was in various Costcos: 2 in Northern CA, Chicago IL and Dallas, TX.
Crystal
Sunday 8th of December 2019
#10 - Viña Almaviva for $99.99 @ Kirkland, WA Costco
KMI
Saturday 30th of November 2019
#27- 2015 Ratti Marcenasco Barolo @ Seattle Warehouse $44.99 b4 taxes
Gordon Rappole
Wednesday 27th of November 2019
Definitely Arizona. Out there at $12.95. Tucson area , Phoenix, & metro Phoenix.
Brent
Tuesday 26th of November 2019
# 49 Wines of Substance Cabernet Sauvignon Washington Cs Substance was spotted today (11/26/19) in the Everett, WA Costco. Since this is a Washington State wine, I would imagine that it can be found in most Costco stores in Washington State. Cheers!