It’s hard to believe this bottle was only $7.99 at Costco. This is an excellent Spanish Tempranillo at an unbeatable price.
Dark, earthy fruit and spice on the nose; loads of dark fruit, blackberry, black cherry, anise, tar, with an extra dry, herbal noted finish. This wine pours dark into the glass and certainly has plenty of heft about it.
A fantastic buy at Costco, I think this wine drinks like something you’d expect to pay $20-$25 for. Highly recommended, and a nice addition to our Top Picks list.
CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 89 Points
Costco item number: 189241
Purchased at Costco in: Atlanta, GA
Dave Chalk
Thursday 5th of March 2015
This wine is $8.99 at Costco in Cincinnati. I picked up a bottle on this recommendation and concur with the review. The first small taste revealed a tannic, closed character so I poured another aliquot through a Respirer aerator. This helped a lot. Thus encouraged, I went ahead and just poured the remainder into a decanter and let it aerate for a half hour. This helped tremendously! In addition to your tasting notes, my wife and I also noted some blueberry syrup and lemon zest notes in the taste profile. The wine is a superb value...I actually picked up a case to cellar. The tannin profile indicates it should do fine for another few years at least. Thanks for the find!
admin
Thursday 5th of March 2015
Glad to hear you enjoyed this one and thanks for the additional notes.
Ryan O'Hara
Sunday 1st of March 2015
I walked right by this one and neglected to pick it up. If memory serves me it was the name or the label that made me question how serious it might be. Now I'll definitely give it a try.
admin
Sunday 1st of March 2015
Let me know what you think.
Maria Jette
Saturday 28th of February 2015
Your glowing remarks piqued my interest, and I dropped by one of the Costcos here in Mpls-St. Paul today. It's so unpredictable as to where and when various wines will appear at different Costcos, but I was in luck today, and nabbed a couple of bottles. Looking forward to trying it-- and many thanks for your enjoyable and useful blog!
admin
Saturday 28th of February 2015
Fantastic, glad you were able to find it. I think it's a real winner for under $10. Hope you enjoy.