There’s lots of good news around the newest vintage of this popular Kirkland Pinot, and it’s a bottle that we have really enjoyed since its introductory 2017 vintage.
The first news is the price. It’s staying the same as the previous vintage at $12.99. Regular readers and fans of this bottle will know that it used to be $14.99.
But perhaps it’s one of those rare things that is actually staying the same or going down in price nowadays. And we’ll take it.
There’s also a pretty new label, moving to white from the previous dark gray label.
Looking over our ratings for this wine, it really is super consistent, the 2018 outshining the others by just a hair.
2017 vintage: 89 points
2018 vintage: 90 points
2019 vintage: 89 points
Getting into the wine, it pours a pale ruby in the glass; red berry fruit on the nose but in the mouth, this vintage has more of a dark fruit component, and black cherry compared to our notes on the prior vintage.
The wine is medium in body, finishes nicely with a touch of vanilla. Once again, exactly what we like to see from this bottle, and at this price, it remains a strong buy and a welcome member of the Kirkland wine portfolio.
CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 89 points
Costco item number: 975274
Purchased at Costco in: Atlanta, GA (Cumberland)
Alc. 13.5%
Eric T.
Monday 17th of April 2023
Nearly all the Pinot in Willamette had smoke taint problems, the vast majority of higher end producers didn't even bottle 2020 Pinot. Safer to buy Santa Barbara county if buying any 2029.
David E. Feiring
Wednesday 26th of April 2023
@Eric T., Enjoy it with fried oysters.
Christopher
Sunday 16th of April 2023
Anyone want to take a stab that this is made by the folks at Willamette Valley Vineyards (wvv.com)? Looking forward to trying the Costco version.
Scott
Wednesday 12th of April 2023
Did you notice any smoke taint" when tasting the Pinot wine?
Editor
Wednesday 12th of April 2023
Did not