2021 Bodegas Manzanos 111 Cabernet Sauvignon Navarra

A regular reader of the site who is good at sniffing out Costco wine values alerted us to this bottle, on sale with a limited time discount (thanks Anne).

Costco’s normal price is $11.99 which is already nice since retail is around $17 and online the bottle goes for $15. Until 5/19 though, you can score another $5 off, bringing the price down to only $6.99, which we can get behind.

And the wine hits the mark too. We love Spanish wines, and we love them from Navarra. We wrote a whole chapter about it in our Spanish wine book. Spain is where to look for wine values right now, and this bottle is a perfect example.

You can see on the Costco sign, this bottle was awarded 92 points from Wine Enthusiast, and while our tasting notes mirror their comments, the score might be a tad high. We’re going high 80’s.

The wine is a medium to deep ruby in the glass with a very aromatic nose of red fruit, clove; medium plus in body, great fruit, mostly cherry, plum flavor; peppery finish is super dry.

This is a nice wine and a really good buy for $7. We wouldn’t imagine these will last very long once word gets out. Glad we tasted this one.

CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 89 points

Costco item number: 1764679

Purchased at Costco in: Atlanta, GA (Kennesaw)

Alc. 14%