There’s lots to like once again with the latest vintage of the Kirkland Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, which is among our favorite Pinots from the Kirkland lineup.
The price remains $12.99 once again with this 2022 vintage which is also great news. The winemaker, Sarah Cabot, is the same as the prior vintage.
As you can see, our scores over the years put this one square in the 88-90 range.
2017 vintage: 89 points
2018 vintage: 90 points
2019 vintage: 89 points
2020 vintage: 89 points
2021 vintage: 88 points
We noted a little lighter body and flavor in the 2021 vintage, and we see that again this year with tasting notes that are similar to the prior vintage as well.
The wine is a light ruby on the pour that you can see through; nice red fruit, earthy nose; medium in body with flavors of red fruit, strawberry, raspberry; gentle acidity with integrated tannins; really pleasant into the finish.
This is an easy going Pinot, just what we were expecting. On the lighter side as far as these can go, but well balanced and enjoyable all around. We are keeping our rating at 88 points.
CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 88 points
Costco item number: 975274
Availability: We buy our wine at multiple Costco warehouses around the Atlanta area. The best way to locate wines near you is by using the new Costco mobile app and search with the Costco item number we listed above.
Keith says
I have never Beaujolais at Costco. Have you? Why? Thanks
Henry says
Costco App noted my local Costco had "Limited Supply", with all surrounding Costco warehouses "Out of Stock". This status has been in place for a couple of weeks and I was hoping it was true, but it was not meant to be. I went yesterday found no stock 🙁 but did find the new vintages of the Carneros Pinot, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Chianti Classico, Malbec, and Rioja Reserva. Still would have liked to have added a few of these Willamette Valley Pinots into the cart.
Rhodes Shell says
I have not found a single wine mentioned when using Item number