It's interesting that we're seeing the 2024 vintage of this wine arriving in Costco stores right now. It was just over two years ago that we reviewed the 2021 vintage, so a bit of a jump to 2024.
But it's not uncommon for Costco to skip a vintage, or for us to miss one. We try to get to all of the Kirkland wines we can find, but sometimes they sneak past us in between Costco runs.
Since the inaugural 2013 vintage of this bottle, the price has remarkably stayed the same, and it is hanging tight once again with the new 2024 vintage at $9.99.
Our ratings over the years are pretty consistent:
2021 - 88 points
2019 - 88 points
2018 – 89 points
2017 – 88 points
2015 – 90 points
2013 – 87 points
One interesting thing to note with the new 2024 vintage is the winemaker. It has switched to Jeff McBride, a name some readers may recognize as he is responsible for the always delicious Kirkland Suscol Vineyard Cabernet.
We have similar tasting notes to prior vintages, but found a little more nuance this time around. Dark fruit and baking spice on the nose; nice concentrated fruit, flavors of blackberry, black cherry and jam; tight tannins, rich and full bodied; more spice in the finish.
This is kind of a fun change of pace, and a rather tasting wine. Definitely good for burgers, with meat on the grill, or smoky cheese. 88 points from us on a nice showing this time around.
CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 88 points
Costco item number: 908097
Availability: We buy our wine in Costco warehouses around the Atlanta area. The best way to locate wines near you is by using the new Costco mobile app and searching with the Costco item number we listed above.
Alc. 15%
Phil Jones says
This looks interesting. I am a big fan of Zinfandel, particularly Bedrock and Carlisle. I must say that this Kirkland label looks like a complete ripoff of the Bedrock label. Call the lawyers!
Jeff in Ann Arbor says
Our local Costco in Pittsfield Township (Ann Arbor) Michigan has downsized the wine department by half, from both sides of two aisles to one. This is distressing! Are other stores doing this?
Kevin says
Yes ours in Kennesaw downsized and seems to be fluctuating a bit. It seems like they maybe are doing more major and satellite locations. We don’t have the same selection as Cumberland and Perimeter especially on the higher end, but seem to still get most of what gets reviewed here thankfully (and many other great ones).
JP says
Yes, the Maple Grove, MN store did the same thing. Luckily, the St. Louis Park, MN store hasn't and they have a great selection of whites, that the MG store cut to just a few. Very disappointing for sure.
Paul says
Our local Costco in Bradenton, FL had this wine for $9.99. We tried it with BBQ as was excellent pairing. Very good value for the price and had a lot of blackberry and cherry notes. Would highly recommend and will be purchasing additional bottles.
Matt says
It sounds interesting, I might have to check this one out. Thanks for the review. I think the 2021 rating was actually 87.