It was over a year ago that we saw the inaugural vintage of this Kirkland bottle arrive in stores, and we were starting to think it might be a one and done from Costco.
But alas, there's a new one out now, a 2024 vintage, and the price only went up a smidge to $7.39 from $6.99, a rock bottom price for Sonoma County Cabernet.
The back label again lists Grape and Grain imports, which is a division of Precept wine, a close partner and large supplier of Costco wines. Interesting this time around, a winemaker is included, and it's a new name among Kirkland wines.
A quick Google search tells us that Andrea Card is the Director of Winemaking at Francis Ford Coppola Winery. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Sonoma County’s Alexander Valley Winegrowers. We'll offer up a nice welcome for her into the Kirkland wine family.
And she's off to a good start; this wine is hitting us a bit better than the last vintage.
It's similar in a lot of ways; pours a medium to dark ruby in the glass with aromas of red and dark fruit, baking spice and herbs; full bodied, firm tannins with flavors of black cherry, blackberry and raspberry; notes of clove, mocha with a nice lingering oaky finish.
Not bad at all especially considering the price. This is a nice daily table wine, and you'd be hard pressed to find much better wine from the US for under $7 like this.
We went 86 points with the last vintage, but will bring it up to 87 points with this 2024 bottle. Nice job on this one Costco (and Andrea), hope it sticks around.
CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 87 points
Costco item number: 1907651
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. 14.5%
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