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89
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2019
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89/100
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Taster #2040
· Jul 2, 2025
89/100
Time to drink up.
2019 vintage
Taster #9274
· Mar 12, 2025
90/100
Pours quite dark ruby. Well-made wine for the price, loads of plum, some graphite, a little leather. Long finish. Best on first night, but still quite good the second. A huge bargain that I wish I had more of.
2019 vintage
Taster #1830
· Apr 21, 2024
92/100
The wine has developed nicely, balanced, good fruit and smooth tannins, ok bouquet, dark color, drank with seared tuna with couscous and veggies, a nice bargain, 14.0% abv, last bottle, hopefully they make another vintage, still intrigued by the blend which is primarily merlot.
2019 vintage
Taster #4103
· Dec 14, 2023
92/100
I wish I had bought more. This wine was very good after an hour air, but I put a cork in it, after drinking 1/2 bottle, and then it sat for a few days under the sink. The way I usually treat an inexpensive wine. It was fabulous after all the aeration. Reidel Bordeaux/cab glass. Better than many known wineries in the area that I have spent much more money on over the years.
2019 vintage
Taster #1830
· Aug 18, 2023
90/100
Coravined, tasted with 2018 pavilion leoville poyferre, 2 st Julian’s, this wine had nice bouquet, tannic and earthy but opened up nicely, good balance, predominately Merlot which is unusual for a st julien, the pavilion was grapey, I bought it at the winery, drank with loin lamb chops , spinach pie and eggplant, will drink again, Kirkland wins this taste off although the pavilion bottle might have been flawed.
2019 vintage
Taster #1830
· Mar 31, 2023
87/100
Still quite tannic, young, ok fruit but a bit bitter, full bodied, drank with hamburgers and fries, ok value but a bit rustic, not my usual sipping Bordeaux, 2 more bottles so will drink again.
2019 vintage
Taster #0499
· Mar 7, 2023
89/100
Good QPR. Dark ruby color, blackberries, some dark cherries at nose and palate, tannings present, some acidity, good balance.
2019 vintage
Taster #0304
· Feb 20, 2023
88/100
Deep purple color. Chocolate/cassis aroma. Rich and full-bodied entry, it initially turns astringent in the mid-palate and aftertaste. This after an hour of decanting. 15 minutes later (and some steak), the tannins melt away showing cocoa and rich fruit extract. Ideally needs 3-4 more years. Kirkland is the private label of Costco. Can’t figure out where this wine is sourced from, St. Julien isn’t that big a commune, but it overperformed.
2019 vintage
Taster #7379
· Feb 1, 2023
89/100
Solid. Extra points for QPR
2019 vintage
Taster #7030
· Jan 10, 2023
89/100
dark glossy color, rich aroma of concentrated fruit, smooth velvet tones with some basic body, solid value
2019 vintage
Taster #6200
· Dec 18, 2022
From Jon.
2019 vintage
Taster #6188
· Dec 15, 2022
91/100
체리, 라즈베리, 블랙베리, 연유, 바닐라, 초콜릿, 허브향 한가득. 초반부터 퍼지는 과실과실에, 적당히 달콤한 뉘앙스가 잘 어우러진다. 묵직한 바디감인데도 부담스럽지 않고 밸런스가 참 좋다. 역시 커클랜드의 가성비란.
2019 vintage
Taster #8227
· Dec 13, 2022
Popped and poured. A little tight on opening and needed about an hour in the glass to really show well. Then this was clearly a St. Julien wine of good origins. I searched to see who the winemaker is but it seems to be a secret. Nose is dark and nicely interesting showing ripe, but not over ripe fruit and some decent layers. Palate was dark fruit with nice body that got silkier with air time and perfect acidity. This …
2019 vintage
Taster #1830
· Nov 30, 2022
89/100
Tasted in Ft Wayne, medium body, quite tannic which was interesting as wine is 76% Merlot and 24% cab sauvignon and is from St Julien, it opened up over time but fruit never fully emerged, overall a nice effort and another good value from Costco, will be interesting to see how it develops, drank with beef fillet and maine lobster tail, will drink again.
2019 vintage
Taster #7016
· Nov 28, 2022
91/100
Full bodied, dry, ruby tasting. Not too many tanins.
2019 vintage
Taster #1184
· Nov 28, 2022
87/100
Nose: sweet cassis, and a bit of earth and cedar; quintessential Bordeaux. Palate: fruity with ripe cassis, ripe raspberries, sweet tannins that are also a bit chalky; overall rounded flavors and sensations.
2019 vintage
Taster #4584
· Nov 20, 2022
87/100
Medium purple. Reticent nose flashing plum, light cedar and spices. Ripe and broad palate of decent intensity showing sweet plum, raspberry and chocolate. Wanted more acidity and a longer finish.
2019 vintage
Taster #6752
· Nov 19, 2022
91/100
Great deal. One of the best Kirklands I’ve had for a while. Up there with great bargains like the 2016 kirkland barolo. Merlot based blend with nice acidity, some Smokey notes, and plentiful darker fruit profiles. This is probably one you’ll see on a Saturday and not see it the next shopping weekend. I plan on grabbing several more.
2019 vintage
Taster #5438
· Nov 7, 2022
90/100
Punching above it's weight, this is one of the nicer Kirkland signature wines I've had. Its rich and full bodied with nice salinity and structure. 76% Merlot 24% Cabernet Sauvignon. Can't go wrong for under 18 bucks!
2019 vintage
Taster #7356
· Nov 3, 2022
91/100
Needs 90 minutes of air to open up. Great perfume on the nose with notes of black cherry, tart blackberry, violets and cocoa. Drying tannins and medium acidity with a medium-long finish.
2019 vintage
Taster #3582
· Nov 2, 2022
87/100
If you go in expecting a sub $20 left bank BdX from Kirkland - and not Lagrange or Talbot - you'll be satisfied. $18.
2019 vintage