Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Kirkland

Like many of the kirkland signature wines it is cellared and bottled by dc flynt mw.

Russian river valley pinot noir kirkland. A fruity lightly oaked crowd pleasing chard from costco the kirkland signature russian river valley chardonnay. The 2018 kirkland signature russian river valley pinot noir begins with pleasing aromas of cherry cola and earth along with some other assorted minty and herbal notes. We reviewed the kirkland russian river valley pinot noir a few months back and concluded that it was a good wine for the price. I enjoyed the current 2016 vintage of this kirkland classic perhaps more than in year s past.

Stores and prices for kirkland signature pinot noir russian river valley prices stores tasting notes and market data. Tasting the wine shows that while it s not super complex it is some pretty darn tasty pinot. Depending on the vintage the grapes for this wine may come from a different ava. Critics have s.

86points kirkland signature 2015 pinot noir russian river valley earthy in rose petal and forest floor this wine is medium bodied and somewhat tannic with a finesse of raspberry and strawberry. The 2018 kirkland signature carneros pinot noir from the napa valley side of the carneros ava begins with very pleasing classic pinot noir aromas of strawberry cola and spice plus a bit of mint cranberry and rhubarb the smooth balanced medium bodied wine tastes similar to the nose with very true to form flavors. The balletto pinot noir from russian river valley is an outstanding wine we couldn t get enough of discounted at costco for 24. Carneros is one of the sixteen sub appellations of napa valley.

2016 kirkland signature russian river pinot noir. I m ending this week with my last wine review from my costco alco haul today i m reviewing the 2017 kirkland signature russian river valley pinot noir red wine review from costco. It is again an absolute steal to be able to grab a pinot from sonoma s famed russian river valley for only 12 99. The grapes benefit from a reliable late afternoon flow of pacific ocean fog through the petaluma gap and along the russian river valley that ensures slow and steady ripening and the preservation of grape acidity.

Available exclusively at costco for 12 99. The wine is aged in french oak. Cola candied black cherry lots of oaky spice and a touch of vanilla all. I recently picked up a bottle of its cousin the 2016 kirkland carneros pinot noir and was eager to see how it compared.

Previous ava s include santa barbara county oregon and carneros.