Red wine from a prestigious area of Bordeaux at a great Costco price. We review the Kirkland Signature Saint-Julien Bordeaux.
76% Merlot and 24% Cabernet Sauvignon from Saint-Julien, Medoc, Bordeaux, France.
The Kirkland Signature Saint-Julien Bordeaux is available exclusively at Costco for $17.99.
Saint-Julien is a Left Bank appellation right in-between Pauillac and Margaux in the larger Medoc region of Bordeaux. This is an extremely prestigious area, with many bottles selling for hundreds of dollars. As such, this is a very low price for the area.
It is interesting and a bit odd though that the blend of this wine is primarily Merlot with only 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, which is the opposite of most blends coming from this area that focus on Cabernet Sauvignon.
The wine is bottled by Maison Ginestet, a negociant with 350 partner Chateaux in Bordeaux, who also make the Trader Joe’s Diamond Reserve Pauillac. It is imported by Misa Imports.
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From the bottle:
The Saint-Julien Appellation of Bordeaux is known for wines balanced with elegance and power. Kirkland Signature Saint-Julien has a rich, deep, intense color and a bouquet of black fruits with a hint of chocolate and coffee. It is broad and smooth on the palate and has a long lasting finish.
76% Merlot – 24% Cabernet Sauvignon
Bottled by Maison Ginestet
12.5% Alcohol
The 2021 Kirkland Signature Saint-Julien Bordeaux opens with a bit musty but pleasing, Bordeaux-like aroma of ripe plum and other dark berry fruit plus green olives, licorice, mocha, mint, lots of cloves and some other oaky spice notes.
The wine tastes smooth with similar flavors to the nose plus some earthy and mushroom notes. It’s still pretty young and has a lot going on right now so it’s missing some cohesiveness but that could improve with a little time to age. This isn’t necessarily a crowd-pleaser at this point but it is good for those who enjoy Bordeaux wines. It gets better with time in the glass too.
It ends dry and long and was similar on day 2.
2021 Kirkland Signature Saint-Julien Bordeaux
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