Single vineyard Napa Cab well under $20 thanks to Costco! We review the latest vintage of the Kirkland Signature Suscol Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
Single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the Suscol Vineyard in Napa Valley, California.
This Kirkland Signature wine is available exclusively at Costco. The 2023 vintage we are reviewing today retails for $17.99, just like the 2022.
Today we’re checking out the most recent vintage of this very interesting find at Costco – single vineyard Napa Cab from a well-known vineyard. Cakebread, Alta and Nickel & Nickel wineries are just a few that source from the Suscol Vineyard with their bottlings going for $60 and up.
Today’s wine has had a bit of checkered past in our opinion with at least one prior vintage not scoring high enough to be recommended on our scale. That said, we thought the 2022 was very nice, so let’s check out the 2023!
The first thing we notice is that the alcohol level is up significantly to 14.5%, from 13% on the 2022. Otherwise it appears to be very similar.
The wine is still made for Costco by Jeff McBride who is the former VP of Winemaking at Benziger Family Winery.
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From the bottle:
The Suscol Vineyard is located in southern Napa Valley. It has a cool mountain climate that produces a full rich cabernet sauvignon profile. Select blocks from the Suscol Vineyard, depicted in gold on the front of the bottle, were used to create this wine, which contains aromas of plum, blackberry and mocha coffee framed by a vibrant acidity and length.
Jeff McBride, WinemakerCellared & Bottled by DC Flynt MW Selections
14.5% Alcohol
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The 2023 Kirkland Signature Suscol Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon begins with a pleasing aroma of ripe blackberry and other dark berry fruit, some dusty spice, a touch of a green herbal note and some light coffee.
Taking a sip reveals rich fruit, well-integrated spice and good structure. It features similar flavors to the nose with juicy acidity. It is however, a bit oaky and austere, especially when first popped and poured. It definitely needs some time in the glass.
It ends dry, grippy and oaky with decent length and was similar on day 2. While still offering good value and a high enough rating to be recommended, the 2023 is just not quite up to the same level as the 2022.
2023 Kirkland Signature Suscol Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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And here’s our previous review of the 2022 vintage:
The 2022 Kirkland Signature Suscol Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon begins with a pleasing aroma of ripe blackberry and other dark berry fruit, some dusty spice and a touch of coffee and a green herbal note.
Taking a sip reveals rich fruit, well-integrated spice and good structure. It features similar flavors to the nose with juicy acidity. Great right from the first pop and pour, this is quite tasty and checks all the boxes.
It ends dry, grippy, quite long and savory with dusty spice lingering under the fruit. At only $18 this is a great value for a single vineyard wine from Napa.
On day 2 it developed just a touch of a smoky mesquite note but not the overwhelming, off-putting one like the 2021.
This is light years better than the 2021, which we couldn’t recommend, and also even better then the 2020 we previously reviewed.
2022 Kirkland Signature Suscol Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2023 Review Summary
Kirkland Signature Suscol Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Single vineyard Napa Cab well under $20 thanks to Costco! We review the latest vintage of the Kirkland Signature Suscol Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Pros
- 89-90 points, which rates it high enough to be recommended at its price, which is good for a single vineyard Napa Cab
Cons
- The 2023 vintage of this wine is not as good as the 2022
- There are better options at $18 a bottle
