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| Drinking window: Drink between 2024 and 2028 (based on 46 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 85.6 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by GianniFioriti on 5/2/2024 & rated 93 points: Quite quaffable. Nice table wine. Good acidity and smooth. Representative and cannot beat the price point. (193 views) | | | Tasted by Dan & Krista Stockman on 4/21/2024 & rated 85 points: More of a generic Italian red. (381 views) | | | Tasted by Dulcie and Aylwin on 4/14/2024: Another great buy from Costco, more than one could reasonably expect in the way of authentic chianti at that price (below $9). Got some tartness, some grip, red fruits. (400 views) | | | Tasted by Ortega1780 on 4/7/2024: 86- at around 10$ decent pour for such a bargain. Pretty plain, not much on the nose or palate, light fruit and clean finish. Had with a grilled burger and paired well. Very nice for price, nothing special or to cellar, but will keep a few around for bbq season. Good value. (496 views) | | | Tasted by Davesacco on 4/3/2024 & rated 85 points: What can you expect for 9 bucks? It's a simple wine with very grippy tannins. There's nothing on the nose. This is a simple fresh Italian table wine. On a weekday with pasta or pizza why not its drinkable. It's an every day enjoyable Chianti. Reminds me of the straw basket wines we drank in the 70”s. (561 views) | | | Tasted by BrunelloBob on 3/31/2024 & rated 82 points: It's like someone bought the worst fruit they could find in Chianti Classico and slapped a "Kirkland" label on it. Gives bulk wine a bad name. (507 views) | | | Tasted by Dave124 on 3/24/2024 & rated 85 points: Simple. Not impressive. Not bad but nothing stands out. (534 views) | | | Tasted by Claymonster on 3/23/2024 & rated 86 points: Bought with other Costco Kirkland wines to see what you get for under $10. At $9 this delivers. It’s obviously not a fine wine, but hell at that price you could do a lot worse. (480 views) | | | Tasted by mwneil on 2/23/2024 & rated 86 points: Coravined a taste, light, clean tasting, no nose,not bad but tasted with Meleto 2019 CCR and the Meleto was more intense, more fruit but was also twice the price, OK wine but need to see how the bottle drinks when we open it up, drank with sausage pizza, will drink again. (659 views) | | | Tasted by ChasingTaste on 2/16/2024 & rated 83 points: Enjoyable (499 views) |
| Kirkland SignatureNote: http://www.guillaumegonnet.com/ , is the site of the winemaker listed on the back label of the 2015 Signature Gigondas. SangioveseSANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joh-vhe-se").
Sangiovese - Italy's claim to fame, the pride of Tuscany. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. It produces Chianti (Classico), Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montepulciano, Montefalco Rosso, and many others. Sangiovese is also the backbone in many of the acclaimed, modern-styled "Super-Tuscans", where it is blended with Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc) and typically aged in French oak barrels, resulting a wine primed for the international market in the style of a typical California cabernet: oaky, high-alcohol, and a ripe, jammy, fruit-forward profile.[16]
Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytChianti Consorzio Vino Chianti | Chianti (wikipedia) |
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