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• Glenn Gilbert Does not like this wine:

  June 6, 2023 - 14% alcohol; opened, vinturied, and tasted 20 minutes later at room temperature (25 degrees C); composite cork, with a maximum of 2 mm wine penetration; cork aroma of alcohol, stone fruit, cork; medium to heavy weight foil; medium legs, medium brown/red; nose of alcohol, root vegetables, citrus, generic pithy fruit; full bodied with components that don't layer well; for example, sweetness almost seems like an afterthought, being dumped in on top of everything else; and the fruit has developed in the wrong direction, tasting more like vegetables past their prime; this effect gets even worse at the back of the tongue where it leaves a half-bitter, minerally aftertaste in a medium to long finish; if you have this in your cellar, give it a good sniff and a taste before serving

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• YackAttack213 Likes this wine: 92 points

  September 29, 2021 - 92👃 🍒 cough syrup in a good way. Taste: blackberry, ripe red cherry, some earth, some nice mild tannin and chocolate come through in the finish. Really nice."

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• noblerot23 Likes this wine: 89 points

  August 26, 2021 - 2018 Kirkland Carneros Pinot Noir (Napa Valley, California)
  A pale garnet wine that packs a surprising ton of taste. Spicy fruit nose full of cherry and strawberry plus a pinch of cinnamon and cloves. Loads of cherry and spice on the palate too with a curvy backbone of soft French oak. The flood of flavour is long and lingering. An easy drinking, fruit forward Cali-style iteration of the “Heartbreak Grape.” This Pinot’s built more for pleasure than punditry. Unbelievably bargain priced at $9.99 in the USA. Slightly more in Canada but sadly, only available at Costco Liquor outlets in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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• redwineonly Does not like this wine:

  August 16, 2021 - Blah

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• MJvjgv Likes this wine:

  May 15, 2021 - Muted cherry notes on the nose. Lots of cherry, strawberry, raspberry and cola on the palate. Balanced acidity with a touch of oak and a little spice on the finish. Good value for Carneros fruit with the Costco pricing. 88 points.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Kirkland Signature
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa / Sonoma
• Appellation Carneros
• UPC Codes 096619123483, 096619199723

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• In Cellars 73 (16%)
• Consumed 376 (84%)

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