2018 Kirkland Signature Pinot Noir Carneros

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 87.8 points

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  6/6/2023 - Glenn Gilbert Does not like this wine:

  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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  9/29/2021 - YackAttack213 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  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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  8/26/2021 - noblerot23 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  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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  8/16/2021 - redwineonly Does not like this wine:

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  5/15/2021 - MJvjgv Likes this wine:

  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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