Kirkland Signature
Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend
Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
This was an experiment started in early 2008. To see if Costco/Kirkland could bottle a good 2005 Margaux yrs later. The answer, yes.
This is better than some not as grand Margaux vintages. Better than Lascombes and a few others. 🤷♂️ Think this was $18.99 or so.
I met the Costco buyer at the time in Bordeaux at En Primeur in 2014. She had worked her way up from idle to the buyer for one of the largest wine seller’s in America. Costco’s number one position was recently was overtaken by Total Wine. Her path an amazing success story.
If you were poured this blind now, you would called higher. Especially, with a good steak.
The nose is classic Bordeaux. Dark currants, brambly, blackberries/ black raspberries, ripe; dark cherries, strawberries, plum, cherries, anise to black licorice, mid berry cola, graphite, used leather, moist to dry tobacco, steeped tea, dry limestone powder, sandstone, moist clay, touch of bay leaf, hint of pepper-grilled meats, dark, rich earth w/ dry leaves, bright to candied; red, dark florals framed in liquid violets.
The palate is; rich, ripe, kinda candied fruits that are; dark currants, brambly, blackberries/ black raspberries, ripe; dark cherries, raspberries m, strawberries, plum to plum pudding, cherries, anise to black licorice, mid berry cola, dark chocolate baking bar, baking spices-nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, graphite, charcoal, used leather, moist to dry tobacco/ cigar box w/ ash, steeped tea, dry limestone powder, sandstone, dry river stone, moist, grey volcanic dark spices w/ palate heat, clay, touch of bay leaf, hint of pepper-grilled meats, dark, rich earth w/ dry leaves, gorgeously bright to candied; red, dark florals, lavender framed in liquid violets, rainfall acidity, well knitted/balance, mid toned/structured with an elegant/polished finish that last minutes and lands on graphite, spice and earthiness.
Moved between 92-93 with the steak.
Has another 7-10 yrs of road ahead.
An example of don’t judge a book by its cover.
This was an experiment started in early 2008. To see if Costco/Kirkland could bottle a good 2005 Margaux yrs later. The answer, yes.
This is better than some not as grand Margaux vintages. Better than Lascombes and a few others. 🤷♂️ Think this was $18.99 or so.
I met the Costco buyer at the time in Bordeaux at En Primeur in 2014. She had worked her way up from idle to the buyer for one of the largest wine seller’s in America. Costco’s number one position was recently was overtaken by Total Wine. Her path an amazing success story.
If you were poured this blind now, you would called higher. Especially, with a good steak.
The nose is classic Bordeaux. Dark currants, brambly, blackberries/ black raspberries, ripe; dark cherries, strawberries, plum, cherries, anise to black licorice, mid berry cola, graphite, used leather, moist to dry tobacco, steeped tea, dry limestone powder, sandstone, moist clay, touch of bay leaf, hint of pepper-grilled meats, dark, rich earth w/ dry leaves, bright to candied; red, dark florals framed in liquid violets.
The palate is; rich, ripe, kinda candied fruits that are; dark currants, brambly, blackberries/ black raspberries, ripe; dark cherries, raspberries m, strawberries, plum to plum pudding, cherries, anise to black licorice, mid berry cola, dark chocolate baking bar, baking spices-nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, graphite, charcoal, used leather, moist to dry tobacco/ cigar box w/ ash, steeped tea, dry limestone powder, sandstone, dry river stone, moist, grey volcanic dark spices w/ palate heat, clay, touch of bay leaf, hint of pepper-grilled meats, dark, rich earth w/ dry leaves, gorgeously bright to candied; red, dark florals, lavender framed in liquid violets, rainfall acidity, well knitted/balance, mid toned/structured with an elegant/polished finish that last minutes and lands on graphite, spice and earthiness.
Moved between 92-93 with the steak.
Has another 7-10 yrs of road ahead.
An example of don’t judge a book by its cover.