November 10, 2024

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2018 Kirkland Signature Series Brunello di Montalcino


This popular Kirkland wine usually appears in Q4, so we were a little late finding it around us, although we did hear from several readers who found it last month.

But here it is, and it’s back with the same $19.99 price tag we love. You just can’t beat scoring a good Brunello at that price. As we’ve noted before, the price has climbed as high as $27 in previous vintages so it’s good to see it settling right in at $20.

2018 Kirkland Signature Series Brunello di Montalcino

Pretty solid scores from us over the years, dipping down a little bit in those older vintages but the last 4-5 years have been solid including the most recent 2017 vintage that we scored 90 points.

2010 – 92-93 points

2011 – 86 points

2012 – 87 points

2013 – 88 points

2014 – 88 points

2015 – 89 points

2016 – 91 points

2017 – 90 points

We also have a few bottles from some of these vintages in the cellar to see how they age. This new 2018 might fall in that bucket; it is very good now, but built to go for a few years where it might get even more interesting over time.

In the glass the wine pours a medium ruby with garnet around the edges; red fruit and spice on nose, the wine is medium in body; flavors of cherry, plum and pomegranate; dusty, dry and lasting in the finish.

Kirkland Signature Series Brunello di Montalcino

This remains a solid wine at a fantastic price, perfect for Italian wine fans especially Chianti lovers who don’t always explore the world of Brunello. It’s a great food wine too.

We picked up a few to enjoy soon, and popped one in the cellar that we will probably revisit and review in five or so years.

CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 91 points (a Costco Wine Top Pick)

Costco item number: 1472194

Purchased at Costco in: Atlanta, GA (Kennesaw)

Alc. 14%



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