The Kirkland Russian River Pinot is one of the more inconsistent wines vintage to vintage in the Kirkland wine portfolio.
Our ratings over the past seven vintages have been as low as 85 and as high as 89 points, not a gigantic swing but bigger than many of the other Kirkland bottles.
We really wish this wine would deliver on the promise of Russian River fruit, which we generally adore, but it comes up a little short every year; a good wine, not a great one, and that holds once again for the new 2024 vintage.
The price though is insane for Pinot Noir from this prized region. Historically it’s been $11.99 and this year we’re seeing it drop to $10.99. Unfortunately our Costco didn’t have the placard posted but this price was reflected on our receipt.
Here are all those ratings over the years.
2014 86 points
2015 85 points
2016 87 points
2019 86 points
2021 89 points
2022 86 points
2023 88 points
We really wanted to keep this up at 88 points, but it’s just a slight notch below the last vintage in our opinion. Similar in a lot of ways, but just not quite coming together as we hope this wine will.
It’s light to medium ruby in the glass with a perfumed nose and red fruit aromas; medium in body, with cherry, raspberry flavors; subtle spice with some vanilla notes in the finish which hits pretty solid with lingering acidity.
Again, a pretty good drink at an obviously very nice price point, especially for Pinot Noir. 87 points from us this time around.
CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 87 points
Costco item number: 555512
Availability: We buy our wine in Costco warehouses around the Atlanta area. The best way to locate wines near you is by using the new Costco mobile app and searching with the Costco item number we listed above.
Alc. 14.5%
