It’s been nine years almost to the day when we last reviewed the Kirkland 10-year Tawny Port, and in the past few months it seems like we’ve heard from more readers than ever before inquiring about this one.
Tawny ports are great to have on hand during the holidays, and are perfect to finish any meal, which is when we like to enjoy them.
As we mentioned a few months back in our feature story “Who are the real producers behind Costco’s Kirkland wines,” the Kirkland 10-Year Old Tawny Port is made by Fonseca, within the well known and respected Taylor Fladgate group.
A comparable bottle from Taylor Fladgate runs in the upper $20’s, so this is 30-40% less in the Kirkland wrapping. And it’s a delicious port wine that we think fans of fortified and dessert wines will get behind.
The wine in the glass is an amber brown; flavors of prune, raisin and fig; nutty all around with notes of caramel; then spice and cinnamon towards the lingering finish.
This falls right at 90 points for us, a solid buy, particularly at this price. We like it chilled at about cellar temp (55 degrees), so we keep it in there, and have been enjoying a small glass after the holiday meals.
CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 90 points
Costco item number: 787876
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. 20%
