I love Costco (I used to work at their corporate headquarters right out of college, plus I can remember my Mom taking me there when I was a kid)...and I believe that they are still the largest seller of wine in the entire United States. Not only that, but they're a really good company--they really care about their people, and it doesn't feel like it's a monster 75 billion dollar company. It seems a lot like a family.
I've had plenty of Cameron Hughes wines, but not many Kirkland Signature wines (I've only had their Champagne a couple of times). Since '07 is shaping up to be a monster vintage, I figured that I'd give this a try to see if I like it since it's only 20$, which is dirt cheap for quality Chateauneuf-du-Pape. I also like that this wine is only 14.5% alcohol; I know that a lot of wines I have seen so far are tipping the scales at more than that. That was certainly the case on '05 and '06 too.
This wine is probably pretty young to be drinking, as it's pretty tight and closed right now. The wine starts with lots of pepper, some raspberries, a little heat, some mint, and some smoky, gamy aromas. The mouth has red fruit and pepper in the finish. The fruit is more cherry like after it's been open in a decanter for around 2 hours. It's finely textured and juicy. There's some structure to the wine; I've got to believe that this will come together some more in a couple of years. The wine is enjoyable now after 2+ hours in the decanter, and at 20$ it's fairly cheap for CDP. However--I believe there are much better values for less, just probably not many in CDP. But sometimes you just want CDP. This is certainly respectable and tasty. I perhaps will purchase a couple more bottles to see if they improve some since they are so cheap. B
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