Likely to be predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon from Margaux in the Haut-Médoc district in the Left Bank of Bordeaux, France. Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Carmenère, Petit Verdot and Malbec are also allowed but Costco doesn’t disclose the blend.

When we say big name Bordeaux, we mean it. Margaux is renowned for its gravel soils and high concentration of Cru level properties. Needless to say, the prices reflect this renown.

As such, we were very excited when Costco debuted this wine last year at just $19.99 for the 2023 vintage. The cost of the 2024 vintage, however, has gone up quite a bit to $22.69.

Let’s see if it can still get a high enough Taste Rating at that cost to get a Recommended Buy rating on our scale that factors price into the equation.

First, a bit more about the wine. Lucky for us, unlike a lot of the Kirkland Signature wines, the provenance of this wine is readily apparent once again.

As is proudly displayed on the cork, the Kirkland Signature Margaux from Costco comes from Henri Lurton of Château Brane-Cantenac. The unique gold color on the label also seems to be a nod to that fact as the Chateau uses a similar gold color on their logo and some of their labels.

As to whether this wine is the exact same as any of their others, we can’t say. If anything I would guess it is similar to the Le Baron de Brane that retails for around $30-$35. That wine is a blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 1% Carmenere, and 1% Petit Verdot.

Unfortunately Costco gives us very little info to go on, but let’s see how the 2024 tastes, shall we? For reference, we gave the 2023 vintage a 9 Taste Rating and 91-93 points.

From the bottle:

2024 Kirkland Signature MARGAUX
Appellation Margaux Contrôlée

From the famed Margaux appellation on the Left Bank of the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, Kirkland Signature Margaux showcases the elegance the region is known for. Aromas of ripe red and black fruit mingle with subtle hints of spice and oak, while the palate offers balanced structure, fine tannins, and a smooth, lingering finish. Enjoy it now with a little decanting or cellar it for a few years to reveal added depth and complexity.

Produced by SVHL
Imported by Misa Imports
13% Alcohol

The 2024 Kirkland Signature Margaux opens with an attractive but subdued aroma of dark berry fruit, cedar, and a little spice. It’s not quite as oaky as the 2023, but it’s not as expressive even with a lot of time in the glass. It’s a bit of an underwhelming start.

Taking a sip reveals juicy fruit with similar flavors to the nose plus some light dusty tannins and decent acidity, balance and structure. This one really needs a lot of air, but even after that it is missing some of the depth of the previous vintage.

It ends dry, just a bit tannic and long.

We put this at an 8 Taste Rating on day 1 but we were also totally expecting it to turn a corner and be much better on day 2, given it’s youth. Unfortunately that did not happen and, as such, we can’t get above an 8 Taste Rating – which is quite respectable at 89-90 points, but just not good enough to justify the $22.69 price tag.

Looking for more of the best Costco wines? Browse our multi-page listing of recommended wines along with more information on how to best shop the store!

You can also find more of our favorite French wines here.

Review Summary

Normally retailing for $90 a bottle, this incredible wine from Chateau St. Jean is yours for a fraction of the normal price this weekend!

It consists of 90% Merlot from Sebastiani Vineyards in Sonoma and 10% Malbec from Magnolia Ranch in Dry Creek Valley. The wine is aged in French oak for 18 months with an incredible 57% new oak. Only made in the best years, it’s an impressive step up from the regular Chateau St. Jean Sonoma Merlot.

As such, we are very excited to be able to bring this one to you, and in time for the upcoming holidays as it makes for another delicious and memorable wine for your table.

For the next two days you can get 3 bottles of the 2022 Chateau St. Jean Magnolia Reserve Merlot for just $77.95 ($25.98/bottle). That’s a discount of 71% saving you a total of $192!

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From the winery:

2022 Chateau St. Jean Magnolia Reserve Merlot
Sonoma County

Our roots are in Sonoma County. We have made wines from the region’s diverse vineyards for
over 50 years, starting in 1973. A fine wine estate with European style, we are proud to produce
balanced and elegant wines, a hallmark of Chateau St. Jean. Our single-vineyard and blend
expressions celebrate Sonoma County’s distinctive, world-class growing region, and the special
vineyard sites in which our grapes are grown.

Vineyards: The sourcing for this wine comes primarily (90%) from Sebastiani Vineyards, just a few blocks from the town square in Sonoma. The soils at this site are volcanic, rocky, low fertility and well draining, with a climate that is warm enough to fully ripen Bordeaux varietals, but cool enough to retain balance and acidity. The remaining 10% of the blend is Malbec from Magnolia Ranch in Dry Creek Valley.

Vintage: The 2022 growing season in Sonoma County was marked by the ongoing drought. A mild dry winter and spring led to an early bud break. The warm summer that followed set the harvest up for an early start. Smaller than average cluster and berry sizes resulted in a smaller crop with concentrated flavors and complex flavors.

Winemaking: The grapes were destemmed and crushed to tank for a two-day cold soak prior to inoculation and a warm ferment to dryness. The wine was pressed off skins with a small amount of press going to tank for settling and then racking to new and used French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation. After 18 months of aging, the wine was filtered and bottled.

Tasting Notes: This sultry Merlot opens with ripe aromas of black raspberry, blueberry, plum, cherry, vanilla, and caramel. On the palate, ripe black cherry is accented by notes of sweet oak, vanilla, caramel, and baking spice. Round and lush on the palate, smooth, integrated tannins round out the generous finish. Pair this wine with mushroom stuffed ravioli, cassoulet, or Cowgirl Creamery Mt. Tam triple cream cheese.

APPELLATION: Sonoma County
VARIETAL: 90% Merlot, 10% Malbec
OAK: 100% French oak, 57% new
AGING: 18 months
T.A.: 5.7 g/L
pH: 3.57

14.5% Alcohol
Cork

And now on to our review:

The 2022 Chateau St. Jean Magnolia Reserve Merlot opens with a very strong, inviting aroma full of dark berry fruit and plenty of baking spice plus a bit of an oaky note, licorice, leather, and more. It’s a fantastic start.

Tasting the wine reveals…Wow, what a lovely wine! It’s big with tons of depth and concentration, abundant rich and dense fruit and lots of well-integrated baking spice. Juicy and smooth, it hits all the same notes as the nose. There’s nothing subtle about this one, it’s just pure delicious.

It ends dry and rich on the very long and lasting finish and was just as good on day 2. We put this at the high end of our 9 Taste Rating at 92-93 points.

Cheers,
Jon

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Today, we’re happy to welcome Ferrari-Carano to our Insider Deals with a wonderful example of Sangiovese that is just entering its prime. You’re going to want several bottles of this one, as it’s rather irresistible.

As you know we always taste the wines we offer over two days when we write our notes so that we can see how it develops. Here’s what we wrote about this one: “The wine was just as good on day 2 but I seriously doubt you’ll be able to hold off finishing the bottle the first day.”

96% Sangiovese and 4% Syrah from the Alexander Valley, the wine is cave aged in barrel for 15 months with 86% French and 14% Eastern European oak, 30% of which was new.

Normally retailing for $60 a bottle, today’s deal gets it to you for a fraction of the price…

For the next day you can get 3 bottles of the 2021 Ferrari-Carano Alexander Valley Sangiovese for just $XX.95 ($XX.XX/bottle). That’s a discount of XX% ($XXX).

This 3-pack deal is available to ship to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and WY. (These states are dependent on the individual licenses of the offering winery and are not representative of all our deals. Every deal can have different, sometimes more, sometimes less, states available.)

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From the winery:

2021 Ferrari-Carano Alexander Valley Sangiovese

The grapes for this small-lot Sangiovese are sourced from select vineyard sites in Alexander Valley.

THE VINTAGE: Although we experienced an unusually rainy period in April, drought conditions in Sonoma county continued in 2021, with most of the annual precipitation landing in October and December, 2020. Spring temperatures were cooler, with bud break occurring one week later than average, while summer temperatures were above average with less nightly fog and cloud cover. With minimal irrigation, the Sangiovese grapes were ready for harvesting in September, near the average pick date for the variety.

HOW IT’S MADE: Upon entering the winery, the hand-harvested grapes are destemmed and cold soaked for three days. Following the cold soak, yeast is added and pump overs commence, one to two times daily, for the duration of primary fermentation. The wine is then drained and pressed to 86% French and 14% Eastern European oak barrels (30% new) for malolactic fermentation, and cave aged for 15 months. Lots are kept separate until blending and bottling in March 2023.

AROMAS & FLAVORS: Our Sangiovese offers a bouquet reminiscent of holiday cheer; clove-spiced cherry, cranberry compote, roasted figs, and vanilla wafer. On the palate, this wine is structured yet smooth, supported by a lifting acidity. Flavors of crumble-topped Italian plum tart and a hint of caramel sauce flow through the finish.

FOOD PAIRINGS: Delicious with braised, roasted or barbecued meats like chicken, red meat, fish, lamb or pork. Pastas, stews or well-aged medium and strong-flavored cheeses, such as Taleggio, also pair nicely with our Sangiovese.

Composition: 96% Sangiovese, 4% Syrah
Cooperage: 15 months in 86% French and 14% Eastern European oak, 30% new
pH: 3.67
TA: 6.87 g/L
Bottled: March 1, 2023
Certified California Sustainable Vineyard & Winery

Produced & Bottled by Ferrari-Carano Mountain Winery
14.7% Alcohol
Cork

And now on to our review:

The 2021 Ferrari-Carano Alexander Valley Sangiovese opens with a very enticing aroma of black cherry and lots of lovely baking spice notes plus some leather, herbal notes and a little cedar. It’s a wonderfully harmonious start.

Wow, this one just really hits us right! Taking a sip reveals similar flavors to the nose wrapped up in a wonderful juicy acidity and s smooth mouthfeel. Balanced and with great depth, this is firing on all cylinders.

It ends savory, a bit chewy and very long and satisfying! This is an excellent example of Sangiovese that has many years of prime drinking ahead of it. It was just as good on day 2 but I seriously doubt you’ll be able to hold off finishing the bottle the first day. We put this at the high end of our 9 Taste Rating at 92-93 points.

Cheers,
Jon

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“I have tell you that I have been really, really pleased with this whole reverse wine snob endeavor. The info you provided gives me enough to purchase with confidence. The shipping is unbelievably convenient. The wines are right in that price-tag-sweet-spot. And everything has been just as described. Great job.”

“Hi Jon, Best thing I ever did is buy wine thru you…not been disappointed with any of them! Thank you SO MUCH!”

“Just love your site and the great deals on unique small production vino. You do an outstanding job!”

“Jon, this is a wonderful wine all around. You have become our go-to person for wonderful wines and wine values. Please keep up the excellent job that you’re doing! Regards, a very satisfied customer.”

“Wow!! Just got my shipment. It is absolutely tremendous.”

“Another terrific selection from Reverse Wine Snob. Keep up the good work!”

“The only thing I have ever been disappointed in with an Insider Deal is that I didn’t purchase more.”

“Received my shipment today and just cracked open my first tasting. It blew me away…I guess I have another top pick to my list. Can’t wait for my next glass…”

“You can count on great value from the wines offered.”

“the wine is, in a single word, superb! as have been all other wines offered and purchased since I first learnt about you…”

“love them all so far…Glad we ran across you. Too bad we can not order them all.”

“Also your prices are pretty amazing.”

“Hey Jon! You do great work. I’ve bought a bunch of the Insider Deals and probably 80% of the wine I drink comes from them. Great values!”

“The shipping on the Insider Deals is another great part of the deal. We recently paid $27 to a winery in California to ship 6 bottles (same packaging as the insider deals)….yikes!”

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“You are a man after my own heart. I have always looked for the best and least expensive wine and you just made it easier. Cheers!”

“Hi Jon, well, I did something people have warned about – bought 6 bottles and should have bought 12!”

“Have had nothing but great bottles since I started ordering your recommendations. Thanks so much!”

“We’ve gotten in on three of the deals and have been VERY happy with the value. I originally was going to do a wine club thing but the insider deal appeals to me much more.”

“I really missed the boat by only getting four bottles of this offer last month. Should have bought least at a case.”

“My wife and I have really enjoyed getting to know new wines (and better than we used to buy!)​ Thanks for what you do and providing this service!​”

“Jon – you have to stop offering all of these amazing deals. My self discipline is fading fast!!”

“The wine is outstanding. I am so glad I bought a case.”

“Wish I would have ordered more!! It was great. Looking back, I wish I didn’t open it at our annual pool party. It’s gone. **Sob**”

“Hi Jon, just had to let you know that I love this wine!!!! Thanks for doing what you do.”

“I have purchased many times over the last several months and loved the wines!”

“Seriously amazing deal!!! I love a bold red, and Reverse Wine Snob delivered!!! Perfect for a rainy night!!”

“AMAZING!! Damn, I should have bought a CASE!!”

“WOW. Just… wow. Absolutely delicious. If I knew it was going to be this good, I would have bought a case… or two. This was dead-center in the sweet spot of what I like. Thank you!!”

“I have loved all my RWS deals, can’t wait to get this one.”

“I know that you don’t need to have ‘customers’ email you every time they like a wine that you have suggested/rated, and I have enjoyed many of your recommendations. But this Tannat was spectacular! Wow! That was amazing!”

“I finally opened a bottle of this and it did not disappoint. Delicious!!!”

“Thanks for a great service! We’ve been loving your emails and wine deals!”

“This insider deal is a great wine!!! So glad I got it!!”

“I’ve gotten quite a few of these and loved them all — keep them coming!”

“Bought a case wish I had purchased 2-3 cases. Fantastic buy for the price.”

“We purchased several times and have been massively impressed. Thank you.”

“I love your approach to wine and all the great wine finds out there. It’s tempting to order almost every time you send out a deal. Keep up the great work, truly appreciated. ”

“Wish I had doubled my order!”

“By the way, you guys have a great company – smart concept, well executed. I may never have to make another trek to the wine store again. And your customer service is pretty darn good. Thank you. ”

“I am very much enjoying the wines I have been getting from you. I have discontinued all other wine services as the quality of the wines you select seem superior to what I was receiving elsewhere.”

“That’s tremendous…I wish I had tripled my order.”

“I’ve bought a ridiculous amount of wine from your deals in the last year…I just want to say that I really appreciate what you guys have done with RWS. I discovered your site looking up Costco wine reviews and have been hooked on your insider deals ever since. I’ve been referring every friend I know.”

“I recently took advantage of your offer. So glad I did, and now sorry I did not buy more (like all those quotes on your website!)”

“I have been buying your Insider Deals for about 3 years now and we have enjoyed every one of them. They are wines that we never would have found on our own… ”

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60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir, including 10% to 15% oak-aged reserve wine, from Anderson Valley, California.

This sparkling wine is produced using the traditional method like Champagne where the secondary fermentation that creates the bubbles happens in the bottle.

Sample submitted for review. The Roederer Estate Brut Anderson Valley has an SRP of $32 and has been spotted in the mid-teens but is typically available in the low $20s.

From the winery:

Roederer Estate Brut Anderson Valley

Roederer Estate Brut is crisp and elegant sparkling wine with complex pear, spice and hazelnut flavors. Oak-aged wines from our estate’s reserve cellars are added to this blend, creating a multi-vintage cuvée that has great finesse and depth of flavor.

Winemaking Notes: Roederer Estate’s winemaking style is based on two elements: ownership of its own vineyards and the addition of oak-aged reserve wines to each year’s blend or cuvée (10% to 15%). All the grapes for the Anderson Valley wines are grown on the estate. Oak-aged wines from the estate’s reserve cellars are added to the blend, creating a multi-vintage cuvée in the traditional Louis Roederer style.

Only the cuvée (first pressing of 120 gallons/ton) is used; no première or deuxième taille. The fermentation takes place in high-grade stainless steel tanks at 65°F. Zero to minimal malolactic fermentation is used in order to ensure the wines age well and retain the fresh, precise and well-defined style that is one of the characteristics of Roederer Estate wines.

Appellation: Anderson Valley
Varietals: 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, Reserve Wine 10% to 15%
Dosage: 8 g/L
Cases Produced:85,000
TA:7.5 g/L
pH 3.13

12.5% Alcohol

The Roederer Estate Brut Anderson Valley opens with a fresh, attractive aroma of citrus, pear, touches of fresh baked bread, cinnamon, flowers and more. It’s a great start.

Taking a sip of the wine reveals it to be crisp, tasty and nicely sweet with plenty of acidity and lots of fine bubbles. It features similar flavors to the nose and has quite a nice texture to it as well.

It ends crisp, dry and long. This is a nice sparkler.

 
Looking for more of the Best Sparkling Wine? Check out our list of the best picks under $25!

Review Summary

Loaded with amazing flavor combinations, you don’t want to miss the return of this special Inexpensive Gourmet Insider Deal with an unprecedented discount and a 4.9 out of 5 Star Rating from previous buyers! They make an amazing gift too if you’re planning ahead for the holidays.

From the trailblazing chocolatier Fritz Knipschildt, who spearheaded the movement of flavor experimentation with chocolate over 25 years ago, today we have an incredible deal on Chocopologie Bars – the best chocolate bars we’ve ever tasted.

We adore chocolate — possibly even more than we love wine!

We’ve had the opportunity to try all kinds of chocolate from all over the world in our wine travels and this is some of the best we’ve ever had – period. And that’s before you even consider all the wonderful flavors.

(And don’t just take our word for it, you can check out its stellar 4.9 out of 5 Star Rating from previous buyers here!)

They come from the award-winning Danish chocolatier Fritz Knipschildt who brought the old world European chocolate traditions to America back in 1999 and then amped up the flavors. He’s been seen on Oprah, Martha Stewart, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and more.

He also holds the Guinness World Record for the most expensive chocolate truffle ever made. And while the normal price of these bars isn’t cheap at $10 each, today we’ve got them for much, much less plus FREE SHIPPING (which alone saves you $25 off the normal shipping cost).

Each 3.75 oz bar has 12 big pieces of chocolate so they last for a long time. With so much richness and flavor in each bite, a little bit goes a deliciously long way.

Here’s what each bar looks like (this is the amazing Burnt Caramel Hawaiian Sea Salt) but keep on reading for more details and photos of each below.

Here is what’s included in the Chocolate Nirvana 8-Pack from Chocopologie:

• 1 Chocopologie Flat White Espresso Bar – this dark and milky white chocolate infused with organic espresso beans might just be our favorite of the bunch!
• 1 Chocopologie Burnt Caramel Hawaiian Sea Salt Bar – Dark chocolate with chewy burnt dark salted caramel. And yes, it is seriously as good as it sounds.
• 1 Chocopologie Crunchy Peppermint Bar – we love peppermint and this milk chocolate infused with peppermint and mixed with candy cane pieces is simply to die for!
• 1 Chocopologie Toffee Sea Salt Pretzel Bar – dark chocolate with toffee, sea salt and pretzel bits. Amazing!
• 1 Chocopologie Acai & Puffed Quinoa Bar – Organic acai powder and organic puffed quinoa infused into dark chocolate. I’m pretty sure this is what Nestle Crunch bars will taste like in heaven.
• 1 Chocopologie Dubai Chocolate Bar – this flavor is hot and this excellent example has milk chocolate filled with house made pistachio cream, crispy kataifi, and a hint of Tahini.
• 1 Chocopologie Fig and Honey Bar – Diced Black Mission Figs and Clover Honey infused into dark chocolate. So good!
• 1 Chocopologie Dried Cranberry Pumpkin Seed & Nut Trail Bar – A medley of organic cranberries, pumpkin seeds, pecans and almonds infused into dark chocolate. It’s delicious and perfect for the season!

Made with organic and Fair Trade chocolate and no palm oils or refined sugars, all of the bars above are gluten free except the Toffee Sea Salt Pretzel and Dubai bars. More details and photos of each are below.

And like we said above, today we’ve got these rarely discounted bars that normally retail for $10 a piece at a substantial savings, including FREE SHIPPING which alone saves you $25 off the normal cost…

For the next few days you can get the Chocopologie Chocolate Nirvana 8-Pack (containing 1 of each of the 8 bars described above) for just $XX.95 ($X.XX each). That’s a discount of XX% saving you $XX off the normal price plus FREE SHIPPING!

From Chocopologie:

Fritz Knipschildt’s early passion and innovative ideas to creatively infuse elements from the savory kitchen into the world of chocolate and confection have been highly awarded at numerous national and international food competitions through the last decade and is frequently showcased on national TV stations like The Food Network and CNBC as well as in major publications like the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Oprah Magazine.

Pursuing the American dream founded on traditional European chocolate craftsmanship, the philosophy behind House of Knipschildt rests on this desire to constantly improve the confectionary experience to provide customers with the highest value imaginable.

This is achieved by letting imagination and creativity run free to create out of the ordinary quality products, showing love, care and respect for the individual ingredients, processes and people in everything step of the way. For over 20 years House of Knipschildt has been renowned for creating exquisite quality artisan chocolate.

Fritz Knipschildt began his journey to present the world with the most exquisite chocolates in his small apartment kitchen back in 1999 in Connecticut. As a young adventurous chef and immigrant from Denmark, his passion and dedication to constantly setting the bar for what is possible and durable in the world of fine chocolates and confectionary, has always been – and is more than ever today – a corner stone of House of Knipschildt.

And here are photos of each bar:

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Organic, vegan, additive-free and low-sulfite too! But with just 14 barrels made, today’s deal on the Bulk Buy Rated 2024 Horse & Plow Draft Horse Napa Valley White won’t last long.

Horse & Plow Winery from owners/winemakers Suzanne Hagins and Chris Condos (from our popular Vinum Cellars deals) is back with a new vintage of this delectable wine. If you were able to get in on our previous offer then you already know about the absolutely wonderfully smooth mouthfeels and lovely, layered textures in their wines.

This Alsatian-style blend consists of 58% Pinot Gris, 37% Pinot Blanc and 5% Riesling. Each variety is fermented separately in a mix of neutral French oak and stainless steel. Dry (just 1 g/L of residual sugar) yet rich, juicy and balanced, this is uber-delicious!

Normally retailing for $25 a bottle, for the next day you can get it for much less…

Today’s deal gets you 6 bottles of the 2024 Horse & Plow Draft Horse White for just $XX.95 ($XX.XX/bottle). That’s a discount of XX% saving you $XX!

This 6-pack deal is available to ship to the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI and WY. (These states are dependent on the individual licenses of the offering winery and are not representative of all our deals. Every deal can have different, sometimes more, sometimes less, states available.)

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From the winery:

2024 Horse & Plow Draft Horse Napa Valley White

Horse and Plow Winery merges the best of old and new world techniques to produce handcrafted, authentic wines from northern California. Most of this blend comes from the Block House Vineyard, located in Yountville in the Napa Valley. We ferment each lot separately, in a mix of neutral French oak and stainless steel, then assemble for an aromatic wine, with rich texture and crisp acidity.

Varietals: 58% Pinot Gris, 37% Pinot Blanc, 5% Sauvignon Gris
Appellation: Napa Valley
Farming: CCOF-Certified Organic
Harvest Date: 9/14
Harvest Brix: 20.8 – 23.1
Winemaker: Chris Condos
Fermentation: Neutral French Oak
TA: 6.3 g/L
pH: 3.39
RS: 0.10%
Production: 14 Barrels

Horse & Plow Winery utilizes organic farming, small lot fermentations and traditional techniques to produce balanced, food friendly and site-specific wines. Organic vineyards throughout the North Coast of California, including Sonoma, Napa & Mendocino Counties, produce wines with greater complexity and sense of place, while caring for worker health and the environment. The wines are made naturally with no synthetic nutrients or additives, no GMO’s, are vegan and contain low sulfites. Low intervention winemaking further conveys a sense of time and place in every handcrafted bottle.

Produced and Bottled By Horse & Plow Winery
12.8% Alcohol
Cork

And now on to our review:

The 2024 Horse & Plow Draft Horse Napa Valley White opens with a very inviting aroma of pear, tropical fruit, melon, flowers and some sea salt minerality. It’s a great start.

The light to medium-bodied wine tastes smooth and has a bit of a creamy texture with lots of rich, juicy fruit. Balanced, layered and delicious with similar flavors to the nose, this is a wonderfully refreshing white blend. It features good complexity but is still quite easy to drink. I especially love that it is so flavorful without having any sugar.

It ends dry, crisp, round, very long and very refreshing on the lip-smacking finish. I love it. This is uber-delicious.

Cheers,
Jon

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Cabernet Sauvignon from Sonoma County, California. The wine has some sort of oak influence but there’s no information available as to how much or what kind.

The Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon is available exclusively at Trader Joe’s and sells for $9.99. The wine is produced by Delicato Family Vineyards and appears to at least be partially made and bottled at one of Delicato’s Francis Coppola Winery locations according to the COLA information.

From Trader Joe’s:

2023 Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon

When one sees the green, gently rolling hills of Sonoma County, it’s easy to imagine why vineyards take so well to its idyllic environment and diversity of soils. And when one sips some of the wines produced in Sonoma, like the trio of wines under the Compass Bridge label, it’s easy to see why this region has become so globally renowned.

Compass Bridge Cabernet Sauvignon, for example, touts flavors of ripe red currant, juicy blackberry, and spicy anise which combine with espresso aromatics and a toasty, oaky finish to make one seriously satisfying red that pairs particularly well with Ribeye and aged Cheddars.

Vinted and Bottled by Compass Bridge
14.5% Alcohol

The 2023 Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon begins with a lot of very ripe red fruit on the nose along with some anise, a little spice and lots of cola. It’s nice but it’s definitely not a classic Cab aroma so let’s take a taste and see.

Taking a sip reveals the wine to be soft, with maybe a touch of residual sugar, but it’s pretty tasty overall. It’s juicy and balanced with well-integrated spice. The wine is not very complex but it is easy to drink and sure makes a nice burger wine. A crowd-pleaser. While the aroma wasn’t necessarily conventional, it all works when tasting.

The wine ends dry, soft and relatively long with a little lingering spice and was just as good on day 2.

 
As always you can find an updated list of our recommended wines from Trader Joe’s as well as more info on their pricing model and some tips and tricks for shopping the store in our giant guide.

You can also find more of our favorite Cabernet Sauvignon here!

Review Summary

Don’t miss your chance to get the 2021 Saviah Waterstone Vineyard Walla Walla Syrah. Just 100 cases produced!

This is the real deal, cool-climate Syrah made by a legendary producer in Walla Walla, Richard Funk. Founded in 2000, Saviah Cellars has twice been named one of the top 100 wineries in the world by Wine & Spirits magazine. We are delighted to welcome them to our Insider Deals!

And this wine itself has quite a pedigree with a long history of high scores, including 96 points from International Wine Review and 93 from Wine Advocate on the 2020 vintage. The 2021, which is still just a baby, has not yet been sent out for outside review, but we put it at 93 points for now, with the strong potential to get to 94 points with a little age. The winery puts the drinking window on this wine from 2026 to 2046, so it’s just getting started!

Of course, this pedigree brings with it a high price tag, as this wine normally sells for $60 a bottle. Not so today…

For the next two days you can get 3 bottles of the 2021 Saviah Waterstone Vineyard Walla Walla Syrah for just $XX.95 ($XX.XX/bottle). That’s a discount of XX% saving you a total of $XXX!

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From the winery:

2021 Saviah Waterstone Vineyard Walla Walla Syrah

Appellation: Walla Walla Valley, The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater
Vineyard: Waterstone Estate Vineyard

Fermentation: Handpicked and hand sorted into 1.5 and 2 ton open top stainless steel fermenters. One-third whole cluster with two-thirds destemmed fruit. The cap was punched down three times per day by hand. After pressing the must, the young wine was transferred to 500-liter puncheons to complete fermentation.

Aging: 17 months in neutral French oak puncheons.

Tasting Notes: What a treat! A small lot wine that we’ve bottled aged to perfection. The Waterstone Estate Syrah showcases the unique characteristics of this block of grapes grown on a fan trellis (the plants literally are shaped like a handheld fan) in the heart of The Rocks District. The wine is deeply colored in the glass, with heady aromas of marionberries, plum, cured meats, cracked peppercorn, and smoked sea salt. On the palate the wine is rich and concentrated. Flavors are savory with dark fruit, cocoa nibs, olive brine with hints of sweet herbs, and wet stone. The finely textured tannins are structured and firm, suggesting both immediate pleasure and aging potential. A classic Rocks District Syrah!

VARIETAL: 100% Syrah
pH 3.98
TA 0.57 g/100mL
CASES PRODUCED: 100 cases
Drink 2026-2046

Produced & Bottled by Saviah Cellars
13.9% Alcohol
Cork

And now on to our review:

The 2021 Saviah Waterstone Vineyard Walla Walla Syrah is classic cool climate Syrah on the nose, which is a very good thing! Aromas of plum, blackberry, smoked meat, olives, black pepper, some herbal notes, a bit of salty minerality and much more reveal themselves as the wine has time to breathe. This is serious stuff and it’s a wonderful, complex start.

Taking a sip shows a rich, smooth and savory Syrah with all those same notes as the nose. It features soft yet firm tannins along with plenty of structure and lots of ability to age. In fact, this one is just a baby (and delicious already)!

It ends dry and savory on the very long finish and was just as good on day 2. We’ll put this at the high end of our 9 Taste Rating at 93 points for now, but I do think it will hit 94 points in a couple more years. It’s another great splurge for your Thanksgiving table.

Cheers,
Jon

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“The wine is outstanding. I am so glad I bought a case.”

“Wish I would have ordered more!! It was great. Looking back, I wish I didn’t open it at our annual pool party. It’s gone. **Sob**”

“Hi Jon, just had to let you know that I love this wine!!!! Thanks for doing what you do.”

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“I have been buying your Insider Deals for about 3 years now and we have enjoyed every one of them. They are wines that we never would have found on our own… ”

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100% Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, Spain. The wine has been aged over 5 years, including more than 2 years in French and American oak barrels.

Only produced occasionally and last with the 2018 vintage, we were very happy snag a few bottles of the 2020 vintage at our local Costco the other day.

A look at the back label shows that the wine is made by Vina Solorca whose own wines are generally not very available in the US. The family run winery is located in Roa de Burgos in the center of Ribera del Duero.

The Kirkland Signature Gran Reserva Ribera Del Duero is available exclusively at Costco and retails for just $16.89. It is imported by Misa Imports.

From the bottle:

2020 Kirkland Signature Ribera Del Duero Gran Reserva

Kirkland Signature Gran Reserva Ribera del Duero is made with 100% Tempranillo grapes that have been hand-picked and selected from exquisitely cultivated vines. This rich, complex Gran Reserva wine has been aged for a minimum period of five years. It was aged in quality French and American oak barrels for more than two years, completing the aging process resting in the bottle in dark, temperature controlled conditions in the cellar prior to release. Featuring bright, clean aromas, this wine fills the mouth leaving an impression of velvety blackberries and minerals. Kirkland Signature Gran Reserva Ribera del Duero pairs well with salted pork, roasted lamb or beef Wellington.

Produced and Bottled by Vina Solorca
15% Alcohol

The 2020 Kirkland Signature Ribera Del Duero Gran Reserva opens with an enticing, harmonious aroma of black cherry and blackberry plus a little spice, licorice, touches of cigar box, mint and more. There are a lot of layers here to discover. It’s a great start and exactly what you would expect from a Gran Reserva from this area.

Tasting the wine confirms that this is a excellent example of Tempranillo. We love a good Ribera Del Duero and this hits all the marks. It features all the same flavors as the nose along with great balance and structure. It’s a bit chewy but six years of aging have smoothed things out and everything has integrated quite nicely. It has plenty of life ahead of it too.

It ends dry, juicy, very long and quite grippy. Awesome! I’m so glad we finally found it. If you’re lucky enough to see this wine in store, grab at least a couple bottles – one to drink now and one to stash for a couple years to see how it develops.

The wine was just as good on day 2 after simply being left corked on the counter. We put this at the high end of our 9 Taste Rating at 92-93 points.

Looking for more of our favorite Costco wine picks? Browse our multi-page listing of recommended wines along with more information on how to best shop the store!

You can also find more of our favorite Spanish wine here.

Review Summary

Normally retailing for $65 a bottle, this is high end Pinot Noir made by winemakers Greg La Follette and Evan Damiano. It’s so good, it received a 95-point score from the American Fine Wine Competition.

That’s no surprise for a Pinot Noir from Greg, who is also one of the founders of Marchelle. If you’re not familiar with him, here’s a bit more about his incredible background:

Known throughout the wine world as a “vine whisperer,” “cellar magician,” and tireless coaxer and protector of his handcrafted wines. A former seminarian and biochemist with degrees in Plant Biology and Chemistry, he was an early AIDS researcher at the University of California San Francisco before earning his masters degree in Food Science and Technology at the University of California Davis. It was at Davis that Greg became fascinated with “mouth feel” and literally tore wines apart, determined to decode the chemical riddles of taste and texture, especially in Burgundian styles of Pinot noir and chardonnay.

Furthering his pursuit, in 1991, Greg moved to Napa’s Beaulieu Vineyards, where, as research viticulturist, he fell under the mentorship of André Tchelistcheff, considered the godfather of California winemakers.

Greg has designed and redesigned fourteen wineries worldwide and was the consulting winemaker for the University of California Davis’ “teaching winery”. He has consulted for Kendall-Jackson, starting its La Crema and Hartford Court brands. Later he launched Flowers, turning it into a cult brand, featuring its gravity-flow “green” production facility that is still considered state of the art. He went on to manage wine operations at DeLoach, and founded Tandem Wines that he produced in a converted apple processing plant in Sebastopol, California. Following his tenure at the award-winning brand that bears his name, La Follette Wines, Greg now presides over the winemaking and viticulture at Marchelle Wines, which he co-founded with his business partner Kevin Lee.

In other words, this very small production Pinot Noir (just 325 cases produced) is absolutely top notch, so it’s no surprise that it normally retails for $65 a bottle. But you won’t pay anywhere near that price through today’s deal…

For the next day you can get 3 bottles of the 2022 Marchelle Fourth Act Pinot Noir for just $XX.95 ($XX.XX/bottle). That’s a discount of XX% saving you $XXX!

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From the winery:

2022 Marchelle Fourth Act Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2022
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Appellation: Carneros, Napa Valley
Vineyard: Huichica Creek

A quiet crescendo in Carneros – Fourth Act Pinot Noir, where legacy meets lyrical grace.

The Fourth Act is our ode to Pinot Noir, an expressive dialogue between vineyard, vintage, and voice. Guided by instinct and native fermentation, winemakers Greg La Follette and Evan Damiano coax out a wine of precision and poise. Dark-fruited and textural, this Carneros expression speaks in whispers and reveals in layers.

Aromatics: Black cherry, violet, forest floor
Palate: Silky red fruit, baking spice, wild herbs
Finish: Long, elegant, and quietly powerful

Aging: 1 year in barrel
Production: 325 cases
TA: 5.41
pH: 3.46

95 points – 2026 American Fine Wine Competition

Produced and Bottled by Marchelle Wines
13.7% Alcohol
Cork

And now on to our review:

The 2022 Marchelle Fourth Act Pinot Noir opens with pleasing aromas of black cherry, lovely violet notes plus a little lavender, touches of cranberry, forest floor and tomato plant and just a hint of baking spice and herbs. It’s a wonderful, classic start.

Taking a sip reveals a very smooth wine that has all the same complex touches as the nose although the fruit is juicy and a bit darker in the mouth. Nicely balanced and with plenty of acidity, this light to medium-bodied Pinot is very easy to drink and enjoy.

It ends dry, long, juicy and with just a touch of tannins and was just as good, if not slightly better, on day 2. This is the perfect Thanksgiving splurge!

You can also watch a video tasting note from one of the winemakers here.

Cheers,
Jon

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