Revisiting the latest vintage of this real deal Rioja Reserva aged 30 months in oak barrels, the Kirkland Signature Rioja Reserva.
100% Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain. The wine is aged 30 months in oak barrels and another 6 months in bottle before release.
The Kirkland Signature Rioja Reserva is available exclusively at Costco and still sells for just $7.99. It is bottled by Bodegas Eguia and imported by Quintessential, LLC.
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From the bottle:
Kirkland Signature Rioja Reserva is an elegant wine made from 100% Tempranillo grapes grown in the region of Rioja. Aged 30 months in oak barrels and cellared for six months in the bottle prior to release, this ruby-colored wine has intense, spicy aromas with a hint of licorice. Vanilla flavors on the palate leave a pleasant, lingering, well-balanced finish.
Bottled by Bodegas Eguia
14% Alcohol
We’ve reviewed this wine a number of times here on Reverse Wine Snob and have found it to be consistently good, although some vintages are definitely better than others. (The 2017 and 2018, for example, fell off from the Bulk Buy rating it received for many years.)
The producer this year is once again Bodegas Eguia and like the last couple vintages it spends 30 months in oak. (Previous vintages have ranged from 36 months in oak for the 2013 to only 24 months when the wine was
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