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Kirkland Signature
2023 Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Rouge

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Rhône Red Côtes du Rhône

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 15.5% RS: 2.05%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$7
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Kirkland Signature
2023 Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Rouge

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Rhône Red Côtes du Rhône

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 15.5% RS: 2.05%
Garnet color. Aromas and flavors of plum, cherry, leather and black olive, and pepper with a satiny, lively, dry medium body and a tingling, stimulating, medium-long finish manifesting touches of black cherry, plum and blackberry, leather and black pepper, and garrigue with crunchy, chewy tannins and light oak flavor. Grenache fruit dominant on the nose and palate with Syrah for a bit of savory, peppery lift and structure; textbook delicious Cote Du Rhone.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: plum, cherry, leather and black olive, and pepper
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with touches of black cherry, plum and blackberry, leather and black pepper, and garrigue
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Peking Duck, Lamb Tagine, Souvlaki
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Grenache fruit dominant on the nose and palate with Syrah for a bit of savory, peppery lift and structure; textbook delicious Cote Du Rhone.
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92 • Kirkland Signature 2023 Rosé, Côtes De Provence 13% (France) $7.00.
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91 • Kirkland Signature 2018 Gran Reserva, Ribera Del Duero 15% (Spain) $14.00.
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Rhone Red Cotes du Rhone

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
Côtes-du-Rhône is produced in red and white versions; the red being far more popular and better known. These are blends of several grapes, most often Grenache and Syrah with other varieties including Mourvedre and Carignan. Medium-bodied, they have red cherry and berry fruit, slight spice and woodsy flavors, good acidity and moderate tannins. These are made in a style to be consumed from three to seven years. although a few of the best can drink well for a decade.

Much like their red siblings, Côtes-du-Rhône whites are a great value, with many wines at or under $20 to be found. They must be made from at least 80% of the allowed Rhone white grapes: Clairette, Grenache blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Bourboulenc, and Viognier and make ideal summer quaffers.

White wines from this area can vary enormously in quality and typicity from thin and watery to juicy and ripe. The best producers, however, will make wines that are rich and ripe. Côtes-du-Rhône is almost always drinkable upon release and requires no further cellaring.

Kirkland Signature 2023 Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Rouge rating was calculated by to be 93 points out of 100 on 10/9/2024. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.