2020 Kirkland Signature Barolo | CostcoWineBlog.com

This is the second year in a row that the Kirkland Barolo is arriving in the June / July timeframe. For the first few years of its existence, it hit stores in the first quarter of the year. So we would get a little nervous when it didn’t show up.

Regardless, we’re happy to see it arrive with the new 2020 vintage. As regular readers know, this is one of our favorite, and most highly rated, wines in the Kirkland Signature portfolio.

And it’s always nice to see that $19.99 price tag stay the same. That remains ridiculous for a Barolo of any kind and in this case, the quality has always been there to back it up.

Looking back over the years, the bottle hits the 92-93 mark every time.

2019 vintage: 93 points

2017 vintage: 93 points

2016 vintage: 92 points

2015 vintage: 92 points

We mentioned in our review of the 2019 vintage a year ago, that it appears to have skipped the 2018 vintage. We were hoping readers might have more insight, but we didn’t hear from anyone who found a 2018 vintage of this wine which is odd.

So the big question is whether we’re keep this streak alive…and the answer is yes we are. This 2020 vintage is a very nice wine; similar tasting notes to the past few years.

The wine pours a medium garnet in the glass; beautiful aromatics of floral and spice; medium in body with really nice flavor of ripe berries, black cherry; surrounded by notes of anise, mocha, vanilla; big acidity, lasting finish.

A signature Barolo, just we hoped for. Pair with anything. 93 points once again.

CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 93 points (a Costco Wine Top Pick)

Costco item number: 1355183

Purchased at Costco in: Atlanta, GA (Woodstock)

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