http://www.costco.com/Images/Content...PDF/556670.pdf

Has anyone have any opinions about this Kirkland wine from
"top vineyards of Errazuriz in Aconcagua Valley, Chile. A blend of
52% cab sauv, 35% merlot, 10% CF, & 3% Petit Verdot.

Thanks.

In article . com>,
says...
>
>http://www.costco.com/Images/Content...PDF/556670.pdf
>
>Has anyone have any opinions about this Kirkland wine from
>"top vineyards of Errazuriz in Aconcagua Valley, Chile. A blend of
>52% cab sauv, 35% merlot, 10% CF, & 3% Petit Verdot.
>
>Thanks.

Seems that either DaleW, or Mark Lipton, did a few tastings of Kirkland wines
(think they were either Rhone, or Burgs, but could be wrong), and the results
were not that good.

Best way for you is to buy the wine and try it. I have found only 1 Chilean
wine, that I would buy, but others really like a bunch of them. Am I right,
and all of them wrong? NO. It just means that I do not like all of the Chilean
wines, that I have tried, and I do attempt to keep and open mind, and taste
them, when they are offered. Several distributors and retailer know of my
feelings, and will stick a free-bee in my basket, hoping that they will hit a
positive nerve. So far they are all batting 0.00 with me - with one exception,
and that rec. was from a sommelier in London (FR restaurant, at that), and he
gave me another free glass. He was right. That wine was very good! I had to
eat my words, or drink his wine, as the case may be.

Hunt

On May 13, 12:15 pm, (Hunt) wrote:
> In article . com>,
> says...
>
>
>
> >http://www.costco.com/Images/Content...PDF/556670.pdf
>
> >Has anyone have any opinions about this Kirkland wine from
> >"top vineyards of Errazuriz in Aconcagua Valley, Chile. A blend of
> >52% cab sauv, 35% merlot, 10% CF, & 3% Petit Verdot.
>
> >Thanks.
>
> Seems that either DaleW, or Mark Lipton, did a few tastings of Kirkland wines
> (think they were either Rhone, or Burgs, but could be wrong), and the results
> were not that good.
>
> Best way for you is to buy the wine and try it. I have found only 1 Chilean
> wine, that I would buy, but others really like a bunch of them. Am I right,
> and all of them wrong? NO. It just means that I do not like all of the Chilean
> wines, that I have tried, and I do attempt to keep and open mind, and taste
> them, when they are offered. Several distributors and retailer know of my
> feelings, and will stick a free-bee in my basket, hoping that they will hit a
> positive nerve. So far they are all batting 0.00 with me - with one exception,
> and that rec. was from a sommelier in London (FR restaurant, at that), and he
> gave me another free glass. He was right. That wine was very good! I had to
> eat my words, or drink his wine, as the case may be.
>
> Hunt


There are a couple of Kirkland wines I have bought ( and I try to buy
them all) - namely, their Tawny Port, Tuscany & Pauillac.

Re Chilean wines, we do not care for them either. But seeing another
Kirkland wine I am tempted.

However, DH is at Costco right now and so we decided not to get the
Kirkland Chilean, but to get a Chilean Marques Concha 2005 Cab Sauv
rated in the WS as "90 - Smart Buy and at one time, Best Buy of the
Week andDrink now thru 2007. "

Thanks for your answer.
Dee

In article .com>,
says...
>
>On May 13, 12:15 pm, (Hunt) wrote:
>> In article . com>,
>> says...
[SNIP]
>There are a couple of Kirkland wines I have bought ( and I try to buy
>them all) - namely, their Tawny Port, Tuscany & Pauillac.
>
>Re Chilean wines, we do not care for them either. But seeing another
>Kirkland wine I am tempted.
>
>However, DH is at Costco right now and so we decided not to get the
>Kirkland Chilean, but to get a Chilean Marques Concha 2005 Cab Sauv
>rated in the WS as "90 - Smart Buy and at one time, Best Buy of the
>Week andDrink now thru 2007. "
>
>Thanks for your answer.
>Dee

Let us all hear of your TN's on these. Though I do purchase a lot of wine from
Costco [Cave Creek store, PHX, AZ], I have yet to do any of the Kirkland
wines. Considering what I do buy and consume, I just don't know that there is
time, should they prove to be less than I would enjoy.

Thanks,
Hunt

On May 15, 1:06 am, (Hunt) wrote:
> In article .com>,
> says...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >On May 13, 12:15 pm, (Hunt) wrote:
> >> In article . com>,
> >> says...
> [SNIP]
> >There are a couple of Kirkland wines I have bought ( and I try to buy
> >them all) - namely, their Tawny Port, Tuscany & Pauillac.
>
> >Re Chilean wines, we do not care for them either. But seeing another
> >Kirkland wine I am tempted.
>
> >However, DH is at Costco right now and so we decided not to get the
> >Kirkland Chilean, but to get a Chilean Marques Concha 2005 Cab Sauv
> >rated in the WS as "90 - Smart Buy and at one time, Best Buy of the
> >Week andDrink now thru 2007. "
>
> >Thanks for your answer.
> >Dee
>
> Let us all hear of your TN's on these. Though I do purchase a lot of wine from
> Costco [Cave Creek store, PHX, AZ], I have yet to do any of the Kirkland
> wines. Considering what I do buy and consume, I just don't know that there is
> time, should they prove to be less than I would enjoy.
>
> Thanks,
> Hunt- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I am going to have to learn how to 'do' TN's. The first one I was
able to do was "peppery" last night on a bottle of Barossa, 95%
shiraz, 5% viognier, 2004. I smelled it first, didn't ascertain
peppery; then took a sip and I could taste peppery; then after that I
smelled the peppery.

I need a find a list of TN's that I can refer to so that I can look
for some of the usual ones, such as currants, vs. berries, etc.

Dee

Dee Dee > wrote in
ups.com:

>
> I am going to have to learn how to 'do' TN's. The first one I was
> able to do was "peppery" last night on a bottle of Barossa, 95%
> shiraz, 5% viognier, 2004. I smelled it first, didn't ascertain
> peppery; then took a sip and I could taste peppery; then after that I
> smelled the peppery.
>
> I need a find a list of TN's that I can refer to so that I can look
> for some of the usual ones, such as currants, vs. berries, etc.
>

Try he
http://www.wineloverspage.com/taste/wheel.phtml

It used to be that the UC Davis wheel was available online, but you have to
buy it now.

This might be useful too:
http://www.winearomawheel.com/doc/userguide.pdf
(also the site where you can purchse a wheel)
d.
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