Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.1

Dazzling value from #costcowines. Letting this one warm up quite a bit will reward you with a beautiful nose: apricot, persimmon, touch of lemon, faint lemongrass. Lovely palate balance, touch of zippy spice on the end. Ludicrous value at $16 these days for #sancerre — a month ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Here’s a #cava with gusto - let it warm up a bit in the glass, crushed stone, citrus, faint yeasty nose; fine bubbles up front on palate followed by cool salted lemon peel. Quite tasty! #costcowines — 5 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

QPR - what happens when the bottom number, $, goes really small? Ans: QPR thorough the roof. This #friuli #pinotgrigio is rockin’ : lemon, touch of white flowers, some crushed limestone aromas. Delicious acidity up front, some beeswax, lemon oil, more weighty on palate than you would expect, crisp finish. Irrationally quaffable at $5 a bottle - thank you #costcowines — 9 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Marvelous QPR #willamettevalley #pinotnoir. Tart cherry, forest floor, some mushroom notes. Lovely sour cherry fruit continues on palate, imminently food friendly, elegant cuvée, silky tannins on finish. What a bargain at $13 #costcowines — 2 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.1

What a darling #champagne! Nose fairly closed when cold, touches of yeasty notes. Palate is incredible, dosage is perfect, so much verve and energy with fine bubbles on the palate. Need to pick up more of this. #costcowines — 5 months ago

David S. Lopez

8.8

This wine pours a clear rust red. It has aromas of leather on the nose. It has flavors of dried fruit that are restrained a bit. Strong structured tannins were present which I think is a trade mark. We decanted the wine for about 90 minutes first. It went very well with the grass fed ribeyes and lobster we cooked for my son-in-law’s birthday. That said, I was expecting more. I really thought it would blow me away and it didn’t. It was good, just not great. I don’t think it was too expensive at Costco. Although I got it before I kept track of how much I paid for wines. #barolowine #nebbiolo #piedmontwines #italianwines #costcowines — 7 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Overachieving #brouilly. Give it a half-hour or so to open up; cherry compote, faint sous bois aromas, bright acidity, sour cherry palate. Lovely, food-friendly wine with solid QPR #costcowines — 3 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Enjoyable Cru Beaujolais - dried cherry, cured meat, nutty caramel nose. Balanced palate, earthy laid-back fruit, prominent chewy tannins and dried fruit on a long finish. #brouilly #costcowines — 4 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.8

Enjoyable #languedoc #vermentino #marsanne #grenacheblanc blend - medium plus body, golden yellow color. Melon, some nutty & honey notes on nose, interesting salty note from Vermentino on the palate. Could be interesting wine paired with charcuterie. #costcowines — 6 months ago

David S. Lopez

8.7

This wine pours a perfect ruby red. It has a nice nose. Flavors of cranberries, some dried fruit, a bit of oak and maybe cedar. The old world essence is slightly there. After it had been open for just a little while, maybe 20 minutes the tenants really broke out. Wonderfully. It was a tremendous value at Costco for only $10 a bottle. A definite re-buy. #toscana #tuscany #italianwines #costcowines — a year ago