Costco brand wine

[Thraz]

Really?

Really, and it's good.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de Nalys 2005, with a nice "Kirkland Signature" logo on the label (Costco's product brand). $20 (at Costco...), 14.7%. The label says this was made by Domaine de Nalys and bottled there. Nalys makes a CDP that they sell in their own name, but I don't know if it's the same, I've never had it.

Nice red, cherry on the nose. It's young but it already gives a lot. A little pepper, and good length. A fine CDP, I will buy more.

I saw several other bottlings with the same logo on them, from all around the world. I did not notice any other bottle that also indicated the name of the actual producer or domaine. The others I saw were non-descript, e.g. Alexander Valley cab. It generally looked like an upmarket effort, with all the bottles nicely presented with the premium stuff, not in the jug aisle.