Costco got this in bulk from the Domaine de Nalys, which is a well regarded producer in Chateauneuf du Pape. I was surprised that they were allowed to state this on the label, as typically, these sort of deals are done in a hush-hush manner. It's very possible that they got the entirety of the Nalys production that was earmarked for the U.S., so that Domaine de Nalys did not find themselves and another U.S distributor of theirs (who would surely have been quite pissed-off) competing on price with their own wine.