Our take
Biltmore Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Shelf barcode
- 0013385851549
Our take
What we make of this bottle
This Cabernet Sauvignon, priced between $15.99 and $20.49 in the stores we checked in September 2026, comes from a grape that official regional guides say often makes firmly built wines and turns up in many blends.
Those guides list black currant, cherry and plum, next to noticeable tannin and possible oak spice, and they note that ripeness, climate and winemaking can shift the wine between a lean, herbal style and a broad, fruit-led one. At the shelf, then, you are choosing on the grape and the price.
Where the fruit was grown is not something we can confirm, though Biltmore does date its wine company to 1983.
Biltmore's own technical listing puts this Cabernet Sauvignon at 13.9 percent alcohol, matured 8 to 12 months in oak and described by the winery as ready to drink without further aging. The estate's Sommelier Challenge entry for the 2023 vintage won a gold medal at 92 points. Biltmore pairs it with beef, lamb, smoked cheddar, gouda and even chocolate cake.
Our call: worth a look if an easy-drinking, ready-now Cabernet is what you want; Biltmore backs it with a published alcohol level, an 8-to-12-month oak regimen, and a gold medal at the 2025 Sommelier Challenge for its 2023 vintage. Pass if you want shopper confirmation or a confirmed vineyard source first; our record cannot say where the fruit was grown, and no shopper rating has come in yet either.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.
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Read our take →The prices we checked
Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Kroger, Atlanta suburbs, GA$20.49
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$18.99
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$15.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Winery history
Biltmore says its estate wine company began in 1983 and the winery opened to the public in 1985.
Research status
What we are still checking
Our overview above draws on the dated store feed, shopper ratings, our region and grape research, and any sourced producer facts. We are still working to confirm the current release, the full producer record, and the bottle itself, and we update this page as we learn more.
Getting to know Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cabernet Sauvignon is a red grape grown in many wine regions. It often makes firmly built wines and is also a common part of red blends.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Regional authorities describe black currant, cherry and plum as common fruit references, with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak. Ripeness, climate and winemaking can move the wine from lean and herbal to broad and fruit-led.
Sources: Napa Valley Vintners. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 163 Cabernet Sauvignon wines we cover →
Where this information comes from
- Store listing
- Price, package, product identifier. Checked Aug 10, 2026.
- Barcode
- The shelf barcode shown here is computed from the store product identifier. It has not been checked against a bottle.
- Method
- Every price, rating and fact here is a dated observation. How we check.