Black Stallion North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine, California

14 ratings put it at 4.93, a strong mark on the store's five-point scale. Behind the name is Black Stallion Estate Winery, which says its Napa Valley winery opened in 2007 on the former Silverado Horseman's Center property. The wine is a Cabernet Sauvignon, and its stated origin is California's North Coast.

Cabernet Sauvignon is a red grape planted across many regions, often firmly built and a common part of blends. Regional authorities describe its fruit as black currant, cherry and plum, backed by firm tannin and, where oak plays a part, a little spice; ripeness and winemaking decide whether it comes across lean and herbal or round and fruit-forward. In our September 2026 checks the lowest shelf price we saw was $20.99.

Among the wines we track, the median rating is 4.71, and this Cabernet sits a little above it. The same September 2026 checks put its highest shelf price at $25.99, across six stores.

The producer's product page adds firm numbers: this is the 2022 vintage, the first release under Black Stallion's North Coast label, and it lists 14.5 percent alcohol. The blend and detailed tasting notes are not published; the page holds a “Blend” tab and a “Tasting Notes” tab that render no text on the site, and a check of Black Stallion's own sitemap turned up no downloadable fact sheet anywhere on the domain, for this wine or any other. What the producer does spell out is who stands behind it: the winery is led by head winemaker Ralf Holdenried, who joined in 2014, working alongside Shawn Brynildson and fourth-generation Delicato family member Stephen Mathews, and it operates under the Indelicato family, whose winemaking history in California traces to a vineyard Gaspare and Caterina Indelicato planted in Manteca in 1924.

Our call: reach for it if a maker with a stated history matters to you; the winery traces its start to the grounds of a former horsemen's center, the family behind it traces its own winemaking back to a 1924 vineyard in Manteca, and the shoppers who rated it place this Cabernet above the middle of the rated wines we cover. Pass if you are after a standout score, or if the blend itself matters to you; the placement is a little above the middle, not far above it, and the producer does not publish this wine's blend percentages.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.