Cline County Collection Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine

A shopper reaching for this might first ask who makes it. Cline Family Cellars says Fred and Nancy Cline founded the winery in Oakley, California, in 1982. The number of shopper ratings so far is 1, and the score is 5 out of five, which is one person's opinion rather than a settled picture.

The name also gives Cabernet Sauvignon. Our grape research calls it a red grape grown in many places, one that often makes firmly built wines with noticeable tannin. If a firmly built red is what you are after, that grape name is a fair signpost here, going by that research. In our September 2026 checks, the lowest observed price was $14.49.

California is the origin the name gives for this bottle. Where it ran higher across the stores we checked, the top price we recorded in our September 2026 checks was $16.99.

Cline's own page for the County Collection names the two Lake County vineyards behind this Cabernet, both owned by grower Clay Shannon: Rolling Knolls, in the Red Hills AVA overlooking Clear Lake, with volcanic, iron-rich soils that ripen earlier, and Diamond D Ranch, on a south-facing slope north of Middletown with a longer growing season. The producer's tasting note describes "notes and flavors of blackberry, plum, and mocha" with "signature Cabernet Sauvignon character with depth and concentration," the producer's words. As brand-level context, not a claim tied to this bottle alone: Cline names Tom Gendall, who joined the winery in 2016, as its current Director of Winemaking and Viticulture.

Our call: worth it if named vineyards matter to you; Cline ties this Cabernet to two specific Lake County sites, Rolling Knolls in the Red Hills AVA and Diamond D Ranch near Middletown, both owned by grower Clay Shannon. Pass if you want the crowd's word first; the rating on record is one shopper's opinion, not yet a settled picture.

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