The Federalist Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine

The Federalist is a California Cabernet Sauvignon, and the company that makes and sells it is Terlato Wine Group, which says as much in the brand's own terms and conditions. That is worth knowing up front, since the name points to the wine and not to the firm behind it.

If you want a firmly built red, our grape research says Cabernet often makes them, and it is a common part of red blends. Category guides connect it with black currant, cherry and plum, plus noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak. We do not have a shopper rating for this wine.

In our September 2026 checks the price ranged from $30.99 at the high end down to $17.99.

The Federalist's own product page for the Cabernet adds detail beyond the brand-wide blurb: the wine is 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon from a single vineyard in Lodi, and the producer says different vineyard blocks are fermented separately, each on its skins, before blending. Aging runs 15 months in oak, 35 percent of it new, and the producer's tasting note reaches for dusty black plum, chocolate, black olive, cedar and baking spice on the nose, with what it calls “good youthful grip from the tannins” on the palate.

Our call: a fair pick if a single named vineyard in Lodi, a stated oak program, and a corporate maker willing to put its name on the label, Terlato Wine Group, confirmed in the brand's own terms, are enough detail for you. Pass if you want the crowd's confirmation first; no shopper rating has reached our record for this bottle.

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