Cabernet Sauvignon, Claret

This Francis Coppola red carries two names, Cabernet Sauvignon and Claret, and the first is the one we confirmed, with shelf tags running $16.99 to $25.99 store to store.

Cabernet Sauvignon is the grape we confirmed. Regional authorities describe it as a grape that often makes firmly built wines, and it is also a common part of red blends. The producer's own page for this exact bottle explains what the second name, Claret, means here: it is the Diamond Collection's Bordeaux-inspired blend, described on the producer's site as drawing on "a diversity of varietals and vineyards" rather than a single grape, with Cabernet Sauvignon as the confirmed component, not the whole wine.

The producer's side is documented, but it belongs to the brand rather than the bottle. Francis Ford Coppola Winery's own history says the Coppola family purchased its Geyserville, California estate, formerly Chateau Souverain, in 2006. We cannot confirm a region for this particular Claret yet, so the estate's address should not be read as this wine's origin.

Shoppers have weighed in all the same. 49 of them have posted scores. The result is a 4.69 average out of five; for context, the median across the 483 rated wines in our coverage is 4.71. The shopper figures were read on August 12, 2026; the price checks were made store by store, each on its own date in September 2026.

The producer's page for this exact bottle, the Diamond Collection Claret, fills in the numbers behind it: 14.5 percent alcohol, and portions of the blend spend up to 12 months in French and American oak, time the producer credits for the wine's structure. The winemaker's own note calls the result "dark and luscious," citing "good length, firm tannins and sophisticated character." The producer's page also cites a Wine Enthusiast score of 93 points and a Best Buy call for the 2022 vintage, and lists scents of blueberry, clove and vanilla with flavors of black pepper, black plum and cocoa.

Our call: the Coppola family's 2006 purchase of the Geyserville estate gives the brand a documented home, and this exact Claret backs that further; the producer's own page cites a 93-point Wine Enthusiast score and a Best Buy call for the 2022 vintage, plus a stated oak regimen of up to 12 months. Pass if you want the blend's exact makeup; the producer names Claret only as "a diversity of varietals and vineyards" without giving the shares beyond confirming Cabernet Sauvignon.

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