Our take
Josh Cellars Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0031259000046
Our take
What we make of this bottle
Two words on this label ask to be explained: Josh and Reserve. Josh Cellars says Joseph Carr founded the brand in 2007 in honor of his father, Josh. That account explains the Josh. Nothing we have verified explains the Reserve.
The grape is more forthcoming. Our grape research gives Cabernet Sauvignon two working identities: one as a frequent component of red blends, the other as a grape that often makes firmly built wines under its own name. This bottle takes the second job. Regional authorities describe a firm build with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak as common in the grape, and they note that ripeness and winemaking decide how much of that a given bottle shows. The cheapest tag we logged for this wine was $19.99.
Attention is the thing it demonstrably has. Shoppers have rated it 105 times, placing it among the most rated of the 483 scored wines we cover, and the average is 4.65. A count of that size records participation, a lot of people who cared enough to leave a score, and our research treats it as exactly that.
The highest tag we logged was $28.99, at a different store; both observations were logged on August 10 and 11, 2026. The only origin we confirmed for the wine is California at the state level, with no smaller region named. The founding story above comes from Josh Cellars' own site, where we checked it on August 10, 2026.
Our call: this bottle suits the shopper who already trusts the Josh name and wants its Cabernet rather than a stranger's, with a sizeable body of shopper ratings behind it. We would pass if the score is your guide; that body of ratings lands the average below the middle of the rated wines we cover, and for a bottle wearing the word Reserve, California at the state level is the only origin we have confirmed.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Aug 14, 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$24.99
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$19.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$25.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$24.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$19.99
- Smith's, Las Vegas, NV$23.99
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$20.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$28.99
- Fry's, Tucson, AZ$21.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$25.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Brand history
Josh Cellars says Joseph Carr created the brand in 2007 as a tribute to his father, Josh.
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 California.
California on the label is useful provenance but weak detail about place. For these wines, sourcing disclosure, blend construction and house-style consistency carry more decision value than a generic climate paragraph.
What the name means
A state-level appellation, broader than an individual American Viticultural Area. It permits a multi-region blend and does not by itself identify one climate or soil.
How grapes grow here
The state spans cool maritime zones and hot inland valleys. A California designation alone does not reveal which conditions shaped the fruit.
What lies under the vines
At state scale, sourcing and house-style construction matter more than any single soil story.
How large the region is
- Reusable question
- Which counties or AVAs supplied the blend, and did that mix change by release?
Places within the region
- Resolution limit
- County, AVA and vineyard claims begin only when the release names them.
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, and shopper rating. 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.