Our take

Substance Cabernet Sauvignon Washington State 750 ml

GSW Score85/ 100

Shoppers like it. A mechanical score from 1 shopper rating on the store listing, checked Aug 12, 2026. It sits in the top 69% of the 514 wines we have scored, measured against the shelf on Sep 16, 2026. How we score

Style
Red wine
Size
750 ml
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Region
Washington State
Shelf barcode
0184745003004
Substance Cabernet Sauvignon Washington State 750 ml bottle
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Our take

What we make of this bottle

Washington is the whole state on this label, and the Cabernet under it, priced as low as $16.99 in our September 2026 checks, does not pin itself to one growing area. We do not have a confirmed producer account for this bottle.

Our region research explains that Washington is a state origin holding 21 federally recognized growing areas, and that because most vineyards sit east of the Cascade Range, they fall in the rain shadow the mountains cast, with warm days through summer, cool nights, and a genuine threat of winter frost. As for the grape, our grape research puts Cabernet Sauvignon among the widely grown reds, one that often builds firm wines and works in blends; it names black currant, cherry and plum as the common fruit, with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak, and says ripeness and climate can send the wine lean and herbal in style or broad and fruit-led. On the store listing, 1 shopper has rated it, at 5 on a five-point scale.

In those same September 2026 checks, it was priced as high as $24.99.

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Region guideWashington State

A little background helps this bottle make sense.

Getting to know Washington State.

A Washington label can point to a large state blend or to a narrower AVA. Most vineyards are east of the Cascade Range, but the exact AVA still matters because elevation, wind, rain and frost exposure change across the state.

The place

What the name means

Washington is a state origin, not one American Viticultural Area. Its wine regions include 21 federally recognized AVAs, some shared with Oregon.

Weather

How grapes grow here

The Cascade Range blocks much of the Pacific rain from eastern Washington. That creates generally dry growing conditions with warm summer days, cool nights and winter frost risk, while western sites have stronger marine influence.

Soil

What lies under the vines

Flood deposits, windblown silt, sand, gravel and volcanic material occur across Washington wine country. A state name alone does not identify one soil or vineyard setting.

How large the region is

Recognized AVAs
21 wine-growing areas are listed by the Washington State Wine Commission.
Label resolution
Washington State is broader than an AVA, so the bottle or producer must establish a more specific place.

Places within the region

Columbia Valley
A very large AVA that contains many of Washington's smaller wine regions and crosses into Oregon.
Yakima Valley and Walla Walla Valley
Two established AVAs within the broader eastern Washington landscape, each with its own boundaries and local conditions.
Grape guideCabernet Sauvignon

The grape name gives context. It is not a review of this bottle.

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.
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Method
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