Layer Cake Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine

With no shopper score to read, the shelf price carries more of the weight here than it otherwise would. We do not have a shopper rating for this wine. That leaves the grape and the price.

In our grape research, Cabernet Sauvignon is a red planted across many regions, prone to firmly built wines and a frequent partner in red blends. That research passes along regional authorities who tie it to black currant, cherry and plum, with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak, and note that ripeness, climate and cellar work can leave a wine lean and herbal in style or broad and fruit-led.

Layer Cake says its wines come from several countries, among them the United States, Italy and Argentina, which describes the brand's reach rather than the origin of this California bottle. In our September 2026 checks, the price across the two stores we saw ranged from $21.99 to $22.99.

Layer Cake's own product page for this bottle adds detail beyond the state name: it says the fruit is drawn from vineyards across California's wine country, with the diversity of growing conditions meant to build layered flavor into the finished blend, though the page names no specific appellation or vintage. The producer lists the wine at 14.5 percent alcohol, with wild berry, coffee and chocolate among its stated flavor notes.

Our call: a reasonable pick if a stated 14.5 percent alcohol and Layer Cake's account of statewide California sourcing are enough detail for you at this price. Pass if you want an appellation or a vintage on the label; the producer names neither for this bottling, and no shopper rating has reached our record yet to weigh in instead.

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