Our take
Odd Lot Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah Red Blend Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- Monterey County
- Shelf barcode
- 0675829560648

Our take
What we make of this bottle
In our September 2026 checks, the least this red blend cost was $16.88, and it barely shifted from there store to store. Odd Lot says the grapes for its red blends come from estate vineyards in the southern part of Monterey County, California, certified under the state's sustainable winegrowing program. By official regional guides, Monterey County reaches from cool ground near Monterey Bay into warmer valleys further south, so a county name marks a broad growing area rather than one vineyard.
Odd Lot's own trade-media tasting sheet settles the blend: 60 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 40 percent Syrah, aged in a mix of American, Hungarian and French oak, a little over a third of it new wood. The producer says the Cabernet supplies the underlying tannin and structure while the Syrah carries fleshy fruit and juicy brightness, describing the pairing as “two grand characters” and “mismatched odd lots” blended into one wine, the producer's phrase. The same sheet's tasting note, also the producer's, calls out ripe blackberry, cherry and plum aromas with tarragon and toasted vanilla, and a smooth palate with well-integrated tannins and a long black-fruit finish.
We do not have a shopper rating for this wine. At the top of the same September 2026 checks, one store had it at $17.88.
Our call: worth a try if a confirmed blend and a stated oak regimen are enough to go on; Odd Lot puts real numbers behind the label, 60 percent Cabernet Sauvignon to 40 percent Syrah, aged in a mix of American, Hungarian and French oak with a little over a third new wood. Pass if you want a shopper track record too; no rating has reached us yet, so the producer's own numbers are the whole case here.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 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$17.88
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$17.88
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$17.88
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$16.88
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$17.88
- Smith's, Las Vegas, NV$17.88
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$17.88
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$17.88
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$16.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Estate / grape sourcing
Odd Lot says its red blends are grown on estate vineyards in the southern region of Monterey County, California, certified under California's sustainable winegrowing program.
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 Monterey County.
Monterey County runs from cool country near Monterey Bay into much warmer southern valleys. A county origin gives useful context, but the exact AVA or vineyard is needed before treating the area as one growing site.
What the name means
Monterey County is a California county and a wine origin used on labels, not one single AVA. The county contains the Monterey AVA and other federally recognized growing areas with narrower boundaries.
How grapes grow here
A long valley pulls cool air and fog inland from Monterey Bay. That influence is strongest in the north and weakens toward warmer southern districts, with daily wind and temperature changes along the way.
What lies under the vines
The regional association reports eight broad soil types across the county, including sandy, loamy, gravelly and calcareous ground. A Monterey County label does not identify which one supplied the wine.
How large the region is
- County vineyard area
- The regional association reports about 53,000 vineyard acres.
- Recognized AVAs
- Ten American Viticultural Areas lie wholly or partly within Monterey County.
Places within the region
- Monterey AVA
- This large AVA runs through much of the county and contains several smaller AVAs.
- Other county AVAs
- Santa Lucia Highlands, Arroyo Seco, Carmel Valley and Chalone are among the county's separate growing areas.
Where this information comes from
- Store listing
- Price, package, product identifier. 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.