William Hill Estate North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine

The story here starts in 1976, the year William Hill Estate says Bill Hill founded the winery. That is the start of the winery, not a sign that its ownership has held steady since or that the grapes for this bottle come from its own land. The name adds the words North Coast and the grape Cabernet Sauvignon, though the origin we can confirm from the record is California.

Our grape research describes Cabernet Sauvignon as a red that often makes firmly built wines and shows up widely in blends. On taste, regional authorities point to black currant, cherry, and plum as common fruit references, with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak, and they note that ripeness, climate, and cellar choices can leave it either lean and herbal in style or broad and fruit-led. That describes the grape in general, not the taste of this bottle.

No shopper rating is available in the store listing. In our September 2026 checks, across two stores, prices ranged from $18.99 to $21.49.

William Hill's own current product page adds a more precise source behind that California label: the primary fruit is Red Hills Lake County AVA, with supporting fruit from Monterey and Sonoma counties, regions that sit inside the larger North Coast AVA even though the producer's page never uses the words "North Coast" itself. Winemaking notes describe the grapes destemmed and crushed, fermented in stainless steel tanks up to 90 degrees, then put through a second fermentation that softens the wine before it ages in oak. The producer's tasting notes call the palate "velvety-smooth" with "black cherry, baked blackberry and dark plum, accented by hints of black pepper and oak," and the current 2022 vintage carries a 90-point score from Wine Enthusiast.

Our call: worth considering if a specific fruit source, Red Hills Lake County AVA with Monterey and Sonoma support, backed by a 90-point Wine Enthusiast score, is enough to go on; Lake County and Sonoma do sit inside the broader North Coast AVA the listing names, even though William Hill's own page does not use that phrase. Pass if you want the label's regional name and the producer's page to match exactly, or a shopper rating behind the choice: no rating has reached our record for this bottle.

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