Red · California · United States
Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
Scored from 19,046 calibrated Vivino reviewers, each re-centered on their own rating baseline before the bottle is ranked. Cohort: Red · United States (1,156 wines).
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What reviewers say
“Quite exceptional Cab. Oak and blackberry on the nose continue nicely to the sturdy medium body (for a cabernet).”
From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.
Summary
Aromas of rich, dark fruit and baking spices on the nose yielding to fresh plum, blackberry, violet, dried fig, vanilla bean and Chinese five-spice. The wine is juicy with plum and blackberry flavours, prominently layered with smoky and sappy maple oak, roasted almonds and hazelnuts. It finishes long with fine, firm tannins. Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon is a notable wine from California's North Coast region, and it holds a special place in the hearts of wine enthusiasts for its rich flavors, approachable style, and homage to a father's legacy. This wine is a part of the Josh Cellars collection, created by Joseph Carr, who named the brand as a tribute to his father, Josh Carr. Joseph Carr's vision was to craft wines that are both accessible and of high quality, and Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon embodies this vision beautifully. Here's a closer look at this remarkable wine: History: The story of Josh Cellars began in 2007 when Joseph Carr decided to honor his father's memory by creating a line of wines that celebrate life's moments. The wines have since gained recognition and popularity for their affordability and consistent quality. Grapes: This Cabernet Sauvignon is predominantly made from the Cabernet Sauvignon grape variety. Known for its deep color and robust flavors, Cabernet Sauvignon is a staple in the world of red wines. Winemaking: The winemaking process for Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon involves careful grape selection and fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The wine is then aged in a combination of French and American oak barrels, which imparts complexity and depth to the final product. Taste Profile: Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon is characterized by its rich, dark fruit flavors, including notes of black cherry and blackberry. Subtle hints of oak, vanilla, and a touch of spice add complexity. It offers a medium to full-bodied experience with a smooth, approachable mouthfeel.
From California in the United States, Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon is a red. The cheapest 750 ml listing found for it is $15.74, which puts the bottle in the $15–30 band.
The calibrated figure is built from 19,046 reviewers whose rating history varies enough to place their own average. A broader pool of 19,955 reviewers with two or more ratings feeds the raw-average track instead. 1,155 other reds from the United States form the cohort it is ranked inside.
How the score was built
We compare the reviewers of this bottle against every other wine those same people reviewed. Each review is scored relative to the reviewer's own baseline — four stars from someone who hands out fives means something very different from four stars from someone who rarely goes above three. Every reviewer then counts the same, so the result is a calibrated consensus rather than a star average.
- Global percentile
- Where Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon lands against every wine we rank.
- In-cohort percentile
- The same comparison narrowed to its cohort — wines of the same type from the same country. A Chilean red is judged against Chilean reds, not against Champagne. Ranked against Red · United States (1,156 wines).
- AI-adjusted percentile
- The same reviewer-normalized score, corrected for how much confidence the sample supports: thin samples are pulled toward the corpus average. Each wine keeps the share n / (n + 53) of its measured distance from the average, where n is its calibrated-reviewer count, and the result is ranked on the same scale as the global percentile.53 is the median sample size across everything we rank. Here n is 19,046.
