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Josh Cab Sauv 2021

Josh Cellars · California · USA

87 pts · Wine Enthusiast

$14.09~~$24.99~~ save $10.90 (44%)

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Taste profile

SweetnessDry → Sweet

BodyLight → Full

Acidity*Soft → Bright

Tannin*Silky → Grippy

Oak*None → Bold

Fruit*Subtle → Intense

* WineDiscounts editorial estimate based on verified tasting notes.

What it tastes like

Ripe blackberry and black-cherry fruit with cinnamon, clove and a toasted-oak finish. Smooth and round rather than grippy — built for easy drinking.

You’ll like this if…

You want a dependable, crowd-pleasing Cabernet that tastes plush without being sweet, and you'd rather spend on the steak than the bottle.

Why buy it

It's the wine that built the Josh brand, it goes with almost any red-meat dinner, and at this price the discount does the talking.

Best for

Steak night, burgers on the grill, and bring-a-bottle dinners where everyone needs to like the wine.

Style

Fruit-forward, medium-to-full-bodied California Cabernet with soft tannins and gentle oak.

Drinks like

Fans of Louis Martini California Cab or Bonanza also tend to like this.

Experience level

Beginner-friendly — a textbook introduction to California Cabernet.

Flavor notes

Fruitblackberry black cherry

Oakvanilla toasted oak

Spicecinnamon clove

Othertoasted hazelnut

Pairs well with

Beef: Grilled steak(winery pick) · Burgers(winery pick)

Pasta: Meat-sauce pasta

Cheese: Aged cheddar(winery pick)

Best occasions

Steak night Backyard barbecue Weeknight dinner Crowd-pleasing wine

Serving & enjoying

Serving temperature:: 60–65°F (16–18°C)
Decanting:: 20 minutes helps it open up
Glassware:: Bordeaux (tall red-wine glass)
Drink or cellar:: Drink now — best within 3–5 years of vintage (WineDiscounts estimate, not a winery figure)
After opening:: 3–4 days recorked in the fridge

Guidance partly estimated by WineDiscounts from the wine’s style.

About this wine

Round, juicy California Cabernet with blackberry and black cherry up front and a soft vanilla-oak finish — a WineDiscounts.com customer favorite.

Type: red
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer: Josh Cellars
Country: USA
Region: California
Vintage: 2021
Bottle size: 750 Ml
ABV: 13.5%

Details last verified August 27, 2026

Winemaking details ›

Vineyard source:: Grapes sourced from vineyards across California's key growing regions, including Paso Robles, Mendocino and the North Coast
Vessel:: Aged in oak barrels for structure, warmth and subtle spice

Winery story ›

Josh Cellars was founded in 2007 by Joseph Carr and named for his father Josh — a lumberjack, volunteer firefighter and veteran. Now part of Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, it's a negociant label: no estate vineyards, just fruit sourced from growers across California, blended by winemaker Wayne Donaldson into an approachable, fruit-forward house style. This Cabernet was the brand's very first wine.

Critic reviews

87/100Wine Enthusiast
“black-cherry compote, grape jelly, chocolate, toasted wood”
Reviewed: Josh Cellars 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon (California) (2021) — Stacy Briscoe · source

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