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Best Buys are wines that deliver great taste at a great price. We use an algorithm that compares the ratio of a product's suggested retail price to our score in order to calculate our Best Buy list. If you're on a budget, these bottles can't be beat.

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Best Inexpensive Red Wine

Peller Estates 2020 Family Reserve Merlot

95 points

$10

Best Buy

2020 Family Reserve Merlot

A rich, oak-forward Merlot with bright fruit and grippy tannins that is a real pleasure to savor.

95 points

$10 Best Buy

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Kirkland Signature 2018 Suscol Vista Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

95 points

$16

Best Buy

Kirkland Signature

2018 Suscol Vista Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

A lush and mighty Napa Cabernet that broods with dark fruits while still showing nuance of purple flowers and herbs.

Awards: '2021 World Value Wine Challenge-Top 10 Red Wine $20 and Under' Best Value US Cabernet Sauvignon

95 points

$16 Best Buy

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Kirkland Signature 2019 Suscol Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

95 points

$17

Best Buy

Kirkland Signature

2019 Suscol Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

A rock solid and fruity Napa Cabernet with a refreshing green herb lift on the finish.

Awards: '2022 World Value Wine Challenge-Top 10 Red Wine $20 and Under' Best Value US Cabernet Sauvignon Exceptional Value

95 points

$17 Best Buy

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Shenandoah Vineyards 2018 Cabernet Franc

95 points

$20

Best Buy

Shenandoah Vineyards

2018 Cabernet Franc

A decadent and distinctive Cabernet Franc that assuages the palate with creamy oak and enlivens with snappy fruit and charming terroir.

Awards: 2021 Best Cabernet Franc

95 points

$20 Best Buy

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Kirkland Signature 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon

94 points

$8

Best Buy

Kirkland Signature

2019 Cabernet Sauvignon

The boldest Columbia Valley Cabernet; unrelenting flavor and structure here to last a long cellaring, though this is undeniably delicious right now.

Awards: '2021 World Value Wine Challenge-Top 10 Red Wine $8 and Under' Exceptional Value

94 points

$8 Best Buy

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Pampa 2022 Estate Malbec

94 points

$9

Best Buy

2022 Estate Malbec

A simple but extremely well executed Malbec that makes you crave dinner at an Argentinean steakhouse.

94 points

$9 Best Buy

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Kirkland Signature 2020 Red Blend Napa Valley

94 points

$10

Best Buy

Kirkland Signature

2020 Red Blend Napa Valley

If you need an everyday house red Bordeaux blend this should be at the top of the list.

Awards: '2022 World Value Wine Challenge-Top 10 Red Wine $10 and Under' Exceptional Value

94 points

$10 Best Buy

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Good Natured 2020 Balanced Red Blend Niagara Peninsula VQA

94 points

$10

Best Buy

2020 Balanced Red Blend Niagara Peninsula VQA

A lovely, well-balanced lightly smoky, meaty red for grilling and chilling.

Awards: 2022 Best Other Canadian Red

94 points

$10 Best Buy

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Peller Estates 2020 Family Reserve Cabernet Merlot Niagara Peninsula VQA

94 points

$10

Best Buy

2020 Family Reserve Cabernet Merlot Niagara Peninsula VQA

A delightful, oak-accented red blend tailor-made for a meaty meal.

94 points

$10 Best Buy

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Chevalier Du Grand Robert 2020 Cabernet Franc

94 points

$11

Best Buy

Chevalier Du Grand Robert

2020 Cabernet Franc

This Cabernet Franc is dark, savory, and complex yet easy going enough to drink on any day of the week.

94 points

$11 Best Buy

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