We reviewed the 2007 Heavyweight cabernet right here, and concluded that it’s a recommended wine.
Now it’s the 2010 Heavyweight, which is $12 at Total Wine and still features 1800’s-style drawings of various boxers like “Bob the Bruiser” on the labels, which vary from bottle to bottle. And so, what is the decision on the 2010 vintage? Read the rest of this entry »
This review has been updated here.
As we continue our white-hot series of affordable one-word cabernets that begin with the letter H, we arrive at a 2007 red that is 76% cabernet sauvignon, 14% syrah and 10% zinfandel. It is around $13 and is from Lodi, California.
Heavyweight is allowed to be called a cabernet because it has at least 75% of that grape. It’s nice to know the rest, since they don’t have to tell us. Here, the syrah and zin add extra power, spice, richness and warmth — punch, if you will — to this surprisingly good cabernet. You also get smooth tannins, very dark burgundy color, and the expected currants/black raspberry/”other dark fruits” flavors. Actually that 14% of syrah is almost overpowering, to the point where this wine doesn’t taste like a typical cabernet sauvignon. It’s more jammy, more fun, and frankly, sweeter.
But who cares? It’s really good. It’s only $13. And it will be a big hit at a party, because of the name, the cool artistic label, and the knockout taste. Heavyweight 2007 cab is:
Recommended.
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