Wine Review – 2005 Heavyweight Red
From: California
Price: $9.99
Bare-knuckle boxing is recognized as the first form of boxing, and it involved two competitors fighting one another without the use of boxing gloves or any other padding on their hands. During this era in boxing, John Lawrence Sullivan, who was nicknamed the “Boston Strong Boy”, was considered by most historians and boxing experts as the first ever US Heavyweight Champion of “gloved” boxing and also as the last heavyweight champion of “bare-knuckle” boxing.
Seeing this John Sullivan inspired label enticed me to go ahead and purchase it to taste what this “Heavyweight Red” was made of. After only a few seconds into the first round with this supposed heavyweight, that is comprised of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Syrah and 10%, I quickly found out that this heavyweight had nothing more than a “glass chin”, in boxing speak.
Light, fruity, weak and hollow on its follow through makes this red blend a more formidable match in the Lightweight Division. Unfortunately, in the 750ml and under $10 category this “Heavyweight Red” just doesn’t compete!
I award the “Heavyweight Red” 1 Star out of 4. There’s a lot more blood, sweat and tears that need to go inside this bottle in order for it to live up to the legendary heavyweight status of its label .
WineLife365 Rating: 1-Star
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Tags: 1-Star, 2005, Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Heavyweight Red, Red Wine, Wine Reviews, Wines under $10
3 Responses to “Wine Review – 2005 Heavyweight Red”
I tasted this wine, and actually seems to me a pretty solid wine for the price. Besides the label, that wants to draw laughs more than serious experts, the wine and the blend seems pretty consistent: medium body, nice spiciness with a smooth tannic complexity and a lot of fruit, intermingled with the final spiciness of the zinfandel that is pretty evident on the long finish….I think that in the class of "easy to drink wines" it could actually have a nice space. The comment seems a little too harsh for a 10 dollars wine!!!
But everybody has its own favorite brand and flag to keep high!!!
Thanks for your comment Giam! At least we can both agree on the label. You do make a good point that it might work in the “easy to drink” category of wines. It’s been a while since I tasted it, but I probably had my heart set on drinking something that would measure up to the name and the blend of grapes. I will give the new vintage a try when I see it.
Cheers!
Anywho, Pacquiao is the best pound for pound pugilist in the world today. But, if he should (in the future) touch gloves Floyd Mayweather, I really think Floyd Mayweather will pick him apart cuz Pacquiao is extremely careless.