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Heavyweight 2009 “Champ” Jim the Gent Cabernet Sauvignon (California)

Cabernet Sauvignon · Heavyweight

California

Quality

A 0–100 expert rating: 80–84 good, 85–89 very good, 90–94 excellent, 95–100 classic. Higher means a more highly regarded wine.

80/100Good

Excessive sweetness mars this wine, making the blackberry flavors dull.

Flavor profile

An estimate of the wine's structure: body (how full it feels), acidity (tartness), sweetness, and tannin (the drying grip in reds).

Body90%

Acidity50%

Sweetness30%

Tannin90%

blackberry

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