Heavy Weight 2009 is a shockingly simplistic yet satisfying blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Babara, and Petite Sirah. Presenting as a deep garnet velvet, this wine opens with a masculine musk, big nad meaty. It’s heavy with berry flavors, wafts of old cigar smoke, and is juicy with red currant flavors with notes of the tang and sweat of worn leather. This is an aptly named wine, and though it lacks finesse, some nights, that’s just what the doctor ordered.

I discovered this brilliant wine with a boxer on the label at the Windbag Saloon, historically known as Big Dorothy’s Whorehouse. Big Dorothy was Helena’s last madam, running her rooms and saloon from the 50s to the 70s, as well as donating to many local charities and finding herself rather popular among the citizens. The Windbag has it’s own wine label, with a picture of Big Dorothy. Heavy Weight is the wine I order every time I step foot in the Windbag.

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