My honest review of Black Box Cabernet Sauvignon.
This is a series of posts designed to help you choose the right boxed wine for you. No one would ever pay me to write about this, so you can rest assured my opinions are unbiased.
Overall value of the wine is primarily graded by taste and the number of ice cubes needed to make it drinkable. Wines are rated on a grading scale of F to A+.
So join me as I suffer through three liters of every Black Box, Bota, Barefoot, etc and take myself way too seriously.
Black Box Cabernet Sauvignon Honest Review
Price Range
$15-22
Origin
Chile
Packaging
As easy to pour and open as any other Black Box and with the same design, but with a red border for those who don’t automatically know the color of Cabernet Sauvignon. I imagine these are the same people who will be very disappointed to find out that Sauvignon Blanc is in fact not green, as indicated by its Black Box label.
Tastes Like
A light, VERY fruity Cabernet with notes of dark purple and red fruits on the attack. Mellows out into a slight burnt coffee roastiness at the finish.
There’s sort of some bell pepper as well, but it’s so fruity that this element is barely detectable.
The aftertaste is a little bit cardboard-y, which to be fair, is to be expected with Black Box wines.
# of Ice Cubes Needed
It significantly benefits from ice, so 1 to 3 just to give it a slight chill and so you can taste less of it. Do not drink this room temp or it will linger in your mouth like stale e-cig smoke.
Food Pairings
Meh… it’s so fruit-punchy it verges on being off-dry, but it’s not quite there. If you’re dead-set on making this a food wine, try it with a berry tart, blackberry pie, or just some uber salty chips.
Overall Value: B
Over the time we spent together, this box really grew on me. It’s definitely not the worst Cabernet Sauvignon, and it significantly improves when you add an ice cube. I think I would even buy it again. What is happening to me??
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Craig
Friday 30th of December 2022
I got this as a Christmas gift. I need better friends. This is the single worst wine I have ever had. It's dry to the point of tasting like wood slowly going to vinegar. The thing about wine is it should improve with age until it's opened, so it can't be spoilage. This is just awful. Yes, I'm talking about the Cabernet Sauvignon.
Rachel J
Friday 30th of December 2022
Did you get this friend socks last Christmas or something equally terrible? Seems like they're trying to send a message 😂
This one is pretty rough unless you water it down with ice, but sounds like you just got a particularly bad box... which isn't abnormal since buying boxed wine is basically like playing Russian roulette 🙃
Katharine
Thursday 1st of December 2022
I bought a Box of Cabernet Sauvignon…low calorie by mistake. Thought how bad could it possibly be…. And I even tolerate cherry coughing syrup. Selling this as any sort of a wine was a disgrace.I am not a wine snob by any strength but this was beyond unacceptable drinking standards. If lower calorie is what you’re after I’d say drink something entirely different or perhaps not at all.
Rachel J
Thursday 1st of December 2022
I actually haven't tried the Brilliance collection yet, but it sounds like I never should 😂
Bonita Allen
Friday 4th of November 2022
Absolutely do not like the brilliant collection Cabernet Sauvignon. Tastes like bad kool aide. Plan to spill the whole box out. And I really love Cab.
Rachel J
Thursday 1st of December 2022
Haven't tried the Brilliance collection yet but from everything I'm hearing, I should stay far far away!
Kristin
Friday 7th of October 2022
Cab is not a wine you put ice cubes in. I disagree with you! As an avid dry wine drinker this is a great wine for the price!
Janice Rockwell
Wednesday 13th of July 2022
You made me laugh, I taste very little tannins. No kick. I'm bottle spoiled.So I'll see. I bought 2 boxe.Humm,oh well! It needs some vodka😂
Rachel J
Thursday 1st of December 2022
I see no reason not to add vodka and am all for turning boxed wine into a cocktail 😂