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Weekly Wine – October 11th 2013

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2011 Terrasses du Frigoulet

terrasses

Price: ~$13

From: Coteaux du Languedoc, France

Score: A-

 

2005 Chateau Olce

(No image, will endeavor to get this and the next one with an in-store photo next week)

Price: ~$13

From: Bordeaux, France

Score: B

 

2011 Jacques dela Jugie

(No image, will endeavor to get this and the next one with an in-store photo next week)

Price: ~$12

From: Vaucluse, France

Score: B-

 

2005 Chateau Majoureau Hyppos

hyppos

(Sorry couldn’t get an ’05 image, man French wines are not photogenic.)

Price: ~$25

From: Bordeaux Superieur, France

Score: D+

 

2008 Domaine Olivier Hillaire Chateauneuf du pape

olivier

Price: ~$50

From: Rhone, France

Score: C

 

As a bonus we went to a local watering hole in Worcester called The Citizen (we actually sat in the back at Still & Stir since it was a crowded Friday night.) It’s a great place, and certainly my kind of bar. We ordered a few wines, including a flight, and we’ve recorded them below.

 

NV King Estate Acrobat Pinot Noir

acrobat

Price: ~$19

From: Oregon State

Score: B-

 

NV Cline Cellars Cashmere Red

cline

Price: ~$14

From: California

Score: C-

 

2009 Buena Vista Winery Chardonnay

buenavista

Price: ~$19

From: Carneros, California

Score: N/A (We’ll mention we had it as part of the Sonoma Flight, but we typically don’t review white wines as we’re very biased against them, and that’s not fair to those who trust the honesty of our reviews)

 

2010 Sin Zin Zinfandel (We’ve previously tried the 09 here)

2010sinzin

Price: ~$18

From: Alexander Valley, California

Score: C

 

2010 B.R. Cohn Winery Silver Label Cabernet Sauvignon

brcohn

Price: ~$19

From: North Shore, California

Score: C

BuffaloJern

I am the Buffalo editor and curator of Honest Booze Reviews

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