daily wine picks

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Feb. 02, 2012: HERDADE DO ESPORÃO Alentejo Monte Velho Red 2010 (85 points, $10)

Crisp red with ripe overtones to the berry, plum and red currant flavors. Cream and spice on the supple finish. Trincadeira, Aragonez and Castelão. Drink now. 500,000 cases made. —Kim Marcus

Feb. 01, 2012: LOOSEN BROS. Riesling QbA Mosel Dr. L 2010 (87 points, $12)

Direct flavors of peach, apple and glazed citrus are accented by some herbal notes. Hints of smoke chime in on the finish. Drink now through 2013. 100,000 cases imported. —Kim Marcus

Jan. 30, 2012: BEDROCK Shebang! Fourth Cuvée North Coast NV (87 points, $12)

Chunky and chewy, but not shy on rustic berry flavors, with wild berry and blackberry and minerally notes. Syrah, Petite Sirah and Zinfandel. Drink now through 2016. 3,000 cases made. —James Laube

Jan. 28, 2012: CANTINA SOCIALE DI SANTADI Carignano del Sulcis Grotta Rossa 2009 (87 points, $14)

A fresh red, featuring notes of game and grilled rosemary to the plum and black cherry fruit, as hints of smoke and graphite fill out the finish. Drink now. 25,000 cases made. —Nathan Wesley

Jan. 27, 2012: OXFORD LANDING Sauvignon Blanc South Australia 2011 (86 points, $10)

Tight, light and juicy, offering lime, pear and herbal flavors, which vibrate through the finish. Drink now. 10,000 cases imported. —Harvey Steiman