daily wine picks

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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

Jan. 25, 2012: COLOSI Sicilia 2009 (85 points, $14)

Polished and ripe, displaying a rustic edge to the spicy plum and crushed cherry notes, as hints of underbrush emerge in the slightly grippy finish. Drink now. 18,500 cases imported. —Nathan Wesley

Jan. 24, 2012: BODEGAS VIRGEN DEL AGUILA Cariñena Señorio del Aguila Crianza 2008 (85 points, $13)

Black cherry and plum flavors show a crisp herbal edge in this focused red, which has light, firm tannins and hints of earth on the finish. Old school. Drink now. 58,300 cases made. —Thomas Matthews