daily wine picks

$15 to $30

Jan. 19, 2012: VIÑEDOS TERRANOBLE Pinot Noir Casablanca Valley Reserva 2010 (88 points, $16)

This toasty red offers cinnamon, black tea and licorice notes up front, with a core of plum and cassis fruit in reserve. A crowd-pleaser. Drink now. 8,334 cases made. —James Molesworth

Jan. 18, 2012: VIÑEDOS TERRANOBLE Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley Gran Reserva 2009 (89 points, $18)

Layers of wild blackberry, boysenberry and cherry mingle with hints of briar, graphite and salted black licorice. Fresh, with fine tannins adding weight to the juicy finish. Drink now. 10,000 cases made. —Nathan Wesley

Jan. 17, 2012: JOSEPH MELLOT Pouilly-Fumé Le Troncsec 2010 (90 points, $25)

Ripe and well-focused, delivering a beam of plantain, paraffin and straw notes that race along, backed by chamomile and lemon curd accents on the pure finish. Drink now through 2013. 6,700 cases made. —James Molesworth

Jan. 16, 2012: BODEGAS Y VIÑEDOS O. FOURNIER Centauri Maule Valley 2009 (91 points, $26)

An ambitious red, with dark, smoldering cocoa and espresso notes coating the core of dark plum, currant and fig fruit. But this is polished and integrated, with alluring tobacco and loam notes filling in on the finish. Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignane. Drink now through 2013. 5,000 cases imported. —James Molesworth

Jan. 14, 2012: JONATHAN DIDIER PABIOT Pouilly-Fumé 2010 (91 points, $23)

Juicy and still a bit reserved, but modest cellaring should bring the core flavors of white peach, blanched almond, honeysuckle and salted butter to the fore. Long, taut finish. Drink now through 2013. 7,500 cases made. —James Molesworth