daily wine picks

Less than $15

Feb. 05, 2010 CORTES DE CIMA Alentejo Chaminé Red 2008 (86 points, $12)

Medium-bodied, with a crisp texture and slightly smoky flavors of dark plum, raspberry and licorice that linger on the finish. Syrah, Aragonez (Tempranillo), Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Drink now. 81,656 cases made. —Kim Marcus

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$15 to $30

Feb. 05, 2010 VINA DONA PAULA Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza 2008 (88 points, $16)

Toasty, with fleshy cocoa, plum and fig flavors that pump through the muscular finish. The toasty edge holds sway throughout, though. Drink now. 6,000 cases imported. —James Molesworth

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More than $30

Feb. 05, 2010 BUTY Chardonnay Columbia Valley Conner Lee Vineyard 2008 (90 points, $35)

Smooth and polished, with pretty pear, cream, grapefruit and floral aromas and flavors that linger on the lively finish. Drink now through 2013. 560 cases made. —Harvey Steiman

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