daily wine picks

$15 to $30

Mar. 05, 2012 CHÂTEAU POTENSAC Médoc Chapelle de Potensac 2009 (85 points, $15)

This light red offers tart cherry and light vanilla flavors, with floral and herbal notes and just enough tannin for grip. Not much stuffing, but some appealing delicacy. Drink now through 2017. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 15,000 cases made. —Thomas Matthews

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$15 to $30

Mar. 05, 2012 BONNY DOON Grenache Central Coast The Wine Formerly Known as Clos de Gilroy 2010 (88 points, $18)

Offers shades of spice, loamy earth, dried berry and red licorice, firming and full-bodied, ending with a spicy earth aftertaste. Drink now through 2018. 2,384 cases made. —James Laube

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More than $30

Mar. 05, 2012 JARDIN Chardonnay Stellenbosch Nine Yards 2009 (90 points, $40)

Maturing now, with plump, rounded flavors of creamed melon, peach and apple, leading to a caressing butter edge that glides through the light toasty finish. Very stylish. Drink now through 2013. 1,210 cases made. —James Molesworth

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