daily wine picks

Less than $15

Jul. 23, 2012 LAURENT MIQUEL Cinsault-Syrah Vin de Pays d'Oc Rosé 2011 (85 points, $10)

Dried berry and cherry flavors tail off quickly on the crisp, lively finish. Drink now. 8,000 cases made. —Kim Marcus

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$15 to $30

Jul. 23, 2012 DESERT WIND Ruah Desert Wind Vineyard Wahluke Slope 2009 (89 points, $20)

Rich in texture and flavor, tightly packed with blackberry and currant fruit, savory overtones of roasted meat and tomato, and fine tannins. Approachable with food, but could use cellaring. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Barbera. Drink now through 2017. 7,945 cases made. —Harvey Steiman

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More than $30

Jul. 23, 2012 ANDREW WILL Sorella Horse Heaven Hills 2009 (93 points, $75)

Fresh and lively, this is juicy with blackberry and floral flavors that keep dancing deftly through the finish, framed with firm tannins, but staying harmonious and gaining in intensity with each sip. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2017. 1,026 cases made. —Harvey Steiman

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