Wines of the week: Bodegas Tomas Cusine Vilosell 2008; Cordillera Reserva Privada; Cuvée Extreme, Côtes Du Roussillon 2009

Terry Kirby selects the best bottles to buy

Sunday lunch

Bodegas Tomas Cusine Vilosell 2008

As the festive season fades from memory, we need full-bodied, warming wines to banish the January chills and remind us of sunnier climes. This complex blend of Tempranillo, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot is intense but flavour-packed, with big red fruits on the nose, firm and structured in the mouth, with tastes of cedarwood, hints of oak and a long, sweeter finish. Terrific with game casserole topped with parsley dumplings. £12.95, slurp.co.uk

Midweek meal

Cordillera Reserva Privada

If a fulsome white is required this month, this Chilean wine (from the well-regarded Spanish Torres stable) would be perfect with a smoked-fish pie, shellfish and vegetable dishes. The blend of slightly oaky Chardonnay, leavened with a splash of aromatic Viognier, delivers generous tropical and green-fruit flavours with a nutty, toasty, vanilla underpinning and some smoky, spicy, notes. £11.10, yorkshirevintners.co.uk; £11.46 (minimum purchase six bottles), vintagemarque.com

Bargain basement

Cuvée Extreme, Côtes Du Roussillon 2009

This time of year is good for bargain-hunters as supermarkets clear surplus stock. Here, we are back to robust reds, this time from the South of France, with a typical local blend of Syrah, Carignan and Grenache, aged a little in oak and bursting with spicy, herby flavours that would be perfect with a big bowl of pasta with meatballs after a cold journey home. £7.99 (reduced from £9.99 until 29 January), Marks & Spencer