It seems everyone’s looking for a red wine for $20. My search for a good red was accordingly diverse. I looked for wines produced from a wide range of grapes and from wine regions all over the world, as long as they were red and priced around that amount. I bought some wines I might have otherwise overlooked, including a Chilean Cabernet, a red wine from Ribeira Sacra in Spain and a terrific Portuguese red that was so deliciously drinkable.
2021 Montes Alpha Valle de Colchagua Cabernet Sauvignon, $20: When Aurelio Montes and Douglas Murray, co-founders of Viña Montes, debuted this wine in 1987, it was the first premium Cabernet Sauvignon exported from Chile. The Alpha Cabernet has remained one of its best known and best loved. It’s a crisp, polished red with classic Cabernet notes of red currant and spice. It’s also a terrific wine for the price.
Excerpt Taken From: The Wall Street Journal
Author: Lettie Teague
