Concha y Toro, Puente Alto (Chile) Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

 The Marques de Casa Concha bottling from Concha y Toro, one of Chile’s best producers, is so consistently good that it is one of my “go to” recommendations when people ask for an under $20 red wine. 
Their 2008 Cabernet upholds that tradition with an interplay of dark fruit and herbal–almost minty–flavors.  Not a flabby wine, the tannins lend support without being aggressive.  That said, it screams for a steak rather than as a stand-alone before dinner.