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Malbec
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Côt, Pressac, Auxerrois — Malbec wears numerous hats throughout the wine regions of France. At one time it was grown in more than 30 French wine areas and had as many as 400 synonyms. Malbec is one of the five permitted red grapes of Bordeaux, where it is grown in small quantities and used sparingly to add structure and color to the blend. In Southwest France, Malbec is the most widely planted grape of the Cahors region. There, it garnered the reputation with the English as the “black wine” of Cahors because of its powerful tannins and inky color. While there are some plantings of Malbec in California, it is of little significance commercially; tiny percentages of Malbec can be found in some Bordeaux-styled Meritage wines. Australia, South Africa and a handful of wine regions throughout the world have dabbled with this slightly fussy grape, which is sensitive to frost and mildew, but it is in the high altitude vineyards and dry climate of Argentina that Malbec outclasses most of these other variants, including those from France. The grape thrives just about anywhere in that arid, sunny land, producing wines that are as approachable as a juicy Merlot, though they may also be as structured and long-lived as a Cabernet Sauvignon. Full-bodied and packed with blackberry, dark cherry, olive, mulberry and plum, and sometimes laced with a dash of mocha, vanilla or tobacco, Malbec is anything but a skimpy red. |
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The history of US winemaking dates back to the 1600s, when colonists planted vineyards in Virginia and, soon after, Pennsylvania. Early attempts met with considerable hardship, however, as settlers didn't care for the taste of some of the native American grapes and European vines shipped in were often destroyed by pests and vine disease. It wasn't until the 1800s that commercially successful wineries started to take hold in the U.S., only to have their growth stunted by more vine epidemics in the late 1800s, and later by Prohibition. Following the repeal of Prohibition, US winemaking gradually recovered. In the 1970s and 80s, California wineries started to make waves in the international market. Today the United States is one of the world's foremost wine producers, ranking behind only France, Italy and Spain in total wine production. The vast majority of US wine production comes from the West Coast, and the vast majority of that is from California wineries, which produce almost nine out of every 10 bottles made in the U.S. Washington and Oregon wineries are also significant producers, and New York wineries are beginning to establish a reputation for fine wines, with Finger Lakes wines and Niagara Escarpment wines earning critical acclaim. |
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Bota Box Malbec
2011 / 3.0 L.
United States | Central Valley | LodiItem #30308Buy 2011 Bota Box Malbec, a red wine from Lodi in Central Valley in California in the United States, at WineTransit.com Learn MoreLimited inventory.
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Crane Lake Malbec
2009 / 750 ml.
United States | CaliforniaItem #32047Buy 2009 Crane Lake Malbec, a red wine from California in the United States, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Ilsey Vineyards Seis Primas
2007 / 750 ml.
United States | Napa Valley | Stags Leap DistrictItem #31606Buy 2007 Ilsey Vineyards Seis Primas, a red wine from Stags Leap District in Napa Valley in California in the United States, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
McManis Family Vineyards Malbec
2010 / 750 ml.
United States | CaliforniaItem #32164Buy 2010 McManis Family Vineyards Malbec, a red wine from California in the United States, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Red Rock Winery Reserve Malbec
2010 / 750 ml.
United States | CaliforniaItem #29590Buy 2010 Red Rock Winery Reserve Malbec, a red wine from California in the United States, at WineTransit.com Learn More
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