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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Achával Ferrer Malbec
2010 / 750 ml.
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Alamos Malbec
2011 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #69773Buy 2011 Alamos Malbec, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Altos Las Hormigas Reserva Malbec
2008 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #63891Buy 2008 Altos Las Hormigas Reserva Malbec, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Bramare Malbec
2009 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #32576Buy 2009 Bramare Malbec, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Clos de los Siete
2008 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #25801Buy 2008 Clos de los Siete, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Colomé Malbec Estate
2010 / 750 ml.
Argentina | Salta | Valle CalchaquíItem #24715Buy 2010 Colome Malbec Estate, a red wine from Valle Calchaqui in Salta in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn MoreLimited inventory.
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Crios de Susana Balbo Malbec
2008 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #25599Buy 2008 Crios de Susana Balbo Malbec, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Cueva de las Manos Reserve Malbec
2009 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #28032Buy 2009 Cueva de las Manos Reserve Malbec, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Decero Malbec
2010 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #35355Buy 2010 Decero Malbec, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Norton Privada
2009 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #21644Buy 2009 Norton Privada, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More




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