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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90+ Cellars Lot 23 Old Vine Malbec
2009 / 750 ml.
Argentina | Mendoza | AgreloItem #33573Buy 2009 90+ Cellars Lot 23 Old Vine Malbec, a red wine from Agrelo in Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Achával Ferrer Malbec
2010 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #24229Buy 2010 Achaval Ferrer Malbec, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Alhambra Single Vineyard Malbec Reserva
2010 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #31594Buy 2010 Alhambra Single Vineyard Malbec Reserva, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Clásico
2010 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #62158Buy 2010 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Clasico, 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 -
Battle Axe Malbec
2011 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #35010Buy 2011 Battle Axe Malbec, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
BenMarco Malbec
2010 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #17122Buy 2010 BenMarco Malbec, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Catena Malbec
2010 / 750 ml.
Argentina | MendozaItem #65383Buy 2010 Catena Malbec, a red wine from Mendoza in Argentina, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Château de Haute-Serre
2008 / 750 ml.
France | South West France | CahorsItem #25881Buy 2008 Chateau de Haute-Serre, a red wine from Cahors in South West France in France, at WineTransit.com Learn More -
Château Lamartine Prestige du Malbec
Cahors | 2007 / 750 ml.
France | South West France | CahorsItem #33203Buy 2007 Chateau Lamartine Prestige du Malbec, a red wine from Cahors in South West France in France, at WineTransit.com Learn More
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