Wines made from Malbec grapes

Discover the best wines made with Malbec as a single variety or as a blend .

More informations about the variety Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

What are the typical flavors of the Malbec grape variety?

OakPresent in 95% of Malbec
EarthPresent in 92% of Malbec
Black fruitPresent in 92% of Malbec
Non oakPresent in 91% of Malbec
SpicesPresent in 87% of Malbec
Red fruitPresent in 78% of Malbec
MicrobioPresent in 60% of Malbec
FloralPresent in 48% of Malbec
Dried fruitPresent in 42% of Malbec
VanillaPresent in 35% of Malbec

LeatherPresent in 34% of Malbec
VegetalPresent in 33% of Malbec
TobaccoPresent in 33% of Malbec
ChocolatePresent in 32% of Malbec
BlackberryPresent in 32% of Malbec
OakyPresent in 32% of Malbec
PlumPresent in 31% of Malbec
Black fruitsPresent in 30% of Malbec
LicoricePresent in 29% of Malbec
CherryPresent in 28% of Malbec

News about the grape variety Malbec

Andrew Jefford: ‘Perhaps they think “drinkers like oak”. Really?’

An electronic dart was tossed at us recently by Decanter reader Tim Frances from Kent. It landed on the screen of our magazine editor Amy Wislocki; Amy lobbed it across the virtual room to me, suggesting a column-length reply. ‘Here’s a poser,’ Tim began. ‘How do your experts grade a wine that they find intellectually well made, but that they truly madly deeply dislike? I’ve tasted wines I can admire dispassionately, but would stab my feet with forks rather than drink them. Must be a conundrum f ...

More must-taste wines selected by Decanter’s Regional Editors for DFWE NYC

In the second part of this series, Decanter’s editorial team members highlight the wines they are looking forward to tasting at the upcoming Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Tina Gellie – Content Manager and Regional Editor (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa) Burrowing Owl, Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 2019 In 2016, while on a press trip to British Columbia’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, I had the pleasur ...

Decanter World Wine Awards winners available at Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer is no stranger to achieving top scores at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), and to celebrate its results the leading retailer has selected its favourite award-winning wines from this year’s awards, for customers to purchase exclusively on marksandspencer.com. Customers can choose from a carefully selected mix of six delicious winter-warming reds; an irresistible mix of crisp, refreshing, complex white wines from the Old and New World; a mix of both red and white wi ...