Malbec of Argentina — Profile, Food Pairings & Best Wines | Winedexer
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More informations about the variety Malbec
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
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More informations about the wines of Argentina
Argentina is one of the most important wine producing countries in the New World, and the largest producer of wine in South America. The high-altitude deserts of the eastern Andes have given rise to a high-quality wine industry, and the Terroir of this region is well suited to Argentina's adopted Grape variety, the ubiquitous Malbec. Originally from France/bordeaux">Bordeaux, it is now the source of some of Argentina's most famous wines, which are characterized by brilliance and intensity, with Floral">floral notes and black fruit flavors. Covering just over 2.
What are the typical flavors of the Malbec grape variety?
- OakPresent in 90% of Malbec
- Black fruitPresent in 85% of Malbec
- EarthPresent in 82% of Malbec
- Non oakPresent in 81% of Malbec
- SpicesPresent in 81% of Malbec
- Red fruitPresent in 70% of Malbec
- MicrobioPresent in 50% of Malbec
- FloralPresent in 43% of Malbec
- Dried fruitPresent in 39% of Malbec
- VegetalPresent in 26% of Malbec
- OakyPresent in 24% of Malbec
- VanillaPresent in 23% of Malbec
- PlumPresent in 22% of Malbec
- LeatherPresent in 22% of Malbec
- ChocolatePresent in 21% of Malbec
- BlackberryPresent in 20% of Malbec
- TobaccoPresent in 19% of Malbec
- LicoricePresent in 18% of Malbec
- Black fruitsPresent in 18% of Malbec
- Dark fruitPresent in 17% of Malbec