Wines made from Malbec grapes of Argentina - Page 3
Discover the best wines made with Malbec as a single variety or as a blend of Argentina.
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.
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 77% of Malbec
- EarthPresent in 75% of Malbec
- Non oakPresent in 74% of Malbec
- SpicesPresent in 72% of Malbec
- Red fruitPresent in 70% of Malbec
- MicrobioPresent in 47% of Malbec
- Dried fruitPresent in 43% of Malbec
- FloralPresent in 33% of Malbec
- OakyPresent in 26% of Malbec
- VegetalPresent in 26% of Malbec
- PlumPresent in 25% of Malbec
- BlackberryPresent in 25% of Malbec
- CherryPresent in 24% of Malbec
- ChocolatePresent in 24% of Malbec
- VanillaPresent in 24% of Malbec
- LeatherPresent in 22% of Malbec
- TobaccoPresent in 21% of Malbec
- Black fruitsPresent in 21% of Malbec
- EarthyPresent in 21% of Malbec
News about the grape variety Malbec
Napa Valley’s Favia to get new winery and home
Favia will get a new winery as part of the move from its base in Coombsville to a 34.8-hectare (86 acres) vineyard estate in the Oakville American Viticultural Area (AVA). It’s part of a new partnership agreement between the star husband-and-wife duo behind Favia, winemaker Andy Erickson and viticulturist Annie Favia-Erickson, and their long-standing friends, the Huneeus family, who own the Oakville site and already have a portfolio of wines, including Quintessa. ‘This started as a conversation ...
Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022
The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...
New Château Latour 2010 stocks released onto market
New stocks of Château Latour 2010 were released from the Pauillac-based First Growth’s cellars on 13 September. Latour 2010 is regarded as one of the best Bordeaux wines of the 21st century so far, and has received two 100-point Decanter scores in the past three years. It’s also more expensive than many other Latour vintages, but analyst group Wine Lister said it expected buyers to show interest. ‘There is no doubt that this release will see demand, especially for merchants rel ...