Wines made from Malbec grapes of Argentina - Page 6
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 81% of Malbec
- Non oakPresent in 70% of Malbec
- Black fruitPresent in 68% of Malbec
- EarthPresent in 67% of Malbec
- SpicesPresent in 65% of Malbec
- Red fruitPresent in 64% of Malbec
- MicrobioPresent in 34% of Malbec
- FloralPresent in 32% of Malbec
- Dried fruitPresent in 29% of Malbec
- OakyPresent in 21% of Malbec
- ChocolatePresent in 20% of Malbec
- BlackberryPresent in 19% of Malbec
- PepperPresent in 18% of Malbec
- VanillaPresent in 18% of Malbec
- BlueberryPresent in 17% of Malbec
- TobaccoPresent in 17% of Malbec
- VegetalPresent in 16% of Malbec
- EarthyPresent in 16% of Malbec
- Red fruitPresent in 16% of Malbec
- CherryPresent in 16% of Malbec
News about the grape variety Malbec
NZ winery uses terroir ‘fingerprint’ to verify fine wine origin
North Canterbury-based Pyramid Valley has formed a partnership with fellow New Zealand firm Oritain, which specialises in proving the origin of different products, and said the group’s ability to ‘fingerprint’ vineyard terroir offers a way to guarantee the provenance of its fine wines. Both partners suggested the system could contribute to preventing fine wine fraud more generally, but it’s early days. Wines in Pyramid Valley’s 2020-vintage Botanicals Collection, featuring Pinot Noir and Chardon ...
Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur: first impressions
There’s no doubt that 2021 was a challenging vintage. Most explanatory statements or technical sheets handed out over the past few weeks have mentioned the unfavourable, oft disastrous weather conditions, the sometimes very low and disheartening yields and the slightly varied or unusual blends on offer in 2021. Difficulties faced by vignerons both inside and outside of the cellar have been explained in detail as has the raft of highly important decisions needed be made throughout the year, ...
Decanter guide to picnicking for wine lovers
According to lifestyle and happiness guru Gretchen Rubin, you ‘bring your own weather to a picnic’. Ms Rubin, I’d suggest, has never shivered under a tree watching raindrops turn her fish-paste sandwich to mush because the weather forecast was wrong. There are, it’s safe to say, picnics and Picnics. It’s a term that takes in everything from a rubber baguette in a French ‘Aire’ off the Autoroute du Soleil to a four-course spread while listening to opera at Glyndebourne. What’s definitely true is ...