Wines made from Malbec grapes of Australia
Discover the best wines made with Malbec as a single variety or as a blend of Australia.
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 Australia
Australia is an extremely important wine producing country, both in terms of quality and the scale of its wine economy. Wine Australia's 2018 annual report describes it as the sixth largest wine producer in the world. That year's production was 1. 29 million litres (341 million US gallons), split 52:48 between red and white.
What are the typical flavors of the Malbec grape variety?
- Black fruitPresent in 94% of Malbec
- OakPresent in 94% of Malbec
- Red fruitPresent in 90% of Malbec
- EarthPresent in 88% of Malbec
- Non oakPresent in 87% of Malbec
- SpicesPresent in 85% of Malbec
- MicrobioPresent in 42% of Malbec
- FloralPresent in 36% of Malbec
- Dried fruitPresent in 32% of Malbec
- VegetalPresent in 26% of Malbec
- BlackberryPresent in 26% of Malbec
- OakyPresent in 25% of Malbec
- CherryPresent in 23% of Malbec
- PlumPresent in 22% of Malbec
- VanillaPresent in 20% of Malbec
- ChocolatePresent in 20% of Malbec
- Black currantPresent in 19% of Malbec
- BlueberryPresent in 19% of Malbec
- Black fruitsPresent in 18% of Malbec
- PepperPresent in 18% of Malbec
News about the grape variety Malbec
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