Wines made from Malbec grapes of Brazil
Discover the best wines made with Malbec as a single variety or as a blend of Brazil.
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 Brazil
With about 83,000 hectares of Vineyard">Vineyards, it ranks just behind its close neighbours, Argentina and Chile, in terms of cultivated area. Only a small portion (about 10%) of these hectares are planted with Vitis vinifera vines, but this large area does not translate into large volumes of quality wine. Concerted efforts are underway to improve this ratio. Although not yet recognized internationally, the quality of Brazilian wines is increasing year by year.
What are the typical flavors of the Malbec grape variety?
- OakPresent in 16% of Malbec
- Black fruitPresent in 13% of Malbec
- Non oakPresent in 12% of Malbec
- SpicesPresent in 10% of Malbec
- Red fruitPresent in 10% of Malbec
- EarthPresent in 9% of Malbec
- MicrobioPresent in 4% of Malbec
- FloralPresent in 4% of Malbec
- OakyPresent in 2% of Malbec
- Citrus fruitPresent in 2% of Malbec
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Malbec
- PlumPresent in 2% of Malbec
- CherryPresent in 2% of Malbec
- PepperPresent in 2% of Malbec
- ChocolatePresent in 2% of Malbec
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Malbec
- StrawberriesPresent in 1% of Malbec
- PeachPresent in 1% of Malbec
- Black fruitsPresent in 1% of Malbec
- Dark chocolatePresent in 1% of Malbec
News about the grape variety Malbec
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 ...
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Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...