Wines made from Malbec grapes of Zacatecas
Discover the best wines made with Malbec as a single variety or as a blend of Zacatecas.
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.
The wine region of Zacatecas is located in the region of Center of Mexico. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tierra Adentro or the Domaine Tierra Adentro produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Zacatecas are Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Zacatecas often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.