Wines made from Malbec grapes of United States

Discover the best wines made with Malbec as a single variety or as a blend of United States.

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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 United States

The United States has confidently come of age as one of the world's leading wine-producing nations. Their reputation may be based on the world-famous Napa and Sonoma, but the U. S. is home to countless lesser-known wine regions that produce world-class wines (obvious examples are Oregon's Willamette Valley and New York's Finger Lakes).

What are the typical flavors of the Malbec grape variety?

Non oakPresent in 100% of Malbec
OakPresent in 100% of Malbec
Black fruitPresent in 100% of Malbec
EarthPresent in 100% of Malbec
Red fruitPresent in 99% of Malbec
SpicesPresent in 98% of Malbec
MicrobioPresent in 64% of Malbec
Dried fruitPresent in 44% of Malbec
FloralPresent in 39% of Malbec
VegetalPresent in 34% of Malbec

OakyPresent in 15% of Malbec
BlackberryPresent in 15% of Malbec
PepperPresent in 14% of Malbec
LeatherPresent in 14% of Malbec
Black cherriesPresent in 14% of Malbec
VanillaPresent in 14% of Malbec
TobaccoPresent in 14% of Malbec
CedarPresent in 14% of Malbec
BlueberryPresent in 14% of Malbec
Dark fruitPresent in 14% of Malbec

News about the grape variety Malbec

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...