Wines made from Malbec grapes of Columbia Valley
Discover the best wines made with Malbec as a single variety or as a blend of Columbia Valley.
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 region of Washington
The wine region of Columbia Valley is located in the region of Washington of United States. We currently count 841 estates and châteaux in the of Columbia Valley, producing 3147 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Columbia Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .
What are the typical flavors of the Malbec grape variety?
- OakPresent in 96% of Malbec
- Black fruitPresent in 94% of Malbec
- Red fruitPresent in 88% of Malbec
- Non oakPresent in 87% of Malbec
- EarthPresent in 87% of Malbec
- SpicesPresent in 85% of Malbec
- MicrobioPresent in 33% of Malbec
- Dried fruitPresent in 26% of Malbec
- VegetalPresent in 18% of Malbec
- FloralPresent in 17% of Malbec
- Tree fruitPresent in 8% of Malbec
- Citrus fruitPresent in 7% of Malbec
- VanillaPresent in 4% of Malbec
- Black fruitsPresent in 4% of Malbec
- LicoricePresent in 4% of Malbec
- LeatherPresent in 4% of Malbec
- SmokePresent in 4% of Malbec
- OakyPresent in 4% of Malbec
- ChocolatePresent in 3% of Malbec
- Dark fruitPresent in 3% of Malbec
News about the grape variety Malbec
Argentina: Award-winning wines to celebrate Malbec World Day
This 17 April marks the 12th anniversary of Malbec World Day, a global initiative created by Wines of Argentina to celebrate the success of Argentina’s wine industry. Argentina is the main producing country of Malbec with more than 44,000 hectares planted across the country. Mendoza, Argentina’s most famous wine region, has become synonymous with Malbec and leads local production with 37,754 hectares cultivated (85% of the total vineyards). Now the 12th edition, Malbec World Day cele ...
Greatest vineyards: Decanter names 12 ‘to rule them all’
Decanter has published a list of ‘12 vineyards to rule them all‘, featuring some of the greatest vineyards across the globe, after consulting a selection of leading wine world experts. After much debate and discussion, the final dozen takes wine lovers on a journey across the international wine world, from Burgundy and Barolo to Napa Valley, via South Australia and Argentina – to name just a few destinations. Not everyone will agree with the choices made, of course. It’s a list that ...
Andrew Jefford: ‘Perhaps they think “drinkers like oak”. Really?’
An electronic dart was tossed at us recently by Decanter reader Tim Frances from Kent. It landed on the screen of our magazine editor Amy Wislocki; Amy lobbed it across the virtual room to me, suggesting a column-length reply. ‘Here’s a poser,’ Tim began. ‘How do your experts grade a wine that they find intellectually well made, but that they truly madly deeply dislike? I’ve tasted wines I can admire dispassionately, but would stab my feet with forks rather than drink them. Must be a conundrum f ...