Malbec of Uruguay — Profile, Food Pairings & Best Wines | Winedexer
Discover the best wines made with Malbec as a single variety or as a blend of Uruguay.
More informations about the variety Malbec
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
Compare Malbec with other grapes
More informations about the wines of Uruguay
Uruguay is the fourth largest wine producing country in Chile/south-region">South America. Wine Grapes have been grown here for more than 250 years, although commercial viticulture only began in the second half of the 19th century, about two centuries after Chile and Argentina. In recent decades, Uruguayan wine has quietly and steadily emerged on the world wine market, not as dramatically as that of its larger neighbors, but with a promising Balance and confidence. No summary of Uruguayan wine is complete without mentioning Tannat, the robust, Tannic red wine that has played a key role in the country's rise to prominence.
What are the typical flavors of the Malbec grape variety?
- OakPresent in 6% of Malbec
- Red fruitPresent in 4% of Malbec
- Black fruitPresent in 4% of Malbec
- Non oakPresent in 3% of Malbec
- EarthPresent in 3% of Malbec
- SpicesPresent in 3% of Malbec
- OakyPresent in 2% of Malbec
- Black currantPresent in 2% of Malbec
- CherryPresent in 1% of Malbec
- EarthyPresent in 1% of Malbec
- BlackberryPresent in 1% of Malbec
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Malbec
- CoffeePresent in 1% of Malbec
- Black cherriesPresent in 1% of Malbec
- PlumPresent in 1% of Malbec
- LeatherPresent in 1% of Malbec
- RaspberryPresent in 1% of Malbec
- PepperPresent in 1% of Malbec
- Black fruitsPresent in 1% of Malbec
- ChocolatePresent in 1% of Malbec