| is a grape that is famous for being a Bordeaux | | | | Malbec unless it continas a minimum of 70% of |
| varietal. The wine is created from is a classic | | | | the content of this grape. |
| French grape vine that produces a bloody red | | | | Malbec wines have really taken off in Argentina |
| beverage that in terms of taste is described as a | | | | where it is the main wine crop. These vines were |
| cross between Merlot and a Cabernet Sauvignon. | | | | transplanted into the country from Europe. In |
| It’s very deep red color is very attracitve | | | | Argentina Malbec is spelled a little differently |
| and it is known for its plum like aromas and high | | | | — as Malbeck. The wines made there are |
| tannin content. | | | | sometimes nicknamed New World Merlot. |
| Although it is sometimes drunk on its own, it is | | | | These wines also seem to age better than the |
| most well known for being one of the six grapes | | | | French versions which oxidize very quickly. The |
| that are used in making the classify French | | | | main Malbec growing area in Argentina is known |
| Bordeaux wines. It s distinctive for its inky dark | | | | as the Cahors. Malbec also has a popular clone |
| color and is named after the Hungarian peasant | | | | grape growing in Argentina known as Fer. |
| who first cultivated it. | | | | The Malbec grape has also become a popular crop |
| It is often called a savory wine as it sometimes | | | | in vineyards in Chile, Australia and California. It is |
| tastes or smells the herb sage. It can also have | | | | also grown on Long Island and in Washington in |
| chocolate, black pepper and cherry aromas and | | | | the United States. It is also usually blended with |
| tastes but it just does not have that sugary | | | | other varietals in these countries and regions. For |
| quality that some French wines grown in France | | | | some reason Malbec cultivated in these countries |
| do. | | | | due not seem to develop the plum and anise |
| Malbec is a very common grape in France. Outside | | | | flavors that the French version of the grape does. |
| of France it is known in Europe as Auxerrois and | | | | The grape is harvested midsummer and needs a |
| Cot. There are actually hundreds of names for | | | | lot of heat to be great. It is high maintenance and |
| this grape and the wine that it is created from | | | | must be grown on a trellis. The crop can be killed |
| because it is planted in nearly every area of | | | | by an early frost. |
| France. A wine in France can’t be called a | | | | |