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Malbec
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Malbec is also
known as Cot
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Malbec is one of the six
grape varieties approved for making red wines in the Bordeaux
region of France.
In Bordeaux, Malbec is used like a chef would use a spice.
Malbec is blended with other wines but it makes up a very
small percentage of the blend. It is being grown and included
less every year in the Bordeaux region
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| On the other hand,
Malbec has found a new home and a new following in the wines
of Argentina.
Some of the best Malbecs can be described as dry, mouthfilling
and sumptuous; but the best ones are hard to find. Most Malbecs
you are likely to encounter are good but not great. |
| Elsewhere, Malbec
is planted in small amounts. Malbec is usually included in plantings
and blends because of its background in Bordeaux. It is
a thin skinned grape that needs more sun and heat than either
Cabernet
Sauvignon or Merlot
to mature. |
