You can find any number of Argentine Malbecs made with 100% Malbec grapes. But it is often used in blends. Because it is less tannic than Cabernet Sauvignon and brings brilliant, intense color to ...
While Malbec is the grape that put Argentine wine on the world map, many wine lovers have forgotten that this bold variety is a French immigrant. Frenchman Michel Pouget brought the grape to Argentina ...
Paul wanted to learn more about how old vine Malbec would express different terroirs, sense of place, because affinity for terroir expression is one of the markers of a high-quality grape variety.
However, Layer Cake takes a different approach, going to the best wine regions in the world for the grapes that put them on the map. Whether it is Cabernet Sauvignon from California or Malbec from ...
France is the ancestral home of the most-popular red grape varieties in the world. With the exception of tempranillo, the Top ...
Same grape, very different wines. Also known as Cot or Auxerrois back home in France, Malbec from there is now often described as being more elegant—what some would call an old-world style ...