A red wine grape that is used to produce some of the world’s most popular wines, Malbec benefits from its ability to adapt well to varied weather conditions and soil types. Originating in the Bordeaux region of France, where it is seen principally as a blending wine, Malbec grapes have found fame in their own right in Argentina, where it has become the country’s most celebrated red wine grape. Dark purple in colour and rich in tannins, Malbec is recognised as one of the six key grapes used to make blended Bordeaux wines, but is now more commonly planted in the Cahors region of south west France than in Bordeaux itself. [click to continue…]
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