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| Malbec | Price | Desc |
|---|---|---|
 | 7.99 | Valentin Bianchi 2009 Elsa Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by Valentin Bianchi from Argentina, South America. The classic Malbec aromas of ripe plum and violets are evident in the nose, with hints of vanilla. The beauty of the Malbec in Argentina is its ability to combine a rich, weighty mouth feel with a soft silkiness normally associated with lighter wines. Elsa Malbec takes the promise of the nose through to the palate, with pleasing fruit that mimics the aroma. The soft, supple palate leads to a lingering finish. |
 | 8.99 | Bodega Norton 2007 Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by Bodega Norton from Argentina, South America. Deep red color, with violet hints. Sweet and spicy aromas reminiscent of black pepper. Good fruit and smooth, harmonious tannins. |
 | 9.49 | Trumpeter 2008 Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by Trumpeter from Argentina, South America. Inky and dense with attractive berry aromas and a touch of cinnamon and sweet spice. A fully, fruity wine, with excellent body, intense tannins, flavors of cherry, blackberry, boysenberry and plum intermingled with hints of cardamom and pepper, and a long, full finish. |
 | 9.99 | Saint Francis 2006 RED - Red Wine Red Wine by St. Francis from Sonoma County, California. A succulent blend of 48% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah, 3% Zinfandel and 6% Mixed Blacks (Cabernet Franc, Grenache, Alicante, Malbec), RED is lush with succulent ripe red fruit flavors and spicy aromas. Full-bodied and versatile, RED pairs with a variety of foods for any occasion. |
 | 9.99 | Bodegas Nieto Senetiner 2008 Malbec Reserva - Red Wine Red Wine by Bodegas Nieto Senetiner from Argentina, South America. Made from 100% Malbec from the Lujan de Cuyo vineyard, harvested in April and fermented in cement tanks. The wine is then aged for one year in French oak barrels. A deeply-colored powerful red with great concentration of berries. Complex flavors of plums, figs and dried fruit, with spicy vanilla character are evident from the maturation in French oak. |
 | 10.49 | Calina 2008 Reserva Merlot - Red Wine Red Wine by Calina from Chile, South America. A blend of 85% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec and 1%Cabernet Franc. The wine shows red berries, plums, black and red cherries and cedar on the nose. The mid-palate is plump, plush and juicy with a dash of vanilla from the oak barrels. The long finish is bolstered by mild tannins and balanced acidity. |
 | 10.49 | Terrazas 2008 Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by Terrazas from Argentina, South America. Deep crimson with sharp candy red highlights Upon swirling, jazzy notes of blackberries and sour cherries develop into fine traces of smoke and spices. Bright and generous, a lively mouthful of ripened plums and boysenberry, with chewy tannins and a violet scent building up to a refreshing finish. |
 | 10.49 | Gascon 2007 Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by Gascon from Argentina, South America. This wine is made by blending Malbec from the three best growing areas in Mendoza. In these areas, the grapes develop sweet tannins, intense fruit and good acidity/sugar balance, combining the characteristics of each area. Red purple color. Intense black fruits and red plum aromas. Smooth and concentrated tannins in the mouth. Intense inky hue with a purple rim. Heady aromas of mint, raspberry and plum. The plum theme continues in the flavor with the addition of a fudge-like sweetness. A ripe, drinkable wine with a balancing dash of black pepper in the close. -Wine News |
 | 10.79 | Porcupine Ridge 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon - Red Wine Red Wine by Porcupine Ridge from South Africa. Blend: 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, 4% Malbec The wine has a deep crimson color; cassis and cedar flavors dominate the nose and follow through to the palate. This wine is complex with a medium to full palate and while enjoyable young, further cellaring will reward the drinker. |
 | 10.99 | Punto Final 2008 Malbec Classico - Red Wine Red Wine by Punto Final from Argentina, South America. The Malbec grapes are sourced from two mountain vineyards, both planted more than 50 years ago. The grapes are hand-harvested into small lugs, hand-sorted, crushed and cold-macerated at the winery for four days. The wine is then fermented at controlled temperatures with native yeasts in stainless steel for 15 days and inoculated with the winery's own malolactic organisms. After this it is aged for eight months, partly in French barriques and partly in stainless steel. The end result is a wine with a rich bouquet, lively mouth-feel, lingering flavors of red and black berries with undertones of black pepper and vanilla, and a velvety texture throughout. |
 | 10.99 | Zolo 2009 Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by Zolo from Argentina, South America. We strive to achieve a Malbec with a deep purple color, with a high intensity of black fruits, raspberries, and violets. |
 | 11.29 | Crios de Susana Balbo 2009 Rose of Malbec - Ros? Wine Ros? Wine by Crios de Susana Balbo from Argentina, South America. A beautiful, deep, vibrant rose color. Has a surprising amount of body for a rose wine, and beautiful aromas of fresh, ripe wild strawberries. On the palate, the flavors of strawberries and young cherries come rushing in, accompanied by some spice notes and a clean, dry finish. This is the perfect chicken wine and a charming companion to mildly spicy Asian cuisine. Keep one in the fridge at all times and you'll always have a delicious wine to enjoy with light snacks and cheeses. Best consumed in its youth. |
 | 11.79 | Don Rodolfo 2008 Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by Don Rodolfo from Argentina, South America. Intense red color with violet undertones. Very fruity on the nose, with hints of plums, peppers and spices. Good volume in the mouth, structured and with a well-balanced finish. |
 | 11.99 | Altos las Hormigas 2009 Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by Altos las Hormigas from Argentina, South America. Nose of crushed red berries and black fruit, hints of violet and dried fennel, balanced, mouth feel, with smooth entrance, firm mid palate, and long, vibrant finish. Overall clean and focused profile. |
 | 12 | Zolo 2007 Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by Zolo from Argentina, South America. Zolo is produced at one of the most technologically advanced wineries in Argentina, Fincas Patagonicas, and marries Argentina's best vineyards with winemaking expertise. Fincas Patagonicas selects grapes from estate vineyards throughout the different key regions of Mendoza. Located at various altitudes, each of these terroirs provides a different expression of fruit and varietal concentration. The purpose of the winery's Zolo classic line is to create a family of fruit-forward, great value wines, which can be enjoyed with a wide range of food or by themselves |
 | 12.29 | Laurel Glen 2004 Terra Rosa Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by Laurel Glen from Chile, South America. Harvested from ancient vines on the slopes of the Andes Mountains, comes Terra Rosa Malbec: a glass-staining wine with a lovely and exotically perfumed nose. It has a rich, deep, and hauntingly elegant mouthfeel with a ripe blueberry character and a sensuous smokiness. Taste it: you might expect a massive, bold wine, but it is surprisingly lilting on the palate. It's not larded up with oak, although it has been raised in barrels for eighteen months to provide its frame and to round it out. The finish is long, with pure fruit flavors. |
 | 12.49 | High Note 2008 Elevated Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by High Note from Argentina, South America. The velvety texture and deep flavor of the small juicy berries of High Note's Malbec grapes are distinctively influenced by the environment in which they are grown. Our Uco Valley vineyards, high in the Andes foothills of Mendoza, enjoy the perfect combination of elements for growing this unique varietal. Intense sunlight, cool temperatures and dry conditions allow for the fruit to slowly mature until handpicked for optimal flavor. The result is High Note's brilliant violet color and with intense, sweet spice on the palate balanced by notes of plums, cassis, blackberries, and black cherries. It is creamy, smooth, and ripe in the mouth with soft, round tannins and a long silky finish. A highly heralded match with grilled meats and vegetables. Complements rich smoky flavors as well as pasta dishes, spicy tomato sauces and roasted chicken. |
 | 12.99 | Crios de Susana Balbo 2009 Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by Crios de Susana Balbo from Argentina, South America. The wine has a beautiful reddish/purple color as most good Malbecs do. The aromas are a mix of freshly crushed black cherries and toasty/smoky oak-just enough to frame the exuberant fruit. On the palate, the flavors of cherries and spice are obvious, and the jammy fruit quality just keeps coming on strong, with hints of spice and sandalwood lurking in the background. This is a wine that you'll want to buy by the case because it can be consumed at almost any occasion, whether at a fancy dinner party, or just curled up on the couch in front of a movie. Fun and delicious-what more can you ask for?! |
 | 13.49 | Dona Paula 2008 Estate Malbec - Red Wine Red Wine by Dona Paula from Argentina, South America. Intense red color with violet hues. Complex aromas with ripe plums, blackberry, blueberry, sweet tar, licorice, black pepper, mint, truffle with a hint of mocha flavors, giving an expressive and typical Argentinean character. It has sweet and smooth tannins, nice body with supple and long finish. |
 | 13.49 | Dona Paula 2007 Estate Malbec-Syrah - Red Wine Red Wine by Dona Paula from Argentina, South America. A blend of 60% Shiraz and 40% Malbec. The wine has violet blue color, with particular Malbec plum character and impressive shiraz spiciness, white pepper and red fruit. Sweet and pleasant mouthfeel with fresh fruit acidity. Clay soils offer good structure to our wines and this is our aim in this Shiraz-Malbec: richness, elegance, balance and bright fresh fruits aromas, all of them expressing the Upper Mendoza river's sense of place. |
books about "malbec" on amazon.com
- El Gran Libro del Malbec Argentino (Spanish Edition) - by Gustavo Choren
- Malbec (Spanish Edition) - by Ricardo Luis Santoni
- Making Malbec: how argentine vintners craft their hot varietal.(WINEMAKING): An article from: Wines & Vines - by Lance Cutler
- Rote Rebsorte: Burgunder, Barbera, Spätburgunder, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Blaufränkisch, Malbec, Blauer Portugieser, St. Laurent (German Edition)
- You talkin to me? Wine with an altitude: Argentine Malbec.: An article from: Art Culinaire - by Gale Reference Team
- French Wine: History of French Wine, Grenache, Judgment of Paris, Malbec, Classification of Saint-Émilion Wine, Straw Wine, Table Wine
- Secretos del Malbec Argentino - The Secrets of Argentine Malbec (Spanish Edition) - by Carlos Goldin
- Malbec
- Secretos de Mexico/Secrets of Mexico (Spanish Edition) - by Marie-Caroline Malbec
- Un mundo desconocido. Las Guayanas - by E. F. Malbec
Articles on Good Wine and Champagne
| WINES OF THE TIMES; Argentina Opens The Tap for Malbec FOR the last few years the wine business has been riddled with dire warnings and disastrous portents. In the United States and around the world, producers have struggled with the bad economy and the sluggish market. One slender segment, seemingly alone, has not only weathered the storm but also prospered: malbec from Argentina. How can this be? |
| LONG ISLAND VINES; A Smooth and Meaty Malbec Macari Vineyards in Mattituck has successfully turned malbec, long a secondary blending grape on the North Fork, into a full-scale wine. Perhaps taking a cue from Argentina, where the malbec has become a signature stand-alone red, Macari has made a full-scale 2005 malbec ($21.99). Along with the pretty 2004 malbec produced by Raphael, in nearby |
| WINES OF THE TIMES; A Sip, a Tango: Malbec Old and New MALBEC is a grape with a history that stretches back centuries in southwestern France, but the French get little credit for any of malbec's current renown. No, today, when consumers think of malbec, only one country comes to mind: Argentina. More than any other country, Argentina has built a wine business on a grape that would otherwise be |
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RT @biltawulf: Dear Sainsburys, there is a strike on. Would it kill you to put a decent Malbec on sale? This wouldn't have happened under Blair.
@cspod Thank you for the RT and helping people understand Chambert's Malbec revolution (or an incentive to study French again!)
Dear Sainsburys, there is a strike on. Would it kill you to put a decent Malbec on sale? This wouldn't have happened under Blair.
Always great to visit @WatermillWinery. Wonderful people, great fruit growers, and excellent wines. Favs: 07 Merlot, 07 Malbec. #WAwine
RT @biltawulf: Dear Sainsburys, there is a strike on. Would it kill you to put a decent Malbec on sale? This wouldn't have happened under Blair.
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To Malbec or not to Malbec: that is the questionMalbec is a variety of purple grape used in making red wine. The grapes tend to have an inky dark color and robust tannins. Long known as one of the six grapes allowed in the blend of red Bordeaux wine, the French plantations of Malbec are now found primarily in Cahors in the South West France region. It is increasingly celebrated as an Argentine varietal wine and is being grown around the world.
Called Auxerrois or Côt Noir in Cahors, called Malbec in Bordeaux, and Pressac in other places, the grape became less popular in Bordeaux after 1956 when frost killed off 75% of the crop. Despite Cahors being hit by the same frost, which devastated the vineyards, Malbec was replanted and continued to be popular in that area where it was mixed with Merlot and Tannat to make dark, full-bodied wines, and more recently has been made into 100% Malbec varietal wines.
A popular but unconfirmed theory claims that Malbec is named after a Hungarian peasant who first spread the grape variety throughout France. However the French ampelographer and viticulturalist Pierre Galet notes that most evidence suggest that Côt was the variety's original name and that it probably originated in northern Burgundy. Despite a similar name, the grape Malbec argenté is not Malbec, but rather a variety of the southwestern French grape Abouriou. Due to the similarities in synonyms, Malbec has also been confused with Auxerrois blanc, which is an entirely different variety.
The Malbec grape is a thin-skinned grape and needs more sun and heat than either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot to mature. It ripens mid-season and can bring very deep color, ample tannin, and a particular plum-like flavor component to add complexity to claret blends. Sometimes, especially in its traditional growing regions, it is not trellised and cultivated as bush vines (the goblet system). Here it is sometimes kept to a relatively low yield of about 6 tons per hectare. The wines are rich, dark and juicy.
Called Auxerrois or Côt Noir in Cahors, called Malbec in Bordeaux, and Pressac in other places, the grape became less popular in Bordeaux after 1956 when frost killed off 75% of the crop. Despite Cahors being hit by the same frost, which devastated the vineyards, Malbec was replanted and continued to be popular in that area where it was mixed with Merlot and Tannat to make dark, full-bodied wines, and more recently has been made into 100% Malbec varietal wines.
A popular but unconfirmed theory claims that Malbec is named after a Hungarian peasant who first spread the grape variety throughout France. However the French ampelographer and viticulturalist Pierre Galet notes that most evidence suggest that Côt was the variety's original name and that it probably originated in northern Burgundy. Despite a similar name, the grape Malbec argenté is not Malbec, but rather a variety of the southwestern French grape Abouriou. Due to the similarities in synonyms, Malbec has also been confused with Auxerrois blanc, which is an entirely different variety.
The Malbec grape is a thin-skinned grape and needs more sun and heat than either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot to mature. It ripens mid-season and can bring very deep color, ample tannin, and a particular plum-like flavor component to add complexity to claret blends. Sometimes, especially in its traditional growing regions, it is not trellised and cultivated as bush vines (the goblet system). Here it is sometimes kept to a relatively low yield of about 6 tons per hectare. The wines are rich, dark and juicy.