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17 Dec 2020, 08:00 GMT
Although it has its origins in France, malbec is often associated with Argentina, where the high altitude and semi-arid desert conditions of Mendoza are an ideal terroir for the grape.
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One of the first wines to capture my imagination was cahors, from southwest France, where it’s known as ‘black wine’ because of the intensity of its colour. It seems a shame, therefore, that there’s now a tendency for producers from the region to put the name of the grape front and centre on their labels, rather than that of the region. The reason? Cahors wines must have a minimum of 70% malbec, and they’re hoping to capitalise on the grape’s growing popularity.