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Brief Summary: Malbec's Six Trapes

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Malbec is a full bodied grape variety. The grapes tend to have an inky dark colour and high in tannins, and are known as one of the six grapes allowed in the blend of red Bordeaux wines. The French plantations of Malbec are now found primarily in Cahors in Southern France. Malbec is now more famous for being the top grape of Argentina although as with many of the worlds grape varieties it originated in France.

The Malbec grape has thin skins and needs a lot of heat to ripen, the terroir in many Argentine wine regions is perfect for this grape. Where it is grown in slightly cooler climates such as the south west of France it takes on a slightly lighter style.

The wines made from Malbec produce an inky red wine, more than a glass and it can

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