From supermarkets to Michelin star restaurants, Argentine malbecs are all over the place. The grape rose to prominence in the 1990s, thanks in part to winemaker Nicola Catena, who I wrote about last fall. Until then, malbec was a French dominion, presided over by the Southwestern appellation of Cahors, and to a lesser extent the Loire Valley. The wines were rustic, bordering on funky and tannic.
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Bordeaux is known for being a rather posh wine region. The land of regal chateaux — and home to Château Petrus, Château d’Yquem, five “first growths” and multiple trophy wines — even many of its lesser-tier wines are pricey. Yet while the famous, expensive wines get most of the attention, there are many small producers who just go about their business and make tasty wines that will please your bank account.
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Argentine malbec has become very popular. So much so that many people do not realize it is actually a French grape varietal that has been grown in Bordeaux and France’s southwest for centuries. It arrived in Argentina in the 19th century, but really started to make a splash in the 1990s. It is now the most widely planted grape in Argentina and is most at home in Mendoza, the country’s largest wine region.
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