Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A variety of French grape now cultivated especially in Argentina, used to make red wine, including Bordeaux and an Argentine varietal.
- noun A medium- to full-bodied red wine made from this grape.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Malbec is not good wine at all, no matter where it come from.
Cahors: does the Malbec comparison help or hurt? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Argentine Malbec is generally nothing like this but hey, any press is good press I guess.
Cahors: does the Malbec comparison help or hurt? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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But that's where my Malbec dollars have been spent, and as a result, I have no good idea of what the personality of Malbec is when grown in
What We Drank 2009
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So to attach it to the fast growing segment of Argentinian Malbec is a very practical solution.
Cahors: does the Malbec comparison help or hurt? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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So I wonder if the folks from Cahors are setting expectations incorrectly since Malbec is often understood to be big, soft, and gentle (a Bloomberg story suggested it was “stealing” Merlot sales).
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But that's where my Malbec dollars have been spent, and as a result, I have no good idea of what the personality of Malbec is when grown in
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But that's where my Malbec dollars have been spent, and as a result, I have no good idea of what the personality of Malbec is when grown in
LENNDEVOURS: 2009
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Hi Jeff – Malbec is v popular; yes, I poured the Yellow + Blue malbec and the Clos Siguier (Cahors) side by side.
Produttori, Pinon, Ridge, Luzon – popular wine picks from class | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Carm é n è re, like Malbec, is a red grape originally from France that 's rarely found there anymore — it' s almost exclusively grown in Chile today.
Overcoming the Lettie Teague 2010
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The wine on offer was the Sierra Carche 2005, a blend of Monastrell with Petit Verdot and Malbec from the off-the beaten path Spanish region of Jumilla.
Sierra missed - the saga of Sierra Carche 2005 | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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