RE: Malbeck

Betreff: RE: Malbeck

Datum: 2004-06-09 22:14:28
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Hi there, Julian and rest of the forum

Malbec grapes, said to be originaries from Cahors, France - known there also
as "Cot" - seem to have found their ideal terroir in Argentina to result in
outstanding red wines.
Specially appreciated are the Malbec´s from the Mendoza area; and therein,
the region known as "Primera Zona" (Zone 1), located at the Andes piedmont
along the Mendoza river, produce the most awarded ones. The northern
Cafayate and San Juan zones are making also very good wines with this grape
variety.
As varietal wines, there are some types that a wine-lover can distingish
with no doubt: Those "french-styled" Malbec´s with plenty of aromas and
medium bodied (e.g. Lurton, Altavista, Chandon, Fabre-Montmayou); those
younger and spiced, with no or very few oak (e.g. Salentein, Catena,
Trapiche, Santa Julia) and those fully bodied with plenty of tanins and well
balanced in oak (e.g. Weinert, Norton, Luigi Bosca)
Very well accepted is the cuvée made by many argentine wineries that
assemble Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot to produce some of their
best-buy wines: e.g. Carrascal (Weinert), San Felipe (Rutini), Clasico
(Norton), Valmont (Chandon), Carcassone (Escorihuela).
In my humble preference, my favorite malbec´s are 2 ones: The traditional
Fond-De-Cave made by Trapiche and the strong FAPES 1999 from Uco Valley (the
"star"zone for producing wines in Mendoza).

Enjoy!

Yours, cordially,

Aurelio Bujaldon
Mendoza, Argentina

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De: wineforum_owner@apris.de [mailto:wineforum_owner@apris.de]En nombre
de Julian Majul
Enviado el: Domingo, 06 de Junio de 2004 07:40 p.m.
Para: wineforum@wein-plus.com
Asunto: [wineforum] Malbeck



Hello, my name is Julian, and I live in Spain. I am writting because I
would like to say that I am a Malbeck lover.

A friend of mine had told me once that the best Malbeck is from Argentina,
so I decidied to try and see if that was true. It was very hard for me to
find a place to buy it but finally I found it in a web site called
www.vinosforexport.com.ar I have to say that I really recommend this site
and the argentine Malbec because certainly the best Malbeck in my opinion
it is from Argentina.



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