Further to a similar blurb originally posted on 'French Mediterranean Wine', which now follows this post... It's tomorrow folks, Wednesday 17 April, and I'll be busy at an Argentina tasting in Dublin sampling as many Malbecs as I can no doubt (report on that to be published after the event). This 'special Malbec happening' is the latest in a curious fashion for more and more grape varieties to cheekily book themselves into everyone's diary once a year (for wine geeks at least).
As regards a southern French take on Malbec day, I did write a mini-series of long pieces about a road trip around Cahors country not so long ago, so you could amuse yourself with those.
Cahors: Malbec roadtrip part1 Château Les Croisille - Château Combel La Serre - Château Tour de Miraval.
Cahors: Malbec roadtrip part 2 Châteaux du Cayrou, Famaey, Métairie Grande du Théron, Latuc.
Cahors: Malbec roadtrip part 3 - Châteaux Haute-Serre, La Caminade, Armandière and more.
Link to part 3 also tells you more about the rest of this huge feature, which, in any case, is now only available as part of an even huger French wine e-magazine (downloadable eBook or emailed PDF). Best to follow this updated link: Cahors: special wine touring report now available.
Back to Argentina though, here's a fruity little "Malbec of the mo" tip to be going on with until my full report from said tasting sees the dark of night:
Viñalta Malbec 2012 Mendoza - attractive easy-going 'modern' fruity style with lots of lively berry fruits and spicy vs liquorice hints, soft and rounded palate with a little substance and grip just to finish it off. Marks & Spencer £7.49
Happy Malbec day then.
More Malbec from Argentina HERE.
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