Malbec is a grape with a generous heart, plush, velvety, and instantly welcoming. Once a blending variety in France, it found its true home in Argentina’s high-altitude vineyards, where intense sunlight and cool Andean nights transformed it into something extraordinary. Here, Malbec bursts with flavours of black cherry, plum, violets, and cocoa, carried by smooth tannins and a natural juiciness that makes it feel both bold and effortless. The variety thrives at elevation: the higher the vineyard, the more lifted the aromatics and the finer the structure, giving Malbec its signature balance of richness and freshness.

What makes Malbec so captivating is its texture, deep and enveloping without ever feeling heavy. In regions like Mendoza’s Uco Valley or Luján de Cuyo, it shows purity and poise; move to Cahors in southwest France, its ancestral home, and it becomes more savoury and structured, with darker fruit and smoky grip. Winemakers may age it in concrete or oak, ferment whole berries for brightness, or blend small amounts of Cabernet Franc or Petit Verdot for lift. Yet through all these interpretations, Malbec remains unmistakable: dark-fruited, velvety, and quietly expressive, a grape that delivers comfort and character in equal measure.