Cahors, Champion of Malbec

Surprising statement by Kevin McLean: “Unlike the French, the Argentineans seem determined to shape their identity around it (Malbec].” Historically speaking, Argentina wouldn’t have any Malbec without the French. Cahors shaped its identity around the Malbec for… 800 years. Is it enough?

Let’s be serious. Malbec is a great but difficult grape that adapted well in Argentina by the end of the 19th Century. France at that time was fighting the phylloxera. Those times are over. Nowadays, Cahors and Argentina partnered to study this rather mysterious but great grape and develop its notoriety. Cahors wines are coming to the US: there will be a tasting in New York City presenting over 50 wines of Cahors – all Malbec. Please feel free to register. The Argentinian Malbecs will have a great champion to fight: the mother of all Malbec wines, Cahors!