Wine of the Day, No. 822

A complex, inexpensive malbec from Mendoza

The malbec grape originated in the Cahors region of southwest France, where it tends

to be made into sturdy, single-variety, long-lived red wines. In Bordeaux, not far away, malbec is a minority blending grape, as it also is in California, where producers employ it to complement their cabernet blends. However, malbec reigns supreme as the most widely gro…