Question: is malbec a french wine?
Answer: Malbec (pronounced [mal. bɛk]) is a purple grape variety used in making red wine. The grapes tend to have an inky dark color and robust tannins, and are known as one of the six grapes allowed in the blend of red Bordeaux wine. ... Malbec argenté is not Malbec, but rather a variety of the southwestern French grape Abouriou.