where is malbec from
malbec malbec is argentina s flagship variety and the country has the largest malbec acreage in the world this variety originally comes from south west france where it is called cot and features a hard tannic stylealbec in argentina argentina is currently the main producer of malbec in the world with 76603 acres of vineyards planted across the country followed by france 13097 acres italy spain south africa new zealand and the usa argentine producers have grown malbec extensively in every wine region of the country