Across
- 2. One of the six grapes allowed in wines blends from which French region
- 3. One of the first Chilean wineries to specialise in Malbec production (3,6)
- 6. Viticultural hazard alongside coulure and rot that affects Malbec (6,6)
- 9. Famous Malbec estate located in Calchaqui Valley owned by the Swiss multimillionaire Donald Hess (6,6)
- 11. Often blended with this grape and Cabernet Franc in Loire Valley wines
- 12. The joint venture between Château Lafite owner Domaines Barons de Rothschild and the Catena family (7,4)
- 15. National region with the second largest plantings of Malbec after Mendoza (3,4)
- 17. Common fruit assigned to the flavour of these grapes
- 18. The joint project of four Bordeaux family-run bodegas producing a single-block wine blended by consultant Michel Rolland (4,2,3,5)
- 20. Two things that Malbec grapes require more than Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot to mature (3,3,4)
- 22. Estate with links to a famous St-Emillion Premier Grand Cru Classé A and LVMH (6,3,5)
- 23. South American country where Malbec is the most widely planted grape with more than 43,000 ha under vine
Down
- 1. Acclaimed high-altitude site, dubbed 'South America's Grand Cru' planted by Nicolás Catena Zapata in Gualtallary
- 4. High-altitude Malbec wine region alongside Luján de Cuyo located in the foothills of the Andes (3,6)
- 5. The most southerly wine region in South America producing cooler climate Malbecs (3,5)
- 7. Seven Hills Winery was the first to plant Malbec in which US state in the late 1990s
- 8. Estate that produces one of France's most famous 100% Malbecs Le Pigeonnier (7,10)
- 10. Historical French name for this grape
- 13. French region famous for Malbec wines
- 14. Month of World Malbec Day
- 16. Natural hazard that commonly affects Malbec
- 19. Material that is often linked to the texture of Malbec wines
- 21. Specific word used to describe the colour of Malbec given its name around the world as 'the black grape'