Originally Posted by Gaucho100K

On the issue of Cahors, its relevant to point out that a good portion of French Producers that are working with the Malbec Grape have started to label their Juice as Malbec, at least as an addition to their appellation. Malbec as a "category" has just gotten that level of relevance in the World Stage that the French have realized that Malbec sells more than some lesser brand, chateau or appellation that nobody has heard about....

In addition, for over 10 years now, a very large number of Argentine Winemakers and Agronomists are constantly being hired by French Wineries to not only make their wines but also advise on the best practices related to crop and vineyard management is proof that Argentina has created Malbec into a "monster" of its own..... Cahors and other French Malbec producing regions have realized that they have to jump on the Argentine bandwagon if they want to make decent wines with this Grape.