Malbec Bordeaux Rive droite vin rouge tranquille

Origin: Southwest France (Cahors)
Growing regions: Argentina, France
Also known as: Cot, Auxerrois

Malbec from the right bank of Bordeaux — here called Côt (its local name), authorised in blends in the right-bank Bordeaux appellations (Côtes de Castillon, Fronsac, Lalande-de-Pomerol) — is a complementary variety to Merlot and Cabernet Franc in right-bank Bordeaux blends.