Malbec grows almost everywhere: you can find it in France, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Italy, Portugal, Spain, USA and Australia as well. Of course, the main two producing countries are France, in Cahors and Argentina.

The grape is thin-skinned with large berries: it needs a lot of sunlight and heat to mature fully. It likes well-irrigated and well-drained soils. Malbec is sensitive to cool and wet conditions as well as frost.

The leaves of the grape have three distinct lobes, the central lobe being the longest. Malbec berries are large, dark and round in large and loose bunches.