《马尔贝克的爱情信》：一封写给阿根廷旗舰葡萄的情书

在Bodega Catena Zapata的Laura Catena和Alejandro Vigil之间精彩绝伦的对话中，这本书引领我们踏上了马尔贝克历史的壮丽之旅。这是一部既迷人又引人入胜的小说，详细描述了马尔贝克从中世纪崛起到它在波尔多1855年分类系统中的作用，再到它迁移到阿根廷，以及最终Catena家族历史。《马尔贝克的爱情信》以生动插图、被遗忘的故事和许多历史人物为你讲述了一个充满传奇色彩的故事。

这本书不仅让读者了解了这一切，还深入探讨了单一品种葡萄酒如何从法国传播到世界各地。对于那些渴望更深入了解葡萄酒世界的人来说，《马尔贝克的爱情信》是必读之作。这本书不仅是对一位葡萄酒大师的一次致敬，也是对那份无与伦比美好时光的一次怀念。

Laura Catena herself is so captivated by the romantic history of Malbec that she has written a book about it. "To me, Malbec has the most exciting history among all grape varieties," she explains. "It was very famous in France, but it almost became extinct many times. It's now more famous in its new home than its old one."

One fascinating discovery made by Malbec Mon Amour is that before Malbec migrated to Argentina, it revealed the outstanding status of Malbec in France. In medieval times, "black wine" based on Malbec was renowned for its dark color and was the preferred drink of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204), who was the only woman to have held both French and English thrones at once.

Malbec's fame in France was such that it was called Plant du Roi (King's Plant) and planted around King Francis I's Château de Chambord as well as his favorite monastery, Vauluisants Abbey north of Dijon! In Bordeaux, during the 1855 Médoc classification where all wine châteaux were selected for their prestige wines, it represented 60% of vineyards from Saint-Émilion and Pomerol regions - before Phylloxera ravaged them.

The book features beautiful illustrations like this one shown here: Eleanor of Aquitaine with Laura Catena (pic: screen grab). These are just some glimpses into a world where passion meets knowledge - a love letter to Argentina's flagship grape variety.

So if you're ready to embark on an unforgettable journey through time and discover how this single grape variety spread from France to conquer hearts across the globe then look no further than 'Malbec Mon Amour'.