Malbec Red
The short takeA convincing Cahors Malbec with generous fruit, well-judged grip and a finish worth lingering over. I’d gladly drink it again and buy another bottle.
Tasted Karl HillHow we score
Serve Cool room temperature.
Who it’s for A dry red when you want dark fruit and real tannin without soft edges.
TDS Wineprint
This pour · documented production
In the glass
- Appearance
- Deep ruby-purple, nearly black at the center, with a narrow crimson rim.
- Nose
- Blackberry and plum rise readily from the glass, with an intensity I seldom find in a dealcoholized red.
- Palate
- Dry, with the same clear blackberry and plum. The tannins give the fruit a firm tug, and bright acidity sets the mouth watering.
- Finish
- Long and precise. Blackberry and plum remain distinct well after the first rush of acidity subsides.
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Structure
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Acidity
- Bright acidity
- Body
- Medium body
- Tannin
- High tannin
How wine-like is it?
Separate from the score. A convincing resemblance is not a higher rating.
Convincing Cahors Malbec — dark fruit, grip, and acidity stay in register for a dealcoholized red.
The wine
The first sip delivers what the nose promises. Blackberry and plum come through clearly on a dry palate, with a tug of tannin beneath the fruit and enough acidity to make the mouth water. I’d expected the acidity to be the last thing I noticed. Well after that initial rush settled, I could still taste the blackberry and the plum separately. I took my time before going back to the glass.
The wine starts as 100% Malbec from Marion Vigouroux’s family in Cahors, southwest France. The first 2,000 bottles were filled at the family’s Atrium cellar in 2024 for the U.S. market. After fermentation, the wine goes to Germany, where Flavologic’s True2Aroma process removes the alcohol by vacuum distillation at about 35°C (95°F). A resin captures aroma compounds that travel with the alcohol. Those compounds are recovered and returned to the wine, and Rewine adds a small amount of rectified concentrated grape must afterward.
The finished wine reads dry, and the tannins give the fruit enough grip to feel unmistakably like red wine. What earned the 88 was how long the fruit kept its definition. Even late in the finish, I could still pick out the two flavors that drew me in at the start.
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88 sits above the median of the 220 dealcoholized wine bottles we've tasted.
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The wine was dealcoholized in Germany at about 35 °C. Aromas were captured on a resin and returned to the wine. A small amount of rectified concentrated grape must was then added.
Source: Marion Vigouroux, Rewine · Producer correspondence, November 3, 2026.
Research notes
Marion Vigouroux (3 November 2026) states the alcohol is removed in Germany with Flavologic’s True2Aroma process: low-temperature vacuum distillation at about 35°C, aromas captured in a resin and returned, then a little concentrated must added. La Dépêche (14 June 2024) reports the first 2,000 bottles filled at the family’s Atrium cellar for the U.S. market. The shop pages say gently dealcoholized in Germany and do not name the machine.
Where to buy
- Rewine
- Package
750 mL bottle
- Typical price
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$34.00 / package
- Availability
Direct from the Rewine producer shop; the single-bottle product page was in stock when checked on 2026-11-09.
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Product facts
- Producer
- Rewine (Marion Vigouroux / Vigouroux family, Cahors)
- Origin
Cahors, France- Grapes
- 100% Malbec
- Base beverage
- 100% Cahors Malbec, fully fermented before alcohol removal
- Bottle / can
- 750 mL
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Where sources disagree
Sources disagree on the following points.
- Calories: The producer product page says under 20 calories per glass and its FAQ says 20 kcal per glass, neither with a serving volume. The photographed bottle specifies 20 kcal per 150 mL; that package-specific figure is canonical, with the earlier producer wording retained as source history.
Evidence at a glance
- Producer documented13 facts
- Bottle verified9 facts
Production record
One core fact remains to be documented or rechecked.
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- Record
- Has open discrepancy
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5 notes
- Production
- The exact product page says the wine is gently dealcoholized in Germany. The FAQ says it undergoes full traditional fermentation before alcohol is removed.
- Grapes
- The FAQ calls Rewine single-grape Malbec; the exact product page calls this single-origin Malbec.
- Country
- Alcohol removal occurs in Germany.
- Region
- The exact product page names Cahors.
- Image
- The supplied transparent packshot and the storefront image show the exact Rewine Malbec Red label.
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- Nutrition
- Per 5 fl oz (150 mL), 5 servings per bottle: calories 20; total fat 0 g (0% DV); sodium 0 mg (0% DV); total carbohydrate 4 g (1.5% DV); dietary fiber 0 g (0% DV); total sugars 3 g, including 3 g added sugars (4% DV); protein <0 g (0% DV), as printed.
- Identifiers
- Checksum-valid UPC read from the photographed single-bottle barcode.
- Bottler
- Label states bottled by SM Sektmanufaktur, Waldlaubersheim, Germany. French wine origin is stated separately.
- Volume
- Bottle declares 750 mL / 25.4 fl oz.
- Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
- Barcode recorded from packaging or producer listing
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- Method
- Marion Vigouroux, 3 November 2026: Flavologic True2Aroma in Germany; low-temperature vacuum distillation at about 35°C; aromas captured in a resin and returned; then a little concentrated must. Shop pages still omit the machine name.
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Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
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