In surveying these texts, it becomes clear that while “malbec” might evoke the image of a deep, wine-red hue in other contexts, none of the provided examples actually employ it as a color. Instead, the term is used exclusively as part of place names or locations—for instance, several passages reference “Rue Malbec” as an address or point of arrival [1][2][3]—and even its mention in the context of an assault in example [4] functions solely as a geographical marker. Thus, in this set of literary instances, “malbec” does not serve to create color imagery but rather anchors the narrative in specific physical locales.