Reserve Condensed

Design

Neil Summerour

Current release

2019

Initial release

2018

No. styles/fonts

Features

Style names

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Light

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Light Italic

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Roman

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Italic

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Medium

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Medium Italic

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Semibold

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Semibold Italic

Aa

Bold

Aa

Bold Italic

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Black

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Black Italic

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Dingbats

Bordeaux or Malbec

Côt was the variety’s original name

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Dark colors & robust tannins. The grapes tend to have an inky-dark color and are known as 1 of 16 grapes allowed.

Popular theory suggests that Malbec is named after a Hungarian peasant who first spread the grape variety through France

The grape became less popular in Bordeaux after 1956 when frost killed off 75% of the crop. Despite Cahors being hit by the same frost, which devastated the vineyards, Malbec was replanted and continued to be popular in that area.

Malbec is the dominant red varietal in Cahors where the Appellation Controlée regulations for Cahors require a minimum content of 70%. Introduced to Argentina by French agricultural engineer Michel Pouget in 1868, Malbec is now widely planted in Argentina. Grapes from this region produce softer, less tannic-driven wines than those from Cahors. There were once 50,000 hectares planted with Malbec in Argentina; now there are 25,000 hectares in Mendoza alone, in addition to production in La Rioja, Salta, San Juan, Catamarca and Buenos Aires. Chile has about 6,000 hectares planted, France 5,300 hectares, and in the cooler regions of California just 45 hectares. In California the grape is used to make Meritage. Malbec is also grown in Washington State, the Rogue and Umpqua regions of Oregon, the Grand Valley AVA of Colorado, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, British Columbia, the Long Island AVA of New York, Oregon, southern Bolivia, Peru, northeastern Italy and recently in Texas and southern Ontario, Virginia, and in the Baja California region of Mexico.

While acreage of the Malbec is declining in France, in Argentina the grape is surging and has become a "national variety" of a sort that is uniquely identified with Argentine wine. The grape was first introduced to the region in the mid 19th century when provincial governor Domingo Faustino Sarmiento instructed the French agronomist Michel Pouget to bring grapevine cuttings from France to Argentina. Among the vines that Pouget brought were the very first Malbec vines to be planted in the country. During the economic turmoil of the 20th century, some plantings of Malbec were pulled out to make way for the jug wine producing varieties of Criolla Grande and Cereza. The grape was rediscovered in the late 20th century as the Argentine wine industry shifted its focus to premium wine production for export. As the Argentine wine industry discovered the unique quality of wine that could be made from the grape, Malbec arose to greater prominence and is today the most widely planted red grape variety in the country. As of 2003 there were over 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) of Malbec in Argentina. The Mendoza region is the leading producer of Malbec in Argentina with plantings found throughout the country in places such as La Rioja, Salta, San Juan, Catamarca and Buenos Aires.

Glyphs

Description

First and foremost, Reserve is a companion typeface developed to complement the Scotch Suite of typefaces.

With a focus on producing simpler forms with less contrast, Reserve evolved into a fantastic serif typeface for long-form text settings, exceptional clarity at low resolutions—for print and screen. Friendly and functional, Reserve is replete with features intended to make you feel comfortable going back to again and again, and with a complete set of condensed fonts, this typeface becomes more of a surprise.

Small Caps, 4 sets of numerals, Case-Sensitive forms, Stylistic, Swash and Titling Alternates, Fractions, language support, and more… it’s all there, ready for you to use. The term ‘Reserve’ as it applies to the words of wine and spirits is typically used to alert a consumer of a higher quality, exceptional vintage, or special production of wine or whisky… it’s no different for this typeface’s name. Cheers.

Languages supported

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