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The story of this winery begins when André Iché inherited his Minervois-based estate several decades back, and he immediately realized he had some special vineyards. The vines were old and located on rocky hillsides, but they needed a little bit of tender loving care. He nursed these old gnarly vines back to health, and began making wines from these old Carignan, Syrah, and Grenache plantings.
The Chateau d'Oupia d'Herault wines were immediately met with praise with Robert Parker proclaiming them producers of the world' best bistro wines. Andre’s daughter Marie-Pierre took over in 2007 and started producing this cuvee of mostly very old vine carignan and a bit of Syrah in honor of the Cathars, a peace-loving group of vegetarian Catholics who were proclaimed heretics by the church and thus massacred back in the 13th century. Memories run long in rural Roussillon.
What importer Bowler Wine has to say about this wine...
50% Syrah/25% Grenache/15% Carignan/10% Cinsault. The vines average 40 years old, with some of them being up over 100 years old, and are planted on clay-limestone soils. The fruit is sustainably farmed and harvested partly by hand and partly by machine. The Syrah and Grenache are destemmed and macerated for 3-4 weeks in concrete vats. Carignan and Cinsault remain in whole clusters for a full carbonic maceration in steel tanks. Fermentation is with selected yeasts. The varieties are blended and bottled with a light, non-sterile filtration and a very small dose of sulfur.
Details
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Grape Variety
Red Blend
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Vintage
2023
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Sustainable
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Sweetness
Dry
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Body
Medium Bodied