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Château d' Oupia "Les Hérétiques"

$24.00

IGP Pays D'Hérault > Languedoc > France

Carignan, Syrah, Cinsault, Grenache, 2023

An ideal bistro wine if there ever was one! A blend of Carignan and Syrah with some Grenache and Cinsault. The Carignan vines average 40 years in age, with some of them being up over 100 years old. Half of the Carignan is vinified traditionally in old barrels while the other half undergoes carbonic maceration giving this wine a juiciness. This wine is named Les Hérétiques in memory of Cathars persecuted during the Albigensian Crusade in the early 13th century. Catharism was a gnostic, dualist heretical sect which originated and spread throughout Languedoc in Southern France, the region where this wine is produced. Being an ascetic, anti-materialist movement we doubt many Cathars would have indulged in this wine, but you can pour a little out in their honor. Sustainably farmed.

IGP Pays D'Hérault > Languedoc > France

Carignan, Syrah, Cinsault, Grenache, 2023

An ideal bistro wine if there ever was one! A blend of Carignan and Syrah with some Grenache and Cinsault. The Carignan vines average 40 years in age, with some of them being up over 100 years old. Half of the Carignan is vinified traditionally in old barrels while the other half undergoes carbonic maceration giving this wine a juiciness. This wine is named Les Hérétiques in memory of Cathars persecuted during the Albigensian Crusade in the early 13th century. Catharism was a gnostic, dualist heretical sect which originated and spread throughout Languedoc in Southern France, the region where this wine is produced. Being an ascetic, anti-materialist movement we doubt many Cathars would have indulged in this wine, but you can pour a little out in their honor. Sustainably farmed.

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Blend: 20% Carignan, 50% Syrah, 10% Cinsault, 20% Grenache

ABV: 13%

The Story: André Iché inherited an impressive 13th century castle and a large estate in the barren Minervois region. Iché was never a member of his village coop, tended his very old vines and made his wines but sold everything in bulk to local négociants. One day, a Burgundian winemaker happened to be in Oupia, tasted Iché's wines, and was so enthused that he convinced Iché to bottle and market his production. André passed away in late 2007. His daugher, Marie-Pierre, currently runs the estate with the help of Fabrice Lopez and and many old timers who know the land like the back of their hands. 

Personality: Dark, ruby-colored, the wine is wonderfully clean and pure, with an exuberant personality, and gobs of richness, peppery notes, blueberry galore.

Harmony: Steak, lamb burgers, or just bath time.