“Château d'Oupia has produced the ideal bistro wine. Dark, ruby-colored, the wine is wonderfully clean and pure, with an exuberant personality, and gobs of rich, peppery, red and black fruit...Bravo to proprietor André Iché!” – Robert Parker

Robert Parker has consistently praised the wines from Chateau d’Oupia, headed by winemaker André Iché, as a “Best Buy”. Iché inherited an impressive 13th century castle and a large estate in the barren Minervois region. Never a member of his village co-op, he tended his very old vines and made his wines for years but sold everything only to local négociants. Fifteen years ago, a prominent Burgundian winemaker happened to visit Oupia, tasted Iché’s wines, and was so enthused that he convinced Iché to bottle and market his production. Since then, Iché has become an eternal twenty-year-old, and Château d'Oupia has become one of the top Estates in the Languedoc.

Tasting Notes: This is a blend of Carignan, Syrah, and Grenache, with aromas of black cherries backed by the bitter-sweetness of cherry pits and dark chocolate. The flavors come together in a strikingly rich, mouth-coating black-fruit, game, toasted nut and herbal notes.
 

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