A blend of about old vine 80% Carignan and 20% Grenache. The Carignan vines average 40 years in age, with some of them being up over 100 years old. The fruit is sustainably farmed and harvested partly by hand and partly by machine. A 50/50 mix of barrel fermentation & carbonic. This is a brilliant means of handling Carignan. It has the powerful, brooding dark fruit, but also shows a youthful approach-ability as the structure is tame.
“Les Hérétiques” is a nod to the Cathars, a heretical Christian group based in the Languedoc but wiped out by order of Pope Innocent III in 1208 in response to the murder of a papal representative by a Cathar supporter near Minervois. The castle which is the home of Château d’Oupia dates back to this time as well.
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Coteaux-du-Languedoc.
The Château d’Oupia is one of the best. 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 expanded his vineyard holdings and started vinifying several cuvées of Minervois of his best grapes, the “Cuvée des Barons” and “Nobilis”, aged in new oak barrels. He rebuilt a cellar, and, after much deliberation, bought and cleaned up some overgrown and steep terraces that had been abandoned since the late 19th century.
Robert Parker has consistently praised this estate and rated the wine a “best buy.” He wrote:
André passed away in late 2007. His daugher, Marie-Pierre, currently runs the estate with the help of many old timers who know the land like the back of their hands.
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