Ch. d'Oupia Minervois

The Man… André Iché inherited an impressive 13th-century castle and a large estate in the barren Minervois region. Iché tended his very old vines and made his wines but sold everything in bulk to local négociants.

A Chance Meeting... Fifteen years ago, 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. Lucky for us...

The Region... the Languedoc is popular for great values in rustic, spicy red wines, but much of the wine is ubiquitous. Which means generic varietal bottlings from the flat irrigated vineyards. But Château d’Oupia comes from primo hillside vineyard sites in the AOCs of Minervois, and is family-owned and -operated.