Chateau d'Oupia Les Heretiques 2023 (750ml)

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Producer	Chateau d'Oupia
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Subregion	IGP Pays d'Herault
Varietal	Red Rhone Style Blend
Vintage	2023
Sku	15032
Size	750ml

  

Les Hérétiques is named in recogntion of the Cathars, a heretical Christian group once based on 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.

50% Syrah, 20% Carignan, 20% Grenache, 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.