2023 Chateau d'Oupia Les Heretiques Rouge

2023 Chateau d'Oupia Les Heretiques Rouge"Les Heretiques" 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 Chateau d'Oupia dates back to this time as well. This is one of the best natural wine values in the marketplace. Mainly old vine Carignan plus a splash of Grenache to add a little oomph.

pulling Monastrell away from jammy warmth toward tension and minerality

Well here's your answer - it would taste like 'Calx

softer acidity

We guarantee you’ll be getting high-fives and dropped jaws when you pop this show-stopper of an off-dry orange pet nat (what

“Where ya been

Many of the greatest winemakers in California now compete for access to these grapes -- and all of them make amazing wines

000 feet above sea level

and there's a reason

a grape almost lost to time

more robust fruit

full-bodied rarity instead

but somehow had never tried their higher-end rara avis