Iche Les Heretiques 2020 Pays de l'Herault

A blend of 80% Carignan & 20% Grenache from the Languedoc-Roussillon in the southwest of France. This remains bright, pretty, and red fruit driven with raspberry bramble, violets minerals and a light spice note. The palate is light in weight with good acid and pretty red fruit and mineral mixed. D&M Tasting Notes

André Iché inherited an impressive 13th century castle and a large estate in the barren Minervois region. Iché, now in his mid sixties and never a member of his village coop, tended his very old vines and made his wines but sold everything in bulk to local négociants. 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. Since then, Iché has become an eternal twenty-year-old.

“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