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Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 4 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage4 yrs12 yrs14 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: dark berry, garrigue, spice, elegant oak
Palate: black fruit, warm spice, wild herbs, structured tannin
Premium Minervois cuvée of Oupia from a selection of old-vine best plots, aged 20 months in Bordeaux barriques; more elegant and restrained than Tradition with similar dark berries and spicy aromas.
What it pairs with
- Beef Wellington The wine's structure and elegant oak meets the rich beef and mushroom duxelles.More wines for roast beef →
- Roast lamb shoulder Syrah-led structure and Carignan herbs match herb-roasted lamb.More wines for lamb →
- Aged Manchego Salt-and-nut hard cheese meets the wine's spice and dark fruit.More wines for aged hard cheese →
History
Cuvee des Barons is the premium Minervois of Chateau d'Oupia from old-vine best plots, aged 20 months in Bordeaux barriques. Nobilis is a similar premium cuvée in the same range.
- 1995First vintage of Cuvee des Barons
Facts
- Producer
- Chateau d'Oupia · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Syrah (60%), Carignan (40%)
- Classification
- AOC Minervois
- Oak
- 20 months in Bordeaux barriques
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 18-28 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Cuvee des Barons
What does Chateau d'Oupia Cuvee des Barons taste like?
Dark berry, garrigue, spice and elegant oak on the nose; black fruit, warm spice, wild herbs and structured tannin on the palate. Full-bodied with firm tannins and a long finish.
When should I drink Chateau d'Oupia Cuvee des Barons?
Drink between 4 and 12 years from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 90 minutes of decanting; the wine reaches its peak at 7-10 years.
What grapes are in Cuvee des Barons?
Sixty percent Syrah and 40 percent Carignan from a selection of old-vine best plots, aged 20 months in Bordeaux barriques.
What food pairs with Chateau d'Oupia Cuvee des Barons?
Beef Wellington is the canonical pairing; the wine's structure and elegant oak meets the rich beef and mushroom duxelles. Roast lamb shoulder and aged Manchego are equally strong matches.
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