Château d'OupiaMinervois Blanc
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Marsanne and the Roussanne.
In the mouth this white wine is a .
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or lean fish.
Taste structure of the Minervois Blanc from the Château d'Oupia
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Minervois Blanc of Château d'Oupia in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a .
Food and wine pairings with Minervois Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Minervois Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Minervois Blanc
The Minervois Blanc of Château d'Oupia matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of tagliatelle with foie gras, goat cheese and bacon quiche or the chicken with rice of the mother michèle.
Details and technical informations about Château d'Oupia's Minervois Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Marsanne
Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Minervois Blanc from Château d'Oupia are 2015
Informations about the Château d'Oupia
The Château d'Oupia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois
Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: Old vines
There are no specific regulations governing the term "vieilles vignes". After 20 to 25 years, the yields stabilize and tend to decrease, the vines are deeply rooted, and the grapes that come from them give richer, more concentrated, more sappy wines, expressing with more nuance the characteristics of their terroir. It is possible to find plots of vines that claim to be a century old.
