Poupette!
The Château d'Oupia in the Minervois is releasing a special bottling, in conjunction with our company, of 100-year-old Carrignan from one of their best sites. Only 97 cases of this exceptional wine will be available in this country, sometime after December 14th.
The wine is called Hommage à Poupette. Poupette was Marie-Thérèse Iché's beloved French poodle, who died two years ago after a 17-year residence at the Château. We at Louis/Dressner were always very fond of Poupette, although my dog Buster and Poupette never got along. Poupette was proprietary, chez elle and resented Buster's presence on her turf during our visits to the Minervois.
Poupette was quickly replaced by Caline, also a French poodle. Caline is even more frisky than Poupette (whom I was privileged to meet in her youth many years ago) and avoids Buster like the plague.
This is an exceptional wine from the 2004 vintage that is not to be missed. These old vines produce a wine of great character and in this age of standardization it is a true pleasure to go back a century.
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