With a simple dinner last night of cheese tortellini in a
tomato-basil-garlic sauce, Jean asked for a "gutsy red." Inspection of
the "to drink" rack led me to open a bottle of:

2006 Ch. D'Oupia/André Iché Vin de Pays de l'Herault 'Les Hérétiques'
nose: straightahead cherryish fruit
palate: taut acidity, medium body, red fruit, a hint of olives

Purchased for $6.99 at Whole Paycheck recently, after years of hearing
DaleW tout this wine as a perennial QPR winner. Jean's reaction was
"get a case of this stuff" and I'm not far off that level of enthusiasm
either. Food-friendly, fruity and tasty and a proper farewell to the
recently departed André Iché.

Mark Lipton
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On May 7, 6:23�pm, Mark Lipton wrote:
With a simple dinner last night of cheese tortellini in a
tomato-basil-garlic sauce, Jean asked for a "gutsy red." �Inspection of
the "to drink" rack led me to open a bottle of:

2006 Ch. D'Oupia/Andr� Ich� Vin de Pays de l'Herault 'Les H�r�tiques'
nose: straightahead cherryish fruit
palate: taut acidity, medium body, red fruit, a hint of olives

Purchased for $6.99 at Whole Paycheck recently, after years of hearing
DaleW tout this wine as a perennial QPR winner. �Jean's reaction was
"get a case of this stuff" and I'm not far off that level of enthusiasm
either. �Food-friendly, fruity and tasty and a proper farewell to the
recently departed Andr� Ich�.

Mark Lipton
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alt.food.wine FAQ: �http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com

Glad you liked it. Good description (hope Jean wasn't too
disappointed, as it might be a bit light for "gutsy", but tasty juice
for the price).

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Mark Lipton wrote:

With a simple dinner last night of cheese tortellini in a
tomato-basil-garlic sauce, Jean asked for a "gutsy red." Inspection of
the "to drink" rack led me to open a bottle of:

2006 Ch. D'Oupia/André Iché Vin de Pays de l'Herault 'Les Hérétiques'
nose: straightahead cherryish fruit
palate: taut acidity, medium body, red fruit, a hint of olives

Purchased for $6.99 at Whole Paycheck recently, after years of hearing
DaleW tout this wine as a perennial QPR winner. Jean's reaction was
"get a case of this stuff" and I'm not far off that level of enthusiasm
either. Food-friendly, fruity and tasty and a proper farewell to the
recently departed André Iché.

Mark Lipton

Description and price sound great. Where does one purchase it as I can't
find it on wine searcher?

Lawrence Leichtman wrote:

Description and price sound great. Where does one purchase it as I can't
find it on wine searcher?

Larry,
I think you must have done something wrong, as Winesearcher shows 15
entries for it, including most of the Usual Suspects in NYC (Astor,
Chambers St) The prices listed range from $8.95 to $10.99, so my price
at Whole Foods must have been $8.99, not the $6.99 I reported (either
that or they had mispriced it)

Try putting "Heretiques" into the search bar,
Mark Lipton

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On May 8, 10:21�am, Mark Lipton wrote:
�The prices listed range from $8.95 to $10.99, so my price
at Whole Foods must have been $8.99, not the $6.99 I reported (either
that or they had mispriced it)

Maybe not, it's generally been a $6-8 wine, and I think I bought the
'06 from Chambers at $7.xx earlier this year. I'm guessing Dressner
had to raise prices when restocking vintage due to currency, maybe WF
bought early. I'd say still a value at $9, if not as much an outright
steal.

Larry, might check Whole Foods if near you. Don't know if they have
national or local buyers. But I find under-$10 bottles to be lose
value if you have to pay for shipping (for more expensive bottles,
sales tax counters shipping costs).

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DaleW wrote:

On May 8, 10:21?am, Mark Lipton wrote:
?The prices listed range from $8.95 to $10.99, so my price
at Whole Foods must have been $8.99, not the $6.99 I reported (either
that or they had mispriced it)

Maybe not, it's generally been a $6-8 wine, and I think I bought the
'06 from Chambers at $7.xx earlier this year. I'm guessing Dressner
had to raise prices when restocking vintage due to currency, maybe WF
bought early. I'd say still a value at $9, if not as much an outright
steal.

Larry, might check Whole Foods if near you. Don't know if they have
national or local buyers. But I find under-$10 bottles to be lose
value if you have to pay for shipping (for more expensive bottles,
sales tax counters shipping costs).

I will check Whole Foods in DC.