Qupé

Qupé is one of California's most historically founding-Rhône-Ranger-conviction and Bob-Lindquist-personally-California-Syrah-pioneering Santa Barbara County appointments. Bob Lindquist established Qupé at the Bien Nacido Vineyard facility in 1982 as one of California's earliest and most personally Syrah-specifically-committed Rhône variety wine programs. He became one of the founding members of the California Rhône Rangers movement — the collective of California winemakers who in the 1980s and early 1990s demonstrated that Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache, and white Rhône varieties could produce world-class California wine.

The Qupé Bien Nacido Vineyard Syrah became one of California's most celebrated and most historically founding-Rhône-Ranger Syrah expressions, earning Wine Advocate scores as high as 96 points across multiple legendary vintages and establishing what California cool-climate Syrah could achieve at its most individually Rhône-philosophically-committed and personally Bob-Lindquist-winemaking-pioneering best.

For collectors and California Rhône enthusiasts who want the most historically founding-Rhône-Ranger-conviction and personally Bob-Lindquist-California-Syrah-pioneering Santa Barbara County appointment, Qupé provides the most historically consequential and personally founding-era-Rhône-Ranger boutique appointment in the Santa Barbara County wine landscape.