{"title":"La Sorga","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntony Tortul grew up in Foix, deep in the Pyrenean foothills of Ariège, and spent years roaming the vineyards of southern France as a viticultural technician before founding La Sorga in 2008. Operating out of the village of Lias in the Hérault, he set out to prove that a négociant could make honest, place-driven wine with as much conviction as any domaine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his first vintage Tortul worked exclusively as a buyer, scouring the Aude and Hérault departments for old parcels farmed organically or biodynamically. By 2013 he began taking on vines of his own while continuing to source from trusted growers. Today La Sorga manages nine sites totalling roughly 25 hectares, with vine age ranging from 50 to over 110 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/la-sorga\"\u003eLa Sorga producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"belzebrut-la-sorga-colombard-languedoc-roussillon-natural-wine","title":"La Sorga Belzebrut 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eBelzebrut is a pétillant naturel made from 100% Colombard grown on basalt soils in the Hérault Valley. The grapes are pressed directly and the must is not settled before bottling. Anthony Tortul sources from organic and biodynamically farmed parcels across the Hérault, and this wine is classified as Vin de France, giving him full freedom to work with Colombard outside the constraints of Languedoc AOC rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, spends a minimum of six months on the lath in bottle, and is disgorged by hand. It is bottled by gravity, unfined, unfiltered, and released with no added sulfites. At 11% ABV, the mousse is gentle and the wine retains the grape's naturally high acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColombard is a cross of Chenin Blanc and Gouais Blanc, originally from the Charentes. In the Hérault, grown on basalt, it produces wines that are more mineral and taut than the fleshier expressions common in Gascony. The result here is a wine defined by citrus snap and floral lift rather than richness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrink young and cold, 44–48°F, and expect some natural sediment from the disgorgement process. Once open, it moves fast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Sorga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32014923759709,"sku":"SORGBELZ18C","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/la-sorga-belzebrut-pet-nat-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780187310"},{"product_id":"grand-pestilence-la-sorga-red-blend-languedoc-rousillon-natural-wine","title":"La Sorga Grand Pestilence NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrand Pestilence is a non-vintage red blend from Anthony Tortul of La Sorga, sourced from old-vine parcels in and around Cabrerolles, in the Faugères appellation area of the Hérault department. The grapes — primarily Cinsault, with Grenache (Noir, Blanc, and Gris) and, in some releases, Carignan — come from vines ranging from 65 to nearly 100 years old, grown on the schist hillsides that define this corner of Languedoc. Bottled as Vin de France, allowing Tortul full blending flexibility across his sourced parcels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaking follows a whole-bunch approach: Cinsault undergoes an extended carbonic-style maceration of around 60 days, while Grenache is destemmed manually. Fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts, with no temperature control. The wine is aged for 12 months in stainless steel tanks or neutral vessels before blending. Zero sulfites are added at any stage; the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe schist soils of Cabrerolles are a Paleozoic metamorphic rock that retains heat during the day and releases it at night, promoting even ripening while driving vine roots deep for water. The resulting wines carry a distinct mineral freshness alongside ripe fruit — characteristic of Faugères terroir. The Cinsault gives light structure and crunchy red fruit; the Grenache contributes body and aromatic lift; Carignan, when present, adds spice and color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTasting notes point to an aromatic profile typical of Faugères: thyme, strawberry, rose petal, and white pepper on the nose, with a broad, peppery palate, citrus peel minerality, and notable length. The texture is rounded with soft tannins and lively acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Sorga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32014978089053,"sku":"SORGPEST18C","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/la-sorga-grand-pestilence-france-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780187307"},{"product_id":"sereibroc-la-sorga-carignane-languedoc-roussilon-natural-wine","title":"La Sorga Sereibroc 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eSereibroc is Corbières spelled backward. The name signals exactly where this wine comes from: old Carignan vines and a small proportion of Grenache Noir, both rooted in red clay soils in the Corbières area of the Aude, well-exposed to the sun and swept by the tramontane. Antony Tortul sourced these grapes under organic and biodynamic standards, as he does across all his La Sorga cuvées.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe entire harvest macerates on the skins for 90 days in concrete vats. No yeasts are added — fermentation is entirely spontaneous. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with no added sulfites, and spends two years in bottle before release. Extended decanting is strongly recommended before serving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is powerful but retains genuine freshness and lively acidity. Aromas run toward earth, cocoa, prune, and dried fig, with the characteristic animal and spicy edge that old Carignan delivers. The palate is structured, with some grip from the long maceration, but the acidity keeps everything moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a Vin de France — Tortul's zero-zero approach sits outside conventional Corbières AOC requirements, but the identity of the wine is entirely rooted in that territory and its ancient vines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Sorga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32015011414109,"sku":"SORGSERE18C","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/la-sorga-sereibroc-france-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630817276"},{"product_id":"chuck-pet-nat-la-sorga-natural-wine","title":"La Sorga Chuck Pet Nat 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eChuck is a pétillant naturel from Anthony Tortul of La Sorga, made from 100% Gamay sourced from organically farmed vines in the Languedoc. 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Native yeast, unfined, unfiltered, no added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Sorga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465959477464,"sku":"SORGRUIN14C","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/la-sorga-ruine-cabernet-franc-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780184832"},{"product_id":"chat-zen-la-sorga-natural-wine","title":"La Sorga Chat Zen Orange 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Sorga Chat Zen is a natural wine made from a blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Chasan, and Mauzac grapes farmed organically in Languedoc-Roussilon, Southern France. The vineyards are grown on limestone and sandy soils. Maceration for 2 months with the skins, whole cluster, and then aged for 2 years in old French oak barrels. 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