{"title":"Les Cigales dans la Fourmilière","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe name translates as the cicadas in the anthill, borrowed from folk-rock band La Rue Ketanou and meant as a reminder to make room for song and laughter through the grind of daily work. Behind it are Julie Brosselin and Ivo Ferreira, partners in life and wine, working roughly 10 hectares of scattered organic parcels in the high backcountry above Montpeyroux in the Languedoc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie and Ivo pooled their skills and resources and started Les Cigales dans la Fourmilière in 2016 with 4 hectares of organic vines. As they took on more remote parcels in the Languedoc backcountry, the estate grew to around 10 hectares. Julie trained at Le Petit Domaine, while Portuguese-born Ivo had worked alongside respected names such as Jean-Marc Brignot and Chateau Le Puy, and the two brought that combined experience to a venture built, in their words, on love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/les-cigales-dans-la-fourmiliere-montpeyroux-natural-wine-by-julie-and-ivo\"\u003eLes Cigales dans la Fourmilière producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mata-hari-orange-les-cigales-dans-la-fourmiliere-natural-wine","title":"Les Cigales dans la Fourmilière Mata Hari Orange 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eMata Hari is Julie Brosselin's solo cuvée from Les Cigales dans la Fourmilière, made from 100% Grenache Blanc grown on clay and limestone soils in Montpeyroux, a village in the Hérault at the foot of the Larzac plateau. The vineyards are farmed organically, and the 2018 is bottled as Vin de France rather than under an AOC designation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter hand-harvesting, the grapes undergo approximately one month of skin maceration. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts takes place in clay vessels, followed by aging in old oak barrels. The wine is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a deep amber-orange wine with a characteristic limpid hue from the extended skin contact. The Grenache Blanc variety contributes ripe stone fruit and candied citrus character, while the maceration adds texture, a gentle tannic grip, and savory complexity — dried herbs, hazelnut, and spice — without becoming heavy or extractive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 14.5% ABV, this is a full-expression orange wine that drinks well with food. Montpeyroux's significant diurnal temperature shifts — warm Mediterranean days cooled by winds off the Larzac plateau — help maintain freshness and structure despite the southern heat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Cigales dans la Fourmilière","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37975555113159,"sku":"CIGAMATA17C","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/julie-brosselin-mata-hari-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630819309"},{"product_id":"le-blanc-les-cigales-dans-la-fourmiliere-natural-wine","title":"Les Cigales dans la Fourmilière Le Blanc 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eLe Blanc 2020 is an orange wine made by Ivo Ferreira of Les Cigales dans la Fourmilière from Muscat à Petits Grains, Chardonnay, and Grenache Blanc grown on organic and biodynamic vineyards in and around Montpeyroux, in the Hérault department of Languedoc. The grapes were macerated on skins for approximately 30 days before pressing, resulting in a wine with light tannin structure, vivid aromatics, and no added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. Despite the extended skin contact, the texture stays fresh rather than grippy — the tannins are soft, and Muscat à Petits Grains provides the dominant aromatic drive: white flowers, stone fruit, and spice. Naturally fermented wines made from Muscat with sotolon character (from spontaneous fermentation) can express notes of fenugreek and dried honey alongside the variety's signature floral lift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVineyards sit on the stony, clay-limestone foothills at the foot of the Larzac plateau, between 120 and 350 metres elevation. Strong diurnal temperature swings off the Causse plateau preserve acidity and slow ripening, keeping the wine lively despite Languedoc's warm Mediterranean summers. Sold as Vin de France.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Cigales dans la Fourmilière","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40716098470087,"sku":"CIGAESCA20C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/les-cigales-dans-las-fourmileres-le-blanc-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780185822"},{"product_id":"on-verra-la-mer-cinsault-les-cigales-dans-la-fourmiliere-natural-wine","title":"Les Cigales dans la Fourmilière On Verra La Mer Cinsault 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn Verra La Mer is a 100% Cinsault from Julie Brosselin of Les Cigales dans la Fourmilière, made from organically farmed vines in and around the village of Montpeyroux in the Hérault department of Languedoc. The vineyards sit on clay and limestone soils at the foot of the Larzac plateau, roughly 30km from the Mediterranean coast. Cool northerly winds and significant diurnal temperature variation keep the fruit fresh and the alcohol moderate — this comes in at just 12%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, the grapes are fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, macerated with the skins, and aged in old oak barrels. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with no added sulfites. That restraint shows: this is a Languedoc red that drinks nothing like the region's reputation for warm, alcoholic, extracted wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCinsault rarely gets the solo spotlight in the south of France, where it is almost always blended with Grenache, Syrah, or Carignan. Here it is given the full stage: light-bodied and crunchy, with lifted red fruit, a violet note on the nose, and a faint peppery finish. It has the transparency and food-friendliness of a good Gamay, but with a distinctly Mediterranean herbal undercurrent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Brosselin and Ivo Ferreira formed Les Cigales dans la Fourmilière in 2016, pooling vineyards that now total 10 hectares farmed organically. Julie previously co-owned Le Petit Domaine; Ivo, a Portuguese-born vigneron, worked alongside Jean-Marc Brignot in the Jura and the Amoreau family at Château Le Puy before establishing his own label, Domaine de l'Escarpolette, in 2009. 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The wine is classified as Vin de France, giving Julie the freedom to blend across parcels without appellation constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, the grapes are fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts and macerated with skins before aging in neutral vessels. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with no added sulfites. Across vintages the cuvée has been noted for delivering depth and savory concentration while staying surprisingly supple and fresh for the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarignan contributes acidity, structure, and vivid color, while Syrah fills in with dark fruit and spice. The combination produces a wine that sits in the register of a food-friendly, earthy Languedoc red rather than a blockbuster Southern French wine. 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