Les Equilibriste

The name means "The Tightrope Walkers," and it fits. Les Equilibristes is not a single estate but a living collective of eight growers spread across France, each balancing their individual terroir against a shared philosophy that prizes honesty over manipulation. Founded in 2015 by Parisian wine merchant Francois de Monval and winemaker-director Florent Girou, the project grew from a simple conviction: that the most interesting French wines were already being made in unlikely corners of the country, and that a collective could amplify them.

The eight member winemakers include Daniel Macault and Benoit Brazilier in the Loire, Etienne Besancenot in the Aude, Pierre Pages in the Languedoc, Gilles Bonnefoy in Auvergne, Ingrid Nueil in Vaucluse, Thomas Blard in Savoie, and Florent Girou himself in the Dordogne. Each works their own land, but all operate under shared standards: organic viticulture at minimum, indigenous yeasts only, no corrective additions in the cellar, and sulfur levels kept below 35 ppm.

More on how they farm and work in the cellar in our Les Equilibriste producer profile.

Les Equilibriste Hirsute Red 2019

Les Equilibriste

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