{"title":"Les Equilibriste","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\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-equilibriste\"\u003eLes Equilibriste producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hirsute-red-les-equilibrisite-natural-wine","title":"Les Equilibriste Hirsute Red 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eHirsute Rouge is a red blend from the Périgord (Dordogne) in southwest France, produced under the IGP Périgord designation. The word \"hirsute\" means shaggy, a nod to the figure on the label and the wine's frank, unpolished character. Grapes are sourced from organically and biodynamically farmed vineyards in the region, grown on clay and gravel soils. The 2019 blend is built on Cabernet Franc and Merlot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, roughly two-thirds of the fruit goes through whole-cluster fermentation in stainless steel tanks, then the wine is aged in old oak barrels. It is bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal added sulfites, keeping the wine close to its raw fruit and earth character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLes Equilibristes was founded in 2015 by François de Monval, a Paris-based wine merchant and restaurateur, and Florent Girou, a winemaker and consulting oenologist based in the Dordogne. They source grapes from a collective of grower partners across France, all farmed organically, with biodynamic practices in the vineyard. Indigenous yeasts only, no corrective additives, and minimal sulfur are the non-negotiable rules across every cuvée.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Périgord sits east of Bordeaux in the Dordogne department, a region better known for foie gras and truffles than wine. The IGP Périgord classification allows producers to work outside the stricter AOC Bergerac rules, giving flexibility on grape blends and winemaking approach. The same classic southwest varieties — Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon — are grown here on a mosaic of clay, gravel, and limestone-rich soils.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Equilibriste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37530028998855,"sku":"EQUIHIRS19C","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/hirsute-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186721"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/les-equilibriste.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}