Antony Tortul

Antony Tortul from La Sorga is an emblematic figure of French natural wine! As a negociant, he vinifies and ages wines from Gaillac to Chateauneuf-du-Pape, with the Languedoc being his favourite playground. When it comes to buying grapes, he travels the South of France looking for beautiful terroirs invariably farmed organically or biodynamically. What follows are simple, respectful, non-interventionist vinifications. Every wine is produced practically without any sulphur, fermentations are low temperature, the final pressed juices are always set aside, maturations are long and in old barrels, etc... In other words, a man of considerable good sense! La Sorga exists since 2018, and we’ve seen an impressive number of cuvées at Pur Jus, for wines that are always punk and free, which each time take us on a journey, sometimes off the beaten track. Antony is a nomadic négociant, searching for an ideal, full of vitality and in perpetual movement – like the juice he bottles. As he himself puts it: FRENCH WINE'S NOT DEAD!