Grande Pestilence 2023 - La Sorga

Grande Pestilence - La Sorga

Grande Pestilence by La Sorga is a red wine that comes from an assembly of 90% Cinsault, and three Grenache black, white and gray, 10% all together, from almost centenary vineyards. Maceration in whole bunches for 60 days for the Cinsault and manual destemming for the Grenache. One year aging in stainless steel

Service

We recommend tasting it at a temperature of 16/18 ° in tulip glasses. Wine to drink immediately but if left in the cellar a few years can give great emotions.

Pairing

Carimou enhances roasted or braised meats, elaborate, spicy and long-cooked dishes and medium and long-aged curd cheeses.

Cellar: La Sorga

La Sorga is located in Vias, a small town near the Pyrenees in the department of Langeuedoc-Roussillon. It was founded in 2008 by Antony Tortul, a training chemist, and today has become a point of reference for the production of natural wines. Antony's idea was to select, buy and vinify grapes from different areas of the South of France. All the grapes are native and come from old vines grown in a biodynamic or organic way. Among the bred grapes we find; terret blanc, terret gris, cinsault, grenache, aramon, carignan, aubun, mauzac, vermentino, ugni-blanc, sauvignon, mourvèdre. Every year between 20 and 34 cuvées are produced in this way, and each one reflects the terrors from which it comes. In the winery the vinifications are not very invasive, with spontaneous fermentations and refinements in cement tanks or old wooden barrels used. Since 2013, Antony has started to vinify grapes from his own vineyards. All the wines of La Sorga present themselves with an incredible energy and courage, and with an attractive and sometimes irreverent line of labels, on the style of young producers. We also find a label dedicated to Chuck Norris, a red Pet Nat obtained with an ancestral method from gamay grapes.