Brutal Rosé 2024 is a natural wine crafted by La Sorga, in the Languedoc region in France. This Rosé wine is made with Mauzac, Carignan and Cinsault grapes, and just 500 bottles were made.
Grown on schist soils in Cabrerolles, within the Faugères appellation, and on pudding-stone soils in Castelreng, in the high Limoux valley, this is the rosé expression of La Sorga's Brutal!!! series.
The Mauzac and Cinsault are hand destemmed, while the Carignan is pressed very slowly in a vertical direct press; everything macerates together for 43 days, then ages for 9 months in tank, with no added sulphites.
Winemaker tasting notes describe a powerful nose for a rosé, cherry, raspberry and hay, rarely this complex. The palate is said to bring back red fruits alongside vine peach and fresh greenery, with a light tannic structure giving tension and length—definitely a food-pairing rosé.
Who is Anthony Tortul and La Sorga?
Antony Tortul's La Sorga winery is one of the most cult operations in the Languedoc.
He started out buying grapes from local organic growers he trusted and has been doing it long enough that he now has some of his own vines too.
For those unaware, he was one of the original founders of the Brutal!!! label, alongside Escoda Sanahuja, Mendall and Rémi Poujol… in fact he was the one who designed the iconic label himself the very same night the whole thing came together, and that was after more than a whole night's drinking!
La Sorga wines are raw, energetic and completely their own thing - no added sulphites and full of expression.
