La Sorga | Anthony Tortul Wine

La Sorga is the project of Antony Tortul, a cult winemaker in the Languedoc in the south of France. He started in 2008 as a négociant, buying grapes from growers he trusts rather than owning vines, and has since added a few plots of his own.

Today he works with fruit from around nine sites across the Aude and Hérault, many of them very old vines, on everything from clay and limestone to schist, basalt, sand and granite. That gives him more than twenty grape varieties to play with, and he uses all of them.

Antony is also one of the four founders of the Brutal!!! wine series, together with Escoda-Sanahuja, Mendall and Rémi Pujol. He designed the Brutal label himself, the same night the idea was born.

Who makes La Sorga wines?

Antony Tortul, a natural winemaker in the Languedoc, France. He started La Sorga in 2008.

Is La Sorga a négociant?

Mostly, yes. Antony buys grapes from growers he trusts across the Aude and Hérault, and also works a few plots of his own.

Does La Sorga add sulphur?

No. La Sorga wines are made without added sulphur.

What is the link between La Sorga and Brutal?

Antony Tortul is one of the four founders of the Brutal!!! wine series, with Escoda-Sanahuja, Mendall and Rémi Pujol. He also designed the Brutal label.

Why does La Sorga have so many different wines?

Antony works with many small lots from different sites and grapes, and blends them differently every year. New cuvées and names appear almost every vintage.

What grapes does La Sorga use?

More than twenty, including Cinsault, Carignan, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Terret and Vermentino.