{"product_id":"cotes-catalanes-col-du-loup-clos-du-rouge-gorge-cyril-fhal-2020","title":"Cotes Catalanes Col du Loup, Clos du Rouge Gorge Cyril Fhal 2020","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c6dadb74-88c6-486b-8d72-0d5b9a21d5f0\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"1018\"\u003eClos du Rouge Gorge was founded in 2002 by Cyril Fhal after he left the Loire Valley in search of a landscape capable of delivering delicacy, depth and a quietly expressive form of southern French character. He found it in Latour de France in the upper Agly Valley, a remote and windswept corner of northern Roussillon marked by ancient bush vines rooted in schist, gneiss and granite. Fhal assembled a patchwork of old parcels perched on steep terraces between 250 and 350 metres where farming is entirely manual and carried out according to organic and biodynamic principles. His aim has always been to channel purity and tension rather than the muscularity often associated with the region, working with extremely low yielding vines, native plant cover, careful pruning and meticulous harvest selection. In the cellar he follows a Burgundian sensibility that favours indigenous yeasts, whole clusters when suitable, neutral vessels, long ageing and minimal sulphur to present each site as transparently as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"1330\"\u003eCol du Loup comes from a specific high elevation parcel characterised by poor, rocky soils and strong diurnal range, which drives aromatic lift and natural acidity in the fruit. The vines are old and deeply rooted, producing very low yields of concentrated Grenache and Carignan. Fruit is hand harvested, fully destemmed in most years, and fermented spontaneously in cement and old vessels with gentle extraction to avoid over structure. Elevage takes place in neutral containers to maintain clarity and textural precision, with the aim of preserving the tension between red fruit purity, garrigue spice and a stony, almost saline mineral line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2132\" data-end=\"2192\"\u003eOrigin \u003cstrong\u003eLatour de France, Cotes Catalanes, Roussillon, France\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2219\"\u003eGrapes\u003cstrong\u003e Grenache, Carignan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2221\" data-end=\"2233\"\u003eVintage \u003cstrong\u003e2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2235\" data-end=\"2253\"\u003eAlcohol \u003cstrong\u003e13%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2255\" data-end=\"2295\"\u003eStyle \u003cstrong\u003eDetailed, lifted, mineral, refined\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2313\"\u003eBottle size \u003cstrong\u003e75cl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2315\" data-end=\"2532\"\u003eWinemaking \u003cstrong\u003eOrganic and biodynamic farming, hand harvested, whole cluster used as appropriate, native yeast fermentation, gentle infusion maceration, aged in old barrels and cement, minimal sulphur, unfined, unfiltered\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2609\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eNotes \u003cstrong\u003eTerroir expressive, schist influenced, purity focused, old vine depth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Clos du Rouge Gorge Cyril Fhal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55506407457144,"sku":"CUVECOLDUL-20-RGO-RED","price":78.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0040\/6070\/8993\/files\/Col_du_Loup_Gorge_Rouge.png?v=1774003005","url":"https:\/\/sipwines.shop\/products\/cotes-catalanes-col-du-loup-clos-du-rouge-gorge-cyril-fhal-2020","provider":"SipWines Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}