Les Foulards Rouges
Natural and radical wines on the slopes of Montesquieu
Jean-François Nicq , a former oenologist who has returned to the essentials, is shaking up the wine landscape from his stronghold of Montesquieu-des-Albères . With Les Foulards Rouges, he has made Roussillon a mecca for natural wine, free from dogma, driven by the living. His pioneering and committed approach favors the energy of the fruit, clarity of expression, and a joyful radicalism.
From the free vine to the slippery juices
The vines are managed organically , the grapes are harvested by hand , and the vinification is carried out without additives or corrective techniques. Gentle macerations, little or no sulfur, light aging: everything aims to preserve the grain of the fruit. Vintages such as Octobre , Frida or Les Vilains offer fluid reds, herbaceous whites and rosés with character.
Les Foulards Rouges are militant wines, of absolute frankness - to be drunk for pleasure, but also for what they say about free wine.