{"title":"Les Foulards Rouges","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe winery was founded in 2001 by winemaker Jean-François Nicq and his friend Bijan Mohamadi, a mathematics teacher at Montpellier University. Jean Francos had spent the previous 12 years working as winemaker throughout the Southern Rhone. Early on he met Thierry Puzelat who introduced him to the burgeoning natural wine movement and the likes of Marcel Lapierre, Philippe and Michèle Aubéry-Laurent Gramenon and the Dutheil family of Château Sainte-Anne. He also became close friends with Eric Pfifferling from L’Anglore. Basically he worked alongside and learned form of the most revered natural wine makres. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen it came time to strike out of his own, for reason related to climate, scenery, soil type and affordability, Jean-Francois headed to southern tip of Rousillon to the little village of Montesquieu-des-Albères, 6 miles from the Mediterranean Sea and 3 miles from the Spanish border. Her up against the Pyrenees, he discovered the diverse soil type and weather conditions to make the vibrant complex and stable natural wines that were his vision. Originally the estate was 9 hectare but now boasts 20 of both hillside and valley plots. All work is done by hand except for some help from their trusty mule, Uma. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, everything is fermented with native yeast and the wines are never fined or filtered. Most cuvee are unsulphured but with Octobre, because it's so young, a tiny amount is used to ensure it stays clean and crisp.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/sf.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/les-foulards-rouges.oembed","provider":"Flatiron SF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}