Daniel Sage & Jordi Torgue

The only way to reach Daniel Sage is to call his land line, and most likely he won’t pick up. It’s worth a shot to leave him a voicemail, but again, he probably won’t call back. Jordi Torgue, his partner who came on in the mid-late 2010s is somehow even more enigmatic and aloof; most people I know who have visited Sage have never even met Jordi. Together the two form Force Boisson, a domaine nestled in a remote corner of the Ardeche that works with both estate and négociant fruit from nearby growers such as Le Mazel and Les Deux Terres. Formerly a caviste in Lyon, Sage is rumored to have an exquisite collection of bottles, and after having drank Daniel’s wines for many years now, this all starts to make sense to me. Sage’s wines are peerless, and while clearly influenced by the canon of great bottles he’s imbibed in his years, Daniel’s own bottles eschew most reference points and are personal expressions that range from lithely assembled juices to powerhouse energetic bombs. No matter the style, there is always a sense of mystery in these bottles, as represented by the art used for the labels by the late Jean Raine, a Belgian mid-century avant garde painter and member of the CoBrA group. While Sage popularized the vinification technique called flotation, a method of layering direct press juice and whole bunch fruit, his results simply don’t taste like anyone else’s, and remain truly singular wines from an even more singular person. 

One per customer per cuvée

Abreuver ses Sillons 2020
Gamay
$100



Abreuver ses Sillons 2021
Gamay
$100



Nyctalopie 2021
Gamay, Pinot Noir
$100



Adam Contre le Beefsteack 2020
Pinot Noir
$100



Prospérité de l’entreprise 2021
Merlot, Carignan
$100