Winemaker
Cyril Fhal
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Latour De France, France
i. Biography
Cyril Fhal is the winemaker of Clos du Rouge Gorge in Latour-de-France, and his story carries the quiet momentum of a life that has moved from one landscape into another without losing its sense of purpose. He came to Roussillon from the Loire Valley, bringing with him the discipline of one wine country and finding, in another, the space to shape a voice that now feels fully his own.
The Path
Early in his career, Cyril worked with Mark Angéli and Charlie Foucault in the Loire, an apprenticeship that places him within a lineage of careful hands and attentive cellar work. Later, he served as chef de cave at Mas Crémat in Roussillon, a role that deepened his understanding of the region where he would eventually settle. Since 2002, he has been vigneron / owner of Clos du Rouge Gorge, and that long stretch of time has given his path a kind of settled authority: not loud, not theatrical, but unmistakably clear. The trajectory is one of accumulation rather than interruption, each stage seeming to refine the next, until the work and the place feel inseparable.
The Work Today
Today, Fhal is the winemaker at Clos du Rouge Gorge in Latour-de-France, where the focus remains firmly on the bottles themselves. His name is tied to wines that read like precise expressions of that world: Cuvée du Patron, 2022; Hors Champs - Une vie la nuit, 2022; and Hors Champ MU. Each title carries its own cadence, and together they suggest a cellar organized around detail, restraint, and a steady commitment to naming things exactly.
Signature
Cyril's signature wines include Jeunes Vignes, Hors Champs - Une vie la nuit, and Hors Champ MU. These are the cuvées most closely associated with his work, the ones that most clearly hold the shape of his approach. In a profile defined less by headline-making spectacle than by the specificity of the wines, the signature lies in that precision itself: the sense that each bottle has been given enough attention to stand on its own, while still belonging to a larger, coherent whole.
Acclaim
Recognition around Fhal is attached here to the specificity of his bottles rather than to listed medals or titles. The clearest markers are the named cuvées. That is where his reputation gathers, in the reiterated presence of Cuvée du Patron, 2022; Hors Champs - Une vie la nuit, 2022; Hors Champ MU; and Jeunes Vignes. They function less like trophies than like coordinates, mapping a winemaker whose influence is best understood through the wines he has chosen to make and the consistency with which they bear his mark.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Cyril
What is Cyril Fhal's current role?
As of 2026, Cyril Fhal is Winemaker.
Where did Cyril Fhal work before?
Cyril Fhal's earlier career included in the Loire and Mas Crémat.
