{"title":"Manoir de la Tête Rouge","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Guillaume Reynouard acquired the 1649 manor at the foot of the Puy Notre Dame hill in 1995, he inherited clay-limestone soils with the potential to rival the Loire's finest addresses. Over the following decades he quietly turned that potential into some of Saumur's most compelling natural wines, earning Demeter biodynamic certification in 2010 after converting to organics in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manor itself dates to 1649, making it one of the oldest continuously farmed estates in the Saumurois. Guillaume arrived with a vision to farm with absolute respect for the land, beginning organic conversion immediately and spending over a decade refining biodynamic preparations before seeking certification. His wife Sophie works alongside him, and the domaine has grown from 13 to nearly 23 hectares as Guillaume identified parcels worthy of the estate's standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/manoir-de-la-tete-rouge\"\u003eManoir de la Tête Rouge producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"free-mousse-pet-nat-manoir-de-la-tete-rouge-natural-wine-loire-france","title":"Manoir de la Tête Rouge Free Mousse Pet Nat NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eFree Mousse is a pétillant naturel made by Guillaume Reynouard at Manoir de la Tête Rouge in Le Puy-Notre-Dame, a village roughly 20 km south of Saumur. The blend is 80% Cabernet Franc and 20% Chenin Blanc, grown on clay-limestone soils with tuffeau chalk subsoil at around 80 meters elevation. The Mauges Massif, 40 km to the west, limits rainfall in the area, allowing Cabernet Franc to ripen fully into October.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is méthode ancestrale sparkling wine: fermentation starts with native yeasts in tank, then the wine is bottled before fermentation is complete, trapping CO2 inside as it finishes. The wine spends approximately 10 months on the lees in bottle, which gives it a subtle bready, yeasty character alongside the orchard fruit. It is bottled unfined and unfiltered under screwcap with no added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a coppery rose-gold wine with a brisk, persistent mousse. Aromas lean toward red apple, pear skin, white peach, and citrus zest, with a light leesy breadth and a fresh, dry finish. The Cabernet Franc contributes a faint tartness and structure; the Chenin Blanc adds lift and aromatic brightness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine is classified as Vin de France because the méthode ancestrale falls outside the rules of the Saumur AOC. The estate holds Ecocert organic certification (since 1998) and Biodyvin biodynamic certification (since 2010), and is a member of Renaissance des Appellations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manoir de la Tête Rouge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32215651418205,"sku":"MANOMOUSNVC","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/tete-rouge-free-mousse-pet-nat-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630817580"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/manoir-de-la-tete-rouge.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}