Free Mousse Pet Nat NV by Manoir de la Tête Rouge, a biodynamic sparkling wine from Loire Valley, France, with Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc
Manoir de la Tête Rouge
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Manoir de la Tête Rouge Free Mousse Pet Nat NV

$30.00
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Tasting notes

This pet-nat drinks drier and more structured than most, with genuine complexity from 10 months on the lees: red apple, white peach, and citrus zest framed by a bready, slightly spiced mid-palate. The Cabernet Franc backbone keeps it from being simple, and the persistent mousse makes it genuinely fun to drink.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Red ApplePearWhite PeachBrioche
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Sparkling Wine
Wine Style:Sparkling
Grapes:Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc
Farming:Organic and Biodynamic
Vintage:NV
Alcohol:12.5%
Country:France
Region:Loire Valley
Appellation:Vin de France
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Producer profile

Manoir de la Tête Rouge

Manoir de la Tête Rouge takes its name from the manor house built in 1649 at the foot of the Puy-Notre-Dame hill in the Anjou-Saumur region of the Loire Valley, where an 11th-century church overlooks the vineyards. Guillaume Reynouard purchased the estate in 1995 with 13 hectares of vines planted on clay-limestone soils and has since expanded to 18 hectares. He also serves as president of the Syndicat des Vins de Saumur and has been active in reviving Pineau d'Aunis, a grape that was largely abandoned in the region; he planted it along with Grolleau Gris in 2015.

Reynouard converted the estate to organic farming in 1995 and obtained Ecocert certification in 1998. He then transitioned to biodynamic viticulture and received Biodyvin certification in 2010. The domaine is also a member of Renaissance des Appellations. In the vineyard, grass grows between rows and is mowed only once before harvest; no synthetic chemicals are used. Soils are worked mechanically to encourage deep root growth. All grapes are hand-harvested.

In the cellar, Reynouard works with native yeasts and avoids fining and filtration across his range. For Free Mousse, fermentation begins in tank then the wine is transferred to bottle to complete fermentation via méthode ancestrale, spending around 10 months on the lees before release. The wine is bottled under screwcap with no added sulfites. His broader range includes still Saumur rouge and blanc, Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame, and Vin de France cuvées from Pineau d'Aunis and Grolleau Gris.

Wine region

Loire Valley, France

The Loire Valley stretches roughly 1,000 km across central France, with the key wine communes concentrated between Nantes and Tours. The Saumur zone sits in the middle Loire, in the Anjou-Saumur subregion, and is defined by tuffeau chalk and clay-limestone soils that give wines crystalline acidity and mineral salinity. Le Puy-Notre-Dame, where Manoir de la Tête Rouge is located, sits about 20 km south of Saumur at an average elevation of 80 meters above sea level. The Mauges Massif, 40 km to the west, blocks significant rainfall during the growing season, creating a notably drier microclimate than other parts of the Saumur AOP and allowing Cabernet Franc to ripen fully, typically harvested in October.

The Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame AOC is a red-wine-only designation requiring a minimum of 85% Cabernet Franc; Free Mousse is classified as Vin de France because the pétillant naturel (méthode ancestrale) production method does not conform to the Saumur AOC rules. Soils in the appellation divide into two main groups: Turonian tuffeau chalk, most pronounced in the commune of Le Puy-Notre-Dame itself, and Jurassic limestone with silex further north toward Vaudelnay and Brossay. Topsoils are generally shallow, with 15 to 25% clay content. The Loire Valley as a whole holds 58 AOPs and is one of the largest organic wine-producing areas in France, with over 25% of Loire wine grown organically.

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Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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