MANOIR DE LA TÊTE ROUGE Le Manoir de la Tête Rouge was built in 1649 at the foot of BAGATELLE the hill of Le Puy Notre Dame. This maison is an important piece of the history in this small village and the vineyard is dwarfed by a majestic eleventh century Collegiate Church.

Varietal/Blend: 100% Farming: certified organic Soil: 80% clay-limestone and 20% flint-stone from the Jurassic Guillaume Reynouard purchased this property in 1995. There period are 13 hectares of vines planted on the best clay-limestone Trellis System: 4 thread / Guyot simple alternative and one soils in the Saumur region. The vines are organically grown, spur yielding 42hl/ha, and have been eco-certified since 1998. They Ave. Year Vines Planted: 1985-2003 use no synthetic chemicals, to respect and protect the Harvest Technique: by hand in early October ecosystems in each of their plots, which includes naturally Yeast: ambient yeast grown grass between the rows of vines. Fermentation: cold maceration / no inoculation / static pressing in tank / 7 days maceration before juice run Malolactic: malolactic fermentation in concrete tank on lees Aging: 8 months in concrete tank Alcohol: 12% Fined: DIFBo diatom fining Filtered: no Sulfur: typically 25-45ppm Country: France

Region: Valley Famille Reynouard produces some of the most honest wines Sub Region: Saumur in Saumur from their estate grown Cabernet Franc, Pineau Vineyard Size: blend of 4 parcels d’Aunis and . Their selections include Bagatelle

Saumur Rouge 2014 (an entry level cuvee), Tete d'Ange, Saumur Blanc 2014, a beautiful Pineau d'Aunis, K sa Tete

2014 and a delicate Saumur Méthode traditionnelle Brut called

Tete en l’Air.

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