Manoir de la Tête Rouge Free Mousse Pet Nat NV
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| Management number | 253563541 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$12.40 | Model Number | 253563541 | ||
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Free 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.
This 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.
The 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.
The 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.
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