View of Manoir de la Tête Rouge through the vines — Saumur, Loire

Saumur · Loire · Certified Biodyvin biodynamics

The Red Head Manor

1995Built
2010Taken over by Guillaume
2024Biodyvin certification
~10Cuvées per year
I.

Three centuries of history

Of stone, vine and patience

The Manoir de la Tête Rouge has stood since 1649 at the foot of the Puy Notre Dame hill.

II.

The winemaker

Guillaume Reynouard

Portrait of Guillaume Reynouard, winemaker — Manoir de la Tête Rouge

Here, we don't make wine. We listen to it. Our job is simply to be attentive enough not to disturb it.

— William
III.

The terroir

Clay-limestone, flint and southern exposure

At the foot of the Puy Notre Dame, our plots extend over clay-limestone soils.

16
Hectares in biodynamics
6
Main plots
4
Grape varieties grown
10
Cuvées per year
IV.

The grape varieties

Four varieties, as many stories

Red · The king grape of the Loire

Cabernet Franc

The emblematic red grape of the Saumur region.

White · A grape of patience

Chenin

The great white grape of the Loire.

Rare white · A 'gris' grape

Grolleau Gris

A rare grape typical of the Saumur region.

Ancient red · An endangered grape

Pineau d'Aunis

An ancient grape of the Loire.

See above.

The plots

Six terroirs, six expressions

Funnel

Flinty clay-limestone · South · 50-year-old vines · Chenin & Cabernet Franc

Chapter (The Palna)

Deep clay-limestone · South-East · 40-year-old vines · Chenin

Fat Head (Le Lairy)

Saumur clay-limestone · South · 35-year-old vines · Cabernet Franc

Bagatelle (blend)

Clay-limestone · South-West · Several plots · Cabernet Franc

Pineau d'Aunis (Les Brosses)

Clay-limestone · South-West · Small dedicated plot · Pineau d'Aunis

Grolleau Gris (Surcrottes)

Clay-limestone · South · 30-year-old vines · Grolleau Gris

Visit the estate

Visit, taste, understand

Three wine-tourism packages, Monday to Saturday by appointment.