COUNTRY :
France
REGION :
Touraine
PRODUCTION :
Nicolas Grosbois, Philippe Mesnier, Baptiste, and Vivien
Les Tètes is a small wine project run collaboratively by four friends, Nicolas, Philippe, Baptiste, and Vivien. They are located in the village of Le Pressoir in Touraine Azay-le-Rideau in the Loire Valley. Les Tètes is focused on bringing fresh and fruity competitively-priced wines that are grown organically and fermented with native yeasts and with only minimal sulfur added. In their own words, “Les Tétes is about friendship, and wines you drink with friends.”
Les Tètes are produced at Le Pressoir, in the village of Panzoult. The vineyards are near Honoré de Balzac’s birthplace and Alexander Calder’s workshop, in the unspoiled landscape surrounding Château de Rigny-Ussé. The grapes of “Les Tètes Au Bois Dormant” come directly from the domain of Château de Rigny-Ussé.
“Les Parcelles” by Les Tètes are produced in very small quantities, on parcels (less then one hectare) among the most select AOC in Touraine.
“Tète Orange”
Regoin: Loire
Grape: Chenin Blanc, Muscadelle, Mauzac Rose, Colombard
Vineyard Size: 8 hectares
Soil: calcareous clay
Average Age of Vines: 25 years
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: 8-14 day maceration, separate, spontaneous fermentation in concrete with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in concrete
Fining: none
Filteration: none
Added S02: 1 mg/L
Clos de Mailles
Region: Loire
Grape: Chenin Blanc
Vineyard Size: 1 hectare
Soil: black schiste
Average Age of Vines:
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in neutral oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: low
Bordeaux Supérieur “Merlot”
Region: Bordeaux
Grape: Merlot
Vineyard Size: 1.50 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 35 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks, indigenous yeasts
Aging: 12 months in concrete
Fining: none
Filtration: earth filter
Added S02: at bottling
Bordeaux Supérieur “Lady Superieur”
Region: Bordeaux
Grape: Merlot
Vineyard Size: 1.50 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 35 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks, indigenous yeasts
Aging: 12 months in concrete
Fining: none
Filtration: earth filter
Added S02: at bottling
Les Parcelles Tète Nat’ “Igny Rusé” Rosé
Region: Rhône, Occitanie
Grape: Syrah, Carignan, Duras
Vineyard Size: 2.50 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone, sand
Average Age of Vines: 35 years
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: separate fermentation in stainless steel, blended during fermentation
Aging: méthode ancestrale
Fining: none
Filteration: none
Added S02: none
Les Parcelles Tète Nat’ “Igny Rusé” Blanc
Region: Bordeaux, Occitanie
Grape: Semillon, Loin-de-l’oeil, Mauzac
Vineyard Size: 2.50 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone, sand
Average Age of Vines: 35 years
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: separate fermentation in stainless steel, blended during fermentation
Aging: méthode ancestrale
Fining: none
Filteration: none
Added S02: none
Bordeaux Supérieur “Au Suivant!”
Region: Bordeaux
Grape: Merlot
Vineyard Size: 1.50 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 35 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks, indigenous yeasts
Aging: 12 months in concrete
Fining: none
Filtration: earth filter
Added S02: at bottling
Bordeaux Supérieur “Lomer”
Region: Bordeaux
Grape: Merlot
Vineyard Size: 1.50 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 35 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks, indigenous yeasts
Aging: 12 months in concrete
Fining: none
Filtration: earth filter
Added S02: at bottling
Bordeaux Supérieur “Triangle”
Region: Bordeaux
Grape: Merlot
Vineyard Size: 1.50 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 35 years
Farming: organic, biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks, indigenous yeasts
Aging: 12 months in concrete
Fining: none
Filtration: earth filter
Added S02: at bottling
“Tète Au Bois Dormant” Rosé
Region: Loire
Grape: Grolleau, Gamay
Vineyard Size: 3.50 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: méthode traditionnelle
Aging: 9 months
Fining: none
Filteration: none
Added S02: low
“Tète Au Bois Dormant” Blanc
Regoin: Loire
Grape: Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay
Vineyard Size: 3.50 hectares
Soil: siliceous clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 15 years
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: méthode traditionnelle
Aging: 9 months
Fining: none
Filteration: none
Added S02: low
“Tète Rose”
Regoin: Loire
Grape: Grolleau, Gamay
Vineyard Size: 8 hectares
Soil: calcareous clay
Average Age of Vines: 25 years
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: destemmed, direct press, spontaneous fermentation in concrete with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in concrete
Fining: none
Filteration: none
Added S02: low
“Tète Blanche”
Region: Loire
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Roussanne
Vineyard Size: 8 hectares
Soil: calcareous clay, sand
Average Age of Vines: 25 years
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: destemmed, direct press, spontaneous fermentation in concrete with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in concrete
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: low
“Tète Red”
Region: Loire
Grape: Cabernet Franc, Grolleau
Vineyard Size: 8 hectares
Soil: calcareous clay, sand
Average Age of Vines: 25 years
Farming: biodynamic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: destemmed, direct press, spontaneous fermentation in concrete with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in concrete
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: low