Gilles Tamagnan
Domaine des Pierrettes, Sens', Loire Valley, 2023
White$20
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The ideal "everyday" Sancerre substitute, nothing less! This wine’s fragrance delivers delicate mix scents of citrus, white flowers, and a superb minerality. The flavors are complex, balanced with a refreshing acidity, and a stunning minerality that lingers. Sen’s expresses its terroir of flintstone in a gorgeous fashion! Vegan wine: using diatomaceous earth (mineral based compound) for finning. Organic by French standard, and HVE certified. Only CeleriersCellar.com sells this wine in the U.S.
12.50%
10-30 years old
HVE certified winery, in biological conversion. Natural irrigation, no watering or water retention system. Winter pruning is done by hand, and is over by march. They apply the "one bra" cut, leaving 3 to 4 coursons maximum in order to keep lesser but better and bigger grapes.
The wood cut stays between the rows and is crushed to favorize soil fertilization. The first trellising of vines is done in April. intensive weeds/grass cutting/grinding are being held until June/July. Since the Domaine is in Biological conversion, all treatments are certified natural. The fewer the better. In September, samples of fruits are tested to define which parcels are being harvested. The harvest is done mechanically at the beginning of September and early in the morning (4am to 10am). The Sauvignon needs to be harvested fast and at cool temperature to preserve its quality.
Grapes are pressed in a pneumatic press with a gentle program to extract the most qualitative juice. The fermentation process is run in thermoregulated vats for 2 to 3 weeks. As soon as the fermentation is finished, the wine is prepared and bottled as soon as possible so it will keep fully its fruity qualities.
Sauvignon Blanc
3,300 cases
Loire Valley
The 2025 season around Domaine des Pierrettes began with a well-watered winter that rebuilt soil reserves after the exceptionally difficult 2024 campaign. Spring then turned warm, sunny and dry, with temperatures 1.2°C above normal and rainfall 30% below average across Centre-Val de Loire, accelerating the vine’s development. These dry conditions also kept mildew, oidium and black rot pressure unusually low in monitored vineyards around Amboise. A prolonged heatwave from late June into early July pushed ripening forward, although the winter water reserves initially protected established vines from severe stress. A cooler interval and returning showers later in the summer steadied the final stages of maturation before an early white-wine harvest. For Sens’ Sauvignon Blanc, regional assessments indicate a healthy, ripe and expressive 2025 vintage, combining concentrated fruit with the acidity and freshness expected of Touraine Sauvignon.
Loire Valley
Clay-with-flint. The soil is filled with lots of small stones, giving their name to the Domaine des Pierrettes
2025