Gilles Tamagnan
Domaine des Pierrettes, Un Air de Loire Rosé, Gamay, Vin de France, 2025
RoseA bright, generous Loire rosé with the cheerful red-fruit character of Gamay. Un Air de Loire opens on cherry and redcurrant, followed by a rounded palate with a fresh strawberry impression.
Refreshing and easy to share, it is at home beside goat cheese, charcuterie, a tomato salad or lightly grilled poultry. Serve chilled for an aperitif or a relaxed meal with friends.
Farmed with an emphasis on biodiversity, mechanical weed control and a restrained approach in the cellar.
HVE-certified estate, working toward organic farming with a strong emphasis on living soils and biodiversity. Winter pruning is carried out by hand and completed in early spring, with a short, single-arm approach that limits the number of fruiting positions and favors quality over excessive yields.
Pruned branches are left between the rows and mulched, returning organic matter to the soil. Trellising begins as the vines develop in spring, followed by regular grass and weed management through early summer. Mechanical cultivation replaces chemical weed control, helping maintain living soils and allowing rainfall to penetrate.
Grassed borders and beehives support biodiversity around the vineyards. Treatments are limited and chosen within the estate’s environmentally respectful approach, with attention to both vine health and the surrounding flora and fauna. The vineyard is managed without an artificial irrigation or water-retention system, as described in the estate’s existing farming notes.
Fruit is sampled parcel by parcel as harvest approaches so that picking decisions follow actual maturity. Selection of healthy grapes is central to the work, with the aim of preserving the fresh fruit and natural balance that define the estate’s Loire wines.
The producer describes Un Air de Loire Rosé as a wine made through gentle pressing, followed by tank fermentation between 15°C and 18°C. The light pressing extracts the juice while keeping color and structure delicate. It gives the wine enough texture for the table without the longer skin extraction used for the estate’s Gamay reds.
Careful temperature regulation is central to the process. A cool fermentation helps retain the fresh, youthful fruit aromas that make Gamay so appealing in rosé, while allowing the wine to develop a rounded, approachable palate. The producer specifically links this controlled fermentation to the cuvée’s vivid fruit character.
The estate’s broader white-wine work provides a useful expression of the same priorities: gentle juice extraction, measured fermentation and attention to texture. For this rosé, the emphasis stays on fresh cherry, redcurrant and strawberry impressions, supported by a lively finish. The intention is an expressive Loire wine to enjoy young, served chilled, with aromatic clarity and easy balance at the forefront.
In Touraine, 2025 was a season of early maturity and generous aromatic potential. A warm growing season advanced the harvest calendar, while conditions at picking generally favored healthy, ripe fruit. Across the Loire, volumes remained moderate, but InterLoire reported encouraging quality and expressive wines. Around Rilly-sur-Loire, the regional story centers on finding the right balance between ripe flavors and the freshness associated with the Loire. For Gamay rosé, that balance is especially valuable, supporting bright red fruit and an inviting palate. The vintage offers a promising background for Un Air de Loire: an accessible, fruit-driven expression with freshness at its heart.