Domaine Jean-Pierre Herr, Yann Herr, Alsace
Domaine Jean-Pierre Herr, Rosé, Pinot Noir, Alsace, 2025
RoseA rare, small-production rosé from Yann Herr’s family domaine in Gertwiller, Alsace. Made from Pinot Noir, this natural rosé offers a delicate, refreshing way to discover the grape’s Alsatian character.
Only 20 cases were produced, and this cuvée is not released every year. It reflects Yann’s commitment to working close to nature, with farming guided by biodynamic principles and careful attention to the life of the soil.
Serve chilled as an aperitif or with grilled salmon, poultry, charcuterie and fresh seasonal salads. A distinctive bottle for sharing while this occasional release is available.
Domaine Jean-Pierre Herr follows organic and HVE farming practices, with work guided by biodynamic principles. Winter pruning begins with a short-arched, single-Guyot system. Canes are tied carefully along the wires to maintain an open, well-aerated canopy and limit the humid conditions that favor mildew.
Spring soil work includes ridging and ploughing back to control weeds around the vines. Suckering removes unwanted shoots, while disbudding regulates the crop and keeps the vine’s energy focused on healthy, well-positioned bunches. Treatments, when needed, are limited to small quantities of organic compounds.
From late spring into summer, shoots are trained between the wires as growth advances. Further soil cultivation, canopy adjustment and trimming are carried out according to the season’s needs. This attentive work supports the life of the soil and allows each parcel to express its own character.
Harvesting is entirely by hand and organized parcel by parcel when the desired maturity is reached. Careful selection in the vineyard provides the foundation for Yann’s natural cellar approach. The rosé follows this same estate philosophy and is made only in selected years.
Yann Herr’s natural cellar approach starts with carefully selected, hand-harvested fruit and a preference for gentle handling. The rosé offers a different expression of Pinot Noir from the domaine’s reds: the emphasis is on delicate color, fresh fruit and a light, balanced structure. Measured contact between juice and skins is fundamental to that rosé style.
Freshness is central to the estate’s aromatic white wines, which use pneumatic pressing, gravity settling and cool fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel. These practices illustrate Yann’s preference for preserving the grape’s own aromatic character and allowing fermentation to express the fruit with limited intervention.
For the Pinot Noir rosé, the same guiding objective is a clear, natural expression of the grape, with freshness carrying the palate. Careful observation and tasting guide the balance between fruit, texture and acidity. This occasional cuvée remains a very small production—only 20 cases—and is released only when Yann chooses to make it.
In Alsace, 2025 developed into an unusually early season, with a warm spring and a hot, dry beginning to summer. Winter rainfall had replenished the soils, helping the vines through the first periods of heat. Small berries and the need to protect bunches from excessive sun made attentive canopy work important. Cooler, wetter conditions later in summer changed the rhythm of ripening and increased the importance of careful selection. Regional accounts describe wines with precise fruit and retained acidity despite the season’s heat. For a delicate Pinot Noir rosé from the Gertwiller area, freshness and balance were the essential goals within this contrasting vintage.