This beautiful rosé has a raspberry color with purple highlights, and opens with an intense bouquet of peach and hints of red berries. The palate is balanced with roundness and freshness, evoking fresh fruit and flowers on a silky, gourmet finish. Ready to enjoy!
Features
Estate
Domaine de la Citadelle
Cuvée
Les Artèmes
Vintage
2013
Designation
Luberon
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
50% Mourvèdre, 30% Syrah, 20% Grenache
Terroirs
clay-limestone
Viticulture
traditional, sustainable cultivation, without weedkillers or chemical fertilizers
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
rosé de saignée, low-temperature fermentation (13°C)
Breeding
in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pale raspberry pink with purple highlights
Nose
intense, clean notes of red fruit and flowers
Mouth
a sensation of volume on the palate that makes this wine generous
Serve
at 8-10°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink from
2014
Drink before
2017
Production
6,200 bottles
Food and wine pairing
A déguster à l'apéritif, sur des entrées, une cuisine méditerranéenne, une bouillabaisse...<br/>
Domaine de la Citadelle
Luberon
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2018 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
The estate offers a wide range of wines, all at a good level, that play more on elegance and aromatic precision than power. The 2014, 2015 and 2016 are further successes for the estate, in all three colors.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Domaine rated 2**Stars (Successful production)
About the domain :
Acquiring an old farmhouse and its 8 hectares of vines in 1989, Yves Rousset-Rouard set out to produce a great terroir wine and to promote the Côtes du Luberon appellation - now known as "Luberon". This goal seems to have been achieved 20 years later, thanks to hard work and a very selective choice of plots. His son Alexis has been helping him with the estate since 1995. Situated on the northern slopes of the Luberon Massif, the 40 hectares in production comprise more than 65 parcels, all planted with 14 different grape varieties, although Syrah and Grenache are the mainstay. On the estate, you'll find the Musée du Tire-bouchon (corkscrew museum), with 1,200 items dating from the 17th century to the present day.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2013 guide) 90/100 (vintage 2012) (Wonderful wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the domain :
Wine Spectator
Rated 87/100 (vintage 2012) (Very good wine)
Customer reviews
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