Domaine de la Citadelle - Les Artèmes 2014
14/20
Bettane & Desseauve
14/20
Gault & Millau
87/100
Robert Parker
Opening with a pale hue and delicate, youthful highlights, Les Artèmes en blanc offers an elegant bouquet, evoking aromas of peach and hawthorn with a hint of minerality. It delivers a beautiful fullness on the palate, with richness, roundness, and fresh notes of fruit and white flowers. Best enjoyed while young!
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Eye
a pale color with delicate, youthful highlights
Nose
elegant, with aromas of peach, hawthorn, and a hint of minerality
Palate
full-bodied and rich on the palate, with a smooth texture and fresh notes of fruit and white flowers
Serve
at 10-12°C
Open
30 minutes before
Drink from
2015
Drink before
2022
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy as an aperitif, with fish, shellfish, white meat, goat cheese...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated wine (2014 guide) 14/20 (2013 vintage) (Good wine)
Rated estate (2018 guide): 2 stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous vintage)
About the wine:
Light notes of fresh grass and white flowers on the nose; a straightforward, pure wine with lovely fruit expression, round and full-bodied on the palate.
About the estate:
The estate offers a wide range of wines, all of high quality, that emphasize elegance and aromatic precision rather than power. The 2014, 2015, and 2016 vintages are further successes for the estate, across all three varieties.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Wine rated 14/20 (2013 vintage) (Good)
Rated 2** stars (Successful production)
About the wine:
Fruity aroma. A light, crisp white wine.
About the estate:
In 1989, Yves Rousset-Rouard purchased an old farmhouse and its 8 hectares of vineyards with the aim of producing a great terroir-driven wine and introducing the world to the Côtes du Luberon appellation—now known simply as “Luberon.” Twenty years later, through hard work and a highly selective choice of plots, he appears to have achieved his goal. His son Alexis has also been assisting him on the estate since 1995. Located on the northern slope of the Luberon massif, the approximately 40 hectares under production comprise more than 65 plots, all planted with 14 different grape varieties, though Syrah and Grenache form the foundation. Within the estate grounds lies the Corkscrew Museum, housing 1,200 pieces dating from the 17th century to the present day.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2015 guide) 87/100 (2013 vintage) (Very good wine)
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the estate:
Customer rating
3.5/5
based on 2 reviews
Review by Mr. LEO B. Posted on 10/11/2021
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Review by Mr. ELIE M. Posted on January 28, 2016
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