Wine for sale: Domaine de la Citadelle

Domaine de la Citadelle

More than just a winery, it continues the Provençal way of life with nature at the heart of everything it does.

Domaine de la Citadelle started out life as a farm at the foot of the village of Ménerbes. At the beginning of the 1990s, Yves Rousset-Rouard created this winemaking venture. From 1995, his son joined him in the vineyard and took on a titanic job, choosing only the best parcels. It is therefore not surprising that this estate is now regarded as one of the finest names of its appellation. In 2022, one of the Aroma-Zone co-founders, Valérie Vausselin, and her husband, Yannick Panagiotis, bought the winery to continue their natural philosophy in the vineyard.
Today, the vines span 40 hectares on limestone and clay rich soil. Fertilisers and pesticides are forbidden, and yields are low to allow the grapes that blossom express their full potential. The estate received organic certification in 2016.
In the winery, vinification takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats and the grapes are pressed gently. Finesse and freshness are the hallmark of this estate that is in constant progress.