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Tourisme Culture Menerbes Provence France Domaine de la citadelle

THE BIRTH OF A DOMAINE
Origenely in Marseille, Rousset-Rouard family has owned the impressive "Citadelle" in Ménerbes since 1980.
In 1989 Yves Rousset-Rouard purchased an ancient provençale farmhouse with 8 hectares of vines and decided to throw all his passion and efforts into creating Domaine de la Citadelle and sculpting a "grandvin" that reflectes the quality and typicity of the Côtes du Luberon appellation, the youngest of the great names of the Rhône Valley.
Over twenty years, and through hard work, patience, strict selection of only the best vineyard parcels and by means of his son Alexis who joined him in 1995, Yves Rousset-Rouard has succeeded in creating one of the top domaines in the Côte du Luberon.
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LOCATION
Situated on the northern slopes of the Luberon mountains, 35km east of Avignon and the confluence of the Rhône and the Durance rivers, the Domaine has a total vineyard area of about 45 hectares (110 acres) of which 40 hectares (100 acres) are in current production.The vineyard is divided into approximately 65 different parcels.
The variety of soil types (clay-limestone, clay-sandstone, stony and marl), aspects and grape varieties are great advantages in the production of a rich, complex, elegant and characterful wine. The vineyard is planted with a total of 14 different grape varieties.  Because we believe the character of the vineyard and the typicity of the appellation are so important, we have taken the greatest care in establishing the vineyard and ensuring the highest quality varieties.
Although Syrah and Grenache form the majority of the vineyard, since 1990 we have gradually introduced parcels of other varieties such as Roussanne, Viognier, Mourvèdre and Cinsault.
The climate also has a major role to play within the vineyard, being predominantly mediterranean with hot, dry summers giving excellent maturity.However, we do have sufficient rainfall to ensure good canopy development on the vines.

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