Yvan Auban

Domaine de la Citadelle

Gouverneur Saint-Auban Vaucluse Red Rhone Blend 2013

Dark ruby color, translucent, beautiful clarity. Elegant nose, notable evolution between undergrowth, leather, and smoke. Notes of black and red fruits, spices, mocha, roasting... Blindly you could just as well be in the Rhône Nord, as in burgundy on solar cuvées. In the mouth it's pleasant the complexity is average but well balanced. Correct length. The freshness is clearly declining. It's to drink now.

Robe rubis sombre, translucide, belle limpidité. Nez élégant, évolution notable entre sous-bois, cuir, et fumée. Notes de fruits noirs et rouges, épices, moka, torréfaction… À l’aveugle on pourrait tout aussi bien être dans le Rhône Nord, qu’en bourgogne sur des cuvées solaires. En bouche c’est agréable la complexité est moyenne mais bien équilibré. Longueur correcte. La fraîcheur est clairement déclinantes. C’est à boire maintenant.
— 2 years ago

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Domaine Guy & Yvan Dufouleur

Aux Saint-Julien Nuits-Saint-Georges Pinot Noir 2020

Nose: some green. Hints pink roses.

Palate: silky. Elegnat early season cherries. Elegant. Precision.
— 5 months ago

Domaine de la Citadelle

Gouverneur St. Auban Syrah Blend 2011

A near perfect example of what a Provence ted can achieve. Picked this up at the vineyard site 3 years ago, loved it then love it now. Still strong and full with a smoky almost mesquite aroma, silky deep red and black fruits sitting on herbs and dark stones. 3011 vintage, at its probable peak although I wouldn’t be surprised it will get wvdn better over next 3 years, — 5 years ago

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