Domaine Causse Marines

Patrice Lescarret started the adventure in 1993 after having studied viticulture and oenology in the very institutional “Institut d’oenologie de Bordeaux”.

Patrice wanted to express his personality and his vision of wine in the vineyards. That is the reason why he did not  try to comply with the standards of the local “appellation contrôlée” and chose to produce mostly “vin de table”.

The domaine, which was originally 8 hectares, is now 15. It is planted with indigenous grapes varieties formerly cultivated in the region. There is no “clone” in the vineyards. All the old vines have been grafted there before the war and the new plantations come from a meticulous selection called “selection massale”.

In the last ten years, the average yield went from 13 to 35 hl/hectare. All the grapes are harvested and selected by hand. As a logical continuity of the efforts made in the vineyards, the vinification and maturation of the grapes is done without any chemicals products. The fining and filtration are kept to the most simple expression. Some of Patrice’s wines are totally free of added sulphites.

Patrice’s conclusion is: “we can make organic wine without having long hair and smoking grass! One can do natural wines that don’t smell cow’s fart…”