The Story


The name Domaine Causse Marines is derived from the domain’s geography: Causse after the rocky plateau of limestone and calcareous soil on which the vines grow, and Marines, the name of the river that flows by the estate. Patrice Lescarret started the winery in 1993; he took over from a retiring farmer who grew crops and sold all his grapes to the local Coop.

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Patrice Lescarret

Patrice Lescarret studied oenology in Bordeaux and jokes that after learning the wrong way around in the school and being paid for a few years to apply this conventional winemaking in other wineries, he now tries to vinify the right way. Patrice does all the work himself. 

“We can make organic wine without having long hair and smoking grass! One can make natural wines that don’t smell like a cow’s fart.”

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The Place


South West France 

Domaine Causse Marines uses mainly indigenous grape varieties, such as Mauzac, Loin de L’OeilOndec and Braucol. They are grown on the principle of selection massale, a traditional way of growing vines that uses grafting of older vines rather than cloning. This means the vineyards are diverse and can trace their heritage back to the time of the Second World War.

The wines are produced using biodynamic principles, as certified by Demeter. This means that there is only a very limited amount of intervention -  fining and filtration are kept to a minimum, and only a small level of sulphites are used. The grapes are all harvested by hand to ensure only the finest are used in the process.

When Lescarret first bought the estate from a retired farmer in 1993, it covered 8 hectares of land. It has since grown to 15 hectares and produces an average yield of around 35 hl/hectare.

The wines are a perfect reflection of their terroir, and the traditional means of their production makes for unique, authentic flavours.

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