Clos du Causse

Leased until 2014, Clos du Causse is a 1.5-hectare plot taken over by Guy Vanlancker, winegrower at Domaine de la Combe Blanche. This Belgian teacher left the Ardennes in 1981 to join the sunshine of Languedoc on the La Livinière vineyard. He started out as a vineyard worker, then became a manager and winemaker for various estates in the region. He learned the trade there and finally devoted himself to his own wines in 2000. The 17-hectare property acquired in 1981 was redesigned and replanted, with part of it dedicated to Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, and Roussanne under the AOC designation, and part under the IGP designation with grape varieties less common in the region, such as Tempranillo, Pinot Noir, and Viognier.