Baux-de-Provence: “we dined at a little restaurant, sat right near the fireplace and drank a wine whose name I still recall, the Mas de la Dame…” If your travels ever take you to the cypress-lined entrance of the Mas de la Dame, don’t let the opportunity to succumb to the charms of one of Provence’s most beautiful estates pass you by.

1891: Vincent Van Gogh puts his easel down on the side of a road. With his eyes he embraces a landscape composed of vines and olive trees, bathed in light and dominated by the magnificent Castle of the Counts of Baux. Inspired, he paints a ‘mas’, a small farmhouse, surrounded by vines. The Mas de la Dame. Today, from the road that runs between Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Maussane-les-Alpilles, the same view presents itself, and the magic of the place continues to operate.

sight, when returning from a trip to Cannes, and bought it. His son Robert created the Baux-en-Provence region’s first vineyard there, constructing and converting all the buildings necessary for the work of grape growing and winemaking.

 

In the midst of 140 acres of vines and 70 hectares of olive trees , the Mas de la Dame has been certified organic since 2003. For years, bottles from the estate take pride of place on the tables of the region’s best restaurants. One among them was even a favorite of Simone de Beauvoir, who stopped at the restaurant La Reine Jeanne when passing through

At the foot of the castle of the village Baux de Provence, grape vines and olive trees wrestle for dominance over a unique landscape, where two sisters are concentrated on perpetuating a fine heritage.

By Jean-Dominique Dalloz - Photos José Nicolas -  June 20, 2011

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“The estate has been in my family for four generations”, explains Caroline Missoffe, owner of the Mas de la Dame with her sister, Anne Poniatowski. “Each day when I open the shutters of my house, located a bit higher on the estate, I bless my great-grandfather for acquiring this property! I never tire of the changing colors and the unspoiled beauty of this unique environment.” The family history confirms that in 1903 Augustin Faye, wine merchant in Mâcon, fell in love with the Mas de la Dame at first

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