Domaine des Masques

Founded in 1991 on the secluded Cengle plateau, perched at 500 metres altitude on the foothills of the Sainte-Victoire mountain, Domaine des Masques takes its name from the hamlet where it stands — once, in ancient times, said to be a haunt of witches ("masco" in Provençal) from the Aix region. Originally planted solely with Chardonnay to best suit a particularly cool climate, it has diversified considerably since being acquired in 2003 by the Mestdagh family, Belgian wine lovers. It now covers 28 hectares of vines, 5 hectares of olive groves and 2 hectares of aromatic herbs around the hilltop farmhouse, recently supplemented by a further 10 hectares of vines in the upper Arc valley, some ten kilometres away. The whole estate is farmed organically, Ecocert-certified, and is also HVE Level 3 certified.
With a total of 14 grape varieties grown, the estate stands out for its high proportion of whites and reds, each accounting for nearly 40% of production. With the arrival in 2018 of winemaker Yannick Burles, a local trained in the Burgundy school of winemaking, the estate practises parcel-by-parcel vinification, resulting in a wide diversity of cuvées.
Winemaking uses few inputs, notably very low doses of sulphites, and ageing is tailored to each cuvée, using stainless steel, demi-muids (600-litre oak barrels) and terracotta amphorae.
In 2025, after years of technical collaboration within the Association des Vignerons de la Sainte-Victoire, the estate contributed to securing recognition of its commune, Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon, within the Côtes-de-Provence appellation.