Château Prost

In 1602, Mathurin Baudoin, lord of the noble houses of Le Boscq (Nairac), Luzies and Montalis (Prost), paid homage to the Duc d’Épernon. The noble house of Montalis, vineyard, cellars and vat rooms, changed hands several times through successions or sales until 1765, when Jean-Marie Chasteau, a former officer, acquired it with Luzies for 90,000 livres. Chasteau emigrated and his property was sold on 5 Messidor of Year 2. Resold to M. Prost, the latter imposed his name in place of Montalis. Subsequently, the Boireau family kept it for over a century and a half. A central block completed, at the beginning of the century, the old 17th-century buildings.
Facing Châteaux Nairac and Luzies, the vineyard, located on the old terrace overlooking the Garonne, reaches the east end of the church. With an area of about ten hectares, it is planted with the traditional grape varieties: Sémillon, Sauvignon and Muscadelle.
The soil consists of a very thin layer of silica-clay gravel spread in the Quaternary over Asteries limestone of the Jurassic era. This presence of limestone shows in a particular vivacity of the Prost wine, a gunflint taste.
Picking follows rigorously the development of Botrytis and the concentration of the berries. Depending on the year, the number of successive passes is 5 to 8. Each harvest ferments slowly in casks, partly new, and after a long ageing of 2 years is bottled.
The wines have great finesse; distinguished and nervy, they always have a remarkable aroma and mellowness.
The production of Château Prost, always sold in bottle, averages 2,500 cases.
This wine won the gold medal in 1955 (Concours Général Agricole).