Introduction

Within sight of the Mediterranean, the Domaine de la Prose is located in the garrigue, an area of dense flora, shrubs and stunted evergreen oaks. The roots of the vines plunge deep into the hot, dry stony hillsides, a mix of clay, limestone and silicate which provide good drainage and a stable level of moisture.

The family-owned business proudly maintains traditions established in the early 1800s by an ancestor, Henri Marès. A close friend of Louis Pasteur, founder of the science of microbiology, Henri Marès saved French vineyards from an epidemic of grape-mildew in 1854 when he discovered that by vaporising the infected vines with dry sulphur he got rid of the oidium fungus which caused the mildew.

Generations later, his descendants Alexandre and Patricia de MORTILLET created the Domaine de la Prose, run today by their son, Bertrand. An oenology graduate from Bordeaux, Bertrand has selected a unique mix of grapes to capture the rich flavours of the terroir in his wines.