The Prieure of the Chateau name indicated a monastic origin which goes back 1000 years and the Priory of Cantenac was producing wines of a quality that attracted similar taxation to the wines of Hermitage and Clos de Vougeot in the 15th century. Although the estate produced notable wines and were included in famous classifications of wine estates, it had fallen victim to phylloxera, then downy mildew and also to subsequent misfortune so that by the time Alexis Lichine acquired the vineyard in 1951, only 4 hectares of vineyard were left. The estate was rebuilt and renamed Prieure-Lichine and the wines produced now live up to what is expected of a 4th Growth.
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