Located on the slope and the foot of the slope south of the medieval village of Saint-Émilion, Chateau Canon la Gaffelière has belonged to the Counts von Neipperg since 1971. The terroir consists of clay-limestone and clay-sand soil that is particulary efficient at capturing and retaining heat. The choice of grape varieties is rather atypical for the appellation in light of the soil: almost a perfect 50/50 divide between Merlot and Cabernet.

Thanks to the intrinsic balance between the natural parameters, enhanced by a deep respect for the terroir, Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere produces elegant wines year in and year out. Remarkably well-structured and complex, Canon la Gaffeliere is pure and unfailingly elegant, reflecting the uncompromising way in which is made.

Representing some eight centuries of family winegrowing tradition, Count Stephan von Neipperg has succeeded in promoting Chateau Canon la Gaffelier to premier Grand Cru Classé de Saint-Émilion status thanks to a winegrowing philosophy that gives priority not only to quality, but also respect for an outstaning terroir.