Clos Marsalette is located in the village of Martillac in the center of the Pessac-Léognan appellation. The domain is owned by Ghislain Boutemy of Château Haut-Lagrange in Pessac-Léognan, and Comte de Neipperg, the man who makes top wines in Saint-Émilion at Château Canon la Gaffelière, Château Clos de l'Oratoire and the famous Château La Mondotte. The vineyard is beautifully situated on gravelly hills deposited centuries ago by the Garonne. The subsoil offers great diversity and consists of marine sediment in the form of shell sand with a little clay, sand and clay