?Faizeau? is a diminutive of the word ?Faize?, in reference to the Benedictine abbey of Faize, situated close to the property and which owned, amongst other plots, vineyards in Pauillac and Saint-Emilion. Built on the slopes of Calon hill, the highest point in the region of Libourne, the chateau is one of the oldest wine-growing ?terroirs? around Bordeaux. It already figured on the map drawn up by the engineer Belleyme in the 18th century.