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Graves is on the left bank of the Garonne River south of the city of Bordeaux. The appellation takes its name from its soil, which is intensely gravelly thanks to glaciers that melted in the area a few million years ago. Graves is generally thought of as the birthplace of Bordeaux wines, since “claret,” as the English historically called Bordeaux reds, were being produced for export in Graves and shipped to England as early as the 12th century. Some Graves châteaux, including Haut-Brion, trace their history to the late 16th century and Thomas Jefferson was one of several notable wine connoisseurs who wrote admiringly about the wines of Château Haut-Brion. Haut-Brion’s popularity with international celebrities is perhaps why it was the only non-Médoc château to be included in the 1855 Bordeaux classification. Graves makes red and white wines. The reds are predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, blended with Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. The whites are made of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle. The Graves AOC includes nearly 8,000 acres of vineyards. In 1953 a Graves classification was created for red wines, and in 1959 white wines were added.

2009 Bordeaux Caisse Collection

9-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case

2008 Caisse Collection Duclot

9-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

1959 Château Haut-Brion

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; 4.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

JR  20   
MB  *****   
WS  98   
RP  93   
ST  93   
CC  17.5   

1971 Château Haut-Brion

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage; light label condition issue; light writing on label

MB  ****   

1978 Château Haut-Brion

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  90   
WS  90   

1983 Château Haut-Brion

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; 4.5 cm ullage; heavy label condition issue

WA  92   
MB  ****   

1983 Château Haut-Brion

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; heavy label condition issue

WA  92   
MB  ****   

1986 Château Haut-Brion

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  90   
JR  17.5   

1988 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  92   
MB  **/*   
2 available
Bid *

1988 Château Haut-Brion

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  92   
MB  **/*   

1988 Château Haut-Brion

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  96   
RP  92   
MB  **/*   

1996 Château Haut-Brion

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  92   
ST  92   
JR  18.5   

1998 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

WS  97   
RP  96   
VN  96   
JS  96   
ST  94+    
JR  18   

1999 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  92   
ST  92   
JR  17+    

2000 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

RP  99   
ST  96   
WE  96   
WS  94   
JR  18   
5 available
Bid *

2000 Château Haut-Brion

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  99   
ST  96   
WE  96   
WS  94   
JR  18   
2 available
Bid *

2000 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

RP  99   
ST  96   
WE  96   
WS  94   
JR  18   
2 available
Bid *

2000 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

RP  99   
ST  96   
WE  96   
WS  94   
JR  18   

2000 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

RP  99   
ST  96   
WE  96   
WS  94   
JR  18   

2000 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

RP  99   
ST  96   
WE  96   
WS  94   
JR  18   

2001 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

WS  95   
RP  94   
ST  92+    
JR  17   

2002 Château Haut-Brion

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  93   
ST  92+    
JR  17.5+    
2 available
Bid *

2002 Château Haut-Brion

Light capsule condition issue

WS  93   
ST  92+    
JR  17.5+    

2015 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

WA  100   
WS  98   
JS  98   
3 available
Bid *

2019 Château Haut-Brion

JS  100   
VN  99+    
WA  98   
WE  98   
JD  98+    
WS  96   
JR  18.5