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Château Haut-Brion

As one of the four original First Growth Bordeaux, Château Haut-Brion enjoys an illustrious history and has long been considered one of the jewels of French winemaking. Founded in the 16th century in Pessac, the founding family’s early winemakers employed such modern techniques as topping up vines and racking casks. The resulting wines were widely admired and were bought as investments as early as the late 1700s. Francophile Thomas Jefferson served Château Haut-Brion at The White House after he became president and the practice was continued by several of his successors. The château cultivates 106.7 acres given over to 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, and 18% Cabernet Franc. The average age of the vines is 36 years and annual production is about 7,800 bottles of Château Haut-Brion and 88,000 bottles of the second line, Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, formerly known as Château Bahans Haut-Brion.

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
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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
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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