Producer Notes
The only premier cru claret from the south side of the city of Bordeaux (although it is now pretty much in the suburbs of the city), Chateau Haut-Brion has an illustrious pedigree well back into the 17th century. The wine has also long been well-known in America, partly owing to its being the favourite wine of the great slave-owning liberal, Mr Thomas Jefferson.
The production is mainly of red wine (45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Frace) but the white wine (50%/50% Semillon/Sauvignon) is also renowned.
The red grand vin is in shorter supply than ever now, given the significant reduction in yields over recent decades, but fortuntely there is a reasonable quantity of older wine on the market and the wine ages excellently.
The white grand vin is now all but unaffordable due to its scarcity.
That leaves us normal mortals picking through old vintages looking for value, or drinking the second wine, once called Bahans Haut Brion but now called Le Clarence de Haut Brion. There’s also a second wine on the white side called La Clarte du Haut Brion Blanc.
In 1983 the owners of Chateau Haut-Brion, Domaine Clarence Dillon, re-acquired their long-time competitor Chรขteau La Mission Haut-Brion.
Delivery Notes
Please allow around 2-3 weeks for delivery of this wine.
Overseas deliveries can take longer.
For transfers under bond or to recover VAT on export, please contact us at [email protected].
Vintage Notes
2003 was a good vintage in Pessac-Lรฉognan
2003 was a good but short-lived vintage in Bordeaux
Other 2003 Pessac-Lรฉognan
Other wines from Chateau Haut-Brion
1996 Chateau Haut-Brion: ยฃ505
2001 Chateau Haut-Brion: ยฃ380
2005 Chateau Haut-Brion: ยฃ765
2008 Chateau Haut-Brion: ยฃ350
2012 Chateau Haut-Brion: ยฃ445
2013 Chateau Haut-Brion: ยฃ435
2014 Chateau Haut-Brion: ยฃ425
2019 Chateau Haut-Brion: ยฃ470
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