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The Story
Among the ultra-elite hierarchy of Bordeaux First Growths, Château Haut-Brion occupies a singular space. While its counterparts—Lafite Rothschild, Margaux, Latour, and Mouton Rothschild—reside in the Médoc north of the city, Haut-Brion stands alone in Pessac-Léognan, just outside Bordeaux’s urban core. It is not merely a founding pillar of fine wine history; it is arguably the birthplace of luxury winemaking as we know it today.
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Wine Information
Château Haut-Brion 1947
AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR
The wine is hard and tannic, giving it a slight bitter taste. But on the whole it is concentrated, complex, long. The bouquet is very flowery. A wine which needs more time.
Weather conditions
Sum of temperatures : 3478 °C
Rain : 259 mm
Current vintage notes
The hottest year (after 1976) in a half. century, making up part of the cycle of dry
years 1945, '46, '47, '49) which brought swarm...
Vuosikerta 1947
Where the 1945 represents sophistication, nuance and classic character, the 1947 stands for richness, robustness and succulence. Spring was delayed that year, which meant a late start to the growing season. The summer warmed up towards fall and the abundant sunshine caused the grapes to ripen very quickly. Daytime temperatures ranged between 35 and 38°C. The crop was finally harvested in almost tropical conditions, when a storm ravaged Bordeau...
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Viinin keskihinta
| 2025 | 2020 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 |
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| 1 980€ +20.0% | 1 650€ +17.1% | 1 409€ +6.0% | 1 329€ +45.9% | 911€ +9.5% | 832€ -24.2% | 1 098€ -3.9% | 1 143€ +46.0% | 783€ +78.8% | 438€ -12.7% | 502€ |
This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.