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Wine Description
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
1978 A GOOD YEAR
Very rich, dense and harmonious wine. Remarkable balance. A wine full of charm, whose impression of ripe fruit dominates the taste.
Weather conditions
Sum of temperatures : 3029 °C
Rain : 327 mm
Days where temperature above 30 °C : 12
Harvest : from 05/10/1978 to 14/10/1978
Current vintage notes
After a very rainy winter and a wet and cool spring, summer was fine, close enough to normal except for 12 very hot d...
Vintage 1978
Bordeaux Vintage Report / 1978 turned out to be a very good vintage particularly in Pauillac and St Julien.
“The miracle vintage”. Just about everything that could go wrong went wrong until mid-August. But thanks to the beautiful sun and the heat from that moment on, the vintage was saved. The best wines come from Médoc and Graves. Château La Mission Haut Brion produces the wine of the vintage. I had very good bottles of Châteaux Margaux, L...
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Average Bottle Price
| 2026 |
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| 455€ |
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