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The 1928 and 1929 vintages are considered to be among the greatest back-to-back vintages in Bordeaux history, despite being very different in character. While 1928 was a tannic vintage, 1929 went down in history as the most opulent vintage of the period, until decades later when the great 1959 vintage came along. It was a successful vintage across the board, with the production of ripe, lush, sexy wines on both the Right and Left Bank. Despite...
Wine Description
The Story
Château Haut-Brion is the oldest and by far the smallest of the "Premiers Grands Crus" vineyards of the Gironde 1855 classification. Château Haut-Brion is one of the few remaining family-owned domains of the Bordeaux region with a history going back to the 16th century. It has been owned by the American Dillon family since 1935.
There is an amazing dual hit of black fruit and fine-grained tannins here, which is rounded off with a wonde...
Wine Information
1929 AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR
Very dense color. The wine is powerful and extremely tannic. Good development in the mouth. Though very rich and complex, it is always dominated by tannin.Needs more time to mature.
Weather conditions
Sum of temperatures : 3267°C
Rain : 225 mm
Current vintage notes
A hot, extremely dry year, the driest since the start of the century. The juices were
very concentrated and the wines characterized by an enormou...
Vintage 1929
The year 1929 was an extraordinary year in the vineyards of Bordeaux as well as on Wall Street. When the U.S. stock market crashed in 1929, it produced several unwanted effects abroad, especially in Europe, where many countries had not fully recovered from the aftermath of World War I. In Germany the economic disaster and the resulting social dislocation contributed to the rise of Adolf the United States there were 16 million unemployed – abou...
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Average Bottle Price
| 2023 | 2021 | 2019 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 160€ +26.4% | 3 290€ +8.6% | 3 030€ +10.4% | 2 745€ +13.9% | 2 411€ +10.1% | 2 189€ +5.4% | 2 077€ +18.3% | 1 756€ -7.2% | 1 893€ +42.5% | 1 328€ +49.2% | 890€ +106.0% | 432€ +23.8% | 349€ |
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.