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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
1953 A VERY GOOD YEAR
A very good harvest at Haut-Brion. The wine is supple, elegant and vinous. On the palate, it is very tasty, long and harmonious, still with plenty of fruit. An excellent wine that can age even more.
Weather conditions
Sum of temperatures : 3198 °C
Rain : 367 mm
Days where temperature above 30 °C : 27
Harvest : from 29/09/1953 to 12/10/1953
Current vintage notes
This is an August vintage, which was a fabulous m...
Vintage 1953
The 1953 became the first top vintage of the 1950s. The year turned out to be excellent, even if the heavy rains in September threatened to destroy a good year. The hot, dry summer was capped by a perfect August. The mercury exceeded 30°C for more than half of the days in August. Fortunately, rains in mid-September gave way to ideal harvest conditions in early October. The best wines of this vintage are united by their elegance, delicacy and t...
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Average Bottle Price
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801€ -3.8% | 833€ +13.8% | 732€ -34.7% | 1 121€ +50.7% | 744€ +86.9% | 398€ +136.9% | 168€ |
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.