Chateau Haut-Brion Premier Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan 1981
Chateau Haut-Brion · Bordeaux · Pessac-Leognan
LWIN: 1011247
Chateau Haut-Brion Premier Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan 1981 sold at auction 17 times in the last five years, at a median of $328 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $303 and $364. The most recent sale was on July 29, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $258, across 11 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$328
17 sales · $303–364 middle half
Lowest retail now
$258
11 retail offers
Last auction sale
Jul 29
2026
Chateau Haut-Brion Premier Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1981 (1)
$226per 750ml incl. premium13% below retail
Fine & Rare Wine Signature® Auction - Beverly Hills
1981 · Lot 493 · Qty 6
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Pessac-Leognan
- Type
- Red
- Classification
- Premier Cru Classe
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Most traded in Pessac-Leognan
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- Chateau Haut-Bailly Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognanavg $119 · 950 sales
- Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Rouge Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognanavg $143 · 876 sales
- La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognanavg $347 · 649 sales
- Domaine de Chevalier, Rouge Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognanavg $93 · 504 sales
- Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognanavg $121 · 356 sales
- Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Blanc, Pessac-Leognanavg $116 · 290 sales
- Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, Blanc, Pessac-Leognanavg $370 · 243 sales
- Domaine de Chevalier, Blanc Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognanavg $108 · 222 sales
About Chateau Haut-Brion
Haut-Brion, the Domaine Clarence Dillon first growth in Pessac, farms 51 ha of quartz-pebble gravel over clay and limestone: about 48 ha of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and a little Petit Verdot, plus roughly 3 ha of Sémillon and Sauvignon. The red grand vin spends 18–20 months in barrel, the share of new oak set each vintage; the estate calls it elegant, very mineral and long. Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, the second red, follows the same elegant line. Haut-Brion Blanc, a rare Sémillon-Sauvignon white, is aromatically rich, while La Clarté draws white fruit from both Haut-Brion and La Mission.
- Appellation
- Pessac-Léognan
- Classification
- Premier Grand Cru Classé (1855)
- Owner
- Domaine Clarence Dillon
- Vineyards
- 51 ha (48 ha red, ~3 ha white) on quartz gravel
- Grapes
- Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot; Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris
- Wines
- Château Haut-Brion (rouge and blanc); Le Clarence de Haut-Brion; La Clarté de Haut-Brion
- Style
- Elegant, mineral, complex red aged 18–20 months in barrel
- Website
- https://www.haut-brion.com
Sources: haut-brion.com, Wikipedia