Chateau Haut-Brion Premier Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan 1978
Chateau Haut-Brion · Bordeaux · Pessac-Leognan
LWIN: 1011247
Chateau Haut-Brion Premier Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan 1978 sold at auction 34 times in the last five years, at a median of $389 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $353 and $483. The most recent sale was on October 1, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $370, across 10 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$389
34 sales · $353–483 middle half
Lowest retail now
$370
10 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 1
2026
Critic scores
90
Wine Advocate
Chateau Haut-Brion Premier Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1978 (2)
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
- Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognanavg $752 · 2,795 sales
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- Chateau Haut-Bailly Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognanavg $118 · 947 sales
- Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Rouge Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognanavg $143 · 868 sales
- La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognanavg $347 · 648 sales
- Domaine de Chevalier, Rouge Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognanavg $92 · 503 sales
- Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognanavg $121 · 351 sales
- Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Blanc, Pessac-Leognanavg $116 · 290 sales
- Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, Blanc, Pessac-Leognanavg $365 · 242 sales
- Domaine de Chevalier, Blanc Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognanavg $107 · 221 sales
About Chateau Haut-Brion
Haut-Brion, in Pessac on the edge of Bordeaux city, traces its estate to 1525, when Jean de Pontac married into the Haut-Brion land; the cellar ledger of Charles II records its wine in 1660, and Samuel Pepys noted 'Ho Bryen' in 1663. Arnaud III de Pontac built its London fame as one of the first estate-named clarets. In 1855 it became the only First Growth outside the Médoc. The American banker Clarence Dillon bought it in 1935, and his family company, Domaine Clarence Dillon, later added neighbouring La Mission Haut-Brion in 1983. Its second red was renamed Le Clarence de Haut-Brion in 2007.
- Appellation
- Pessac-Léognan AOC
- Classification
- Premier Grand Cru Classé (First Growth), 1855 classification; also Cru Classé de Graves
- Owner
- Domaine Clarence Dillon
- Founded
- 1525
- Vineyards
- 51 ha
- Grapes
- Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc
- Wines
- Château Haut-Brion, Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
- Website
- haut-brion.com
Sources: Wikipedia, haut-brion.com