Haut-Brion 2019 on Sale at 282 Euros, Down 30.9% From 2018, Liv-ex Says

Chateau Haut-Brion, a first-growth wine estate in Pessac-Leognan on the southern side of the city of Bordeaux, put its 2019 wine on sale at 282 euros ($321) a bottle in bond ex-negociant, down 30.9% from the release price for its 2018 vintage, according to London-based online wine market Liv-ex. The price compared with 408 euros for its 2018 wine, Liv-ex said.

Historic bottles of Chateau Haut Brion. Photo: Guy Collins The estate was acquired by U.S. banker Clarence Dillon in the 1930s and is now owned by Domaine Clarence Dillon SAS under the stewardship of his descendant Prince Robert of Luxembourg. The Domaine also owns neighboring Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion as well as the newly created Chateau Quintus in Saint Emilion. Haut-Brion is as noted for its white wines as its reds, and prices for rarer vintages of the whites frequently exceed those for the red wines.Haut-Brion's standout red wine over the past 30 years was its 1989 vintage, as reflected in its consistently high auction prices.