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Auction results: Château Haut-Brion 1998

What bottles fetched when collectors sold them at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Hart Davis Hart, lot by lot, as each house published it.

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Auction results: Château Haut-Brion 1998

What bottles of the wines in the ledger fetched at auction, lot by lot, from the results the houses publish themselves. Each row is one lot: the sale, the format and the price as the house published it. Nothing is converted, averaged or turned into an index.

24 lots on record · clear filters · sources

How a wine auction works

A collector sends bottles to an auction house. Bidders compete, the hammer falls, and the winner pays the hammer price plus the house’s fee, usually 15 to 25 percent.

These are real sales, so they show what someone actually paid for a famous bottle.

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Christie's10,575 lotsMar 2021 – Sep 2026 · 138 sales · 56 wines
Sotheby's38 lotsSep 2026 – Sep 2026 · 2 sales · 8 wines
Sale dateWine and vintageHouse and saleLotFormatLot pricePer bottleRecord
Nov 2025 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online Featuring The Sierra Cellar (sale 23961) · Los Angeles 652 × 75 cl $1,000$500 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2025 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day I (sale 24200) · New York 5412 × 75 cl $12,500$1,042 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2025 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day I (sale 24200) · New York 536 × 75 cl $6,000$1,000 Lot page · fee included
Apr 2025 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sTimeless Excellence: The Pristine Wine Collection of Jörg G. Bucherer (sale 24158) · London 8012 × 75 cl ≈$6,614≈$551 Lot page · fee included
Apr 2025 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sTimeless Excellence: The Pristine Wine Collection of Jörg G. Bucherer (sale 24158) · London 7912 × 75 cl ≈$7,441≈$620 Lot page · fee included
Apr 2025 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong 2012 × 75 cl ≈$6,053≈$504 Lot page · fee included
Apr 2025 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong 1912 × 75 cl ≈$6,053≈$504 Lot page · fee included
Feb 2025 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23748) · Los Angeles 831 × 75 cl $375$375 Lot page · fee included
Feb 2025 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23932) · London 121 × 500 cl ≈$4,299≈$4,299 Lot page · fee included
Dec 2024 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines including Vintage Icons from a West Coast Cellar and Historic Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23100) · Los Angeles 10312 × 75 cl $6,000$500 Lot page · fee included
Oct 2024 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sA Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong (sale 23199) · Hong Kong 507012 × 75 cl ≈$5,575≈$465 Lot page · fee included
Oct 2024 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London 206 × 75 cl ≈$3,142≈$524 Lot page · fee included
Jul 2024 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23095) · Los Angeles 647 × 37.5 cl $1,875$268 Lot page · fee included
Jul 2024 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Featuring An Exceptional Private Cellar Part III - Moutai x Whisky (sale 23195) · Hong Kong 4173 × 75 cl ≈$1,434≈$478 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2023 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits, Featuring Champagne Lanson and 40th Jubilee Wines Direct from the Cellars of Domaine de Chevalier (sale 21941) · London 7512 × 75 cl ≈$7,441≈$620 Lot page · fee included
Oct 2023 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 21939) · London 22812 × 75 cl ≈$5,788≈$482 Lot page · fee included
May 2023 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sAn Exceptional Private Cellar Part II (sale 22119) · Hong Kong 60282 × 150 cl ≈$2,549≈$1,274 Lot page · fee included
Apr 2023 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Ruan Collection (sale 22062) · Los Angeles 5912 × 75 cl $7,500$625 Lot page · fee included
Feb 2023 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Renowned Cellar of an American Collector (sale 21810) · Los Angeles 1153 × 75 cl $2,250$750 Lot page · fee included
May 2022 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva 3543 × 75 cl ≈$2,257≈$752 Lot page · fee included
Mar 2022 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFinest & Rarest Wines Including a Collaboration with Grapes for Humanity Global Charity Foundation (sale 20967) · Los Angeles 10812 × 75 cl $6,875$573 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2021 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 19867) · Hong Kong 61601 × 75 cl ≈$1,115≈$1,115 Lot page · fee included
May 2021 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva 21912 × 75 cl ≈$8,109≈$676 Lot page · fee included
May 2021 Château Haut-Brion 1998Château Haut-Brion 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva 1548 × 75 cl ≈$4,423≈$553 Lot page · fee included
Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s prices include the buyer’s fee. Hart Davis Hart prices are before it.

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