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Château Haut-Brion 1994

The smallest first growth by production and the most Merlot-heavy, from a vineyard inside the Bordeaux suburbs.

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What to expect

A decanter and a glass of red wine on a white tablecloth in a panelled dining room
Last sold at auction for
$333a bottle · Christie's, May 2026
How hard to find
Getting scarce32 years old

Other vintages of this wine

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

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What bottles sell for

At auction, standard bottles of this vintage have sold for between $333 and $396 each, across 6 sales since March 2022.

Every sale on record15 lots, each linked to the auction house
$320$340$360$380$4002023202420252026USD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-03-29 · $396USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-12-11 · $375USD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-06-12 · $354USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $333USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $341USD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-14 · $333USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date6 lots of 75 cl bottles sold in USD at Christie's · prices as published by each house
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
May 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition (sale 24553) · Los Angeles · lot 576 × 75 cl$2,000$333
Dec 2025Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day II (sale 24692) · New York · lot 4263 × 150 cl$2,750$917
Jun 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23893) · London · lot 1854 × 150 cl≈$2,480≈$620
Jun 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23893) · London · lot 1846 × 75 cl≈$1,819≈$303
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Cellar of a Southwestern Collector and the Final Offering from the Collection of Ben Ichinose (sale 23749) · Los Angeles · lot 8912 × 75 cl$4,000$333
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Cellar of a Southwestern Collector and the Final Offering from the Collection of Ben Ichinose (sale 23749) · Los Angeles · lot 8811 × 75 cl$3,750$341
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring The Landmark Cellar (sale 23089) · Los Angeles · lot 2166 × 75 cl$2,125$354
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superlative Collection of Grand Cru Burgundy (sale 23030) · London · lot 4223 × 150 cl≈$1,984≈$661
Dec 2023Christie'sFine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones and A Diplomat's Collection of Rarities (sale 22106) · Los Angeles · lot 775 × 75 cl$1,875$375
Nov 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21214) · Hong Kong · lot 627312 × 75 cl≈$4,460≈$372
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21093) · London · lot 1696 × 75 cl≈$2,315≈$386
Mar 2022Christie'sFinest & Rarest Wines Including a Collaboration with Grapes for Humanity Global Charity Foundation (sale 20967) · Los Angeles · lot 10712 × 75 cl$4,750$396
Nov 2021Christie'sAn Exceptional Private Cellar Featuring d'Auvenay, Macallan and Karuizawa (sale 19866) · Hong Kong · lot 50402 × 300 cl≈$4,141≈$2,071
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 6546 × 75 cl≈$2,359≈$393
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 2166 × 75 cl≈$2,506≈$418
 Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.

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What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $28–$95 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $28 to $95 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

Low estimateImputed land cost: $11.34Vineyard operations: $3.31Oak barrels: $0.56Winemaking labour and cellar work: $2.50Cellar aging: $1.20Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $4.90Winery overhead: $3.00Financing over the aging period: $1.61$28 per bottleHigh estimateImputed land cost: $43.88Vineyard operations: $10.24Oak barrels: $1.61Winemaking labour and cellar work: $5.00Cellar aging: $2.96Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $13.40Winery overhead: $7.00Financing over the aging period: $10.89$95 per bottleImputed land costVineyard operationsOak barrelsWinemaking labour and cellar workCellar agingBottle, closure, label, case and bottlingWinery overheadFinancing over the aging periodUS$ per 75 cl bottle at the winery, before any margin, tax or transport · Corkonomics cost model

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Sources

  1. Château Haut-Brion — producer profile, The Wine Cellar Insider, 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2026. typical annual production
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