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Château Haut-Brion 1996

1996 was an excellent year in Bordeaux, just a step below the very best.

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What to expect

Expect a ripe, well-balanced wine with a long life ahead of it.

6 of the 32 years we cover for this wine were rated higher.

A decanter and a glass of red wine on a white tablecloth in a panelled dining room
The year
Excellent
Last sold at auction for
≈$441a bottle · Christie's, Sep 2026
How hard to find
Getting scarce30 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 ≈$386 and ≈$758 each, across 14 sales since April 2022.

Every sale on record32 lots, each linked to the auction house
$300$400$500$600$700$8002023202420252026GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-27 · $524GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-27 · $524GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2022-12-02 · $472GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2022-12-02 · $551GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-10-23 · $441GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-30 · $496GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-21 · $441GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-29 · $386GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-29 · $413GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-26 · $413GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-26 · $413GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2026-03-13 · $758GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2026-09-15 · $441GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2026-09-15 · $441USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date14 lots of 75 cl bottles sold in USD at Christie's · prices as published by each house · ≈ converted to USD at the 9 Oct 2026 rate
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Sep 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 24534) · London · lot 29312 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$441
Sep 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 24534) · London · lot 23512 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$441
Mar 2026Christie'sAn Exemplary Collection of Domaine Armand Rousseau alongside Rarities from the Cellar of Ian Mill KC (sale 24532) · London · lot 27812 × 75 cl≈$9,095≈$758
Nov 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 24579) · London · lot 28412 × 75 cl≈$4,961≈$413
Nov 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 24579) · London · lot 28312 × 75 cl≈$4,961≈$413
Nov 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online Featuring The Sierra Cellar (sale 23961) · Los Angeles · lot 641 × 75 cl$500$500
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day I (sale 24200) · New York · lot 556 × 75 cl$4,000$667
Apr 2025Christie'sTimeless Excellence: The Pristine Wine Collection of Jörg G. Bucherer (sale 24158) · London · lot 7812 × 75 cl≈$4,630≈$386
Apr 2025Christie'sTimeless Excellence: The Pristine Wine Collection of Jörg G. Bucherer (sale 24158) · London · lot 7712 × 75 cl≈$4,961≈$413
Dec 2024Christie'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 · lot 10112 × 75 cl$4,750$396
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 5686 × 75 cl≈$2,646≈$441
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring The Landmark Cellar (sale 23089) · Los Angeles · lot 2176 × 75 cl$2,375$396
Dec 2023Christie'sFine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones and A Diplomat's Collection of Rarities (sale 22106) · Los Angeles · lot 801 × 300 cl$2,250$2,250
Dec 2023Christie'sFine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones and A Diplomat's Collection of Rarities (sale 22106) · Los Angeles · lot 791 × 300 cl$2,375$2,375
Dec 2023Christie'sFine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones and A Diplomat's Collection of Rarities (sale 22106) · Los Angeles · lot 786 × 75 cl$2,750$458
Nov 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits, Featuring Champagne Lanson and 40th Jubilee Wines Direct from the Cellars of Domaine de Chevalier (sale 21941) · London · lot 736 × 75 cl≈$2,977≈$496
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 21939) · London · lot 29412 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$441
Oct 2023Christie'sAn All-Encompassing Cellar: Online (sale 22115) · Hong Kong · lot 833 × 75 cl≈$1,354≈$451
Apr 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Ruan Collection (sale 22062) · Los Angeles · lot 5812 × 75 cl$5,625$469
Mar 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 22112) · Hong Kong · lot 22912 × 75 cl≈$5,575≈$465
Feb 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Renowned Cellar of an American Collector (sale 21810) · Los Angeles · lot 1141 × 75 cl$500$500
Dec 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Exceptional Anniversary Offerings from Ridge Vineyards and Champagne Philipponnat (sale 21096) · London · lot 60312 × 75 cl≈$6,614≈$551
Dec 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Exceptional Anniversary Offerings from Ridge Vineyards and Champagne Philipponnat (sale 21096) · London · lot 3767 × 75 cl≈$3,307≈$472
Nov 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · Geneva · lot 9112 × 75 cl≈$6,319≈$527
Jun 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR PART II: Online (sale 21208) · Hong Kong · lot 3112 × 75 cl≈$6,371≈$531
Jun 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR PART II: Online (sale 21208) · Hong Kong · lot 3012 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21093) · London · lot 12312 × 75 cl≈$6,284≈$524
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21093) · London · lot 12012 × 75 cl≈$6,284≈$524
Nov 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 19867) · Hong Kong · lot 609512 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 7198 × 75 cl≈$4,129≈$516
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 21812 × 75 cl≈$7,372≈$614
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 2176 × 75 cl≈$4,718≈$786
 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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