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Château Haut-Brion 1998

1998 was a very good year in Bordeaux: reliable and well liked.

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What to expect

Expect a good, dependable wine, often ready a little sooner than the greatest years.

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

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The year
Very Good
Last sold at auction for
$500a bottle · Christie's, Nov 2025
How hard to find
Getting scarce28 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 $375 and $1,042 each, across 8 sales since March 2022.

Every sale on record24 lots, each linked to the auction house
$200$400$600$800$1,000202320242025USD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-03-29 · $573USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-02-14 · $750USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-04-19 · $625USD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-12-19 · $500USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-02-26 · $375USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-06-12 · $1,000USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-06-12 · $1,042USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-05 · $500USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date8 lots of 75 cl bottles sold in USD at Christie's · prices as published by each house
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Nov 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online Featuring The Sierra Cellar (sale 23961) · Los Angeles · lot 652 × 75 cl$1,000$500
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day I (sale 24200) · New York · lot 5412 × 75 cl$12,500$1,042
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day I (sale 24200) · New York · lot 536 × 75 cl$6,000$1,000
Apr 2025Christie'sTimeless Excellence: The Pristine Wine Collection of Jörg G. Bucherer (sale 24158) · London · lot 8012 × 75 cl≈$6,614≈$551
Apr 2025Christie'sTimeless Excellence: The Pristine Wine Collection of Jörg G. Bucherer (sale 24158) · London · lot 7912 × 75 cl≈$7,441≈$620
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong · lot 2012 × 75 cl≈$6,053≈$504
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong · lot 1912 × 75 cl≈$6,053≈$504
Feb 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23748) · Los Angeles · lot 831 × 75 cl$375$375
Feb 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23932) · London · lot 121 × 500 cl≈$4,299≈$4,299
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 10312 × 75 cl$6,000$500
Oct 2024Christie'sA Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong (sale 23199) · Hong Kong · lot 507012 × 75 cl≈$5,575≈$465
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 206 × 75 cl≈$3,142≈$524
Jul 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23095) · Los Angeles · lot 647 × 37.5 cl$1,875$268
Jul 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Featuring An Exceptional Private Cellar Part III - Moutai x Whisky (sale 23195) · Hong Kong · lot 4173 × 75 cl≈$1,434≈$478
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 7512 × 75 cl≈$7,441≈$620
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 21939) · London · lot 22812 × 75 cl≈$5,788≈$482
May 2023Christie'sAn Exceptional Private Cellar Part II (sale 22119) · Hong Kong · lot 60282 × 150 cl≈$2,549≈$1,274
Apr 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Ruan Collection (sale 22062) · Los Angeles · lot 5912 × 75 cl$7,500$625
Feb 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Renowned Cellar of an American Collector (sale 21810) · Los Angeles · lot 1153 × 75 cl$2,250$750
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 3543 × 75 cl≈$2,257≈$752
Mar 2022Christie'sFinest & Rarest Wines Including a Collaboration with Grapes for Humanity Global Charity Foundation (sale 20967) · Los Angeles · lot 10812 × 75 cl$6,875$573
Nov 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 19867) · Hong Kong · lot 61601 × 75 cl≈$1,115≈$1,115
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 21912 × 75 cl≈$8,109≈$676
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 1548 × 75 cl≈$4,423≈$553
 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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