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Château Haut-Brion 2003

2003 was a mixed year in Bordeaux. Some estates did well and others struggled.

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What to expect

Quality varied from estate to estate, so the name on the label matters more than usual.

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

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The year
Mixed
Last sold at auction for
≈$455a bottle · Christie's, Nov 2024
How hard to find
Getting scarce23 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 ≈$364 and ≈$661 each, across 6 sales since June 2022.

Every sale on record20 lots, each linked to the auction house
$300$400$500$600$70020232024GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2022-06-07 · $661GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2022-12-02 · $496GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-30 · $413GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-30 · $441GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-21 · $364GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2024-11-27 · $455USD 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 · ≈ converted to USD at the 9 Oct 2026 rate
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Jul 2026Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · Los Angeles · lot 11052 × 75 cl$750$375
Dec 2025Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day II (sale 24692) · New York · lot 4241 × 600 cl$3,000$3,000
Dec 2025Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day II (sale 24692) · New York · lot 4231 × 300 cl$2,000$2,000
Dec 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring A Superb Family Collection from North America (sale 23191) · Hong Kong · lot 416 × 150 cl≈$4,460≈$743
Nov 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines Featuring Tignanello's 50th Anniversary Collection Direct from The Estate and a Superb European Collection (sale 22688) · London · lot 5094 × 75 cl≈$1,819≈$455
Oct 2024Christie'sA Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong (sale 23199) · Hong Kong · lot 50725 × 75 cl≈$1,911≈$382
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 2210 × 75 cl≈$3,638≈$364
Oct 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong · lot 581 × 300 cl≈$1,513≈$1,513
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 51341 × 300 cl≈$1,593≈$1,593
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 51331 × 300 cl≈$1,752≈$1,752
Apr 2024Christie'sLe Gavroche Part II: The Wine Cellar (sale 22983) · London · lot 3552 × 150 cl≈$1,984≈$992
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 61812 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$441
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 783 × 75 cl≈$1,240≈$413
Sep 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superb Collection from the Pacific Northwest (sale 22074) · Los Angeles · lot 28012 × 75 cl$4,750$396
Apr 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Ruan Collection (sale 22062) · Los Angeles · lot 6212 × 75 cl$5,250$438
Dec 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 20971) · Los Angeles · lot 936 × 75 cl$2,500$417
Dec 2022Christie'sThe Cellar of a Meticulous Wine Lover: Online (sale 22279) · Hong Kong · lot 112 × 75 cl≈$5,097≈$425
Dec 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Exceptional Anniversary Offerings from Ridge Vineyards and Champagne Philipponnat (sale 21096) · London · lot 3776 × 75 cl≈$2,977≈$496
Jun 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits: Featuring Generations of Jayer, Burgundy from the Historic Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 21094) · London · lot 7212 × 75 cl≈$7,937≈$661
Nov 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 19867) · Hong Kong · lot 60345 × 75 cl≈$2,549≈$510
 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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