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Château Haut-Brion 2004

2004 was a good, solid year in Bordeaux, without being a standout.

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What to expect

Expect a pleasant, lighter wine that is usually best enjoyed younger.

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

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The year
Good
Last sold at auction for
≈$398a bottle · Christie's, Jan 2024
How hard to find
Getting scarce22 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 ≈$345 and ≈$425 each, across 9 sales since March 2021.

Every sale on record21 lots, each linked to the auction house
$320$340$360$380$400$420$440202220232024HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $378HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $378HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $398HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $398HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $398HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $398HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-11-25 · $425HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-12-06 · $345HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-01-29 · $398USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date9 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 11043 × 150 cl$2,125$708
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 11039 × 75 cl$3,250$361
Jun 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online Day 1: Featuring the Collection of Ken Follett (sale 24640) · London · lot 5036 × 75 cl≈$2,150≈$358
Apr 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · London · lot 6425 × 75 cl≈$1,819≈$364
Dec 2025Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day II (sale 24692) · New York · lot 4226 × 150 cl$5,000$833
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 995 × 75 cl$1,500$300
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 981 × 75 cl$438$438
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 51351 × 600 cl≈$3,026≈$3,026
Jan 2024Christie'sA Pristine Contemporary Cellar: Online (sale 22660) · Hong Kong · lot 706 × 75 cl≈$2,389≈$398
Dec 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23055) · London · lot 36310 × 75 cl≈$3,638≈$364
Dec 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23055) · London · lot 36212 × 75 cl≈$4,299≈$358
Dec 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Featuring Rarities from the Cellar of a British Writer (sale 23317) · Hong Kong · lot 14012 × 75 cl≈$4,141≈$345
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 793 × 75 cl≈$1,158≈$386
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 3553 × 75 cl≈$1,505≈$502
Nov 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 19867) · Hong Kong · lot 608012 × 75 cl≈$5,097≈$425
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 10012 × 75 cl≈$4,779≈$398
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 9912 × 75 cl≈$4,779≈$398
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 9812 × 75 cl≈$4,779≈$398
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 978 × 75 cl≈$3,026≈$378
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 968 × 75 cl≈$3,026≈$378
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 956 × 75 cl≈$2,389≈$398
 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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