Château Haut-Brion
Château Haut-Brion (French: [ʃɑto obʁijɔ̃]) is a French wine estate of Bordeaux wine, rated a Premier Grand Cru Classé (First Growth), located in Pessac just outside the city of Bordeaux. It differs from the other wines on the list in its geographic location in the north of the wine-growing region of Graves. Of the five first growths, it is the only wine with the Pessac-Léognan appellation and is in some sense the ancestor of a classification that remains the benchmark to this day.
| Château Haut-Brion | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pessac, Bordeaux, France |
| Coordinates | 44.8167°N 0.6087°W |
| First vines planted | 1423 |
| First vintage | 1525 |
| Parent company | Domaine Clarence Dillon |
| Acres cultivated | 127 |
| Known for | Château Haut-Brion |
| Varietals | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc |
| Website | haut-brion.com |
In addition to the grand vin (LWIN 1011247), Haut-Brion produces a red second wine. Formerly named Château Bahans Haut-Brion, beginning with the 2007 vintage, it was renamed Le Clarence de Haut Brion (LWIN 1008153). The vineyard also produces a dry white wine named Château Haut-Brion Blanc (LWIN 1017092), with a limited release of the second dry white wine, Les Plantiers du Haut-Brion, renamed La Clarté de Haut-Brion for the 2008 vintage.