Wine & Experience 2 | The Mastery of Time (12 MAG)

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan (Graves), 1er Cru Classé

1999 (1 mag)

2000 (1 mag)

2001 (1 mag)

2002 (1 mag)

2003 (1 mag)

2004 (1 mag)

2005 (1 mag)

2006 (1 mag)

2007 (1 mag)

2008 (1 mag)

2009 (1 mag)

2010 (1 mag)

12 mags (2 owc)

Experience:

This privileged experience brings together a vineyard walk, a private visit of Château Haut-Brion along with the new cellars, an exclusive blind vertical tasting, a unique private lunch at Château Haut-Brion paired with exceptional wines, together with a visit of Château La Mission Haut-Brion followed by a tasting of exceptional vintages, and a guided discovery of La Cité du Vin in Bordeaux.

Practical Information:

Experience for 6 guests.

Transfers to and from Bordeaux train station included. Available from October 2026.

Dates to be agreed according to the availability of Do-maine Clarence Dillon and La Cité du Vin.

Tastings and vintages are subject to availability and final confirmation by the estate.

Full details and highlights:

A Reading of the Vineyard and the Vintage:

Guests will be invited into the vineyards of Château Haut-Brion for a privileged exploration of the decisive influence of weather on each vintage.

A Private Discovery of Château Haut-Brion:

The experience will continue with a private, behind-the-scenes visit of Château Haut-Brion’s new chai and gallery, hosted by a representative of the property. This exclusive access will offer rare insight into the estate’s historical, cultural and patrimonial depth, while revealing the precision, vision and continuity that define Haut-Brion today.

The Mastery of Time Masterclass:

At the heart of the experience is a private masterclass, guided by the cellar master, exploring the role of time in maturation with a blind vertical tasting of Château Haut-Brion that reveals how time shapes structure, nuance and expression. Guests will explore a vertical of Château Haut-Brion Rouge from 1999 to 2010, presented in magnum. This tasting will offer a rare opportunity to understand how time shapes structure, nuance and expression, and how each vintage reveals a different facet of the estate’s identity.

A Family-Style Lunch at Château Haut-Brion:

The experience will continue with a private family-style lunch conceived around terroir-driven dishes created by the chef. Thoughtfully paired with wines from the three Clarence Dillon family estates — Château Haut-Brion, Château La Mission Haut-Brion and Château Quintus — the lunch will offer an intimate and convivial celebration of the art of wine, gastronomy and place.

An intimate visit of Château La Mission Haut-Brion:

Guests will also enjoy a private visit to Château La Mission Haut-Brion. The visit will be followed by a tasting of exceptional vintages, offering a privileged glimpse into the depth, character and singularity of this remarkable property.

A guided discovery of La Cité du Vin:

The journey will conclude with a guided visit of La Cité du Vin in Bordeaux, led by a professional guide. Conceived as an immersive exploration of the world’s wine cultures, histories and civilisations, this visit will place the Haut-Brion experience within a broader cultural perspective, celebrating wine not only as a great collectible, but as a universal heritage.

Provenance:

This historic auction marks the celebration of 90 years of Dillon family stewardship at Château Haut-Brion, acquired by Clarence Dillon in 1935, and represents the first sale dedicated exclusively to the wines of Château Haut-Brion.

Sourced directly and exclusively from the legendary cellars of Château Haut-Brion in Bordeaux, the sale comprises 676 lots spanning nearly a century, from 1935 to 2025. It brings together the full breadth of wines produced at Château Haut-Brion, including Château Haut-Brion Rouge and Blanc, as well as Le Bahans Haut-Brion, Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, Les Plantiers de Haut-Brion and La Clarté de Haut-Brion, the second wines of Château Haut-Brion Rouge and Blanc.

Every lot in this auction was carefully examined by Sotheby’s specialists at Château Haut-Brion, and all bottles have excellent levels and appearance unless otherwise indicated.

Following inspection, the wines were securely packed and transported under controlled conditions from the Domaine.

Château Haut-Brion, Domaine Clarence Dillon: Celebrating Our 10th Decade of Family Stewardship offers collectors an exceptional opportunity to acquire wines of impeccable château provenance from one of the world’s most historic and revered wine estates. As ex-cellar quantities of many historic vintages are now increasingly limited, the depth of vintages, pristine condition and breadth of formats presented in this auction make it a singular moment for collectors of Bordeaux and First Growth wines.

In addition to the wines themselves, the auction will feature six unique experiences created especially to celebrate this anniversary, each paired with rare vintages from Domaine Clarence Dillon’s cellars. Among the highlights is an extraordinary barrel of the 2025 vintage — the first barrel ever to be offered in an ex-cellar First Growth auction — together with a rare Château Haut-Brion console and wine chest from a limited series originally conceived to mark the 75th anniversary of Clarence Dillon’s acquisition of the estate. Designed by David Linley, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, together with H.R.H. Prince Robert of Luxembourg, each console was created to contain a selection of eight bottles representing some of the greatest Château Haut-Brion vintages produced across eight decades of Dillon family ownership.

Also included is a unique limited-edition 2025 PFV case, offered by Primum Familiae Vini, the association of leading family-owned wine producers of which Domaine Clarence Dillon is a member.

A tribute to “The” First Growth of Bordeaux, the sale represents a rare opportunity to acquire wines which, with direct château provenance, embody both the history of Château Haut-Brion and the enduring vision of the Dillon family.

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Cette vente historique célèbre 90 ans de gérance familiale par la famille Dillon à Château Haut-Brion, acquis par Clarence Dillon en 1935, et constitue la première vente dédiée exclusivement aux vins de Château Haut-Brion.

Issus directement et exclusivement des légendaires celliers de Château Haut-Brion à Bordeaux, les 676 lots de la vente couvrent près d’un siècle, de 1935 à 2025. Ils réunissent toute l’étendue des vins produits à Château Haut-Brion, comprenant Château Haut-Brion Rouge et Blanc, ainsi que Le Bahans Haut-Brion, Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, Les Plantiers de Haut-Brion et La Clarté de Haut-Brion, seconds vins de Château Haut-Brion Rouge et Blanc.

Chaque lot de cette vente a été soigneusement examiné par les spécialistes de Sotheby’s à Château Haut-Brion, et toutes les bouteilles présentent d’excellents niveaux et une excellente apparence, sauf indication contraire.

À l’issue de l’inspection, les vins ont été conditionnés avec soin et transportés depuis le Domaine dans des conditions contrôlées.

Château Haut-Brion, Domaine Clarence Dillon : Célébration de la 10e décennie de gérance familiale offre aux collectionneurs une occasion exceptionnelle d’acquérir des vins d’une provenance château irréprochable, issus de l’une des propriétés viticoles les plus historiques et les plus vénérées au monde. Alors que les quantités ex-cellars de nombreux millésimes anciens sont désormais de plus en plus limitées, la profondeur des millésimes, l’état remarquable des bouteilles et la diversité des formats réunis pour cette vente en font un moment véritablement unique pour les collectionneurs de Bordeaux et de Premiers Grands Crus Classés.

Au-delà des vins eux-mêmes, la vente proposera six expériences uniques, créées spécialement pour célébrer cet anniversaire, chacune accompagnée de rares millésimes issus des celliers de Domaine Clarence Dillon. Parmi les lots phares figure une extraordinaire barrique du millésime 2025 — la première jamais offerte dans une vente ex-cellars d’un Premier Grand Cru Classé — ainsi qu’une rare console et coffre à vins Château Haut-Brion issus d’une série limitée conçue à l’origine pour marquer le 75e anniversaire de l’acquisition du domaine par Clarence Dillon. Dessinée par David Linley, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, avec S.A.R. le Prince Robert de Luxembourg, chaque console fut créée pour contenir une sélection de huit bouteilles représentant certains des plus grands millésimes de Château Haut-Brion produits au cours de huit décennies de gérance familiale Dillon.

La vente comprendra également un coffret unique en édition limitée PFV 2025, offert par Primum Familiae Vini, l’association des grandes maisons viticoles familiales dont Domaine Clarence Dillon est membre.

Hommage à « The » First Growth of Bordeaux, cette vente représente une occasion rare d’acquérir des vins qui, grâce à leur provenance directe du château, incarnent à la fois l’histoire de Château Haut-Brion et la vision durable de la famille Dillon

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