Château Haut-Brion is found deep in the Bordeaux suburbs, on the old Arcachon road that runs through Pessac.
It looks the part of a “Premier Cru” wine estate: suave, turreted, surrounded by vines.
The October 1955 Sichel & Cie report stated that “Some (1954) classed growths’ red wines may be of interest to impoverished connoisseurs”.
(Plenty of those around seventy years later…)
It was a so-called “off vintage” (translation: it rained a lot) but the best examples were fruity, easy-going wines that lasted surprisingly well.
This 1954 Haut-Brion is also noteworthy for being in a standard Bordeaux bottle.
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Château Haut-Brion 1954£840.00
From 1958, Haut-Brion put its wine in an embossed bottle with sloping shoulders – like the 1963 shown here.
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Château Haut-Brion 1963£1,800.00
See our other 70-year olds here.
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DRC Échézeaux 1954 -
DRC Grands Échézeaux 1954 -
DRC Richebourg 1954 -
DRC La Tâche 1954 -
DRC Romanée-Conti 1954 -
Château Cheval Blanc 1954£2,400.00 -
Château Margaux 1954 -
Château Haut-Brion 1954£840.00
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Château Latour 1954£900.00 -
Château Lafite Rothschild 1954£1,200.00 -
Château d’Yquem 1954£2,500.00 -
Petrus 1954£4,800.00 -
Château Mouton Rothschild 1954£4,200.00