Château Haut-Brion, built in 1525 by Jean de Pontac, not far from Bordeaux, is probably the company to which the phenomenon of Bordeaux wines was born: in 1666 Arnaud De Pontac, who produced wine already known to the French aristocracy on his estate in Pessac, he decided to bottle his wines with the name of his estate and the place where they came from, to sell them in London, first in a restaurant owned by the family. Acquiring more and more fame, the wine of De Pontac quickly spread among the London aristocracy who required large quantities, thus helping to develop the concept of terroir: with the wines of De Pontac the knowledge of the Bordeaux area developed in London, which immediately became synonymous with quality.

When the official classification of Bordeaux wines was established in 1855, Château Haut-Brion was one of the first four to be included in the Premier Grand Cru and the only one of the Pessac-Léognan appellation. In 1935 the American banker Clarence Dillon bought the estate, following the bankruptcy of the property. Today the company owns more than 50 hectares of vineyards, 48 of which are divided between Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, with a small part of Petit Verdot and about 3 hectares of white grapes, such as Sèmillon and Sauvignon. All the vinification processes are meticulously followed, from the selection of the grapes by hand, to the destemming and crushing, from the fermentation with selected indigenous yeasts, to the refinement in oak barriques, to obtain cult wines that no longer need to be presented .