Domaine Clarence Dillon, a France-based company that owns two Bordeaux wine estates, Chateau Haut-Brion and Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, has purchased Allray Haut Brion from Allary family.
Though the value of the 3.3 acre estate was not disclosed, it is expected to be high based on the land value that was around $1.4m in March 2008 and the 2010 purchase of nearby Les Carmes Haut Brion that was sold for €3.8m per hectare.
Allray Haut Brion was owned by the Allary family from 1919. It was initially known as La Passion Haut Brion. However, a court order forced them to change the name to Allary Haut Brion.
The estate has so far produced only four vintages - 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
The winery now plans to place the fruit from the 2012 harvest in Le Clarence de Haut Brion, the second wine of Haut Brion.
