The vineyard is located in the commune of Talence in the Pessac-Léognan area of Graves(Bordeaux). It is classified as a Cru Classé des Graves for red wine. Its origins date back to the 16th century. In the mid-18th century, it was owned by Guillaume Joseph Saige under the name "La Tour d'Esquivens". His widow refused to emigrate during the French Revolution, although her son Joseph de Fumel (1720-1794), the owner of Château Haut-Brion at the time, was guillotined. Her refusal saved her estate from confiscation. The current name was created by the Cayrou brothers, who owned it in the first half of the 19th century. The authors Charles Cocks (1812-1854) and Édouard Féret mentioned the name "La Tour Haut-Brion" in 1850. Louis Uzac was the owner between 1858 and 1884 and introduced many improvements. The wine merchant Victor Coustau acquired the estate in 1890 and remained its head office, although he also came into possession of the neighbouring Château La Mission Haut-Brion in 1903. He sold the latter to Otto Frédéric Woltner in 1919.
After Victor Coustau's death, the wine from Château la Tour-Haut-Brion was vinified on the Woltner estate Château La Mission-Haut-Brion. The widow Marie Coustau bequeathed her vineyard to the Woltners in her will, which she did in 1933. The wine from Château La Tour-Haut-Brion was now vinified at Château La Mission-Haut-Brion. After Henri Woltner's death in 1974, both estates were managed by Francis Dewavrin (husband of one of the Woltner daughters), who now treated the wine from Château La Tour-Haut-Brion as a second wine. After his death in 1983, both estates were sold by his heirs to the American Dillon family, who manage a number of other important wine estates under the name Domaine Clarence Dillon. The vineyards of Château La Tour-Haut-Brion, which has been producing its first wine again since 1983, comprise five hectares of vines planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The extremely long-lasting red wine is matured for 24 months in barrique barrels, 50% of which are new.
