Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 98 Auction 2509 A REMARKABLE SELECTION OF HISTORIC WINES Hart Davis Hart is honored to represent the following lots, which feature numerous important vintages from the 20th century, including a stunning two-bottle lot of 1986 Echézeaux from the legendary Henri Jayer. Wines were purchased from reputable auction houses and other select sources and housed in ideal conditions. Château Haut-Brion 1996 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé “...expansive and complete on the nose...palate is very well balanced with dark cherries, sous-bois and cedar...” (95 points) Neal Martin, WA #227, Oct 2016 1460 24 half-bottles (owc) per lot $3500–5500 Château Haut-Brion 1998 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé “...fl amboyant red and black fruits, followed by a train of cassis, blueberry pie and chocolate box notions plus accents of iron ore, dried lavender and underbrush...” (99 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, May 2018 1461 3 bottles (owc) per lot $1100–1700 Château Cheval Blanc 2000 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) “...compelling purity, a layered texture, and sweet tannin...hints of coff ee and earth...” (99 points) Robert Parker, WA #189, June 2010 1462 12 bottles (owc) per lot $7000–10000 1463 12 bottles (owc) per lot $7000–10000 Château Mouton Rothschild 2000 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...wafts of iodine, incense, potpourri and cinnamon stick with a hint of cigar boxes...” (97+ points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA #245, Oct 2019 1464 6 bottles (owc) per lot $6000–9000 1465 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $12000–18000 1466 1 magnum per lot $2000–3000 1467 3 magnums (owc) per lot $6000–9000 Château Rauzan-Ségla 2000 Margaux, 2me cru classé “...Succulent, hickory-smoked aspects on the mid-palate develop, too... Great potential.” (96 points) Panos Kakaviatos, WFW, Issue 64, Q1 2019 1468 12 bottles (owc) per lot $800–1200 LEROY Vosne-Romanée 1978 Maison Leroy Côte de Nuits Six labels slightly damp stained, three slightly scuff ed, three slightly scuff marked; one slight signs of past seepage 1469 6 bottles per lot $3000–4500 Mazis-Chambertin 1983 Maison Leroy Côte de Nuits, grand cru Six labels damp stained 1470 6 bottles per lot $6000–9000 Nuits-St-Georges, Lavières 1988 Domaine Leroy Côte de Nuits Five labels damp stained and slightly scuff marked; one slight signs of past seepage 1471 5 bottles per lot $6000–9000 Clos de la Roche 1993 Domaine Leroy Côte de Nuits, grand cru Three labels damp stained, one bin marked; two slight signs of past seepage “...a show-stopper...On the palate, leather, boysenberries, assorted dark fruits, and a myriad of spices...” (98 points) Robert Parker, WA #131, Oct 2000 1472 3 bottles per lot $7500–11000 Clos Vougeot 1993 Domaine Leroy Côte de Nuits, grand cru Three labels slightly damp stained; one cork slightly sunken; one slight signs of past seepage 1473 3 bottles per lot $6500–9500 Corton-Renardes 1993 Domaine Leroy Côte de Beaune, grand cru Label slightly damp stained and slightly scuff marked “...hugely concentrated...spectacular, lushly-textured, intense fruit...loads of fruit to spare...” (94 points) Pierre Rovani, WA #131, Oct 2000 1474 1 bottle per lot $2200–3200 Pommard, Les Vignots 1993 Domaine Leroy Côte de Beaune Three labels damp stained; one signs of past seepage “Although...monolithic and unformed, it is massive, rich, powerful, and muscular...” (90 points) Robert Parker, WA #100, Aug 1995 1475 3 bottles per lot $2400–3500 La Tâche 1976 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru 4.5cm; label damp stained; slight signs of past seepage “Aged burg nose of Asian spices and a hint of sous bois with pretty, nicely spicy fl avors that have quite a bit of tannin poking through on the fi nish... plenty of spiciness...” (92 points) AM, Oct 2002 1476 1 magnum per lot $5000–7500 La Tâche 1983 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly damp stained; capsule slightly creased “..aromas of earth, mushrooms, sweet, overripe black-raspberry fruit, prunes, smoke, and Asian spices...powerful, tannic, highly concentrated wine...” (92 points) Robert Parker, WA #100, Aug 1995 1477 1 magnum per lot $5500–8500 Echézeaux 1986 Henri Jayer Côte de Nuits, grand cru Two labels nicked, slightly damp stained, and slightly scuff marked; one slight signs of past seepage “...fabulous. Its deep ruby color and extraordinary perfume of subtle oak, violets, and raspberries are breathtaking...” (92 points) RP, Burgundy (1990) 1478 2 bottles per lot $13000–19000 Richebourg 1987 Méo-Camuzet Côte de Nuits, grand cru Three labels scuff ed and slightly damp stained “The hedonistic, velvety, rich, complex Richebourg has a big, oaky, vanillin- scented bouquet, and deep, round, supple, intense fl avors. It is all that a Richebourg should be.” (90 points) RP, Burgundy (1990) 1479 3 bottles per lot $6500–9500 Richebourg 1988 Jean Grivot Côte de Nuits, grand cru Six labels damp stained and slightly scuff ed, one torn “...notes of sous-bois, earth, game, smoke and spice plus a distinct animale character...complex fl avors are intense, round, rich, concentrated and powerful...” (93 points) AM, Nov 2015 1480 6 bottles per lot $2400–3500 Chambertin 1990 Armand Rousseau Côte de Nuits, grand cru Four labels slightly damp stained and slightly scuff ed, one slightly torn; two capsules slightly corroded “It is diffi cult to imagine a wine more gorgeous...It’s in a beautiful place af- ter 32 years...decadent and confi dent but without hubris and with a surfeit of fi nesse...” (97 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, June 2022 1481 4 bottles per lot $12000–18000 Clos de la Roche 1990 Hubert Lignier Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly damp stained; vintage label torn “...one of the highlights of the era...glistening with vivacity and energy. Few 1990 Côte de Nuits have this sense of tension and the delineation on the fi nish is brilliant. Superb.” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Feb 2021 1482 1 bottle per lot $750–1100 Clos de la Roche 1990 Armand Rousseau Côte de Nuits, grand cru Two labels slightly damp stained and slightly scuff marked 1483 2 bottles per lot $1700–2600
