Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 100 Auction 2509 OUTSTANDING BURGUNDY, CHAMPAGNE AND MORE FROM THE CELLAR OF A GENTLEMAN Hart Davis Hart is proud to off er this selection of magnifi cent wines from a longtime friend and generous collector. Off ered in pristine conditions owing to superb provenance, the highlights here are many. The Burgundy selection represents the very best: three bottles of 1999 La Tâche, DRC; 1996 Vosne-Romanée, Cros Parantoux, Emmanuel Rouget in magnum; 2002 Musigny, Georges Roumier; 1999 Clos Saint- Denis, Domaine Dujac, 1993 Musigny, Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier in magnum; 2005 Musigny, Vieilles Vignes, Comte Georges de Vogüé; both Chambertin and Chambertin, Clos de Bèze in the 2012 vintage from Armand Rousseau. Têtes de cuvée include a magnum of 1998 Dom Pérignon Rosé, P3 Vintage; three bottles of 1995 Krug, Clos d’Ambonnay; Krug, Clos du Mesnil from 2000 and 2006; and Salon 1999 and 2006 in magnums. The collection is rounded out by a careful selection of top Bordeaux including 1990 Château Montrose and 1983 Château Margaux, as well as a concise group of California cult wines. The wines in this selection were purchased at auction or as futures from established merchants and stored at a professional wine storage facility. This friend has shared countless bottles over the years and consigned with HDH several times, and the wines from his collection never fall short of extraordinary. Bid with confi dence. Château Cheval Blanc 2000 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) “...nose of menthol, melted licorice, boysenberry, blueberry, and cassis... compelling purity, a layered texture, and sweet tannin...hints of coff ee and earth...” (99 points) Robert Parker, WA #189, June 2010 1502 3 bottles per lot $1700–2600 Château Margaux 1983 Top shoulder; label bin soiled and scuff ed (1) 1986 Two base neck; one label slightly faded (2) 1503 Above 3 bottles per lot $950–1400 Château Latour 1989 (1) Château Montrose 1990 Label slightly damp stained (1) Château Lafi te Rothschild 1996 (1) 1504 Above 3 bottles per lot $1300–1900 DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI La Tâche 1991 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...a remarkable wine...poised with dark berry fruit, Earl Grey and just a hint of licorice...extraordinarily pure with tannins that melted only after a quarter-century...” (98 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Mar 2023 1505 1 bottle per lot $4000–6000 La Tâche 1995 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...drinking beautifully. Vivacious red cherries and crushed strawberries... Fine tannins frame the palate...Very persistent and displays exquisite delineation...” (95+ points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Mar 2023 1506 1 bottle per lot $2800–4200 Richebourg 1996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label scuff marked “Good deep red-ruby. Wild but rather opaque on the deeply pitched nose; hints at cassis and leather...” (93+ points) ST, Vinous.com, Feb 1999 1507 1 bottle per lot $1900–2800 La Tâche 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “The 1999 La Tâche Grand Cru can be a perfect wine...Fleeting glimpses of redcurrant, then pomegranate, broom and wilted rose petals, later more earthy scents, autumnal...” (100 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Apr 2018 1508 3 bottles per lot $16000–24000 Grands-Echézeaux 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Sequential bottle numbers “...red and black fruit, hints of black truffl e and iron fi lings, all with impres- sive vigor and focus...medium-bodied with sublime balance, perfectly pitched acidity...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Apr 2018 1509 3 bottles per lot $6500–9500 Grands-Echézeaux 2009 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Two labels slightly scuff ed; sequential bottle numbers “A gorgeously spicy nose features aromas of black cherry, plum and soft mocha that complements well the ripe, supple and clearly very vibrant middle weight plus fl avors...” (95 points) AM, Issue 45, Jan 2012 1510 3 bottles per lot $5500–8500 Echézeaux 2014 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Two labels slightly scuff ed; owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...complex nose features a broad array of spice elements with those of plum, violet, sandalwood and Asian-style tea that are also trimmed in soft wood nuances...” (94 points) AM, Issue 65, Jan 2017 1511 3 magnums (owc) per lot $11000–17000 DOMAINE DUJAC Clos Saint-Denis 1999 Domaine Dujac Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff ed “...heavenly bouquet, a mélange of red and black fruit, briar, wild straw- berry and wilted fl owers...Medium-bodied on the palate, with just a speck of spice on the entry...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Feb 2020 1512 1 bottle per lot $1100–1700 Bonnes-Mares 2005 Domaine Dujac Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label slightly bin marked, one slightly scuff ed “...blue, black and violet aromas trimmed in touches of smoke, earth and wood...supple and exceptionally fresh fl avors that are detailed, textured, serious and powerful...” (96 points) AM, Issue 29, Apr 2008 1513 3 bottles per lot $3000–4500 Charmes-Chambertin 2005 Domaine Dujac Côte de Nuits, grand cru Two importers “Concentrated and fresh but backward, with very ripe fl avors of jammy morello cherry and cinnamon...powerful style of Charmes, but with subtle fi nishing minerality.” (92+ points) ST, Vinous.com, Feb 2008 1514 3 bottles per lot $1500–2200 Clos Saint-Denis 2005 Domaine Dujac Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...notes of spice, fl oral and sandalwood nuances...exceptionally rich and concentrated broad-shouldered yet refi ned fl avors...velvety and caressing mouthfeel...” (96 points) AM, Issue 71, July 2018 1515 1 bottle per lot $1000–1500 Gevrey-Chambertin, Combottes 2005 Domaine Dujac Côte de Nuits, 1er cru “...Liqueur-like aromas of maraschino cherry, mint and soy sauce. Suave on entry, then tangy in the middle palate, off ering complex fl avors of red fruits, spices and mint...” (90+ points) ST, Vinous.com, Feb 2008 1516 3 bottles per lot $900–1400 Bonnes-Mares 2006 Domaine Dujac Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff ed “...Pungent minerality, pepper and blueberry on the nose. Then sweet and bright in the mouth, with superb energy and thrust in the middle palate... palate-saturating fi nish...” (94+ points) ST, Vinous.com, Feb 2009 1517 1 magnum per lot $1000–1500
