Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 Auction 2509 113 SIGNIFICANT FRENCH GEMS Featuring an incredibly rare assortment of Salon, the following lots were all purchased from a single reputable merchant and housed professionally since acquisition. Musigny 2002 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff marked “Medium red. Immediately spectacular aromas of raspberry, baked bread and white truffl e. Silky, thick and highly concentrated; densely packed, sappy and wonderfully sweet...” (97 points) ST, Vinous.com, Feb 2016 1686 1 bottle per lot $1700–2600 Echézeaux 2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...aromas of blackberries, plums, exotic spices, orange rind and rose hips...rich and ample, its broad, textural attack segues into a deep and concentrated mid-palate...” (95+ points) William Kelley, WA, Jan 2022 1687 1 bottle per lot $1600–2400 Romanée-St-Vivant 2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...What a wine! Complete and beautifully resonant...dark fruit intermingled with dried herbs, lavender, graphite and coff ee. It’s a rich, dramatic Ro- manée St. Vivant...” (98 points) AG, Vinous.com, June 2022 1688 1 bottle per lot $2000–3000 Romanée-St-Vivant 2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...Sage, mint, blood orange, chalk and red-toned fruit are all lifted by bright saline notes that lend energy and drive...A Burgundy of dynamic energy and precision...” (97+ points) AG, Vinous.com, Mar 2023 1689 1 bottle per lot $1700–2600 Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005 Château Rayas Southern Rhône One label applied slightly off -center “...lots of darker fruits, gunpowder, ground pepper, truffl es and licorice, it has full-bodied richness, a beautiful texture and no shortage of tannin or acid...” (96+ points) Jeb Dunnuck, WA #217, Feb 2015 1690 2 bottles per lot $1700–2600 Krug, Clos du Mesnil 2008 Côte des Blancs, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger “...powerful, sensual and intense...chalk, lemon, apricot stone, walnut, fl int, biscuit, toast, white grapefruit and quince. Vibrant, tight and struc- tured...Very long and persistent...” (99 points) JS, July 2022 1691 1 bottle (owc) per lot $1300–1900 Salon, Oenothéque Limited Edition Assortment Côte des Blancs, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger 2004 (2) 2006 (2) 2007 (2) 2008 (1 mag) Owc—damaged 1692 Above 6 bottles and 1 magnum (owc) per lot $7000–10000 Jacques Selosse Blanc de Blancs, Cuvée Substance NV Disgorged Oct 2010 (1) Blanc de Blancs, V.O. NV Disgorged Oct 2019 (1) Lieux-dits, Les Carelles NV Disgorged March 2017 (1) Rosé NV Disgorged May 2024 (1) 1693 Above 4 bottles per lot $1600–2400 :: A SIGNIFICANT OFFERING OF BORDEAUX AND BURGUNDY Featuring great vintages from two of the most important regions of the world, including a fi ve-bottle lot of 1999 Bonnes-Mares from Domaine Dujac, all wines were sourced with the utmost care and housed in an ideal environment. Château Cheval Blanc 1990 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) Two base neck, one top shoulder; fi ve labels slightly damp stained, one slightly torn “...explodes from the glass with kirsch, mulberry, antique furniture and black truffl e scents...conveying a sense of controlled decadence but avoid- ing any ostentation...” (98 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, December 2019 1694 5 bottles per lot $4200–6500 Château Margaux 1995 Margaux, 1er cru classé One base neck; six labels slightly scuff ed “...impressive, quintessential Margaux...black fruit, graphite, crushed violets and a touch of tobacco...there is a femininity and a fi nesse here that sweeps you off your feet...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, July 2018 1695 6 bottles per lot $1900–2800 Château Pichon-Longueville, Baron 1995 Pauillac, 2me cru classé Eleven labels slightly damp stained “...scents of iodine and cassis merging with blackberry and pencil lead... medium-bodied with supple tannin, crisp acidity and good density...” (91 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Jan 2019 1696 11 bottles per lot $1100–1700 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1996 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Three labels slightly damp stained, one nicked “...pencil shavings and sous-bois infusing the black fruit, masculine and a little aloof, yet focused and very well delineated...well balanced with crisp blackberry and boysenberry...” (98 points) Neal Martin, WA #227, Oct 2016 1697 7 bottles per lot $3800–5500 Château Lafi te Rothschild 2000 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...graphite, black currants, sweet, unsmoked cigar tobacco, and fl owers... rich, medium to full-bodied, but has that ethereal elegance and purity that is always Lafi te...” (98+ points) Robert Parker, WA #189, June 2010 1698 8 bottles per lot $6000–9000 Château Léoville Las Cases 2000 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Ten labels slightly scuff ed; two French tax-stamped capsules “...spectacular. Mingling aromas of dark berries and red fruits with aromas of pencil shavings, loamy soil, cedar box, bitter chocolate, dried rose pet- als...deep and concentrated...” (98 points) William Kelley, WA, Aug 2022 1699 10 bottles per lot $2200–3200 Château Mouton Rothschild 2000 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...Black Forest cake, dried mulberries, kirsch and blackcurrant pastilles notes plus wafts of iodine, incense, potpourri and cinnamon stick with a hint of cigar boxes...” (97+ points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA #245, Oct 2019 1700 1 bottle per lot $1000–1500 Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 2000 Pauillac, 2me cru classé One label scuff ed “...a spectacular Pichon Lalande...loads of coff ee, mocha, crème de cassis, and chocolate notes...rich, opulent, stunning...beginning to drink beauti- fully...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #189, June 2010 1701 10 bottles per lot $1600–2400 Château Cheval Blanc 1970 Top shoulder; label damp stained (1) Château Cheval Blanc 1975 Very high shoulder; label damp stained (1) Château Cos d’Estournel 1982 Label damp stained (1) Château Haut-Brion 1982 3cm; label damp stained and torn (1) 1702 Above 4 bottles per lot $1200–1800
