Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 44 Auction 2509 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 1991 Soldera Case Basse Tuscany Six base neck; six labels slightly scuff ed “...A wine of delicacy and fi nesse, the 1991 is ethereal, translucent and wonderfully expressive right out of the gate. Orange peel, chalk, mint, cinnamon and kirsch...” (98 points) AG, Vinous.com, June 2024 661 6 bottles per lot $3800–5500 Barolo Riserva, Monfortino 2002 Giacomo Conterno Serralunga d’Alba, Piedmont “The 2002 Monfortino is one of the most iconic Conterno wines in recent memory...impresses for its depth, concentration and complexity. Tonight, it is superb...” (98 points) AG, Vinous.com, May 2014 662 2 magnums per lot $2800–4200 Barolo Riserva, Monfortino 2004 Giacomo Conterno Serralunga d’Alba, Piedmont “...off ers striking aromatics, silky fruit and exceptional overall balance, all qualities that remain very much in evidence to this day...an utterly spell- binding drinking experience...” (100 points) AG, Vinous.com, May 2015 663 1 magnum (owc) per lot $1600–2400 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2004 Soldera Case Basse Tuscany “...Layered and beautifully persistent on the palate...Dark Sangiovese fruit, hints of spice, cedar, tobacco and crushed fl owers build into the haunting fi nish. Sublime.” (100 points) AG, Vinous.com, June 2024 664 1 magnum per lot $2200–3200 Barolo Riserva, Gran Bussia Aldo Conterno 2005 (3) 2006 (3) 665 Above 6 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1600–2400 Unico 1998 Bodegas Vega Sicilia Ribera del Duero Four labels slightly damp stained “...bouquet of wood smoke, violets, Asian spices, mineral, blueberry, and assorted black fruits...full-bodied, dense, loaded...sweet fruit, great con- centration, and layers of fl avor...” (98 points) Jay S Miller, WA #175, Feb 2008 666 4 bottles per lot $1500–2200 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon, Martha’s Vineyard 1968 Napa Valley Label damp stained and slightly torn 667 1 bottle per lot $1400–2000 Ridge Vineyards Red Wine, Monte Bello 1991 Santa Cruz Mountains Bottles: Two base neck, one top shoulder, Magnum: Label nicked “...utterly captivating. Sweet tobacco, cedar, mint, dried fl owers and herbs are some of the many notes the open up in the wine’s striking bouquet... wonderfully complex...” (97 points) AG, Vinous.com, July 2015 668 3 bottles and 1 magnum per lot $1600–2400 Colgin Red Wine, IX Estate 2002 Napa Valley “Another perfect wine...Asian soy to damp forest fl oor to hints of mountain laurel, lavender, roasted meats, a touch of pepper, and wonderfully sweet blackberry and cassis fruit...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #201, June 2012 669 3 bottles (owc) per lot $1000–1500 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon, Martha’s Vineyard 1969 Base neck; label slightly damp stained (1) 1970 Top shoulder; label slightly damp stained (1) 670 Above 2 bottles per lot $1600–2400 :: CELEBRATED WINES FROM A KNOWLEDGEABLE COLLECTOR Hart Davis Hart is thrilled to off er the following lots courtesy of a repeat consignor. Highlights are plentiful and include historic vintages of Champagne and signifi cant Burgundian producers. All wines have been sourced with care and stored responsibly in a temperature- and humidity-controlled home cellar with backup generator. Château Haut-Brion 1986 Graves, 1er cru classé Four labels slightly scuff marked “...intense and Margaux-like, perhaps more like a 1985 in style with preco- cious red fruit, cedar, kirsch and veins of cassis. It blossoms in the glass, revealing excellent minerality...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Jan 2023 671 9 bottles per lot $2600–3800 Château La Dominique 1961 Two very high shoulder (2) Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1978 One base neck; three labels slightly damp stained; two importers (3) Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 1995 Two labels slightly scuff marked (2) 672 Above 7 bottles per lot $1400–2000 JOSEPH DROUHIN Chambertin 1985 Joseph Drouhin Côte de Nuits, grand cru One 3cm; three labels slightly damp stained; one slight signs of past seepage 673 6 bottles per lot $3000–4500 Chambertin, Clos de Bèze 1985 Joseph Drouhin Côte de Nuits, grand cru 674 2 bottles per lot $2400–3500 Musigny 1996 Joseph Drouhin Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...aromas of pinot and strawberry fruit that are still largely primary...me- dium weight fl avors where the tannins are still buried...stunningly elegant with exceptionally good length...” (93 points) AM, Issue 24, Oct 2006 675 3 bottles per lot $2000–3000 Chambertin 1985 One label slightly damp stained (1) Romanée-St-Vivant 1993 Label slightly torn (1) Bonnes-Mares 1995 Three labels slightly damp stained (3) Chambertin, Clos de Bèze 1996 Released from the Drouhin Family cellar in 2014 (1) All above Joseph Drouhin 676 Above 6 bottles per lot $1500–2200 Vosne-Romanée, Les Petits Monts 1999 (3) Clos Vougeot 2002 Three labels creased and scuff ed (3) Charmes-Chambertin 2005 (3) All above Joseph Drouhin 677 Above 9 bottles per lot $1600–2400 GEORGES ROUMIER Bonnes-Mares 2002 Georges Roumier Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...outstanding transparency on the nose...medium-bodied with wonderful structure: fi ligree tannin, pitch-perfect acidity and superb tension from start to fi nish...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Sep 2018 678 3 bottles per lot $4200–6500 Bonnes-Mares 2006 Georges Roumier Côte de Nuits, grand cru 679 2 bottles per lot $1600–2400
