Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 Auction 2509 57 NEW AND OLD WORLD GEMS FROM A CONNOISSEUR All wines were purchased through the most reputable retail and auction channels and housed in professional storage since acquisition. Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1989 Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves Label slightly damp stained “...heavenly, live-wire bouquet...black olive and crushed stone – penetrat- ing and thrilling. The palate is perfectly balanced with fi ligreed tannin, incredible intensity...” (100 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Sep 2019 879 1 bottle per lot $900–1400 Château Cheval Blanc 2005 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) “...sublime on the palate, where the interplay of Merlot and Cabernet Franc proves to be captivating...makes a deep impression because of its overall fi nesse and nuance...” (100 points) AG, Vinous.com, Nov 2015 880 6 bottles (owc) per lot $3200–4800 Château Montrose 2005 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé Twelve base neck “The 2005 Montrose is spectacular. Bright, perfumed and vertically explosive...a wine that marries elegance with power so well...” (97 points) AG, Vinous.com, Apr 2021 881 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1300–1900 Château Figeac 2010 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (B) “...phenomenal on the nose with blackberries, fresh cep mushrooms, forest fruit, and earth...hazelnuts and dark berries. Subtle. Breathtaking... fabulous to taste now...” (98 points) JS, Feb 2013 (See photo left) 882 3 double-magnums (3L) (owc) per lot $1700–2600 Château Léoville Las Cases 2010 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “...beautiful purity of raspberries, blueberries, currants, and fl owers...with super integrated tannins that are like the fi nest silk in texture...elegant and pretty...” (99 points) JS, Feb 2010 883 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Pontet-Canet 2009 (2) 2010 (owc) (6) 884 Above 8 bottles per lot $1100–1700 Château d’Yquem 2005 Sauternes, premier cru superieur Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...honey, saff ron, vanilla pod, apricot, jasmine and orange peel...sensual and juicy...a seamless texture and a perfectly balanced palate, fi nishing fruity and racy...” (98+ points) Yohan Castaing, WA, Oct 2023 885 12 half-bottles (owc) per lot $1400–2000 ARMAND ROUSSEAU Charmes-Chambertin 2005 Armand Rousseau Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...Rich and jewelly with great freshness too. Real tingle and thrill but rela- tively light. This positively dances on the palate it’s so bright-fruited. Lots of sweet, gentle fruit...” (18 points) Jancis Robinson, JR, Aug 2007 886 3 bottles per lot $1700–2600 Charmes-Chambertin 2012 Armand Rousseau Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...crushed strawberry and red plum notes, deeply infused with forest fl oor and mushroom aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a pastille-like entry...” (91? points) Neal Martin, WA #221, Oct 2015 887 3 bottles per lot $1400–2000 Chambertin 2013 Armand Rousseau Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...aromas of black raspberry, rose petal and blood orange. Wonderfully sappy and pure, without any impression of weightiness to its saline fl avors of raspberry, spices and white pepper...” (97 points) ST, Vinous.com, Feb 2016 888 1 bottle per lot $1500–2200 Chambertin 2014 Armand Rousseau Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...fruit-driven bouquet laden with black cherries, crushed strawberry, ink and a touch of bay leaf...medium-bodied with fi ne tannin, very pure and elegant, iron fi st/velvety glove...” (97 points) Neal Martin, WA #233, Oct 2017 889 1 bottle per lot $1500–2200 Gevrey-Chambertin 2009 (1) Ruchottes-Chambertin, Clos des Ruchottes 2019 (1) All above Armand Rousseau 890 Above 2 bottles per lot $1000–1500 AN AUCTION OF FINEST & RAREST WINES Including Wines From: ROMANEE-CONTI AND LA ROMANEE, PILLARS OF BURGUNDY (lots 1214 – 1263) and OUTSTANDING BURGUNDY, CHAMPAGNE AND MORE FROM THE CELLAR OF A GENTLEMAN (lots 1502 – 1685) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025, 9:00AM ET | LOTS 879 – 1817 Lot 882
