Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 84 Auction 2509 Château Lafi te Rothschild 2010 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Lots 1283-1284: Each owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...full and intense with a tightly intertwined tannic and fruit structure. Ethereal blackberry, currant, cedar, and nutty fl avors. Dried fl owers too. Cedar jewel box smell comes out with time...” (99 points) JS, Feb 2013 1283 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $6000–9000 1284 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $6000–9000 Château Lynch-Bages 1982 Top shoulder; label scuff marked and damp stained (1 mag) Château Gruaud Larose 1986 One top shoulder, four very high shoulder; fi ve labels damp stained (5) Château Lynch-Bages 1986 Two top shoulder; two labels bin soiled (2) 1285 Above 7 bottles and 1 magnum per lot $1100–1700 Château Mouton Rothschild 1982 Top shoulder; label slightly scuff marked (1) Château Lafi te Rothschild 1986 (1) Château Mouton Rothschild 1986 Base neck; label bin soiled (1) 1286 Above 3 bottles per lot $1800–2800 Château Beauséjour (Duff au-Lagarrosse) 1990 Top shoulder; label glue stained and heavily damp stained (1) Château Pichon-Longueville, Baron 1990 Label bin soiled and slightly damp stained (1) Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 1995 (1) Château Lynch-Bages 1995 Base neck; label bin soiled (1) Château Lynch-Bages 1996 Magnum: Base neck; label scuff ed and damp stained; Double Mag: Wax capsule cracked (owc) (1 mag &1 dbl-mag (3L)) 1287 Above 4 bottles, 1 magnum and 1 double-magnum (3L) per lot $1500–2200 :: A REMARKABLE OFFERING OF BURGUNDY The following selection features notable red and white wines from Burgundy, with standout lots such as three magnums of Liger-Belair’s iconic La Romanée from 2009, both DRC’s La Tâche and Grands- Echézeaux from 1995, and stunning large formats from Lefl aive, Ramonet, and Roulot. All wines were either purchased directly or from reputable auction sources and stored professionally. FOURRIER Vougeot, Les Petits Vougeots, Vieilles Vignes 2009 Domaine Fourrier Côte de Nuits, 1er cru One label slightly scuff ed “...delicate, understated Burgundy. Small red fruits, fl owers and sweet spices emerge gracefully from this sensual, inviting wine...one of the jewels in this lineup...” (93 points) AG, Vinous.com, May 2011 1288 2 magnums per lot $500–750 Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, Vieilles Vignes 2013 Jean-Marie Fourrier Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff ed “...Hint of very ripe fruit plus mushrooms. Actually very racy and smooth and extremely pure. Massive purple fruit. Very fi ne and sinewy...Spicy, long fi nish.” (18.5 points) Jancis Robinson, JR, Nov 2014 1289 1 methuselah (6L) (owc) per lot $2600–3800 Gevrey-Chambertin, Combe Aux Moines, Vieilles Vignes 2014 Domaine Fourrier Côte de Nuits, 1er cru Magnum: Label slightly scuff marked; Jeroboam: In owc “...aromas of blueberry, licorice and menthol. Juicy and penetrating, show- ing excellent clarity and menthol reserve to its fl avors of dark berries and savory, smoky minerality...” (91+ points) ST, Vinous.com, Feb 2017 1290 1 magnum and 1 jeroboam (3L) per lot $800–1200 Gevrey-Chambertin, Vieilles Vignes 2014 Domaine Fourrier Côte de Nuits “...Complex nose melds strawberry, fl owers, game and mocha...brisk, salty and concentrated, off ering considerable personality and sex appeal... excellent clarity and length...” (91 points) ST, Vinous.com, Feb 2017 1291 6 magnums (oc) per lot $950–1400 Chambolle-Musigny, Aux Echanges, Vieilles Vignes 2012 Label slightly scuff marked (1 jeroboam (3L)) Clos Vougeot, Vieilles Vignes 2012 (1 jeroboam (3L)) Echézeaux, Vieilles Vignes 2012 (1 jeroboam (3L)) All above Jean-Marie Fourrier 1292 Above 3 jeroboams (3L) (3 owc) per lot $2000–3000 Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, Vieilles Vignes 2013 Label slightly scuff marked (1 mag) Chambolle-Musigny, Les Amoureuses, Vieilles Vignes 2013 Label slightly scuff marked (1 mag) All above Jean-Marie Fourrier 1293 Above 2 magnums per lot $1100–1700 COMTE LIGER-BELAIR La Romanée 2009 Comte Liger-Belair Côte de Nuits, grand cru Three labels slightly scuff marked; three slight signs of past seepage “...wild strawberry, raspberry coulis scents that crescendo. The palate is medium-bodied with very fi ne tannin, beautifully balanced with that tinc- ture of dried blood extant...” (97 points) Neal Martin, WA, July 2015 1294 3 magnums per lot $22000–32000 Nuits-St-Georges, Aux Cras 2010 Comte Liger-Belair Côte de Nuits, 1er cru Two labels slightly scuff marked “...gorgeously perfumed with an array of various cool red berry aromas that is liberally laced with rose petal and wet stone hints...well-detailed and energetic fl avors...” (93 points) AM, Issue 49, Jan 2013 1295 4 bottles per lot $3000–4500 La Romanée 2010 Comte Liger-Belair Côte de Nuits, grand cru Three labels slightly creased “...explosive energy and tension. Beams of salivating acidity and fi rm tan- nins provide the backdrop for a vivid and viscerally thrilling Burgundy. The 2010 is an eternal wine...” (98 points) AG, Vinous.com, Feb 2016 1296 3 bottles per lot $12000–18000 Echézeaux 2012 Comte Liger-Belair Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff ed 1297 1 magnum per lot $2800–4200 La Romanée 2012 Comte Liger-Belair Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...Provençal herbs and that palpable sense of mineralité...lace-like but tensile tannin, exquisite poise, feminine and elegant, gradually building to a very composed fi nish...” (99 points) Neal Martin, WA #221, Oct 2015 1298 3 bottles (owc) per lot $7500–11000 Bonnes-Mares 1976 Domaine Dujac Côte de Nuits, grand cru One 3cm “...Strong yet complex secondary aromas...ripe fl avors that are robust and still fi rm, though they avoid the fi nishing hardness and out-sized structure of so many ‘76s...” (89 points) AM, Nov 2003 (See photo opposite page) 1299 3 bottles per lot $3500–5500 Romanée-Conti 1995 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label very slightly scuff ed “...opulent, spicy, lush, highly fl oral and powerfully complex nose...deep, classy, sappy, simply gorgeous, fresh fl avors...incredible depth and purity of expression...” (95 points) AM, Apr 2007 1300 1 bottle per lot $9000–14000
