Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 96 Auction 2509 A HISTORIC VERTICAL OFFERING OF CHÂTEAU PALMER Featuring great vintages of the 20th and 21st centuries, the following selection represents a cellar assembled with careful purpose over decades of collecting. Acquired direct through Mahler-Besse and housed professionally, these lots provide bidders the opportunity to acquire a piece of winemaking history. Château Palmer 1961 Margaux, 3me cru classé Modern style label and capsule “...a bottle that lived up to every bit of its legendary reputation...soft and supple, with a sweet core of fruit, melted tannins and ripe acids...sumptu- ous, impeccably balanced...” (100 points) William Kelley, WA, Aug 2022 (See photo opposite page) 1443 3 bottles (owc) per lot $15000–22000 Château Palmer 1966 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...one of the greats...black fruit commingles with sous-bois and autumn leaves...the focus, freshness and precision on the slightly ferrous fi nish is quite tantalizing...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Aug 2023 1444 6 bottles per lot $2400–3500 Château Palmer 1971 Margaux, 3me cru classé Modern style label and capsule “...rounded and generous with black fruit, sous-bois, bay leaf and thyme emerging from the glass...fresh and lively with vivacious red cherries and raspberry scents...” (94 points) Neal Martin, WA #227, Oct 2016 1445 3 bottles per lot $750–1100 Château Palmer 1983 Margaux, 3me cru classé One base neck, one top shoulder “...ethereal, exact and focused, with vestiges of blackberry and raspberry fruit, crushed violets, minerals and a touch of wild mint...brilliant - a bench- mark Palmer with few rivals...” (98 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Apr 2023 1446 5 bottles per lot $2800–4200 Château Palmer 1990 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...still utterly sublime. It opens wonderfully in the glass with blackberry, for- est fl oor, crushed iris petals and just a touch of dried blood...medium bodied with fi ne-grain tannins...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Aug 2023 1447 6 bottles per lot $1300–1900 Château Palmer 1995 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...gorgeous bouquet has vibrant red fruit, rose petals and violet...fi ne tannins, well balanced with good substance...cohesive, with a good grip on the long fi nish...” (94 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Aug 2023 1448 6 magnums (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Palmer 2000 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...fl oral nose, soft, undulating tannins, and tremendous opulence and fl esh...full-bodied mouthfeel, silky tannins, and loads of fl oral notes... smoke and incense...” (95 points) Robert Parker, WA #189, June 2010 1449 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2600–3800 Château Palmer 2002 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...complex notes of menthol, black currants, plums, licorice, and a hint of cappuccino in its stunning aromatics. Dense, medium to full-bodied...” (94 points) Robert Parker, WA #158, Apr 2005 1450 6 magnums (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Palmer 2005 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...absolutely magical both times I have tasted it recently. Still wonderfully deep to the core, the 2005 is dense, packed to the core and luxuriously opu- lent...remains vibrant...” (98 points) AG, Vinous.com, Apr 2021 1451 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $3000–4500 1452 6 magnums (2 owc) per lot $3000–4500 Château Palmer 2008 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...bouquet with blackberry, raspberry, crushed violet and iris scents, blos- soming in the glass whilst retaining superb delineation...white pepper and clove towards the fi nish...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Feb 2018 1453 6 bottles per lot $900–1400 Château Palmer 2009 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...beguiling array of black fruit - warm plums, cassis and black cherry compote - with kirsch and wild sage...suggestions of fragrant earth, black truffl es...” (98 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, Feb 2019 1454 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2400–3500 1455 6 magnums (owc) per lot $2400–3500 Château Palmer 2010 Margaux, 3me cru classé “A purity of fruit here with plum and dark chocolate undertones. Spices and treacle tart as well. Full body, with ultra-fi ne tannins and a long, long fi nish. Very fi ne indeed...” (98 points) JS, Nov 2013 1456 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $2400–3500 Château Palmer 2011 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...stunning bouquet of licorice, truffl es, camphor, spring fl owers, black raspberries and black currants...superb concentration and purity, medium to full body...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #212, Apr 2014 1457 3 bottles per lot $420–650 Château Palmer 2015 Margaux, 3me cru classé “I am breathless with the dark-berry, lavender and burnt-orange aromas. Some salt. Just so formidable and deep. Stunningly sexy on the palate with a density and power...” (100 points) JS, Feb 2018 1458 3 magnums (owc) per lot $1100–1700 Château Palmer 2016 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...simply exceptional. Rich and dramatically sweeping in the glass...dark, sumptuous fruit and fl oral notes...Dark cherry, lavender, spice and mocha are some of the many notes...” (100 points) AG, Vinous.com, Jan 2019 1459 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $2400–3500 ::
