Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 120 Auction 2511 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Blanchots Dessus 2020 Vincent Girardin (3) Abbaye de Morgeot, Cuvée Clement Emma 2021 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey (2) Champgains 2021 Paul Pillot (1) La Romanée 2021 Paul Pillot (3) 1795 Above 9 bottles per lot $1600–2400 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 2021 Henri Boillot (3) Champ Canet 2022 Etienne Sauzet (3) 1796 Above 6 bottles per lot $700–1000 :: A NOTABLE OFFERING OF FRENCH GEMS All wines have been acquired through a single established channel and housed professionally since purchase. Château Mouton Rothschild 1982 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Four top shoulder; four labels scuff marked “...broad and enveloping, with a rich core of fruit; ripe, supple tannins; and a long, expansive fi nish. Lavish, even fl amboyant, and at the same time seriously structured...” (100 points) William Kelley, WA #264, Dec 2022 1797 4 bottles per lot $3500–5500 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1988 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Four base neck “...intense bouquet with graphite-tinged black fruit mixed with cedar... beautifully balanced and blossoms in the glass. The 1988 has svelte, fi nely chiseled tannins...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, July 2024 1798 4 bottles per lot $1500–2200 Château Latour 1990 Pauillac, 1er cru classé One base neck, one top shoulder; two labels bin soiled “...dark, deep and spectacularly fl amboyant...pencil shaving, dark fruit, chocolate, licorice and spice fl avors...a wine of pure and total voluptuous- ness...In a word: magnifi cent!” (98 points) AG, Vinous.com, Nov 2019 1799 2 bottles per lot $1200–1800 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1995 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “...notes of Indian spices, plum preserves, fruitcake and dried fi gs with nuances of potpourri, star anise, bouquet garni and espresso...bold fresh- ness...epic impact and length...” (95 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, Aug 2020 1800 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1400–2000 Château Mouton Rothschild 1996 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...crème de cassis, baked blackberries and plum pudding scents plus touches of menthol, fenugreek, star anise and sandalwood...richly fruited, opulent...” (97+ points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA #245, Oct 2019 1801 6 bottles per lot $3000–4500 Château Margaux 1997 Margaux, 1er cru classé Two labels damp stained “...aromas of raspberry, cocoa powder, mocha and sexy oak...Fat, sweet and harmonious; off ers lovely balance...Finishes with fi rm but very suave tannins...” (91 points) ST, Vinous.com, May 2000 1802 2 bottles per lot $500–750 Château Mouton Rothschild 1970 Very high shoulder; label damp stained (1) Château Mouton Rothschild 1975 Top shoulder; label scuff ed and slightly bin soiled (1 mag) Château Lafi te Rothschild 1978 Very high shoulder (1) Château Latour 1979 Base neck; label slightly glue stained (1) 1803 Above 3 bottles and 1 magnum per lot $950–1400 Y d’Yquem 2004 Bordeaux Supérieur 1804 7 bottles per lot $850–1300 Château d’Yquem 1986 Sauternes, premier cru superieur Seven top shoulder; one slight signs of past seepage “...enthralling bouquet of pineapples, sautéed hazelnuts, vanillin, and ripe apricots is breathtaking...should provide memorable drinking for 40-55 more years...” (98 points) RP, Bordeaux, 3rd Edition (1998) 1805 7 bottles per lot $1700–2600 Pommard, Les Vignots 1983 Maison Leroy Côte de Beaune 1806 11 bottles per lot $3200–4800 Vosne-Romanée, Beaux Monts 1988 Domaine Leroy Côte de Nuits, 1er cru Label bin soiled “...wonderfully complex aromas of spice, earth and after one hour there are the beginning traces of sous bois...a velvet peacock’s tail of nuanced complexity...” (92 points) AM, May 2003 1807 1 bottle per lot $1400–2000 Grands-Echézeaux 1993 Joseph Drouhin Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...reserved but impressively complex and spicy nose introduces intense, austere...fi rmly structured and robust medium full fl avors of impressive depth and length...” (90 points) AM, Jan 2005 1808 7 bottles per lot $2800–4200 Clos Vougeot 1994 Domaine Leroy Côte de Nuits, grand cru Four labels slightly bin soiled, four slightly scuff ed; one missing vintage label confi rmed on back label; one signs of past seepage, one slight signs of past seepage “...spicy aromas...a delicious, silky-textured, medium-to-full-bodied core of kirsch, black raspberries, and spices...still quite youthful, with fresh fruits and a solid structure...” (92 points) Pierre Rovani, WA #131, Oct 2000 1809 4 bottles per lot $6500–9500 Echézeaux 1995 Alfred Haegelen-Jayer Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...spicy secondary aromas that display a surprising amount of earth in the context of the appellation...excellent volume and concentration to the intense and powerful broad-shouldered fl avors...” (92 points) AM, Oct 2015 1810 10 bottles per lot $1200–1800 Grands-Echézeaux 1995 Remoissenet Côte de Nuits, grand cru Ten labels scuff marked “Nice, quite ripe, opulent nose. Good fruit. Fullish body. Now ready... improved considerably in the glass. Long, positive fi nish. Very good indeed. Now to 2020+.” Clive Coates MW, WFW, Issue 49, 2015 1811 10 bottles per lot $1500–2200 :: CLASSIC FRENCH WINES FROM A REPEAT CONSIGNOR All wines were acquired on release from highly reputable merchants and secured in ideal temperature- and humidity-controlled conditions. Château Haut-Brion 1996 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé Label scuff ed “...expansive and complete on the nose...scents of underbrush, tar, black olive...palate is very well balanced with dark cherries, sous-bois and cedar...” (95 points) Neal Martin, WA #227, Oct 2016 1812 1 magnum per lot $600–900
