Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 Auction 2511 121 Château Ausone 2000 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) “...wonderful, sweet tannin and a big, sweet kiss of truffl e, crushed rock, blueberry, blackberry, and licorice...rich, full-bodied...sumptuous...” (98+ points) Robert Parker, WA #189, June 2010 1813 10 bottles per lot $5500–8500 Château Haut-Brion 2000 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé One label slightly bin soiled and slightly scuff ed “...nose is simply breathtaking...ebullient red berry fruit, roasted herbs, gravel, terracotta tiles on a warm summer’s day...wave after wave of intoxi- cating scents...” (99 points) Neal Martin, WA, July 2016 1814 2 magnums per lot $2200–3200 Château Léoville Las Cases 2000 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Label slightly bin soiled; signs of past seepage “...spectacular. Mingling aromas of dark berries and red fruits with aromas of pencil shavings, loamy soil, cedar box, bitter chocolate, dried rose pet- als...deep and concentrated...” (98 points) William Kelley, WA, Aug 2022 1815 1 imperial (6L) (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Margaux 2000 Margaux, 1er cru classé “...remains one of the standouts of the millennial year...blackberry, crushed violet and pencil box scents...a multi-layered, very persistent, satin-tex- tured fi nish. Divine...” (99 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Sep 2023 1816 6 bottles (owc) per lot $3500–5500 Château Cos d’Estournel 2005 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé “The purity of fruit to this is fascinating with plums, currants and other dark fruits. Then there is another layer of spices and chocolate. So much cassis. Full and very layered...” (99 points) JS, Nov 2015 1817 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1400–2000 Château Lafi te Rothschild 2005 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...Knockout nose combines black- and redcurrant, minerals, graphite, licorice and lavender. Wonderfully suave and seamless, but with great purity and precision of fl avor...” (97 points) ST, Vinous.com, May 2008 1818 6 bottles (owc) per lot $3000–4500 Château Pontet-Canet 2005 Pauillac, 5me cru classé Two labels slightly damp stained “...gorgeous scents of blackberry, briary and cassis fruit...medium-bodied, but dense and structured...marvelous freshness and vitality all the way through...” (97 points) Neal Martin, WA, July 2016 1819 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1200–1800 Château Laville-Haut-Brion 2005 Graves, cru classé “...bouquet of spring fl ower blossoms, melted wax, honeysuckle, caramel, ripe citrus, and a subtle hint of smoke...superb, full-bodied, fabulously concentrated...” (94+ points) Robert Parker, WA #176, Apr 2008 1820 6 bottles (owc) per lot $750–1100 Romanée-St-Vivant 2005 Sylvain Cathiard Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...aromas and fl avors of ripe cassis and black raspberry, tinged with pepper, clove, star anise, iris, and citrus rind. Lush and enveloping on the palate...” (93-94 points) David Schildknecht, WA #171, June 2007 1821 6 bottles (oc) per lot $12000–18000 Bâtard-Montrachet 2009 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Côte de Beaune, grand cru One wax capsule chipped “...Minerals and all sorts of crushed rocks frame the intensely pointed, chiseled fi nish. The Bâtard remains fresh, vibrant and weightless in a kalei- doscopic, dazzling style...” (95 points) AG, Vinous.com, Sep 2011 1822 5 bottles per lot $2600–3800 Montrachet 2010 Marc Colin Côte de Beaune, grand cru “...well balanced with a fi ne bead of acidity, fresh and tensile, poised with hints of orange zest and apricot toward the long fi nish...What a fabulous Montrachet...” (95-97 points) Neal Martin, WA #234, Dec 2017 1823 2 bottles per lot $1100–1700 Chassagne-Montrachet, Vieilles Vignes 2017 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey (6) Meursault, Les Vireuils 2018 Olivier Lefl aive (6) 1824 Above 12 bottles (2 oc) per lot $1000–1500 :: AN OFFERING FROM THE CELLAR OF A LONGTIME COLLECTOR With a focus on the Old World, this collection spans multiple decades and has been assembled over several years, sourced judiciously and with incredible care. The wine was always shipped by temperature- controlled transit and stored professionally since purchase. Château Margaux 2005 Margaux, 1er cru classé “...nothing less than magnifi cent...Vibrant and beautifully layered...off the charts and easily one of the wines of the vintage. Readers who own it or can fi nd it are in for a real treat...” (99 points) AG, Vinous.com, Apr 2021 1825 4 bottles per lot $2000–3000 Château Pétrus 2018 Pomerol “...every bit as grand as I thought it could be. A wine with no start and no end, the 2018 envelops all the senses from the very fi rst taste...Silky and layered, with exquisite fi nesse...” (100 points) AG, Vinous.com, Mar 2021 1826 1 bottle per lot $2400–3500 Château Haut-Brion 2021 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé Eight labels slightly scuff marked “This is beautifully crafted and very perfumed, with ultra-fi ne tannins and vivid dark fruit such as blackcurrants, as well as dark chocolate, hazelnuts and hints of forest fl oor...” (97 points) JS, Apr 2024 1827 11 bottles per lot $2800–4200 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2000 (1) Château Ausone 2005 (owc) (1) Château Lafi te Rothschild 2005 (1) Château Léoville Poyferré 2005 (4) Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2005 (1) Château Montrose 2009 Label slightly scuff marked (1) 1828 Above 9 bottles per lot $2200–3200 Château Latour 2017 One label slightly bin marked; released from the cellars of Château Latour in 2024 (2) Château Margaux 2020 (3) 1829 Above 5 bottles per lot $1500–2200 DOMAINE DUJAC Clos de la Roche 2023 Domaine Dujac Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...rich and extravagant on the nose...Red plums, redcurrant and light rose petal scents...plush tannins and a fi ne bead of acidity...an almost crystal- line fi nish. Outstanding.” (96-98 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Jan 2024 1830 3 bottles (oc) per lot $1100–1700 Clos Saint-Denis 2023 Domaine Dujac Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...aromas of cherries, raspberries, violets and spices...satiny and layered, it’s fl eshy and sensual, its pure core of fruit structured around powdery, melting tannins and lively acids...” (94-96 points) William Kelley, WA, Jan 2025 1831 6 bottles (2 oc) per lot $2600–3800
