Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 12 Auction 2511 CHATEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1948 Graves, Cru Classé de Graves High shoulder; label damp stained “...powerful, roasted, rich bouquet of tobacco, ripe curranty fruit, and smoky chestnuts...concentrated, highly extracted fruit, full body...plenty of alcohol and tannin...” (93 points) Robert Parker, WA #95, Oct 1994 106 1 bottle per lot $1700–2600 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1955 Graves, Cru Classé de Graves Three very high shoulder, two high shoulder; six labels damp stained; two capsules slightly corroded “...one of the peaks of twentieth-century Bordeaux...audacious, complex bouquet of mineral-rich red fruit. How can it emit so much energy after almost 70 years?...” (100 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, June 2025 (See photo opposite page) 107 6 bottles per lot $20000–30000 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1959 Graves, Cru Classé de Graves One base neck, one top shoulder, one very high shoulder; one label damp stained, two slightly bin soiled; three capsules slightly cor- roded; one slightly sunken cork; two rebouche by the Château in 2002 “...broodingly backward, formidably-endowed wine should be at its best before the end of the century and drink well for the fi rst 20-25 years of the next millennium.” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #95, Oct 1994 (See photo opposite page) 108 3 bottles per lot $10000–15000 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1961 Graves, Cru Classé de Graves Lot 109: Three very high shoulder; three labels damp stained, ink marked, and slightly torn; one slightly sunken cork; Lot 110: One top shoulder, one very high shoulder, three high shoulder; fi ve labels damp stained; one capsule cut prior to inspection by HDH to reveal fully branded cork; four Nicolas “...a thick, rich, super-aromatic wine with a textbook Graves bouquet of to- bacco, barbecued meats, minerals, spices, and sweet red and black fruits... soft, opulently-textured wine...” (100 points) RP, Bordeaux, 3rd Edition (1998) (Lot 110: See photo opposite page) 109 3 bottles per lot $9500–14000 110 5 bottles per lot $16000–24000 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1975 Graves, Cru Classé de Graves One 3cm, one 3.5cm; four labels slightly damp stained and slightly torn; one signs of past seepage, two slight signs of past seepage “...camphor, wood charcoal, black fruits, plums, cedar, damp earth, truffl es, asphalt and smoke result in a fabulous set of aromatics...concen- trated, dense...” (97 points) Robert Parker, WA #202, Aug 2012 111 4 magnums per lot $8000–12000 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1978 Graves, Cru Classé de Graves Lot 112: Base neck; label damp stained; Lot 113: Twelve base neck; four labels scuff ed, three damp stained, nine slightly damp stained “...soars from the glass with almost high-toned blackberry, cigar humidor, warm gravel and that signature trait of black olive...a fabulous La Mission Haut-Brion...” (98 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, May 2018 112 1 bottle per lot $280–420 113 12 bottles per lot $3500–5500 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1982 Graves, Cru Classé de Graves Lot 114: Six base neck, one top shoulder; nine labels slightly damp stained; multiple importers; Lot 115: Eight base neck; two top shoul- der; ten labels slightly damp stained, one damp stained; multiple importers “...remains remarkably youthful...a deep core of fruit, ripe tannins and a long, expansive fi nish. Over the last decade, the wine has become increas- ingly seamless and elegant...” (100 points) William Kelley, WA #264, Dec 2022 114 9 bottles per lot $6500–9500 115 12 bottles per lot $12000–18000 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1989 Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves Lot 116: Eleven labels slightly damp stained, one nicked; two import- ers; Lot 118: Label bin marked and slightly torn “...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 116 11 bottles per lot $10000–15000 117 6 magnums per lot $16000–24000 118 1 double-magnum (3L) per lot $4800–7500 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2000 Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves “...sensational bouquet of blueberries, black currants, graphite, asphalt and background oak. Extremely powerful, full-bodied and superbly con- centrated...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #202, Aug 2012 119 12 bottles per lot $4200–6500 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2005 Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves One label slightly nicked “...pure perfection...extraordinary nose of sweet blackberries, cassis and spring fl owers with some underlying minerality, a full-bodied mouthfeel, gorgeously velvety tannins...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #219, June 2015 120 12 bottles per lot $4200–6500 CHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD Château Mouton Rothschild 1945 Pauillac, 2me cru classé Lot 121: One top shoulder; one very high shoulder; one label slightly damp stained, one damp stained, tattered, and loose; two capsules cut prior to inspection by HDH to reveal fully branded cork; Lot 122: Top shoulder; label slightly damp stained, slightly scuff ed, and loose; capsule cut prior to inspection by HDH to reveal fully branded cork “...the nose of the 1945 Mouton Rothschild is ATOMIC. The overall char- acter is paradoxical: at once profoundly mature and yet so jaw-droppingly youthful...” (100 points) Lisa Perotti-Brown, WA #245, Oct 2019 121 2 bottles per lot $20000–30000 122 1 magnum per lot $22000–32000 Château Mouton Rothschild 1947 Pauillac, 2me cru classé Top shoulder; label heavily tattered; short capsule reveals fully branded cork “...The bouquet is eff ervescent and shimmers with energy: vestiges of red berry fruit, orange sorbet, peppermint, hints of Medjool dates and graphite all brilliantly aligned...” (99 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, June 2018 123 1 magnum per lot $8000–12000 Château Mouton Rothschild 1959 Pauillac, 2me cru classé One top shoulder, one high shoulder; one label torn, heavily damp stained and adhered with tape, one bin soiled, scuff ed, and slightly torn “...one of the greatest Moutons made in the last thirty-fi ve years...should continue to evolve for another 20-30 years. It may well be a 100-year wine...” (100 points) RP, Bordeaux, 3rd Edition (1998) 124 2 bottles per lot $3500–5500 Château Mouton Rothschild 1961 Pauillac, 2me cru classé Two top shoulder, two very high shoulder, three high shoulder; seven labels damp stained and slightly scuff ed; seven capsules slightly corroded “...remains a deep color with remarkably little aging on the rim...black fruit, pencil shavings, cigar humidor...exquisite balance and possesses as much depth as the Latour...Magnifi cent!” (98 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Aug 2024 125 7 bottles per lot $12000–18000
