Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 18 Auction 2511 Château Calon-Ségur 1949 St-Estèphe, 3me cru classé Five top shoulder; two labels tissue stained and slightly torn; one capsule cut by HDH to reveal fully branded cork “...Médoc-like, cedar, spice, curranty, mineral, and damp forest scent. Me- dium to full-bodied, with high tannin, excellent concentration...an element of over-ripe fruit...” (94 points) Robert Parker, WA #103, Feb 1996 166 5 bottles per lot $1600–2400 Vieux Château Certan 1949 Pomerol High shoulder; label damp stained and slightly torn; short capsule reveals fully branded cork “...so fresh and vital that you are lost for words. It has a haunting sym- metry, perfect acidity and poise that belies that fruit intensity that seems undimmed over the years...” (98 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Jan 2020 167 1 bottle per lot $1500–2200 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1961 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Three very high shoulder; three labels slightly scuff ed; three Danish tax-stamped capsules “...notes of kirsch, raspberry preserves and dried mulberries...laden with layers of dried red and black berries and tons of spice and fl oral sparks with a wonderfully plush texture...” (98 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, Aug 2020 168 3 bottles per lot $2400–3500 Château Gruaud Larose 1961 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Lot 169: One 4cm, one 5cm; two labels damp stained, faded, and scuff ed; two capsules corroded; Lot 170: One 3cm, one 3.5cm, two 4cm, one 4.5cm; six labels damp stained, faded, and torn; six capsules slightly corroded “...powerful, rich, densely concentrated...young, fresh, and vigorous...a viscous texture, sensation depth of fruit, and a fabulous, albeit alcoholic fi nish...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #95, Oct 1994 169 2 bottles per lot $1700–2600 170 6 bottles per lot $5000–7500 Château Latour à Pomerol 1961 Pomerol One base neck, fi ve top shoulder; fi ve labels damp stained, one ap- plied off -center; two capsules cut prior to inspection by HDH to reveal fully branded corks; multiple importers “...this wine is ‘off the charts’...phenomenal richness and amazing precision and balance...can bring tears to one’s eyes...intense aromas of jammy plums, black currants, licorice, and truffl es...” (100 points) RP, Bordeaux, 3rd Edition (1998) 171 6 bottles per lot $60000–90000 Château Montrose 1961 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé One top shoulder, one very high shoulder, two high shoulder; four labels damp stained, one slightly torn, one slightly loose “...tobacco and leather-infused red berry fruit...beautifully balanced with a gentle grip, intense dark cherries and tertiary notes, a touch of pomegran- ate towards the fi nish...” (94 points) Neal Martin, WA, Mar 2017 172 4 bottles per lot $2400–3500 Château L’Evangile 1975 Pomerol Two base neck; fi ve labels damp stained “...a huge nose of fruitcake, sweet cedar, and gobs of black fruits intermixed with scents of truffl es...Powerful and forceful, with rich, jammy fruit but- tressed by high tannin...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #103, Feb 1996 173 5 bottles per lot $1000–1500 Château La Tour Haut-Brion 1975 Graves Nine top shoulder, two very high shoulder; eleven labels damp stained; four capsules corroded “...huge, sweet, cedary, tobacco, mineral, chocolatey, smoky, cassis- scented nose and fl avors...massive and full-bodied, with well-integrated tannin...extraordinary extract...” (96 points) RP, Bordeaux, 3rd Edition (1998) 174 11 bottles per lot $2800–4200 Château Certan de May 1982 Pomerol Seven base neck, three top shoulder; twelve labels glue stained; fi ve capsules slightly corroded “...notes of cedar, forest fl oor, sweet jammy plums, black currants, licorice, and tobacco leaf. Full-bodied and powerful with high tannins...massive mouthfeel...” (93+ points) Robert Parker, WA #183, June 2009 175 12 bottles per lot $1800–2800 Château La Conseillante 1982 Pomerol Two base neck, six top shoulder, two very high shoulder; ten labels damp stained, one slightly torn; six capsules slightly corroded; four slight signs of past seepage “One of the most sensual, viscerally appealing wines of the vintage... Supple and expansive, with melting tannins and a long, perfumed fi nish, it’s one of my favorite 1982 Bordeaux today.” (97 points) William Kelley, WA #264, Dec 2022 176 10 bottles per lot $2600–3800 Château Cos d’Estournel 1982 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé Eight labels slightly damp stained, four slightly torn; two importers “...youthful and saturated in appearance...aromas of sweet berry fruit, plums, licorice and pencil shavings...almost unctuous palate of notable concentration and depth...” (96 points) William Kelley, WA #264, Dec 2022 177 8 bottles per lot $2000–3000 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 1982 Pauillac, 5me cru classé Lot 178: Nine top shoulder; nine labels damp stained, nine loose, one partially adhered with tape; two importers; Lot 179: Twelve top shoul- der; twelve labels damp stained, six loose; two importers “...brilliantly focused and intense on the nose with black fruit, cedar and graph- ite - quintessentially Pauillac, undimmed by the last four decades...stunning, pure with unerring symmetry...” (97 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Apr 2022 178 9 bottles per lot $1300–1900 179 12 bottles per lot $2200–3200 Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 1982 Pauillac, 2me cru classé Lot 180: Four base neck, one top shoulder; fi ve labels damp stained; Lot 181: Five base neck; fi ve labels damp stained; four slight signs of past seepage; Lot 182: Label creased and damp stained “...a sweet bouquet of blackcurrants and blackberries...supple and enveloping, with melting tannins, ripe acids and a long, cedar-infl ected fi nish, it continues to deliver magical drinking...” (100 points) William Kelley, WA #264, Dec 2022 (See photo opposite page) 180 5 bottles per lot $2400–3500 181 6 magnums per lot $8500–13000 182 1 jeroboam (5L) per lot $5000–7500 Château La Tour Haut-Brion 1982 Graves One label slightly scuff ed “...enticing scents of black olive and a brine-like—perhaps seaweed (kelp)— aroma that infuse that black fruit...embroidered with fi ne tannin and a fi rm, gravelly, tobacco-infused fi nish...” (96 points) Neal Martin, WA #231, June 2017 183 3 bottles per lot $750–1100 Château Cos d’Estournel 1986 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé Three base neck; eleven labels slightly damp stained “...plenty of toasty, smoky notes...ripe plums and licorice. Evolving at a glacial pace...massive, huge, ripe, extremely concentrated fl avors with impressive depth and richness...” (95 points) Robert Parker, WA #95, Oct 1994 184 11 bottles per lot $1400–2000
