Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 20 Auction 2511 Château Gruaud Larose 1986 St-Julien, 2me cru classé One base neck, seven top shoulder, two very high shoulder; six labels slightly scuff ed, fi ve slightly scuff marked; four capsules slightly corroded “...mammoth structure, tremendous reserves of fruit and concentration... fi nish that lasts close to a minute...one of the most magnifi cent Gruaud- Larose ever...” (96 points) RP, Bordeaux, 4th Edition (2003) (See photo right) 185 11 bottles per lot $1400–2000 Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 1986 Pauillac, 2me cru classé Eleven labels damp stained, two scuff ed “...bolts out of the stable doors with intense blackberry and cedar aromas – pure Cabernet – and reveals touches of mint with time...a clear high point for the estate...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Aug 2019 186 11 bottles per lot $1800–2800 Château Rauzan-Ségla 1986 Margaux, 2me cru classé Four base neck, four top shoulder “...tobacco, smoke, black currants, melted licorice, and hints of blueberry and compost...an intense, concentrated, very delineated style...” (96 points) RP, Bordeaux, 4th Edition (2003) 187 8 bottles per lot $800–1200 Château Clinet 1989 Pomerol Six base neck, one top shoulder; fi ve labels slightly scuff ed; nine cap- sules slightly corroded; one slightly raised cork; two importers “One of the great modern-day Bordeaux...sweet nose of creme de cas- sis intermixed with incense, licorice, smoke, and mineral...the stuff of dreams...” (100 points) RP, Bordeaux, 4th Edition (2003) 188 12 bottles per lot $4800–7500 Château Lynch-Bages 1989 Pauillac, 5me cru classé Three base neck; nine labels scuff marked “One of the all-time great vintages for this château...deep and multidimen- sional, it’s seamless and concentrated, with a rich core of fruit, ripe tannins and a beautifully defi ned fi nish...” (99 points) William Kelley, WA, Feb 2022 189 9 bottles per lot $2200–3200 Château Montrose 1989 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé “...vibrant blackberry, blueberry and black truffl e, hints of sous-bois, all with sensational precision...brilliantly balanced with fi ligree tannin... mineral-rich fi nish...” (100 points) Neal Martin, WA, Mar 2017 190 5 bottles per lot $1800–2800 Château Pichon-Longueville, Baron 1989 Pauillac, 2me cru classé One top shoulder; two importers “...a brilliant wine for the vintage...a riveting nose, spellbinding with pix- elated, mineral-rich black fruit, graphite and tobacco...Fabulous precision and sense of symmetry...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, July 2024 191 6 bottles per lot $1300–1900 Château Clinet 1990 Pomerol Nine base neck; nine labels scuff ed “A sensational eff ort...aromas of sweet blueberries, licorice, smoke, acacia fl owers, and camphor. Full-bodied with silky tannins, low acidity, and ter- rifi c purity...” (97 points) Robert Parker, WA #183, June 2009 (See photo page 5) 192 9 bottles per lot $1900–2800 Lot 185
