Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 62 Auction 2511 Côte Rôtie, La Landonne 1991 Guigal Northern Rhône Nine labels slightly scuff marked “...huge, smoky, new saddle leather, licorice, Asian spice, meaty, and cassis scents...layers of richness, huge body, massive extraction, and a phenom- enal fi nish...” (99 points) RP, Rhône (1997) (See photo above) 917 9 bottles per lot $4200–6500 Côte Rôtie, La Mouline 1991 Guigal Northern Rhône “...a perfect wine in the making, with a staggering bouquet of violets, bacon fat, sweet cassis fruit, and toasty oak...a phenomenal wine...” (100 points) RP, Rhône (1997) (See photo above) 918 5 bottles per lot $2800–4200 Côte Rôtie, La Turque 1991 Guigal Northern Rhône “...you cannot fi nd a Richebourg or Musigny with the richness and com- plexity possessed by this awesome wine...great fl avor intensity and rich extraction...” (99 points) RP, Rhône (1997) (See photo above) 919 3 bottles per lot $1500–2200 Côte Rôtie, La Landonne 1994 Guigal Northern Rhône Four labels slightly scuff marked “...extremely muscular and powerful, with high tannin as well as fabulous extract...a tight nose with plenty of pain grillé, olive, iron, and black fruit aromas...” (98 points) Robert Parker, WA #121, Feb 1999 920 5 bottles per lot $1000–1500 Côte Rôtie, La Mouline 1994 Guigal Northern Rhône Five labels slightly scuff ed “...nose of sweet black raspberry fruit intertwined with aromas of coconut and apricots. Jammy black fruits...full-bodied, silky-textured, sumptuous- ly-styled...” (95 points) Robert Parker, WA #121, Feb 1999 921 5 bottles per lot $1100–1700 Côte Rôtie, La Turque 1994 Guigal Northern Rhône Five labels slightly scuff ed “...fabulously-scented nose of licorice, Asian spices, truffl es, minerals, and gobs of black fruits...great richness, a multi-layered personality...sensa- tional, chocolatey...” (96-98 points) Robert Parker, WA #113, Oct 1997 922 5 bottles per lot $1000–1500 PAUL JABOULET AINE Hermitage 1959 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Northern Rhône Label damp stained; wax capsule heavily chipped revealing estate branded cork 923 1 bottle per lot $2800–4200 Hermitage, La Chapelle 1959 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Northern Rhône One 4.5cm; two labels damp stained; one capsule cut prior to inspection by HDH reveals estate branded cork “...Sweet and jewelly. Transparent, relatively light and lively. Lovely fruit but defi nitely a very mature wine...” (19 points) Jancis Robinson, JR, Jan 2019 924 2 bottles per lot $6500–9500 Hermitage, La Chapelle 1961 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Northern Rhône Lot 925: Two 3cm, one 4.5cm; fi ve labels damp stained; one slightly sunken cork; one capsule cut prior to inspection by HDH to reveal domaine branded cork; two importers; Lot 926: Modern style label and capsule “...a stunning - literally off the charts - bouquet of truffl es, soy sauce, smoked meats, coff ee bean and wood smoke, it is the absolute essence of this cuvée...” (100 points) Jeb Dunnuck, WA, Sep 2015 (Lot 926: See photo right) 925 5 bottles per lot $35000–55000 926 1 magnum per lot $24000–35000 Hermitage, La Chapelle 1978 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Northern Rhône Lot 927: Seven labels damp stained and scuff ed; multiple importers; Lot 928: One 4cm; one label torn, one slightly scuff marked, two damp stained; one neck tag missing; two diff erent label and capsule styles; two importers “...insane bouquet of sweet cassis, truffl e, smoked meats and licorice. Full-bodied, multidimensional, decadent and massive on the palate...” (100 points) Jeb Dunnuck, WA, Sep 2015 927 7 bottles per lot $7000–10000 928 2 magnums per lot $7000–10000 Hermitage, La Chapelle 1990 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Northern Rhône Lot 929: Eight labels slightly scuff marked; Lot 930: Six labels damp stained and slightly scuff ed; three slight signs of past seepage “...profound bouquet of sweet cassis, smoked meats, chocolate, licorice and spice...a full-bodied, insanely textured, pure and hedonistic palate...” (100 points) Jeb Dunnuck, WA, Sep 2015 929 8 bottles per lot $2200–3200 930 6 magnums per lot $5000–7500 Hermitage 1978 Jean-Louis Chave Northern Rhône One 4cm; eight labels slightly damp stained, fi ve torn; two importers “...smoky, tar, cassis, herb, and grilled meat set of aromatics, huge body, and mouth-searing tannin...a very youthful wine-after nearly two decades of cellaring...” (96 points) RP, Rhône (1997) 931 8 bottles per lot $12000–18000 Lots 917-919
