Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 Auction 2603 69 AN EXCITING CACHE OF BORDEAUX, BURGUNDY, ITALIAN AND CALIFORNIAN FAVORITES Hart Davis Hart is proud to present a further selection from this longtime collector and repeat consignor. Highlights include sought- after Burgundy such as 2015 Latricières-Chambertin Arnoux-Lachaux and 2012 Meursault, Les Charmes Comtes Lafon, Italian icons 2016 Barolo, Sperss Gaja and 2015 Sassicaia, and many vintages of Bond and Harlan in both bottle and magnum. All wines were purchased from an established merchant and stored professionally. Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1986 Graves, Cru Classé de Graves One base neck; one label slightly scuff ed, one slightly scuff marked “...La Mission was holding on nicely with dark berries, currants, iodine and oyster shell. It was full-bodied, very soft, very silky and ended with a fresh fi nish. It’s a wine defi nitely on a holding pattern.” (96 points) JS 1157 8 bottles per lot $1800–2800 Château Haut-Brion 1989 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé “...unquestionably the best I have encountered in recent years...stunning defi nition, a mixture of shimmering black fruit, crushed stone, black true and graphite...” (100 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, July 2024 1158 1 bottle per lot $2000–3000 Château L’Evangile 1990 Pomerol Three base neck, two top shoulder; one label nicked; three slight signs of past seepage “...sultry, broody...sage and black truffl e infused black fruit, developing a subtle aniseed-like aroma with aeration...laced with bay leaf and a pinch of white pepper...” (93 points) Neal Martin, WA, July 2016 1159 5 bottles per lot $1300–1900 Château Haut-Brion 1995 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé Two labels slightly scuff ed, fi ve slightly scuff marked, one slightly ink marked; multiple importers “...black fruits, vanillin, spice, and wood-fi re smoke...Multidimensional and rich...layers of ripe fruit...beautifully integrated tannin and acidity...grace- ful...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #115, Feb 1998 1160 9 bottles per lot $3200–4800 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1995 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...sweet, powdered mineral, smoky, weedy cassis-scented nose. Beautiful sweetness of fruit...medium-bodied, tightly-knit, but gloriously pure, well- delineated...” (95 points) Robert Parker, WA #115, Feb 1998 1161 5 bottles per lot $2000–3000 Château Latour 1995 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Three labels slightly scuff marked “...cassis, vanillin, and minerals in its fragrant but still youthful aromatics... exceptional purity, superb concentration, and a long, intense, ripe, 40-sec- ond fi nish...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #129, June 2000 1162 5 bottles per lot $2000–3000 Château Haut-Brion 1996 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé Twelve labels damp stained and scuff marked “...expansive and complete on the nose...scents of underbrush, tar, black olive...palate is very well balanced with dark cherries, sous-bois and cedar...” (95 points) Neal Martin, WA #227, Oct 2016 1163 12 bottles per lot $3500–5500 Château Montrose 1996 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé “...classic through and through and very well defi ned...fi ne delineation, pitch-perfect acidity, touches of graphite infusing the red and black fruit... pretty, fl oral fi nish...” (96 points) Neal Martin, WA, Mar 2017 1164 8 bottles per lot $1200–1800 Château Haut-Brion 1999 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé Five labels slightly scuff ed “...plum, currant, and mineral notes...concentrated, beautifully balanced, pure...medium to full-bodied, nuanced, subtle, deep, and provocatively elegant...” (93 points) Robert Parker, WA #140, Apr 2002 1165 8 bottles per lot $2200–3200 Château Latour 1999 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Nine labels slightly scuff marked “...big, concentrated...classic nose of minerals, black currants, leather, and vanilla...long, ripe, and medium-bodied, with high levels of sweet tannin...” (94 points) Robert Parker, WA #140, Apr 2002 1166 9 bottles per lot $2800–4200 Château Palmer 2000 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...fl oral nose, soft, undulating tannins, and tremendous opulence and fl esh...full-bodied mouthfeel, silky tannins, and loads of fl oral notes... smoke and incense...” (95 points) Robert Parker, WA #189, June 2010 1167 6 bottles per lot $1500–2200 Château Haut-Brion 2001 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé “...pure notes of sweet and sour cherries, black currants, licorice, smoke, and crushed stones. Medium-bodied with excellent purity, fi rm tannin... structured fi nish...” (94 points) Robert Parker, WA #153, June 2004 1168 10 bottles per lot $2600–3800 Château Pontet-Canet 2009 Pauillac, 5me cru classé “...slips sensuously from the glass with opulent scents of crème de cassis, baked plums and Black Forest cake...Full-bodied, rich, spicy and oh-so- decadent in the mouth...” (100 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, May 2020 1169 10 bottles (owc) per lot $1400–2000 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1985 Two importers (2) Château Haut-Brion 1986 Three labels scuff ed; two capsules slightly corroded; two importers (3) 1170 Above 5 bottles per lot $1400–2000 Château Latour 1989 Three base neck; four labels slightly scuff marked (4) 1995 Two base neck; two labels slightly scuff ed; one signs of past seepage (2) 1171 Above 6 bottles per lot $2000–3000 Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 1989 One base neck, one top shoulder; one cork slightly sunken; one slight signs of past seepage; multiple importers (3) Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 1990 (4) Château Palmer 1996 (4) Château Palmer 2000 Label slightly scuff ed (1) 1172 Above 12 bottles per lot $1900–2800 AN AUCTION OF FINEST & RAREST WINES Including Wines From: AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE CELLAR (lots 1373 – 1439) FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026, 9:00AM ET | LOTS 1157 – 2308
