Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 58 Auction 2603 Château Léoville Las Cases 1993 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Owc—damaged top “...remarkable sweetness, powerful, chocolatey, cassis-scented aromas, and dense, medium to full-bodied fl avors with a superb inner-core of fruit. Purity, balance...” (90 points) Robert Parker, WA #109, Feb 1997 901 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1000–1500 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1995 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “...notes of Indian spices, plum preserves, fruitcake and dried fi gs with nuances of potpourri, star anise, bouquet garni and espresso...bold freshness...epic impact and length...” (95 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, Aug 2020 902 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1700–2600 Château Léoville Las Cases 1995 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Lot 904: Twelve labels slightly damp stained, two slightly torn; Lot 905: Released in 2019; Lots 906-909: Released in 2021; Lot 909: One label slightly nicked “...baked plums, dried mulberries and boysenberry preserves with hints of black truffl es...delivers good weight and generous fruit, supported by plush tannins...” (95 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, Mar 2021 903 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1400–2000 904 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1400–2000 905 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1400–2000 906 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1400–2000 907 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1400–2000 908 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1400–2000 909 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1400–2000 Château Lynch-Bages 1995 Pauillac, 5me cru classé “...more concentration and tannic backbone than others in this era. Dark berry fruit mixes with cola and black pepper, and tobacco comes through... an austere, grippy fi nish...” (91 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, July 2023 910 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1300–1900 Château Montrose 1995 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé “...red berry fruit, stewed black tea and brown spices, terracotta scents...supple tannins, fi ne weight, beautifully balanced, somehow quite “soothing” in style with no hard edges...” (94 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Dec 2025 911 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1200–1800 Château Pichon-Longueville, Baron 1995 Pauillac, 2me cru classé “...a beautiful bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit, cedar and mint... fi ne tannins, very pure and slightly ferrous in style...Drinking perfectly now...” (93 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Dec 2025 912 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1200–1800 913 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1200–1800 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1996 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “...aromas of dark berries, black cherry and bitter chocolate; slightly exotic crystallized fruit aspect. Dense, sweet and wonderfully rich...palate- caressing chocolatey fruit...” (94+ points) ST, Vinous.com, July 2002 914 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1400–2000 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 1996 Pauillac, 5me cru classé “...correct, linear, well defi ned, conservative but intense, with pencil shav- ings, cedar and a subtle balsam aroma...medium-bodied with a fi rm struc- ture and well-judged acidity...” (91 points) Neal Martin, WA #227, Oct 2016 915 12 bottles (owc) per lot $800–1200 Château Léoville Las Cases 1996 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Six released in 2016, six released in 2022 “...stunning...beautifully defi ned with intense black cherries, cedar, mint and a touch of oyster shell that seems to gain intensity in the glass...seam- less from start to fi nish...” (98 points) Neal Martin, WA #227, Oct 2016 916 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $2400–3500 Château Lynch-Bages 1996 Pauillac, 5me cru classé “...nicely perfumed with hints of wilted rose petal...well balanced with a fi ne line of acidity, fresh from the start with blackcurrant pastilles...tightly coiled, minerally...” (91 points) Neal Martin, WA #227, Oct 2016 917 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1500–2200 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 918 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1900–2800 Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 1996 Pauillac, 2me cru classé Released in 2016 “...very intense, brilliant and delineated, with pure blackberry, graphite and mint aromas bursting from the glass...Dense black fruit, laced with cedar, hints of espresso and leather...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Aug 2019 919 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Léoville Las Cases 1999 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Released in 2015 “...orange peel scents developing alongside cedar and sous-bois...sappy red fruit and a touch of black truffl e alongside cedar and a hint of dark chocolate...” (92 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Sep 2019 920 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1200–1800 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2000 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “...fl amboyant scents of baked black currants, raisin cake, prunes, Chinese fi ve spice and eucalyptus...decadent spice and dried berries layers coating the palate...Stunning!” (96 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, Aug 2020 921 11 bottles per lot $2200–3200 Château Léoville Las Cases 2000 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Lots 922-923: Released in 2015; Lots 924-926: Released in 2017 “...spectacular. Mingling aromas of dark berries and red fruits with aromas of pencil shavings, loamy soil, cedar box, bitter chocolate, dried rose pet- als...deep and concentrated...” (98 points) William Kelley, WA, Aug 2022 922 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2600–3800 923 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2600–3800 924 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2600–3800 925 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2600–3800 926 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2600–3800 Château Lynch-Bages 2000 Pauillac, 5me cru classé “...blossoming bouquet of blackberries, cassis, graphite and pen ink. Full-bodied with velvety tannins...purity, texture, mouthfeel and power combined with elegance...” (97 points) Robert Parker, WA #196, Aug 2011 927 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2200–3200 928 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2200–3200 Château Montrose 2000 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé “...pure, ripe blackberry and raspberry fruit, hints of cold slate and even charcoal emerging...wonderful backbone and focus...suppleness and refi nement...” (94+ points) Neal Martin, WA, Mar 2017 929 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1600–2400 930 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1600–2400 Château Pichon-Longueville, Baron 2000 Pauillac, 2me cru classé Three labels slightly damp stained “..precise, mineral-driven bouquet with intense black fruit infused with cedar and graphite scents...structured, stylish and eff ortless...pure and unerringly youthful...” (97 points) Neal Martin, WA, July 2016 931 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2200–3200
