Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 Auction 2603 133 TREASURED RAVENEAU AND OTHER FAVORITES Featuring historic classifi ed Bordeaux and a notable selection of Raveneau, the following lots were all sourced with the utmost care and housed in pristine temperature- and humidity-controlled conditions. Château Haut-Brion 1928 Graves, 1er cru classé High shoulder; label bin soiled and scuff ed “...the most concentrated, port-like wine I have ever tasted from Haut- Brion. Its huge, meaty, tar, caramel, and jammy black fruit character is unctuously-textured...oozes out of the glass and over the palate...” (97 points) Robert Parker, WA #95, Oct 1994 2104 1 half-bottle per lot $1800–2800 Château Haut-Brion 1942 Graves, 1er cru classé Very high shoulder; label bin soiled and damp stained; capsule cut prior to inspection by HDH to reveal fully branded cork 2105 1 bottle per lot $650–950 Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 1945 Pauillac, 2me cru classé Very high shoulder; label scuff ed and slightly damp stained; capsule cut prior to inspection by HDH to reveal fully branded cork “The 1945 was worthy of the vintage’s reputation...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA, Dec 1997 2106 1 bottle per lot $800–1200 Les Forts de Latour 1982 Pauillac One base neck, three top shoulder, two very high shoulder; six labels slightly bin soiled “...an example of why a second wine is well worth buying in a great vin- tage...explosive nose of charcoal, black fruits, herbs, and soil undertones. Full-bodied and fl eshy...” (94 points) Robert Parker, WA #183, June 2009 2107 6 bottles per lot $1300–1900 Vieux Château Certan 1986 Pomerol Seven base neck, fi ve top shoulder; one capsule torn “...complex nose suggesting cedar wood, fruitcake, Asian spices, roasted herbs, and black currants...impressively concentrated...Medium to full- bodied and rich...” (92 points) RP, Bordeaux, 3rd Edition (1998) 2108 12 bottles per lot $1200–1800 Château Calon-Ségur 1982 Three base neck, two top shoulder; one label damp stained, two diff erent label styles; one sunken cork; two importers (6) Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1986 Base neck; label scuff ed (1) Château Léoville Las Cases 1996 Base neck; slight signs of past seepage (1) 2109 Above 8 bottles per lot $900–1400 Château Latour 2007 Label slightly scuff ed (1) Château Haut-Brion 2017 Label slightly bin soiled (3) 2110 Above 4 bottles per lot $1000–1500 Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2012 (6) 2015 (6) 2111 Above 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1500–2200 Vosne-Romanée, Malconsorts 2020 Hudelot-Noëllat Côte de Nuits, 1er cru “...a femme fatale of pure red and blue fruit with a hint of violet...perfectly judged acidity, silky smooth with impressive volume allied with fi nesse on the fi nish. Entrancing.” (96-98 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Dec 2021 2112 1 magnum (owc) per lot $700–1000 Nuits-St-Georges, Aux Thorey 2022 Sylvain Cathiard Côte de Nuits, 1er cru “...fabulous delineation on the nose; this blossoms in the glass with viva- cious red fruit laced with minerals...full of tension with superb weight and depth on the graphite-tinged fi nish...” (93-95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous. com, Nov 2023 2113 6 bottles (oc) per lot $1000–1500 DOMAINE RAVENEAU Chablis, Blanchots 2013 Domaine Raveneau Chablis, grand cru Three wax capsules chipped exposing tops of corks “...notes of wet stone, pear, sea breeze and quinine...delicious yet quite serious medium weight fl avors possess excellent punch and drive... mineral-driven, balanced and impressively persistent...” (92 points) AM, Issue 60, Oct 2015 2114 12 bottles (oc) per lot $4500–6500 Chablis, Valmur 2013 Domaine Raveneau Chablis, grand cru Five wax capsules chipped, two exposing tops of corks; three slight signs of past seepage “...a touch of generosity with almond and even a very slight creme brûlée scent...very well balanced...vivacious and charming...lightly spiced fi nish... This is superb.” (94 points) Neal Martin, WA #220, Aug 2015 2115 12 bottles (oc) per lot $4200–6500 Chablis, Montée de Tonnerre 2014 Domaine Raveneau Chablis, 1er cru “...subtle, vibrant nose melds white peach, lime, mint, pungent minerals and toasted bread, plus a suggestion of more candied peach. Taut, precise and impossibly juicy...” (95+ points) ST, Vinous.com, Aug 2019 2116 12 bottles (oc) per lot $6000–9000 Chablis, Montée de Tonnerre 2015 Domaine Raveneau Chablis, 1er cru Three wax capsules chipped; one slight signs of past seepage “...tightly wound bouquet with a slight fumé note at fi rst, then a trace of sea cave and a tang of the sea...very well balanced with a fi ne line of acidity... wonderful harmony...” (94 points) Neal Martin, WA #232, Aug 2017 2117 12 bottles (oc) per lot $3500–5500 Chablis, Vaillons 2015 Domaine Raveneau Chablis, 1er cru “...blessed with a pretty, wet limestone-scented bouquet, very open and transparent with a touch of spice developing with aeration. The palate skips along, fresh and tensile with a keen thread of acidity...” (94 points) Neal Martin, WA #232, Aug 2017 2118 12 bottles (oc) per lot $2400–3500 Chablis, Butteaux 2016 Domaine Raveneau Chablis, 1er cru “...long, smooth and majestic style with a wealth of peaches. Very smooth and ripe with a grilled-hazelnut fi nish. Good freshness for the vintage. Pastry-like and succulent at the fi nish...” (94 points) JS, Aug 2018 2119 12 bottles (oc) per lot $2400–3500 Chablis, Blanchots 2017 Domaine Raveneau Chablis, grand cru “...a dense, powerful wine...Lemon confi t, white fl ower and orchard fruit notes...an explosive Chablis that will only truly blossom with quite a bit of time in the cellar...so deep, so vivid and so striking...” (96 points) AG, Vinous. com, Jan 2020 2120 12 bottles (oc) per lot $6000–9000 Chablis, Montée de Tonnerre 2019 Domaine Raveneau Chablis, 1er cru “...high-toned fl oral wisps, iodine and plenty of oyster shell and tidal pool nuances...racy, mineral-driven and ultra-refi ned...a genuine knockout.” (95 points) AM, Issue 94, Oct 2021 2121 6 bottles (oc) per lot $2200–3200
