Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 44 Auction 2603 AN IMPRESSIVE OFFERING OF OLD AND NEW WORLD RARITIES Featuring library vintages from France and California, the following off ering is a small piece of a much larger spectacular cellar that was assembled over many years by a well-known connoisseur and established member of the wine community. All wines were purchased either on release or through highly-reputed auction channels and stored in an underground temperature- and humidity-controlled cellar. Château Lafi te Rothschild 1970 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Base neck; label slightly damp stained and slightly scuff ed “...lovely delineation and vitality on the nose with candied orange peel infusing the pretty and pure red fruit...a fi ne-boned First Growth with panache and verve...” (94 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Apr 2024 683 1 jeroboam (5L) per lot $2000–3000 Château Haut-Brion Blanc 2010 Pessac-Léognan Two labels slightly scuff marked “...Loads of minerality, a hint of subtle spice, but mostly just pure orange marmalade, candle wax, honeysuckle and caramelized melons...a full- bodied, distinctive style...” (98 points) Robert Parker, WA #205, Feb 2013 684 4 bottles per lot $1900–2800 Château Haut-Brion Blanc 2012 Pessac-Léognan “...extraordinary fl esh and intensity, with an unctuousness and thickness that is almost hard to believe...caramelized citrus, honeysuckle, fi g and crushed rock...” (98 points) Robert Parker, WA #218, Apr 2015 685 4 bottles per lot $1400–2000 Château d’Yquem 1975 Sauternes, premier cru superieur Two base neck; two labels slightly damp stained; two orange-gold “...cashew butter, manuka honey, dried apricots, musk perfume and fallen leaves over a core of spice cake, applesauce, fungi and lemongrass... bright, vibrant stone fruit...” (99 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, Aug 2019 686 2 bottles per lot $950–1400 Clos Vougeot 1986 Maison Leroy Côte de Nuits, grand cru Two labels slightly scuff marked; one signs of past seepage “...an elegant, richly fruity, ripe, deep wine...” (88 points) Robert Parker, WA, Dec 1989 687 2 bottles per lot $1200–1800 La Tâche 1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru One 3cm, one 3.5cm; two labels scuff marked and slightly nicked; one signs of past seepage “...perfume of Asian spices as well as jammy black raspberries, cherries, and blackberries infused with smoke, toast, and dried herbs...layers of fl avor...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA E2002, Jan 2002 688 2 bottles per lot $11000–17000 Romanée-St-Vivant 1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label slightly nicked, one slightly scuff marked and slightly ink marked; two slight signs of past seepage “...blossoming in the glass with a lavish bouquet of black cherry, black- berry, sous bois, dark spice and a touch of game...enrobed in juicy, vibrant fruit...” (95 points) William Kelley, WA, Jan 2018 689 2 bottles per lot $4500–6500 Grands-Echézeaux 1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru 3cm; label scuff marked “...ethereal bouquet with bewitching delineation and grace, replete with red cherries and crushed strawberry, rose petal...very harmonious and graceful...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, May 2019 690 1 bottle per lot $2000–3000 Echézeaux 1998 Emmanuel Rouget Côte de Nuits, grand cru Two labels slightly wine spattered “Magnum...mature aromas (though with no sous bois) and ample spice notes that continue onto the delicious, round and intense medium weight fl avors...” (93 points) AM, Mar 2008 691 4 bottles per lot $2400–3500 Richebourg 2001 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Two labels scuff marked and slightly nicked, one slightly bin soiled “...regal nose of black fruit rather than red, crushed stone and hints of juni- per and sage...The aromatics simply stop you in your tracks. The palate has enormous backbone...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, June 2019 692 2 bottles per lot $4200–6500 Chambolle-Musigny 2004 Domaine d’Auvenay (Leroy) Côte de Nuits Two labels slightly creased, one slightly scuff marked; one slight signs of past seepage “...powerful and notably dense fl avors that are really quite fi ne for what is essentially young Bonnes Mares...beautifully balanced, sappy and mouth coating fi nish...” (93 points) AM, Issue 22, Apr 2006 693 4 bottles per lot $14000–20000 Montrachet 1988 Comtes Lafon Côte de Beaune, grand cru Label scuff ed and slightly damp stained 694 1 bottle per lot $1500–2200 Puligny-Montrachet, Les Folatières 1989 Domaine d’Auvenay (Leroy) Côte de Beaune, 1er cru 3cm “...minerals, butter, and tropical fruits. In the mouth, there is extraordinary richness, amazing viscosity (oil of Chardonnay), and an intensity level that is rarely encountered...” (98 points) Robert Parker, WA, Feb 1992 695 1 bottle per lot $2600–3800 Bâtard-Montrachet 2001 Domaine Ramonet Côte de Beaune, grand cru “...elegant aromas of white fl ower and citrus...steely, gorgeously pure and delineated medium full fl avors that seem as though they’re chiseled directly from solid rock...” (95 points) AM, Issue 16, Oct 2004 696 1 bottle per lot $550–850 Bollinger, R.D. 1990 Vallée de la Marne, Aÿ Bottles: Disgorged 9 Sep 2003, in oc; Magnum: Disgorged 8 Jan 2004 “...notes of hazelnut, toff ee, roasted nuts, truffl e and baked bread, plus a faintly oxidative whiff of Calvados...incredibly tactile and layered, with explosive vinosity and a saline, mounting, palate-staining fi nish.” (94 points) ST, Vinous.com, Jan 2016 697 3 bottles and 1 magnum per lot $1200–1800 Krug, Clos du Mesnil 1990 Côte des Blancs, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Label nicked “...aromas of grilled nuts, ginger, earth and minerals...powerful but wonderfully ripe, with thick, sappy fl avors of hazelnut, minerals and baking spices, plus a hint of toff ee...” (97 points) ST, Vinous.com, Nov 2003 698 1 bottle per lot $1400–2000 SCREAMING EAGLE Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 Oakville Base neck “...bouquet of cassis, minerals, and smoke...multi-textured, round wine... sweet, well-integrated tannin, a great mid-palate and fi nish...spectacular purity...” (94 points) Robert Parker, WA #132, Dec 2000 699 1 bottle per lot $1500–2200
