Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 98 Auction 2603 Valbuena 5° 2020 Bodegas Vega Sicilia Ribera del Duero “...the tannins are fi ne-grained and polished...With time in the glass, the wine opens up and becomes more aromatic, and it even seems to gain juiciness and change texture...” (95 points) Luis Gutiérrez, WA, June 2025 1541 9 bottles (3 owc) per lot $900–1400 1542 12 bottles (4 owc) per lot $1200–1800 :: A STERLING SELECTION OF EXALTED FRENCH WINES Hart Davis Hart is thrilled to bring to market the following lots on behalf of a repeat consignor and astute collector. The focus here is on the wines of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and highlights from Cathiard, Vogüé and Coche-Dury. An extraordinary run of thirteen vintages of Romanée-Conti, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and a jeroboam of 2005 La Tâche are sure to dazzle collectors of DRC. All bottles were sourced responsibly and removed from storage that maintains a temperature of 55°F and 55% humidity. Château Cos d’Estournel 2005 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé Top shoulder; label slightly bin soiled; bottle signed by Jean-Guillaume Prats; owc—top missing “The purity of fruit to this is fascinating with plums, currants and other dark fruits. Then there is another layer of spices and chocolate. So much cassis. Full and very layered...” (99 points) JS, Nov 2015 (See photo opposite page) 1543 1 imperial (6L) (owc) per lot $1200–1800 DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI Romanée-St-Vivant 2004 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label scuff ed, one slightly bin marked “Medium red. Aromas of red cherry and Oriental spices, with a liqueur-like as- pect. Sweet, aromatic and penetrating...” (92 points) ST, Vinous.com, Mar 2007 1544 2 bottles per lot $3500–5500 La Tâche 2005 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff ed; cork slightly sunken “...simply has it all. Time in the glass releases the aromatics, but it is the wine’s pure sensuality I fi nd most enticing...” (100 points) AG, Vinous.com, May 2016 1545 1 jeroboam (3L) per lot $40000–60000 Richebourg 2005 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label scuff marked “...fresh and superbly elegant and pure aromas that are wonderfully broad and include red, black, blue and violet aromas as well as seemingly a full cupboard of Asian spices...” (97 points) AM, Issue 58, Apr 2015 1546 1 magnum per lot $6000–9000 Romanée-St-Vivant 2005 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...elegant and seductive exceptionally ripe black fruit aromas replete with soy, hoisin, clove and anise nuances...fi ne and refi ned linear and fi rmly structured fl avors...” (97 points) AM, Issue 29, Jan 2008 1547 1 magnum per lot $5500–8500 Grands-Echézeaux 2005 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label scuff ed 1548 1 magnum per lot $5500–8500 La Tâche 2006 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff ed “...hallmark spice and fl oral components...wonderfully defi ned and pre- cise...already harmonious...In a word, magnifi cent...a Zen-like vintage for La Tâche...” (96 points) AM, Issue 33, Jan 2009 1549 1 jeroboam (3L) per lot $17000–26000 Richebourg 2006 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “The 2006 Richebourg is dark and brooding, with tannins that still need time to resolve. A sense of classic austerity runs through the 2006 that I expect will always be present.” (95 points) AG, Vinous.com, Mar 2016 1550 1 magnum per lot $5000–7500 Romanée-St-Vivant 2006 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff ed “...fi rm veins of mouthwatering salinity and acidity. The characteristic per- fumed bouquet is very much in evidence, while there is a sense of energy and pure drive...” (95 points) AG, Vinous.com, Feb 2015 1551 1 magnum per lot $4000–6000 Grands-Echézeaux 2006 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label damp stained “...intense and layered nose...variety of spice notes, including anise, clove and soy that can also be found on the pure and sleekly muscled fl avors that possess real drive...” (94 points) AM, Issue 33, Jan 2009 1552 1 magnum per lot $3500–5500 Romanée-Conti 2007 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label scuff ed “...Hyacinth, rose, gladiola, and iris...savory, irresistibly juicy raspberry and pomegranate...colorful fl oral, spice, fruit, carnal, and mineral elements...” (96 points) David Schildknecht, WA #189, June 2010 1553 1 bottle per lot $11000–17000 Richebourg 2007 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label slightly bin soiled, one slightly scuff ed, four slightly scuff marked “...aromas of wild strawberry, minerals, spices and pepper...classy and suave, with terrifi c peppery, minerally lift in the middle palate...superb breadth...” (93+ points) ST, Vinous.com, Mar 2010 1554 6 bottles per lot $12000–18000 Romanée-St-Vivant 2007 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...delicately fruited and spiced nose...extremely fresh, fl oral and expan- sive...seductively textured, detailed and gorgeously delineated middle weight fl avors...” (94 points) AM, Issue 37, Jan 2010 1555 6 bottles (owc) per lot $10000–15000 Romanée-Conti 2008 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...seamless, totally symmetrical wine...hints of menthol and tar emerge, adding complexity to a deep core of fruit that continues to turn darker in the glass...” (97 points) AG, Vinous.com, May 2011 1556 1 bottle per lot $12000–18000 Romanée-Conti 2009 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff marked “...surprisingly huge and even obvious...elusive, intensely cerebral wine... Floral notes add lift on the vivid, kaleidoscopic fi nish...breathtaking exu- berance and richness...” (98+ points) AG, Vinous.com, Apr 2012 1557 1 bottle per lot $12000–18000 Romanée-Conti 2010 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff ed “...intensely spicy...exceptionally complex fl oral and cool red and black berry fruit aromas...well-delineated, pure and highly nuanced, multifac- eted medium-bodied fl avors...” (99 points) AM, Issue 49, Jan2013 1558 1 bottle per lot $14000–20000
