Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 Auction 2603 39 SELECTED GEMS FROM A REPEAT CONSIGNOR Featuring notable highlights from Burgundy as well as Chave’s lauded Cuvée Cathelin from the 2009 vintage, all wines were carefully sourced through highly regarded merchants and kept in temperature- and humidity-controlled conditions since purchase. Le Dôme 2010 St-Emilion, grand cru Nine labels slightly scuff marked “...ethereal in its elegance and fi nesse, the wine has a strikingly provoca- tive bouquet of camphor, blueberry jam, violets, new saddle leather, white chocolate and spice...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #205, Feb 2013 568 12 bottles per lot $1500–2200 Château Léoville Poyferré 2010 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “...fl oral notes intermixed with blackberries, cassis, graphite and spring fl owers, this full-bodied, legendary eff ort is long and opulent...abundant yet sweet tannin...” (98+ points) Robert Parker, WA #205, Feb 2010 569 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1200–1800 Château Lynch-Bages 2010 Pauillac, 5me cru classé “...great beauty and fi nesse...ultra-fi ne tannins and a juicy delicious fi nish. Long and beautiful. This is the best Lynch in a long, long time. I love the precision here...” (98 points) JS, Feb 2013 570 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1500–2200 DOMAINE DE MONTILLE Vosne-Romanée, Malconsorts, Cuvée Christiane 2012 Domaine de Montille Côte de Nuits, 1er cru “...Another dimension of ripeness on the nose, with raspberry and cherry fruit complicated by cardamom, coriander, peony and graphite...dark cherry and spice fl avors...” (94-96 points) ST, Vinous.com, Jan 2014 571 1 magnum per lot $700–1000 Vosne-Romanée, Malconsorts, Cuvée Christiane 2013 Domaine de Montille Côte de Nuits, 1er cru “...delineation and precision, more mineralité coming through on the nose, veins of wet limestone and sea spray emerging with time. The palate is also noticeably diff erent with greater tension and focus...” (94-96 points) Neal Martin, WA #216, Dec 2014 572 12 bottles (2 oc) per lot $3000–4500 Vosne-Romanée, Malconsorts, Cuvée Christiane 2014 Domaine de Montille Côte de Nuits, 1er cru “...aromas of medicinal black cherry and clove...Sappy and extremely con- centrated; hugely rich without any impression of heaviness...outstanding breadth and sap...” (93-96 points) ST, Vinous.com, Jan 2016 573 6 bottles (oc) per lot $1600–2400 574 12 bottles (2 oc) per lot $3200–4800 Vosne-Romanée, Malconsorts, Cuvée Christiane 2016 Domaine de Montille Côte de Nuits, 1er cru “Healthy dark red. Dark and brooding on the reticent nose. Densely packed and extremely intense...youthfully medicinal dark berry, dark chocolate and saline mineral fl avors...” (94-97 points) ST, Vinous.com, Jan 2018 575 12 bottles (oc) per lot $3800–5500 Vosne-Romanée, Malconsorts, Cuvée Christiane 2017 Domaine de Montille Côte de Nuits, 1er cru One label scuff marked “...dark berry fruit and plums mingling with aromas of smoked tea, black truffl es, loamy soil and Indian spices...a full-bodied, layered and multidi- mensional wine...” (94-96 points) William Kelley, WA, Feb 2020 576 3 bottles (oc) per lot $1000–1500 Clos Saint-Denis 2015 Georges Lignier et Fils Côte de Nuits, grand cru “Rich, layered and deep but also wonderfully brisk, with an exhilarating el- ement of blood orange...A wine of compelling purity and class, this beauty should be long-lived.” (93-96 points) ST, Vinous.com, Jan 2017 577 6 bottles (oc) per lot $750–1100 Vosne-Romanée, Les Suchots 2015 Domaine de l’Arlot Côte de Nuits, 1er cru “A delicate wafting aroma of wild strawberry...sweetness and creaminess on the attack. Juicy and generous, becoming layered and compact...it’s rich but has plenty of vigor.” (95 points) Sarah Marsh MW, WFW, Issue 75, 2022 578 6 bottles (oc) per lot $750–1100 Ermitage, Cuvée Cathelin 2009 Jean-Louis Chave Northern Rhône Three labels slightly scuff ed; one French tax-stamped capsule “...blackberry and cassis fruit notes intertwined with pen ink, spring fl ower, graphite and subtle vanillin characteristics...brilliant wine that almost defi es description...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #204, Dec 2012 579 3 bottles per lot $16000–24000 :: DRC ASSORTMENTS, LAFON, HARLAN AND HUNDRED ACRE This concise selection, hailing from an avid collector, packs a mighty punch. The Burgundy in this off ering was purchased on release from a single reputable merchant, and the Californian wines were acquired directly from the wineries. Highlights include DRC assortment cases from 1997 and 1998 in exceptional conditions, and a fi ne array of Harlan Estate and its associated labels including many magnums. Bid with confi dence. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment 1997 Côte de Nuits, grand cru Romanée-Conti (1) La Tâche (3) Richebourg (2) Echézeaux (3) Romanée-St.-Vivant (2) Grands-Echézeaux (1) Owc—top missing 580 Above 12 bottles (owc) per lot $35000–55000 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment 1998 Côte de Nuits, grand cru Romanée-Conti (1) La Tâche (3) Richebourg (2) Echézeaux (2) Romanée-St.-Vivant One label slightly damp stained, one slightly scuff ed (3) Grands-Echézeaux (1) Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH 581 Above 12 bottles (owc) per lot $38000–55000 Montrachet 2004 Comtes Lafon Côte de Beaune, grand cru “...aromas of clove, iodine and charred oak, lifted by white fl owers. Lush and fat but with terrifi c verve...fl avors of pear, iodine and fl owers... extremely long.” (93-96 points) ST, Vinous.com, Sep 2006 582 1 bottle per lot $1400–2000 Meursault, Clos de la Barre Comtes Lafon 2000 (5) 2001 (1) 2003 (4) 583 Above 10 bottles per lot $1100–1700
