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[email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 Auction 2603 11 Château Cheval Blanc 1995 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) Two base neck; two labels slightly damp stained “...aromas of strawberry, fl owers, soy sauce, espresso and minerals...clean and straightforward on the palate, with nicely balanced fl avors similar to the aromas...” (93+ points) Ian D’Agata, Vinous.com, Oct 2011 118 5 bottles per lot $1500–2200 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1996 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...pencil shavings and sous-bois infusing the black fruit, masculine and a little aloof, yet focused and very well delineated...well balanced with crisp blackberry and boysenberry...” (98 points) Neal Martin, WA #227, Oct 2016 119 2 bottles and 1 magnum per lot $2200–3200 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1998 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...a vivid bouquet of pure blackberry, blueberry, vanilla and graphite, per- haps just a little uncharacteristically showy in style, but beautifully defi ned and intense...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, July 2018 120 9 bottles per lot $3500–5500 Château Lafi te Rothschild 2000 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...graphite, black currants, sweet, unsmoked cigar tobacco, and fl owers... rich, medium to full-bodied, but has that ethereal elegance and purity that is always Lafi te...” (98+ points) Robert Parker, WA #189, June 2010 121 6 bottles per lot $4200–6500 122 1 magnum per lot $1400–2000 Château Mouton Rothschild 2000 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...Black Forest cake, dried mulberries, kirsch and blackcurrant pastilles notes plus wafts of iodine, incense, potpourri and cinnamon stick with a hint of cigar boxes...” (97+ points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA #245, Oct 2019 123 2 bottles per lot $1900–2800 Château Margaux 2003 Margaux, 1er cru classé “...spices, meat, and very ripe fruit on the nose, with hints of dried fl owers. Full bodied, and deeply layered, with loads of fruit and spices. Long and decadent, complex...” (97 points) JS, Mar 2011 124 4 bottles per lot $1300–1900 Château Mouton Rothschild 2003 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Six labels slightly creased “A heady, exotic wine...takes hold of all the senses...dramatic, opulent... notable richness but also exceptional balance. Hints of toff ee, torrefaction and dark spices...” (95 points) AG, Vinous.com, May 2016 125 6 bottles per lot $1800–2800 Château Margaux 1982 Base neck; label slightly scuff marked (1) 1986 Base neck (1) 1988 (1) 126 Above 3 bottles per lot $1200–1800 Château Cheval Blanc 1989 Base neck; label damp stained (1) Château Lafi te Rothschild 1989 (1) Château Margaux 1989 One base neck; two labels slightly damp stained; one slight signs of past seepage; two importers (3) 127 Above 5 bottles per lot $1700–2600 Château Latour 1989 One label slightly scuff ed (2) 1998 Two labels slightly scuff marked (3) 128 Above 5 bottles per lot $1300–1900 Château Margaux 1995 (1) 1996 Base neck; label slightly damp stained (1) 129 Above 2 bottles per lot $850–1300 Château d’Yquem 1995 Sauternes, premier cru superieur Top shoulder “...The bouquet is divine: marmalade, orane pith, tangerine, saff ron...Won- derful delineation. The palate is very complex and exquisitely defi ned, still a precocious Yquem...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, May 2025 130 1 double-magnum (3L) per lot $800–1200 DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI La Tâche 1997 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff marked, capsule slightly worn “...Asian spices, pepper, cherries and black currants...velvety-textured, expansive, and massively ripe wine...fl avors reminiscent of licorice and blackberry jam...” (93 points) Pierre Rovani, WA #125, Oct 1999 131 1 bottle per lot $2600–3800 Echézeaux 1997 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru One 3cm; two labels slightly bin soiled “The expressive nose is still extremely fl oral and trimmed in subtle but classic Vosne spice that introduces medium weight fl avors of good rich- ness...” (89 points) AM, Apr 2015 132 2 bottles per lot $3000–4500 La Tâche 1998 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff marked “Stunning nose of red and black fruits, oriental spices, tea and leather notes. Intensely sappy fl avor with wave after wave of ever changing fl a- vors...” (94 points) AM, Nov 2005 133 1 bottle per lot $2800–4200 Echézeaux 1998 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Two labels slightly scuff marked “...blue and red berry fruit aromas cut with spice, earth and discreet game hints...delicious...subtle mineral nuances on the long and lingering fi n- ish...” (90 points) AM, Sep 2010 134 2 bottles per lot $3200–4800 Echézeaux 2000 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru One 3cm; two labels slightly scuff marked “...bursts open with infectious joie de vivre. The palate is medium-bodied, quite linear at fi rst with superb tension and energy...Loire-like, sappy fi nish is beguiling...” (92 points) Neal Martin, WA #218, Apr 2015 135 2 bottles per lot $3200–4800 Echézeaux 2002 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label slightly damp stained, one slightly scuff marked “...very spicy...linear, taut, intense, wonderfully complex, solidly structured fl avors...impressive acid/fruit/tannin balance...gorgeous inner mouth perfume...” (92 points) AM, Issue 17, Jan 2005 136 2 bottles per lot $3500–5500 EMMANUEL ROUGET Echézeaux 1998 Emmanuel Rouget Côte de Nuits, grand cru One slight signs of past seepage “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 137 3 bottles per lot $1800–2800 Echézeaux 1999 Emmanuel Rouget Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...round, sexy, seductive, earthy, nicely rich and detailed fl avors of excel- lent intensity and fi ne length...still relatively primary though the depth is slowly emerging...” (94 points) AM, July 2011 138 3 bottles per lot $2200–3200
