Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 122 Auction 2603 PRISTINE GEMS FROM EUROPE AND CALIFORNIA Sourced primarily through Hart Davis Hart Retail and Auction along with winery-direct purchases, this cellar is bursting with compelling wines. Stored in ideal professional storage, this collection is highlighted by a wealth of impressive large formats of classifi ed Bordeaux as well as a signifi cant off ering of Joseph Phelps, Insignia. This is truly a special cellar, one that we are honored to once again represent. Château Haut-Brion 1998 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé Ex-Château release 2022 “...fl amboyant red and black fruits, followed by a train of cassis, blueberry pie and chocolate box notions plus accents of iron ore, dried lavender and underbrush...” (99 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, May 2018 (See photo opposite page) 1910 6 bottles (owc) per lot $2200–3200 Château Latour 1999 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Released from the Château in 2021 “...big, concentrated...classic nose of minerals, black currants, leather, and vanilla...long, ripe, and medium-bodied, with high levels of sweet tannin...” (94 points) Robert Parker, WA #140, Apr 2002 1911 1 double-magnum (3L) (owc) per lot $1200–1800 Château Léoville Las Cases 2005 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Double Magnum: Released from the cellar of the Château in 2022, Imperial: Slight signs of past seepage “...a classic that numbers among the wines of the vintage in the Médoc... deep and layered, with a vibrant core of fruit, lively acids and sweet, pow- dery tannins...” (98 points) William Kelley, WA, Aug 2022 1912 1 double-magnum (3L) and 1 imperial (6L) (2 owc) per lot $2000–3000 Château Lafl eur 2011 Pomerol Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “Complex aromas of blackberry and whole white truffl es with hints of wet earth and stones. Full body and structured with gorgeous, velvety tannins, but reserved and polished...” (97 points) JS, Oct 2014 1913 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1500–2200 Château Latour 2011 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Lot 1915: Each owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...well-defi ned on the nose with blackberry, bilberry, cedar, hoisin and a touch of mint...solid backbone to this wine, plenty of freshness, quite powerful towards the fi nish...Wonderful...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous. com, Apr 2022 1914 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1700–2600 1915 6 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1700–2600 Château Lafl eur 2012 Pomerol Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “The nose to this is fascinating with orange peel, mangoes, stones and hints of blanched walnuts. Full-bodied, yet dense and reserved. It shows amazing length and fi nesse...” (96 points) JS, Feb 2015 1916 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1700–2600 Château Latour 2012 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Released from the Château in 2020 “…wine of the vintage?...perfectly balanced with a fi ne line of acidity, as pre- cise as a Swiss watch, gently building to a fi nish that delivers the structure one expects from a Latour...” (97 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Jan 2023 1917 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Lafl eur 2013 Pomerol Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “Very pretty aromas of rose petal, lavender, black cherry and hot stone. Full body, fi rm and silky tannins and a long and enduring fi nish. A beautiful red for the vintage. Very Lafl eur.” (95 points) JS, Feb 2016 1918 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Lafl eur 2014 Pomerol Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...fantastic on the nose. OMG! Exuberant aromas of lavender, tobacco, cigar box, violets and slice plums. Medium to full body. It just builds on the palate and goes on forever. Speechless...” (100 points) JS, Feb 2017 1919 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1700–2600 Château Latour 2014 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Lot 1920: Released from the Château in 2021; Lot 1921: Released from the Château in 2022 “...wild berries and cassis with hints of cigar wrapper, loamy soil, black truffl es and classy new oak, it’s full-bodied, rich and concentrated...looks set to enjoy prodigious longevity...” (97+ points) William Kelley, WA, Mar 2022 1920 6 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1900–2800 1921 1 double-magnum (3L) (owc) per lot $1300–1900 Château L’Evangile 2015 Pomerol “Stunning aromas of blackberries, black olives, brown sugar and dried fl owers. Tar. Full-bodied, dense and layered. Superfi ne tannins, yet this is muscular and long...” (100 points) JS, Feb 2018 1922 1 imperial (6L) (owc) per lot $1000–1500 Château Latour 2015 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Released from the Château in 2023 “A seamless, totally captivating wine...Nothing is out of place...captivates both the intellectual and hedonistic senses with its remarkable aromatic depth and textural brilliance...” (98+ points) AG, Vinous.com, Feb 2018 1923 6 bottles (2 owc) per lot $2400–3500 Château Latour 2016 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...tobacco, graphite, dried fl owers and blackberries. Remarkably youthful at 10 years...tannins are integrated, fi rm, cohesive and well aligned with the delineated dark fruit...” (100 points) Jacobo García Andrade, JS, Jan 2026 1924 1 imperial (6L) (owc) per lot $3200–4800 Château Margaux 2016 Margaux, 1er cru classé “Aromas of graphite, earth and black currants...elegant, nuanced and delicate, with precise, subtle fruit and an almost ethereal palate...Elegance at its best...” (100 points) Jacobo García Andrade, JS, Jan 2026 1925 1 double-magnum (3L) (owc) per lot $1400–2000 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2016 Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves “...a sublime bouquet of blackberries, briar and hints of dark chocolate and rose petals that gain intensity with aeration while maintaining ethereal delineation...” (99 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Jan 2019 1926 1 imperial (6L) (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Angélus 2017 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) “This is so pure and aromatic with a level of complexity and refi nement for the vintage that few have. Sweet tobacco, fl owers, herbs and stone with underlying richness of fruit...” (97 points) JS, Jan 2020 1927 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1100–1700 Château Angélus 2018 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) “...Sweet tobacco and black olives with some basil and terra cotta...Very fi ne and linear with freshness and beauty...beautiful depth. It goes on for a very long time...” (98 points) JS, July 2022 1928 2 magnums (2 owc) per lot $800–1200
