Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 62 Auction 2609 Spottswoode Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 1985 Napa Valley Three base neck “...nice layered attack with licorice, cedar wood, tobacco leaf and black and red currants, the wine has terrifi c aromatics and is by far the most perfumed of the fi rst four vintages...” (93 points) Robert Parker, WA #226, Aug 2016 804 12 bottles (oc) per lot $1100–1700 :: A DEPTH OF CLASSIFIED BORDEAUX Highlighted by six bottles each of 1982 Lafi te and 1989 Haut-Brion, the following lots were purchased as futures and housed in a purpose-built temperature- and humidity-controlled home cellar. Château Lafi te Rothschild 1982 Pauillac, 1er cru classé One base neck, three top shoulder, two very high shoulder; one label slightly scuff marked; two importers “...exquisite balance and poise, very pure and tensile with a lightly spiced, harmonious classical fi nish. Understated in typical Lafi te fashion but a joy from start to fi nish...” (98 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Dec 2025 805 6 bottles per lot $7500–11000 Château Mouton Rothschild 1982 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Six top shoulder; six labels slightly scuff marked, fi ve slightly damp stained “...broad and enveloping, with a rich core of fruit; ripe, supple tannins; and a long, expansive fi nish. Lavish, even fl amboyant, and at the same time seriously structured...” (100 points) William Kelley, WA #264, Dec 2022 806 6 bottles per lot $4500–6500 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1986 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Two importers “...outstanding richness, a deep color, medium body, a graceful, harmoni- ous texture, and superb length...penetrating fragrance of cedar, chestnuts, minerals...” (100 points) RP, Bordeaux, 3rd Edition (1998) 807 4 bottles per lot $2400–3500 Château Margaux 1986 Margaux, 1er cru classé Six top shoulder; two importers “...the aromatics become striking, with notes of smoke, toast, crème de cassis, mineral, and white fl owers...high but sweet tannin, great purity... masculine, full-bodied style...” (98 points) RP, Bordeaux, 4th Edition (2003) 808 6 bottles per lot $2200–3200 Château Mouton Rothschild 1986 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Nine top shoulder, two very high shoulder; three labels slightly damp stained “...There remains immense grip, but all those angles and edges have been smoothed into velvet...amazing depth, unfurling layers of predominantly black fruit, blueberry and graphite...” (100 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Dec 2025 809 11 bottles per lot $6000–9000 Château Haut-Brion 1989 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé “...unquestionably the best I have encountered in recent years...stunning defi nition, a mixture of shimmering black fruit, crushed stone, black true and graphite...” (100 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, July 2024 810 6 bottles per lot $11000–17000 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 811 3 bottles per lot $1200–1800 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1999 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...both elegant and intensely fl avored, and almost diaphanous in its layers that unfold with no heaviness...appears to be a modern day clone of the majestic 1953.” (95 points) Robert Parker, WA #140, Apr 2002 812 6 bottles per lot $2400–3500 Château Latour 2002 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Three labels slightly scuff ed “...Tar, graphite, incense and smoke...Silky tannins add polish and creami- ness through to the fi nish...has the pedigree and density to age nicely for decades.” (96 points) AG, Vinous.com, Jluy 2015 813 6 bottles per lot $1800–2800 Château Margaux 2002 Margaux, 1er cru classé “...nose of black fruits intermixed with truffl e, fl ower, and oak...medium to full-bodied, dense, with wonderful precision, freshness, and a long, full- bodied fi nish...” (93 points) Robert Parker, WA #158, Apr 2005 814 6 bottles per lot $1500–2200 Château Latour 2004 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Two importers “...graphite-scented bouquet intermixed with blackberry and cedar, although the liquorice note that I observed previously has receded. Again, there is wonderful defi nition...” (95 points) Neal Martin, WA #229, Feb 2017 815 6 bottles per lot $1800–2800 Château Lynch-Bages 2005 Pauillac, 5me cru classé Two base neck “...a wine of substance and depth, with all of the raciness that is typical of this wine. It is one of the dark horses of the vintage, and still has room to go. Impressive.” (95+ points) AG, Vinous.com, Apr 2021 816 12 bottles per lot $1500–2200 Château Pontet-Canet 2007 Pauillac, 5me cru classé “...a high-pitched quality to the aromas of fruitcake, graphite and spicy oak. Dense and intensely fl avored but at the same time quite juicy and penetrating, with terrifi c lift to its dark fruit fl avors...” (92 points) ST, Vinous.com, July 2010 817 12 bottles per lot $600–900 Château Léoville Las Cases 1995 One base neck; two labels slightly scuff ed (2) Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 1996 Three labels slightly scuff marked (3) Château Pontet-Canet 2000 (3) 818 Above 8 bottles per lot $850–1300 Château Calon-Ségur 2000 (3) 2003 (3) 2005 One label slightly scuff ed (3) 819 Above 9 bottles per lot $700–1000 Château Pontet-Canet 2003 Three labels slightly scuff marked (6) Château Pavie-Macquin 2005 (6) 820 Above 12 bottles per lot $900–1400 Bryant Family Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 Base neck (1) Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 (2) Red Wine, DB4 2008 (1) 821 Above 4 bottles per lot $700–1000 ::
