Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 134 Auction 2609 Château Lafi te Rothschild 2003 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...luxurious bouquet of cedarwood, lead pencil shaving, white chocolate, cocoa and cassis. Fat, rich, opulent and full-bodied with low acidity and stunning seductiveness...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #214, Aug 2014 1834 12 bottles (owc) per lot $6000–9000 Château Latour 2003 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...explodes from the glass with bombastic black and blue fruits, followed up by meat, wood smoke, sandalwood and Indian spice accents with un- derlying fl oral wafts...” (100 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA #241, Feb 2019 1835 12 bottles (owc) per lot $6000–9000 Château Léoville Las Cases 2003 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “...full body and a remarkable nose of black currants, kirsch, lead pencil shavings and vanilla. Opulent, full-bodied and close to full maturity...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #214, Aug 2014 1836 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1500–2200 Château Léoville Poyferré 2003 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “...notes of creosote, barbecue smoke, jammy black currants, licorice and spice box...intense, voluptuously textured, full-bodied...fresh and exuber- ant...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #214, Aug 2014 1837 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1400–2000 Château Margaux 2003 Margaux, 1er cru classé Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...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 1838 12 bottles (owc) per lot $3800–5500 Château Pavie 2003 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (B) “...stunning nose of roasted herbs, grilled meats, charcoal, blackberry and blackcurrant fruit, with some oak still present. Dense, full-bodied and very succulent and lush...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #220, Aug 2015 1839 6 bottles per lot $1000–1500 Château Ausone 2004 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) “...celestial perfume of blue and black fruits, wet stones, fl owers, and incense...exceptional power and concentration...Beautiful fl avors, sensa- tional depth...” (94+ points) Robert Parker, WA #171, June 2007 1840 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2600–3800 Château Latour 2004 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...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 1841 12 bottles (owc) per lot $3500–5500 Château Margaux 2004 Margaux, 1er cru classé Twelve labels slightly damp stained, one slightly scuff ed; one cork slightly raised “...enticing nose with mainly red fruit and a light cedar and irony tincture. It’s mature but still vigorous and has plenty in the tank...medium-bodied with a fresh, tensile entry...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, June 2024 1842 12 bottles (owc) per lot $3200–4800 Château Palmer 2004 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...one of the vintage’s great successes...a rare combination of power and elegance, this dense purple-colored off ering exhibits notes of blackber- ries, truffl es, fl owers...” (94 points) Robert Parker, WA #171, June 2007 1843 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Pavie 2004 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (B) “...dense, bluish purple color and a wonderful, sweet kiss of blackberry, licorice, spice box and roasted herbs. The wine is rich, deep, full-bodied and absolutely remarkable...” (94 points) Robert Parker, WA #220, Aug 2015 1844 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1600–2400 Château La Fleur Pétrus 2005 Pomerol “Abundant sweet cherry and truffl e, new saddle leather and spice box notes are present in this medium to full-bodied, supple-textured, silky Pomerol...” (92 points) Robert Parker, WA #219, June 2015 1845 6 bottles per lot $900–1400 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2005 Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves “...pure perfection...extraordinary nose of sweet blackberries, cassis and spring fl owers with some underlying minerality, a full-bodied mouthfeel, gorgeously velvety tannins...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #219, June 2015 1846 6 bottles per lot $2200–3200 1847 12 bottles (owc) per lot $4500–6500 Château Pavie 2005 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (B) “...promising nose of blackberries, cassis, graphite and cedar wood... intense and full-bodied, with magnifi cent concentration, a majestic mouth- feel...Beautifully rich...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #220, Aug 2015 1848 3 magnums per lot $1500–2200 Château Tertre-Roteboeuf 2005 St-Emilion, grand cru classé “...stunning perfume of sweet black currants, jammy cherries, licorice, and spice. Full-bodied and opulent...a stunning texture and a fi nish that lasts nearly a minute...” (98 points) Robert Parker, WA #176, Apr 2008 1849 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Trotanoy 2005 Pomerol “...sweet black cherries, cassis, earth and white chocolate in both aromas and fl avors...Dense purple, super-rich, and stunning...absolutely spec- tacular eff ort...” (98+ points) Robert Parker, WA #219, June 2015 1850 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $2400–3500 Vieux Château Certan 2005 Pomerol “Dark bramble fruits with dark chocolate and eucalyptus leaf...dense, vel- vety tannins and almost chewy acidity that’s lively and long...more elegant than powerful...” (97 points) Aldo Fiordelli, JS, June 2024 1851 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Lafi te Rothschild 2008 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...aromas of high quality unsmoked cigar tobacco, lead pencil shavings, crème de cassis, earth, cedar and asphalt. Full, rich and stunningly con- centrated...” (98 points) Robert Parker, WA #194, May 2011 1852 12 bottles (owc) per lot $5000–7500 Château Latour 2008 Pauillac, 1er cru classé One owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...scents of blackberry, bilberry, iris, cigar humidor and cold wet stone... beautifully defi ned...black fruit, a little spice towards the fi nish with superb persistency...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Feb 2018 1853 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $3500–5500 Chapelle d’Ausone 2009 St-Emilion “...Full-bodied, with super velvety tannins and gorgeous mineral, dark berry and spice character. Lovely velvet texture. Amazing quality for a second wine...” (96 points) JS, Mar 2012 1854 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1100–1700