Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 12 Auction 2609 Volnay, Clos du Château des Ducs Michel Lafarge 2009 (3) 2011 (6) 84 Above 9 bottles per lot $1000–1500 Ruchottes-Chambertin 1993 Domaine Georges Mugneret Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label slightly scuff marked “...you can really sense the terroir percolating through the dark cherry fruit laced with orange peel. The palate is very well balanced with fi ne tannin...” (94 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, June 2018 85 3 bottles per lot $2200–3200 Clos des Lambrays 2001 Domaine des Lambrays Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...scents of raspberry, mocha, smoke and underbrush...impeccable bal- ance and a wonderfully refi ned, silky texture to its fl avors of red cherry, red berries, mocha and underbrush...” (94 points) ST, Vinous.com, Apr 2019 86 3 magnums (owc) per lot $1000–1500 Mazis-Chambertin, Hospices de Beaune, Cuvée Madeleine Collignon 2001 Henri Boillot Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label creased “Dense, pure and ripe aromatically...complex and powerful ripe black fruit aromas followed by big, robust, concentrated fl avors that simply ooze pinot extract...” (92-95 points) AM, Issue 10, Apr 2003 87 3 magnums per lot $900–1400 Clos de la Roche, Vieilles Vignes 2005 Domaine Ponsot Côte de Nuits, grand cru Lot 88: Two labels nicked, two slightly scuff ed “...an extremely ripe and fantastically broad nose soars from the glass, merging seamlessly into dense, pure rich and powerful fl avors that are opulent, sweet...” (99 points) AM, Issue 29, Jan 2008 88 12 bottles (owc) per lot $7000–10000 89 3 magnums per lot $3500–5500 Charmes-Chambertin, Vieilles-Vignes 2009 Denis Bachelet Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...huckleberry, game, coff ee, licorice, lavender and smoky oak...sweet and seamless, spreading out to saturate the entire palate with saline black fruit and mineral fl avors...” (94 points) ST, Vinous.com, Mar 2012 90 3 bottles per lot $1100–1700 La Romanée 2009 Comte Liger-Belair Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...wild strawberry, raspberry coulis scents that crescendo. The palate is medium-bodied with very fi ne tannin, beautifully balanced with that tinc- ture of dried blood extant...” (97 points) Neal Martin, WA, July 2015 91 3 bottles (owc) per lot $9500–14000 Nuits-St-Georges, Roncières 2009 Robert Chevillon Côte de Nuits, 1er cru “The rich and solidly structured medium-bodied fl avors possess copious amounts of mid-palate sap...the impressively persistent fi nish is fi rm to the point of being chewy...” (90-93 points) AM, Issue 41, Jan 2011 92 6 bottles per lot $500–750 93 12 bottles (oc) per lot $1000–1500 Vosne-Romanée 2009 Comte Liger-Belair Côte de Nuits “...strikingly beautiful. Layers of dark fruit, spices, menthol and minerals emerge gracefully from this round, supple Burgundy...This is a striking eff ort.” (92 points) AG, Vinous.com, Apr 2012 94 12 bottles (owc) per lot $6000–9000 Vosne-Romanée, Clos du Château 2009 Comte Liger-Belair Côte de Nuits “...freshly cut fl owers, mint, spices and sweet dark cherries. This is an ethereal, delicate Burgundy that is quite appealing for its fragility and sensual, feminine personality.” (92 points) AG, Vinous.com, Apr 2012 95 12 bottles per lot $8500–13000 La Romanée 2010 Comte Liger-Belair Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...explosive energy and tension. Beams of salivating acidity and fi rm tan- nins provide the backdrop for a vivid and viscerally thrilling Burgundy. The 2010 is an eternal wine...” (98 points) AG, Vinous.com, Mar 2016 96 3 bottles (owc) per lot $15000–22000 KRUG Krug, Collection 1989 Reims “...fl avors are bright, focused and fresh for a Champagne of this age, with the classic super-fi ne Krug texture that invites a second glass and then a third...” (96 points) AG, Vinous.com, Apr 2015 97 3 bottles (3 owc) per lot $1800–2800 98 3 bottles (3 owc) per lot $1800–2800 Krug, Clos d’Ambonnay 1995 Montagne de Reims, Ambonnay “...a real treat to taste...Finely-cut fruit, expressive aromatics and excep- tional textural fi nesse are the signatures...another fabulous showing from the 1995 Clos d’Ambonnay.” (98 points) AG, Vinous.com, Oct 2014 99 3 bottles (3 owc) per lot $5000–7500 100 3 bottles (3 owc) per lot $5000–7500 101 3 bottles (3 owc) per lot $5000–7500 102 3 bottles (3 owc) per lot $5000–7500 Krug, Brut 1996 Reims Lot 108: Each also in its own oc; Lot 109: Two labels slightly scuff ed; each also in its own oc; Lot 110: Three labels slightly scuff marked “...bouquet of deep, leesy yellow fruit, minerals, honeycomb, smoked meat and fl owers, with Asian spices...orchard and pit fruits, smoked meat, toasted brioche...” (99+ points) Josh Raynolds, Vinous.com, Nov 2007 (Lot 110: See photo page 11) 103 3 bottles per lot $1200–1800 104 6 bottles (oc) per lot $2400–3500 105 6 bottles (oc) per lot $2400–3500 106 12 bottles (2 oc) per lot $4800–7500 107 2 magnums (2 oc) per lot $1800–2800 108 3 magnums (oc) per lot $2800–4200 109 3 magnums (oc) per lot $2800–4200 110 3 magnums (oc) per lot $2400–3500 Krug, Clos d’Ambonnay 1996 Montagne de Reims, Ambonnay “Krug’s 1996 Clos d’Ambonnay comes across as quite nuanced and under- stated, with precise, crystalline fruit and tons of detail.” (95 points) AG, Vinous. com, Oct 2014 (Lot 111: See photo page 11) 111 6 bottles (owc) per lot $12000–18000 112 6 bottles (owc) per lot $12000–18000 Krug, Clos du Mesnil 1996 Côte des Blancs, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger “...Deep, powerful and explosive...possesses tremendous energy...remains driven by a range of citrus and mineral-drenched fl avors...simply sublime.” (100 points) AG, Vinous.com, June 2019 (Lot 113: See photo page 11) 113 3 bottles (3 owc) per lot $5000–7500 114 3 bottles (3 owc) per lot $5000–7500 115 3 bottles (3 owc) per lot $5000–7500 116 3 bottles (3 owc) per lot $5000–7500 Louis Roederer, Cristal 2002 Reims Each also in its own oc “...off the charts...Creamy and exquisitely layered in the glass, the 2002 is wonderfully expressive today, not to mention incredibly inviting. Dried fl ow- ers, mint, Mirabelle and wild fl owers...” (99 points) AG, Vinous.com, Dec 2019 117 12 bottles (2 oc) per lot $2400–3500
