Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 Auction 2609 191 Tumba del Rey Moro 2023 Comando G Castilla y León “...fl oral and elegant, really open, expressive and nuanced, high-pitched, narrow and incredibly long...nerve and tension, with great fi nesse, super fi ne, satiny tannins...” (100 points) Luis Gutiérrez, WA, Dec 2025 2643 6 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1200–1800 2644 6 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1200–1800 :: CLASSIC WINES FROM A FRIEND This selection hails from a generous and highly knowledgeable collector and repeat consignor from the Northeast. The group focuses largely on Bordeaux and Champagne, with the common thread of classically-styled winemaking from top producers. Wines were purchased on release or from highly reputable auction houses and held until sale in a climate-controlled home cellar. Bid with confi dence. Château Cheval Blanc 1998 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) “...scents of exotic spices, incense, dried roses, cigar box and licorice...fi lls the mouth with rich, plushly textured fruit and then POW—it hits the mid- palate...” (100 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, May 2018 2645 3 bottles per lot $2600–3800 Château Cheval Blanc 2000 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) “...nose of menthol, melted licorice, boysenberry, blueberry, and cassis... compelling purity, a layered texture, and sweet tannin...hints of coff ee and earth...” (99 points) Robert Parker, WA #189, June 2010 2646 3 bottles per lot $1800–2800 Château Pontet-Canet 2004 Pauillac, 5me cru classé “...a lifted, red berry, blood orange and graphite-scented nose that is nicely focused...medium-bodied with a minty opening, fi ne depth and crisp tan- nins...Excellent.” (92 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, June 2024 2647 11 bottles per lot $700–1000 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2010 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “...currant bush, blackberries and minerals...palate is perfect with a full body, but has perfectly integrated tannins...strong but noble with perfect form and beauty...” (100 points) JS, Feb 2013 2648 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $2400–3500 Château Le Gay 2010 Pomerol “...performing sensationally...Inky opaque purple, and presenting a formi- dable and foreboding nose of camphor, black truffl es, graphite, blueberries and blackberries...” (99 points) Robert Parker, WA #205, Feb 2013 2649 11 bottles per lot $950–1400 Château Cos d’Estournel 2014 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé Two importers “...Aromas of spices, black truffl es, forest fl oor, dried strawberries and tar... full-bodied yet pinpointed on the palate with fabulous density and rich- ness...” (98 points) JS, Feb 2017 2650 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1100–1700 Château Mouton Rothschild 2014 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “Incredible iodine, oyster, currants, peat and cedar. Yet subtle. Full body, chewy yet polished tannins and great depth and complexity on the fi nish. I love the spice and blueberry character on the fi nish...” (99 points) JS, Feb 2017 2651 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1900–2800 Château Canon 2015 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (B) “...extraordinary in every way. Sumptuous and exotic, with no hard edges and exceptional balance...rush of red fruit intermingled with fl oral notes, spice and smoke notes...” (100 points) AG, Vinous.com, Feb 2018 2652 6 bottles (owc) per lot $650–950 Château Canon 2016 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (B) Two importers “...the most stunning perfume of violets, red roses and kirsch, giving way to a core of black cherry preserves, chocolate box, licorice, warm plums and Chinese fi ve spice...” (98+ points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, Nov 2018 2653 12 bottles (4 owc) per lot $1000–1500 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2016 Pauillac, 5me cru classé “Firm, tight, and vibrant with aromas of blackberries and herbs. Vivid and expressive on the palate, with a thread of dark fruit framed by polished, refi ned tannins...” (97 points) Jacobo García Andrade, JS, Feb 2026 2654 12 bottles (owc) per lot $700–1000 Bourgogne Rouge 2015 Maison Leroy Bourgogne One slight signs of past seepage “2017 release. Smoky bonfi res on the nose and fresh fruit with some gami- ness and fi ne tannins. Very delicate and ambitious for its appellation.” (16.5 points) Jancis Robinson, JR, Mar 2018 2655 11 bottles per lot $1100–1700 Corton-Pougets 2015 Domaine des Héritiers de Louis Jadot Côte de Beaune, grand cru “...crisp, quite pure bouquet...medium-bodied with supple tannin, moderate depth, rounded in the mouth with layers of cranberry and strawberry fruit. There is a pinch of sea salt right on the fi nish...” (93-95 points) Neal Martin, WA #228, Dec 2016 2656 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $750–1100 Dom Pérignon Brut Vintage 2008 Epernay “The 2008 Dom Pérignon is a huge, powerful Champagne and also clearly one of the wines of the vintage...a striking interplay of fruit and structure... patience is a must.” (98 points) AG, Vinous.com, Nov 2021 2657 12 bottles (2 oc) per lot $2200–3200 2658 3 magnums (oc) per lot $1400–2000 Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2008 Epernay “...Full-bodied and layered with an incredible, three-dimensional ele- ment...so transparent and dynamic with dark fruit, yet it remains vivid and bright. Refi ned and precise...” (99 points) JS, July 2018 2659 6 bottles (oc) per lot $1500–2200 Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2006 (oc) (3 mags) Bollinger, Grande Année Brut 2008 (6) 2660 Above 6 bottles and 3 magnums per lot $1600–2400 Dom Pérignon Brut Vintage 2010 (3 mags) 2012 Each also in its own oc (6) 2661 Above 6 bottles and 3 magnums (2 oc) per lot $1800–2800 Toscana IGP 2008 Soldera Case Basse Toscana IGT “...the fl avors are quite bold and savory...Sage, rosemary, tobacco, mint and leather notes wrap around a core of dark red stone fruits...vivid, crys- talline wine...” (97 points) AG, Vinous.com, Feb 2015 2662 3 bottles per lot $1500–2200 ::
