Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 Auction 2609 97 Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 2019 Pauillac, 2me cru classé “...intense black fruit, crushed stone and incense with time in the glass... endowed with unerring symmetry and poise. This is a powerful, multi- dimensional Pichon-Lalande...” (99 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Feb 2022 1373 3 magnums and 2 double-magnums (3L) (3 owc) per lot $1500–2200 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2020 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “Blackcurrants and blueberries with violets and crushed stone...racy, almost steely tannins. Some subtle sweet fruit in the center palate. Great transparency and clarity...” (97 points) JS, May 2023 1374 6 magnums (2 owc) per lot $1400–2000 1375 1 double-magnum (3L) and 1 imperial (6L) (2 owc) per lot $1400–2000 Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2020 Pomerol “A linear and transparent red with violets and dark fruits with sliced tanger- ines. Full- to medium-bodied with fi rm and racy tannins. Brightness and energy...Lovely purity...” (98 points) JS, May 2023 1376 6 bottles and 1 double-magnum (3L) (2 owc) per lot $1400–2000 Château Haut-Brion 2020 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé “...superb Haut-Brion...really powerful...Seductive and friendly at the start and then takes you on at the fi nish with so much structure. Wine of the vintage?” (100 points) JS, June 2021 1377 3 magnums (owc) per lot $1700–2600 1378 6 magnums (2 owc) per lot $3500–5500 Château Léoville Las Cases 2020 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “A linear and very racy wine with super fi ne tannins that run the length of the wine. Superb. It’s full-bodied yet really focused and polished with a length and intensity...” (98 points) JS, May 2023 1379 1 double-magnum (3L) and 1 imperial (6L) (2 owc) per lot $1500–2200 Château Margaux 2020 Margaux, 1er cru classé “Gorgeous aromas of dark plums and violets. Orange peel, too. Some crushed stone...The tannins are all here making it very structured, yet they are polished and melted together...” (100 points) JS, May 2023 1380 3 magnums (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Montrose 2020 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé “...epic. Dark, rich and brooding...remarkable intensity, and, yet it is somehow not excessively heavy...All the elements are so well-balanced...a modern-day classic...” (99 points) AG, Vinous.com, Feb 2023 1381 6 magnums (2 owc) per lot $1200–1800 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “...A delicate, understated wine, the 2021 impresses above all else with its fi nesse. All the elements are impeccably balanced throughout...shaping up to be a modern-day classic...” (98 points) AG, Vinous.com, Feb 2024 1382 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1200–1800 1383 6 bottles and 3 magnums (2 owc) per lot $1200–1800 Château Haut-Brion 2021 Pessac-Léognan, 1er cru classé “This is beautifully crafted and very perfumed, with ultra-fi ne tannins and vivid dark fruit such as blackcurrants, as well as dark chocolate, hazelnuts and hints of forest fl oor...” (97 points) JS, Apr 2024 1384 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1500–2200 1385 6 magnums (2 owc) per lot $3000–4500 Château Lafi te Rothschild 2021 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...extremely aromatic, showing lead pencil, currants, blackberries, black olives and smoke with some gunpowder...fi ne and creamy tannins that show so much fi nesse and length...” (97 points) JS, July 2024 1386 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1900–2800 1387 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $3800–5500 1388 3 double-magnums (3L) (3 owc) per lot $3800–5500 Château Lafl eur 2021 Pomerol Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...depth, focus and polish of such beauty and complexity. Hint of fresh tomatoes. It’s medium- to full-bodied with layers of fi ne tannins and fruit. Cherries, oranges and violets...” (98 points) JS, July 2024 1389 3 bottles (owc) per lot $1100–1700 Château Léoville Las Cases 2021 St-Julien, 2me cru classé “A classic Leoville Las Cases with blackcurrants, blackberries, stone, graphite and lavender aromas...medium body with fi rm and refi ned tannins and a juicy fi nish...” (97 points) JS, Apr 2024 1390 6 bottles and 3 magnums (2 owc) per lot $1300–1900 Château Lynch-Bages 2021 Pauillac, 5me cru classé “Lovely depth to the nose of this young Bordeaux with black currant, ink and walnut aromas...medium to full body with a solid core of polished and integrated tannins...” (95 points) JS, Dec 2023 1391 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $800–1200 Château Margaux 2021 Margaux, 1er cru classé “The purity of fruit here is terrifi c, with redcurrants, blackcurrants, licorice, lead pencil and hints of fresh basil...creamy, round tannins and lots of volume and fl uidity...” (98 points) JS, July 2024 1392 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1500–2200 Château Montrose 2021 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé “...my nomination for the title of “wine of the vintage” in the Médoc...a layered and multidimensional core of fruit underpinned by beautifully ripe, refi ned tannins...a long, resonant fi nish...” (97 points) William Kelley, WA, Feb 2024 1393 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1000–1500 1394 3 magnums and 2 double-magnums (3L) (3 owc) per lot $1100–1700 Château Mouton Rothschild 2021 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...blackcurrants, blackberries, violets, lavender, pencil shavings...polished and integrated tannins that caress your palate. Compact and poised with tension and focus...” (98 points) JS, July 2024 1395 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1500–2200 Château Palmer 2021 Margaux, 3me cru classé “...breadth, power and textural richness. Black cherry, lavender, mocha and dried herbs infuse the 2021 with tons of character. A wine of density and intensity, this is seriously impressive...” (96 points) AG, Vinous.com, Feb 2024 1396 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1500–2200 1397 3 magnums and 1 double-magnum (3L) (2 owc) per lot $1200–1800 Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 2021 Pauillac, 2me cru classé “...a towering wine...Lavender, dried herbs, mint, spice, rose petal and a kick of orange peel...everything about the 2021 speaks to class personi- fi ed...In a word: sublime.” (98 points) AG, Vinous.com, Feb 2023 1398 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1000–1500
