Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 172 Auction 2609 OLD AND NEW WORLD GEMS FROM A MIDWESTERN CONNOISSEUR The following lots are off ered courtesy of a repeat consignor and knowledgeable oenophile. Featured here is an impressive selection of Harlan dating back to the 1991 vintage as well as historic Madeira and Screaming Eagle in owc. All wines have been sourced through the most reputable channels and housed in pristine temperature- and humidity- controlled conditions. Château Lafi te Rothschild 2000 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...graphite, black currants, sweet, unsmoked cigar tobacco, and fl owers... rich, medium to full-bodied, but has that ethereal elegance and purity that is always Lafi te...” (98+ points) Robert Parker, WA #189, June 2010 2323 2 bottles per lot $1400–2000 Clos de Tart 2016 Domaine du Clos de Tart Côte de Nuits, grand cru Six in owc “...ineff ably complex bouquet...deep and cerebral, black fruit mingling with forest fl oor, crushed stone and a touch of sea spray. The palate is perfectly balanced...” (99+ points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Feb 2019 2324 9 bottles per lot $3500–5500 Chambolle-Musigny, 1er cru 2001 Label slightly bin soiled (1) Bonnes-Mares 2005 (1) Chambolle-Musigny 2005 (1) Bonnes-Mares 2007 (1) Musigny, Vieilles Vignes 2007 (1) All above Comte Georges de Vogüé 2325 Above 5 bottles per lot $1500–2200 Clos de la Roche 2010 (3) Bonnes-Mares 2016 (3) All above La Pousse d’Or 2326 Above 6 bottles per lot $1200–1800 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Château de Beaucastel Hommage à Jacques Perrin 2009 One label bin soiled; owc—top missing (3) 2021 (6) 2327 Above 9 bottles (2 owc) per lot $850–1300 Barolo Riserva, Monfortino Giacomo Conterno 2014 (1) 2015 (1) 2328 Above 2 bottles per lot $1300–1900 HARLAN ESTATE Harlan Estate Red Wine 1991 Napa Valley “...profound bouquet of sweet cassis, vanilla, minerals, toast, chocolate, and tobacco. Remarkably rich, full-bodied, and layered, with thrilling extract levels, yet soft tannin...” (98 points) Robert Parker, WA #102, Dec 1995 2329 1 bottle per lot $1200–1800 Harlan Estate Red Wine 1994 Napa Valley “...celestial levels of black currants, minerals, smoked herbs, cedar wood, coff ee, and pain grillé...layers of phenomenally pure and rich fruit...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #114, Dec 1997 2330 2 bottles per lot $3200–4800 Harlan Estate Red Wine 1995 Napa Valley “...nose of smoke, coff ee beans, black and blue fruits, minerals, and roasted herbs...extremely full-bodied, with spectacular purity, exquisite equilibrium...” (99 points) Robert Parker, WA #120, Dec 1998 2331 2 bottles per lot $2000–3000 Harlan Estate Red Wine 1996 Napa Valley “...extraordinary intensity, a spicy, black currant, tobacco, cedar, and fruit cake-scented bouquet, full body, a texture oozing with glycerin and con- centrated fruit...” (98 points) Robert Parker, WA #126, Jan 2000 2332 3 bottles per lot $2200–3200 Harlan Estate Red Wine 1997 Napa Valley “...spectacular, soaring aromatics of vanilla, minerals, coff ee, blackberries, licorice, and cassis...layer after layer unfold powerfully yet gently...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #132, Dec 2000 2333 4 bottles per lot $3500–5500 Harlan Estate Red Wine 2000 Napa Valley One label slightly damp stained, one slightly tissue stained “The 2000 Harlan Estate is in a beautiful place today. Soft, open-knit and nicely mellowed by age, the 2000 is absolutely gorgeous...Mocha, black cherries, leather and spice...” (93 points) AG, Vinous.com, Aug 2015 2334 2 bottles per lot $1000–1500 Harlan Estate Red Wine 2001 Napa Valley “...extraordinary nuances such as sweet, loamy soil and earthy minerality... stunning fl avors that are viscous enough to coat the mouth...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #195, June 2011 2335 3 bottles (owc) per lot $2800–4200 Harlan Estate Red Wine 2002 Napa Valley “...notes of smoky camphor intermixed with crème de cassis, Asian soy and a hint of cedar...awesome intensity, a full-bodied mouthfeel, a skyscraper- like texture...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #201, June 2012 2336 3 bottles (owc) per lot $2600–3800 Harlan Estate Red Wine 2003 Napa Valley “...sumptuous bouquet of graphite, camphor, crème de cassis, smoky barbecue wood and a hint of forest fl oor. Similar fl avors hit the mouth with full-bodied splendor...” (98+ points) Robert Parker, WA #207, June 2013 2337 3 bottles per lot $1700–2600 Harlan Estate Red Wine 2004 Napa Valley “...great showing...notes of crème de cassis, charcoal, blackberry and sweet toast, the wine is full-bodied and voluptuously textured with the tan- nins largely resolved...” (98 points) Robert Parker, WA #212, Apr 2014 2338 3 bottles (owc) per lot $1500–2200 Harlan Estate Red Wine 2005 Napa Valley “...young, fresh, vigorous, yet still exuberant and promising...Gorgeous, and tasting akin to a hypothetical Pauillac blended with a great Pessac- Léognan...” (98+ points) Robert Parker, WA #219, June 2015 2339 6 bottles (owc) per lot $3500–5500 Harlan Estate Red Wine 2006 Napa Valley “...classic aromas of crème de cassis, melted licorice, smoked meats, burning embers, and graphite...great balance. A candidate for ‘wine of the vintage’...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #186, Dec 2009 2340 2 bottles (owc) per lot $1200–1800 Harlan Estate Red Wine 2007 Napa Valley “...sweet aromas of barbecue smoke, blueberries, blackberries, cassis, licorice, hot rocks and subtle oak...a splendidly opulent, pure wine...stun- ningly deep fruit...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #192, Dec 2010 2341 1 bottle (owc) per lot $900–1400 2342 3 bottles (owc) per lot $2800–4200
