Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 Auction 2609 95 ASTOUNDING CLASSIFIED BORDEAUX IN CASE QUANTITIES Hart Davis Hart is pleased to present a further off ering from this collector, who is a repeat consignor and long-term client. Featured is an outstanding selection of classifi ed Bordeaux in a variety of formats and almost entirely in case quantity. These wines were purchased through reputable merchants and housed in a purpose-built home cellar that maintains ideal temperature- and humidity-controlled conditions. Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1982 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Rebouche au Château en 2011 “...a rich bouquet of blackcurrants, licorice, cigar wrapper and loamy soil, it’s full-bodied, fl eshy and muscular, with a broad attack that segues into a deep core of fruit...” (96 points) William Kelley, WA #264, Dec 2022 1338 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1600–2400 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1986 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Rebouche au Château en 2011 “...notes of dried mulberries, kirsch and raisin cake with nuances of celery salt, dried bay leaves, truffl es and charcuterie...muscular, dried berries fl avors, fi nishing long...” (94 points) Robert Parker, WA, Aug 2020 1339 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1700–2600 Château Léoville Las Cases 1986 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Lot 1340: Released from the cellar of Léoville Las Cases in 2020; recorked at the Château; Lot 1341: Released from the cellar of Léoville Las Cases in 2015; recorked at the Château; Lot 1342: Released from the cellar of Léoville Las Cases in 2022; recorked at the Château “...extraordinary delineation, and a huge, full-bodied nose of sweet, ripe cassis fruit intermixed with vanilla, melon, fruitcake, and a multitude of spices...” (100 points) RP, Bordeaux, 4th Edition (2003) 1340 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1800–2800 1341 12 bottles (owc) per lot $3500–5500 1342 3 magnums (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1989 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Rebouche au Château en 2011 “...sashays out of the glass with pretty notes of dried fl owers, fallen leaves and dusty soil over a core of warm fi gs, dried cherries, prunes and spice cake...seductively rich...” (92 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, Aug 2020 1343 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $1600–2400 Château Léoville Las Cases 1989 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Released from the cellar of Léoville Las Cases in 2022; recorked at the Château “...a beautiful bouquet with a touch of menthol on the nose, leaning towards Pauillac with its vivacious cassis fruit...fi ne tannins. It fans out wonderfully...” (94 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, July 2024 1344 3 magnums (owc) per lot $900–1400 Château Léoville Las Cases 1990 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Released from the cellar of Léoville Las Cases in 2021; recorked at the Château “...notions of sweet black cherries, black currants, lead pencil, and wet stones...freshness, delineation, and classicism...full-throttle, rich, concen- trated, impeccable...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #183, June 2009 1345 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $3000–4500 Château Léoville Las Cases 1996 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Released from the cellar of Léoville Las Cases in 2017 “...stunning...beautifully defi ned with intense black cherries, cedar, mint and a touch of oyster shell that seems to gain intensity in the glass...seam- less from start to fi nish...” (98 points) Neal Martin, WA #227, Oct 2016 (See photo left) 1346 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2400–3500 Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 1996 Pauillac, 2me cru classé “...very intense, brilliant and delineated, with pure blackberry, graphite and mint aromas bursting from the glass...Dense black fruit, laced with cedar, hints of espresso and leather...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Aug 2019 1347 6 magnums (2 owc) per lot $2200–3200 Château Montrose 2005 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé “...spectacular. Bright, perfumed and vertically explosive...a wine that mar- ries elegance with power so well...” (97 points) AG, Vinous.com, Apr 2021 1348 3 magnums (owc) per lot $750–1100 Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 2005 Pauillac, 2me cru classé “...Vivacious red fruit...The palate is well balanced, fresh and cohesive with decent weight on the fi nish...after 12 hours, this Pauillac is perhaps show- ing its true mettle...” (93 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, June 2025 1349 6 magnums (2 owc) per lot $1400–2000 AN AUCTION OF FINEST & RAREST WINES Including Wines From: AN HISTORIC SELECTION OF D’YQUEM (lots 1563 – 1713) and WINES FROM THE CELLAR OF JEFF JOHNSON (lots 1801 – 2225) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026, 8:00AM ET | LOTS 1338 – 2674 Lot 1346
