Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 176 Auction 2609 Château Mouton Rothschild 1990 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Lot 2390: Eight top shoulder, three very high shoulder; Lot 2391: Two base neck, ten top shoulder; Lot 2392: Two base neck, nine top shoulder, one very high shoulder; twelve labels slightly damp stained; Lot 2393: One base neck, eleven top shoulder; twelve labels slightly damp stained; Lot 2394: Nine top shoulder, three very high shoulder “...great richness...Blackcurrant fruit gum character...smooth, welcoming and appetising. Much more refreshing on the palate than the nose...a tingle on the fi nish...” (19 points) Jancis Robinson, JR, Nov 2004 (Lots 2391-2394: See photo page 175) 2390 11 bottles per lot $3500–5500 2391 12 bottles (owc) per lot $3800–5500 2392 12 bottles (owc) per lot $3800–5500 2393 12 bottles (owc) per lot $3800–5500 2394 12 bottles (owc) per lot $3800–5500 Château Latour 1970 Top shoulder; label damp stained (1) Château Lynch-Bages 1982 One top shoulder, two very high shoulder; three labels scuff ed and slightly bin soiled; multiple importers (3) Château Lynch-Bages 1989 Top shoulder; label damp stained (1) 2395 Above 5 bottles per lot $1400–2000 Château Gruaud Larose 1982 Bottles: Two top shoulder; two labels slightly damp stained; Magnum: Base neck; label slightly scuff ed (2 & 1 mag) 1983 Top shoulder; label slightly scuff ed (1) 1985 One base neck, one top shoulder (2) 1988 Base neck (1) 1989 Three top shoulder; three labels slightly bin soiled and slightly scuff ed (3) 2396 Above 9 bottles and 1 magnum per lot $1400–2000 Château Mouton Rothschild 1983 Two base neck, one top shoulder; three labels slightly damp stained, two slightly bin soiled; two importers (3) Château Lafi te Rothschild 1984 Base neck; label bin soiled (1) Château Latour 1986 Base neck; label bin soiled (1) 2397 Above 5 bottles per lot $1500–2200 Château Margaux 1986 Two base neck; two labels slightly damp stained (2) Château Mouton Rothschild 1986 One top shoulder, two very high shoulder; three labels slightly damp stained and slightly scuff ed (3) Château Margaux 1989 Label slightly damp stained (1) 2398 Above 6 bottles per lot $2600–3800 Côte Rôtie, La Mouline 1990 Guigal Northern Rhône Two labels damp stained “...rich, with a huge, bacon fat, toasty, cassis, and fl oral-scented nose... phenomenally rich fl avors...a wine known for its voluptuousness and extraordinary intensity...” (99 points) RP, Rhône (1997) 2399 2 bottles per lot $1100–1700 Dom Pérignon Brut Vintage 1985 Recently disgorged, released 03-97 (owc) (3) Dom Pérignon Brut Vintage 1988 (oc) (2) Dom Pérignon Brut Vintage 1990 Label slightly scuff ed (1) Louis Roederer, Cristal 1990 (oc) (1) Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2006 (oc) (1) 2400 Above 8 bottles per lot $2400–3500 OPUS ONE Opus One 1986 Napa Valley Top shoulder; label slightly bin marked; capsule corroded “...bright, racy personality. Here the fruit is distinctly high-toned, while the aromatics remain lifted and focused almost to the point of being piercing...” (91 points) AG, Vinous.com, June 2013 2401 1 imperial (6L) (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Opus One 1991 Napa Valley Four base neck, two top shoulder “...decidedly rich, voluptuous and opulent for the era. Sweet silky tannins support a creamy, expressive fi nish in a wine that is very much built on texture...showing beautifully...” (92 points) AG, Vinous.com, June 2013 2402 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1300–1900 Opus One 1992 Napa Valley “...big, spicy nose of cassis, lead pencil, and smoky oak, round, full-bodied, broad, fat fl avors crammed with black fruits, soft tannin, low acidity... fl eshy, full-bodied fi nish...” (92 points) Robert Parker, WA #99, June 1995 2403 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1300–1900 2404 1 imperial (6L) (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Opus One 1994 Napa Valley “What a pleasure it is to taste and drink...absolutely terrifi c. Voluptuous, sexy and layered to the core...races across the palate with superb depth and pure class.” (96 points) AG, Vinous.com, Oct 2014 2405 1 imperial (6L) (owc) per lot $2000–3000 Opus One 1996 Napa Valley “This seamless, full-bodied wine is more velvety-textured, opulent, and succulent than past vintages. The long fi nish is fi lled with glycerin, ripe fruit, and sweet tannin...” (94 points) Robert Parker, WA #126, Jan 2000 2406 1 imperial (6L) (owc) per lot $2000–3000 Opus One 1998 Napa Valley “...boasts striking balance. Savory herbs, mint, licorice and plums are woven together in a fabric of notable class. Still young and vibrant...focus, length and persistence...” (93 points) AG, Vinous.com, June 2013 2407 1 imperial (6L) (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Opus One 1999 Napa Valley “...Lively aromas of plum, redcurrant, tobacco and clove...Elegant and pen- etrating, displaying more red fruits, spices and fl owers than minerals or black fruits...stylish, gripping, classically dry...” (93 points) ST, Vinous.com, Mar 2019 2408 1 imperial (6L) (owc) per lot $2000–3000 Dominus 1991 Napa Valley “...extraordinary intensity, remarkable opulence, and amazing fruit extrac- tion, all welded to a full-bodied structure...sensational purity and inner- core of depth...” (99 points) Robert Parker, WA #99, June 1995 2409 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1700–2600 Joseph Phelps Vineyards Red Wine, Insignia 1994 Napa Valley Three labels bin soiled, seven slightly bin soiled “...spectacular...opulent, sexy, fl amboyant, explosively rich, concentrated...a thrill to drink...aromas of black currants, allspice, pain grillé...opulent, dazzling...” (96 points) Robert Parker, WA #120, Dec 1998 2410 10 bottles per lot $1700–2600
