Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 42 Auction 2609 Château Margaux 2018 Margaux, 1er cru classé “..Full-bodied with seamless tannins that spread across your palate and caress every square centimeter...Then the fi nish goes on for minutes. Extremely refi ned and elegant...” (100 points) JS, Aug 2021 556 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $4200–6500 Château Mouton Rothschild 2018 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “Exquisite purity of blackcurrants, raspberries and some citrus...a thor- oughly refi ned and harmonious young red. Endless fi nish...one of the legendary vintages of Mouton...” (100 points) JS, Aug 2021 557 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $4200–6500 Château Cheval Blanc 2019 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) “One of the unequivocally great wines of the vintage...layered and envel- oping, it’s deep and intense, with beautifully rich, powdery tannins and vi- brant fl avors...long, saline fi nish...” (100 points) William Kelley, WA, Apr 2022 558 6 bottles (owc) per lot $2200–3200 Château Lafi te Rothschild 2019 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...an impeccably balanced classic of immense charm and grace...deep and seamless, its velvety attack segueing into a layered, concentrated mid- palate...a long, perfumed fi nish...” (100 points) William Kelley, WA, Apr 2022 559 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $4200–6500 Château Mouton Rothschild 2019 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...incredibly complex, with all the cabernet descriptors, from mint and lead pencil to blackberry, blackcurrant and menthol...very fi ne, tight tannins that run the length of the wine...” (99 points) JS, Feb 2022 560 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $3800–5500 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 561 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1700–2600 Château Lafi te Rothschild 2020 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...tobacco, crushed stone, cigar box, currants, tar, and lead pencil... Medium- to full-bodied, with a density and tightness. Very compact and complex...Delicacy with strength...” (100 points) JS, May 2023 562 12 bottles (2 owc) per lot $4200–6500 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 563 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Mouton Rothschild 2020 Pauillac, 1er cru classé “...blackcurrants, blueberries, creme de cassis, and fl owers...a compacted palate, like a cylinder of perfectly ripe fruit and fi ne tannins...Such fresh- ness and weightlessness...” (100 points) JS, May 2023 564 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1800–2800 Château Cheval Blanc 2021 St-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) “...aromas of currants and fl owers with hints of stones and sandalwood... Both the acidity and tannins play off each other, giving a punchy character. A classic Cheval...” (98 points) JS, Apr 2024 565 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1700–2600 Château Batailley 1982 Base neck; label slightly scuff ed; capsule slightly corroded (1) Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 1982 Top shoulder; label ink marked and slightly torn (1) 566 Above 2 bottles per lot $600–900 Château Haut-Brion 2001 Label scuff marked (1 mag) Château Lafi te Rothschild 2001 (1 mag) Château Latour 2001 Label slightly scuff ed (1 mag) Château Margaux 2001 Label scuff marked (1 mag) Château Mouton Rothschild 2001 Label damp stained (1 mag) 567 Above 5 magnums per lot $3000–4500 Château Palmer 2001 (2 mags) Château Lafi te Rothschild 2003 Label slightly scuff ed (1) Château Lynch-Bages 2012 Label slightly scuff marked (1) 568 Above 2 bottles and 2 magnums per lot $1200–1800 DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI ROMANEE-CONTI Romanée-Conti 1997 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...nose of leather, juniper berries, cherries, and spices...magnifi cent delineation and elegance...soy sauce, licorice, fl ower, as well as blackberry fl avored...” (95 points) Pierre Rovani, WA #125, Oct 1999 (See photo opposite page) 569 1 bottle per lot $9000–14000 Romanée-Conti 2007 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff marked “...Hyacinth, rose, gladiola, and iris...savory, irresistibly juicy raspberry and pomegranate...colorful fl oral, spice, fruit, carnal, and mineral elements...” (96 points) David Schildknecht, WA #189, June 2010 570 1 bottle per lot $11000–17000 Romanée-Conti 2010 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label scuff marked; vintage label applied slightly off center “...intensely spicy...exceptionally complex fl oral and cool red and black berry fruit aromas...well-delineated, pure and highly nuanced, multifac- eted medium-bodied fl avors...” (99 points) AM, Issue 49, Jan2013 571 1 bottle per lot $14000–20000 Romanée-Conti 2011 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label scuff marked “Bright, deep red. Reticent, musky nose opens slowly to reveal blackberry, violet, wild herbs and spicy oak; in a rather feminine style and a showstop- per...” (97 points) ST, Vinous.com, Mar 2014 572 2 bottles per lot $22000–32000 Romanée-Conti 2012 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff marked “...bouquet is quite astonishing with brilliant delineation and focus...almost disorientating sense of mineralité that soars from the glass and leaves you speechless...” (99 points) Neal Martin, WA #217, Feb 2015 573 1 bottle per lot $12000–18000 Romanée-Conti 2013 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff marked “...plum, noble herbs and musky mulch. Plush and utterly spherical in the mouth, delivering a rare combination of richness and weightlessness... soil-driven smoke...” (97+ points) ST, Vinous.com, Mar 2016 574 1 bottle per lot $12000–18000 Romanée-Conti 2014 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Lot 576: One label slightly scuff marked; owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...aromas of boysenberry, black raspberry, violet, brown spices and smoky minerality...liquid velvet on the palate...purple and black fruit fl avors ener- gized by pungent, sappy minerality...” (97 points) ST, Vinous.com, Mar 2017 575 1 bottle per lot $12000–18000 576 3 bottles (owc) per lot $38000–55000
