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[email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 110 Auction 2611 Château Léoville Las Cases 1978 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Three top shoulder, six very high shoulder, one high shoulder; one cork slightly raised; one slight signs of past seepage “...The nose is more complex and penetrating than the fl avors...classic, mineral, lead pencil, smoky, earthy scents...plenty of ripe fruit...medium to full body...” (90 points) Robert Parker, WA #101, Oct 1995 1574 10 bottles per lot $800–1200 Château Margaux 1979 Margaux, 1er cru classé Eleven top shoulder, one very high shoulder “...a classy, elegant example of Margaux...moderately intense nose of sweet black currant fruit intermixed with minerals, vanillin, and fl oral scents...sweet fruit...” (93 points) RP, Bordeaux, 3rd Edition (1998) 1575 12 bottles per lot $3200–4800 Château Palmer 1983 Margaux, 3me cru classé Nine top shoulder “...ethereal, exact and focused, with vestiges of blackberry and raspberry fruit, crushed violets, minerals and a touch of wild mint...brilliant - a benchmark Palmer...” (98 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Apr 2023 1576 9 bottles per lot $4000–6000 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1985 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Five base neck, three top shoulder; four labels damp stained and tis- sue stained, two slightly tissue stained “...vivacious red fruit, though cedar and allspice traits still come through... pliant tannins that lend this First Growth such fl uidity...utterly charming and drinking beautifully...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, June 2025 1577 12 bottles (owc) per lot $3500–5500 Château Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande 1986 Pauillac, 2me cru classé Lot 1578: Ten base neck; four labels slightly damp stained, one slightly scuff marked; Lot 1579: Three base neck, nine top shoulder; Lot 1580: Five base neck, four top shoulder; four labels damp stained “...one of the best I have encountered. It has a vibrant nose of blackberry intermixed with cedar and a light ferrous note...fresh and lively with black fruit aplenty...Outstanding...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, July 2026 (Lot 1579: See photo page 109) 1578 10 bottles per lot $1800–2800 1579 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2200–3200 1580 12 bottles per lot $2200–3200 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1989 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Five base neck; three labels tissue stained, two slightly tissue stained “...a well-defi ned bouquet, earthy in style, with cedar and wild strawber- ry...fi nely chiseled tannins and a keen thread of acidity, pliant and gentle...” (92 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, July 2024 1581 12 bottles per lot $4800–7500 Château Cos d’Estournel 1990 St-Estèphe, 2me cru classé Two base neck, fi ve top shoulder “...gorgeous scents of clove, bay leaf, and warm gravel that are almost Pomerol-like in style...fresh and lively...black truffl e and sage towards the slightly grainy textured fi nish...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Oct 2018 1582 12 bottles (owc) per lot $2000–3000 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1990 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Two base neck “...incense, tree bark, tilled soil and tobacco with nuances of preserved plums, kirsch, tapenade and leather...earth-laced savory fruit with a bit of chew to the texture and a stewed tea fi nish.” (91 points) Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WA, Aug 2020 1583 12 bottles (owc) per lot $1500–2200 Château Lafi te Rothschild 1990 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Eight base neck, two top shoulder “...almost crystalline, with youthful, mineral-laden black fruit laced with truf- fl e and allspice. Very complex...fi nely woven tannins, perfect acidity and a real peacock’s tail on the fi nish...” (96 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Dec 2025 1584 12 bottles (owc) per lot $6000–9000 Château Léoville Las Cases 1990 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Eight base neck, one top shoulder; three labels damp stained, nine slightly damp stained; two corks slightly sunken “...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 1585 12 bottles (owc) per lot $3000–4500 Château Margaux 1990 Margaux, 1er cru classé Lot 1586: Four base neck; one slight sign of past seepage; Lot 1587: Five base neck, two top shoulder Five base neck, four top shoulder; four labels damp stained “...seamless and complete, its velvety tannins and ripe acids entirely cloaked in a lavish but vibrant core of fruit...remains impeccably balanced and has decades of longevity...” (100 points) William Kelly, WA #259, Feb 2022 1586 7 bottles per lot $4800–7500 1587 12 bottles (owc) per lot $8500–13000 Château d’Yquem 1986 Sauternes, premier cru superieur Five base neck “...bouquet of pineapples, sauteed hazelnuts, vanillin, and ripe apricots is breathtaking...full-bodied, powerful, yet impeccably balanced...memora- ble drinking for 40-55 more years...” (98 points) Robert Parker, WA, Dec 19997 1588 5 bottles per lot $1900–2800 Musigny 1949 Camille Giroud Côte de Nuits, grand cru Three 4cm, one 3cm; one label slightly wine stained “...complex and spicy nose that is remarkable in both its breadth and fresh- ness...rich, full-bodied, precise and still beautifully textured fl avors...long and velvet fi nish...” (93 points) AM, July 2007 1589 4 bottles per lot $9000–14000 Vosne-Romanée, Les Suchots 1966 Camille Giroud Côte de Nuits, 1er cru One 3cm, eight 3.5cm, two 4cm, one 4.5cm (See photo opposite page) 1590 12 bottles (oc) per lot $3500–5500 Clos Vougeot 1971 Camille Giroud Côte de Nuits, grand cru Three 3cm, six 3.5cm, three 4cm; eight labels damp stained, three loose, one torn 1591 12 bottles per lot $2200–3200 Clos de la Roche 1988 Armand Rousseau Côte de Nuits, grand cru One 3cm; two labels slightly scuff marked 1592 2 bottles per lot $1200–1800 Griotte-Chambertin 1988 Joseph Drouhin Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label torn, one scuff marked, one slightly damp stained “I thought Drouhin’s Griotte-Chambertin was top notch. It had explosive black cherry fruit, good, spicy, toasty, new oak, medium to full body, and a lush texture...” (91 points) RP, Burgundy (1990) 1593 4 bottles per lot $900–1400