Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 102 Auction 2611 FINEST 1999 DRC Purchased on release and kept in temperature- and humidity- controlled storage since La Tâche 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Two labels scuff marked “The 1999 La Tâche Grand Cru can be a perfect wine...Fleeting glimpses of redcurrant, then pomegranate, broom and wilted rose petals, later more earthy scents, autumnal...” (100 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Apr 2018 1489 2 bottles per lot $11000–17000 Richebourg 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...chiseled aromas of dark berry fruit, briar, crushed stone and just a touch of rose petal...possesses a palpable sense of majesty and aristocracy... Stunning...” (97 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, June 2019 1490 1 bottle per lot $3500–5500 Romanée-St-Vivant 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Two labels slightly scuff ed “...bouquet of vivacious, comely black and blue berry fruit...fi nely sculpted palate presents a backbone of super-fi ne tannin, a perfect bead of acidity, seamlessly integrated oak...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, June 2019 1491 2 bottles per lot $5500–8500 :: A STUNNING OFFERING OF BURGUNDY Featuring DRC and Rousseau, all wines were purchased directly from retailers and producers as well as through established auction houses and kept at 55°F with 70% humidity in personal and professional wine cellars. La Tâche 2011 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...aromas of tangy red fruits, fl owers, Oriental spices, licorice and crushed stone, plus an exhilarating hint of peach. Wonderfully suave on entry, then rich, ripe, dry...” (96+ points) ST, Vinous.com, Mar 2014 1492 2 magnums per lot $15000–22000 Richebourg 2011 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label nicked; sequential bottle numbers “This is also intensely fl oral...a wonderfully fresh if restrained nose of hoisin, black fruit, soy and anise. There is remarkable concentration of dry extract...” (95 points) AM, Issue 53, Jan 2014 1493 5 bottles per lot $11000–17000 Romanée-St-Vivant 2011 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff marked “A wine of pure silkiness, fi nesse and lyric beauty...graces the palate with dried rose petals, mint, violets and bright red berries...drop-dead gor- geous.” (96 points) AG, Vinous.com, Mar 2014 1494 1 magnum per lot $4200–6500 Grands-Echézeaux 2011 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff ed “...a wide variety of fl oral elements on the cassis, plum liqueur scents that display anise, clove and once again sandalwood hints...large-scaled but not massive fl avors...” (94 points) AM, Issue 53, Jan 2014 1495 1 magnum per lot $3800–5500 Gevrey-Chambertin, Clos St-Jacques 2013 Armand Rousseau Côte de Nuits, 1er cru One label slightly scuff marked “...raspberry, rose petal, blood orange and crushed stone...the tangy raspberry, red cherry and mineral fl avors show a penetrating character and superb lift...” (95+ points) ST, Vinous.com, Mar 2016 1496 12 bottles per lot $9000–14000 Chambolle-Musigny, Les Amoureuses 2014 Joseph Drouhin Côte de Nuits, 1er cru 1497 6 bottles per lot $1200–1800 Gevrey-Chambertin, Clos St-Jacques 2014 Armand Rousseau Côte de Nuits, 1er cru Two importers “...refi ned and delineated bouquet with prudent use of new oak here that is seamlessly integrated and allows the vibrant red fruit to fl ourish...dash of spice toward the fi nish...” (97 points) Neal Martin, WA #233, Oct 2017 1498 8 bottles per lot $7000–10000 Chambolle-Musigny, Les Amoureuses 2017 Joseph Drouhin Côte de Nuits, 1er cru One slight signs of past seepage “...strikingly fl oral with its spicy, pure and cool nose that blends attractively complex aromas of both red and dark currant...vibrant middle and overtly mineral-driven fl avors...” (95 points) AM, Issue 74, Apr 2019 1499 12 bottles per lot $3500–5500 Chambolle-Musigny Ghislaine Barthod Les Cras 2014 (4) Les Fuées 2014 (2) 1500 Above 6 bottles per lot $900–1400 Charmes-Chambertin 2014 (2) Clos de la Roche 2014 One label slightly bin soiled (2) All above Armand Rousseau 1501 Above 4 bottles per lot $2000–3000 Chambertin, Clos de Bèze 2017 (6) Griotte-Chambertin 2017 (3) All above Joseph Drouhin 1502 Above 9 bottles per lot $1800–2800 :: ICONIC 1989 PETRUS IN DOUBLE MAGNUM Purchased from a reputable merchant and stored professionally Château Gruaud Larose 1986 St-Julien, 2me cru classé Four top shoulder, two very high shoulder “...mammoth structure, tremendous reserves of fruit and concentration... fi nish that lasts close to a minute...one of the most magnifi cent Gruaud- Larose ever...” (96 points) RP, Bordeaux, 4th Edition (2003) 1503 6 bottles per lot $750–1100 Château Pétrus 1989 Pomerol Label slightly scuff ed; slight signs of past seepage “...a rich bouquet of dark berries, black truffl es, exotic spices, cedar...a deep and layered core of fruit framed by beautifully refi ned tannins and an immensely long fi nish...” (100 points) William Kelley, WA, Dec 2023 (See photo opposite page) 1504 1 double-magnum (3L) per lot $16000–24000 Château Pétrus 2000 Pomerol Label slightly creased and slightly scuff ed “...has that extra level of intensity and complexity that is monumental... great fruit purity, an unmistakable note of underbrush, black truffl e, in- tense black cherries...” (100 points) Robert Parker, WA #189, June 2010 (See photo opposite page) 1505 1 bottle per lot $3000–4500 Château Trotanoy 2009 Pomerol “...blackberry, roasted chestnut and truffl es, just a touch of glycerin, all de- livered with fabulous precision...” (97 points) Neal Martin, WA #231, June 2017 1506 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1300–1900 ::
