Hart Davis Hart Auction Co. [email protected] www.hdhauctions.com tel: 312.482.9996 98 Auction 2611 Château Lafi te Rothschild 2021 Pauillac, 1er cru classé Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...extremely aromatic, showing lead pencil, currants, blackberries, black olives and smoke with some gunpowder...fi ne and creamy tannins that show so much fi nesse and length...” (97 points) JS, July 2024 1457 6 bottles (owc) per lot $1900–2800 DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI Richebourg 2007 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...aromas of wild strawberry, minerals, spices and pepper...classy and suave, with terrifi c peppery, minerally lift in the middle palate...superb breadth...” (93+ points) ST, Vinous.com, Mar 2010 (See photo opposite page) 1458 6 bottles (owc) per lot $14000–20000 Romanée-Conti 2009 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...surprisingly huge and even obvious...elusive, intensely cerebral wine... Floral notes add lift on the vivid, kaleidoscopic fi nish...breathtaking exu- berance and richness...” (98+ points) AG, Vinous.com, Apr 2012 1459 3 bottles (owc) per lot $38000–55000 La Tâche 2009 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Three labels scuff marked; sequential bottle numbers “...soaring from the glass with an extravagant bouquet of rose petal, Asian spices, grilled meats, rock salt, espresso roast, rich soil tones, plums and dark chocolate...” (98 points) William Kelley, WA #240, Dec 2018 1460 3 bottles per lot $13000–19000 Richebourg 2009 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Three labels slightly scuff ed “...Swaths of tannin frame an explosive core of fruit in a Burgundy endowed with a real sense of gravitas. The radiance and ripeness of the year has fi lled out the wine nicely...” (97+ points) AG, Vinous.com, Mar 2016 1461 3 bottles per lot $9000–14000 Romanée-Conti 2014 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Lot 1463: One label 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 1462 1 bottle per lot $12000–18000 1463 3 bottles (owc) per lot $35000–55000 Romanée-Conti 2015 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label slightly scuff ed “...bouquet of kaleidoscopic complexity, notes of raspberry and red plum mingling with rose petal, peony, blood orange...silky, medium to full-bodied and stunningly complete...” (100 points) William Kelley, WA #235, Feb 2018 1464 2 bottles per lot $28000–42000 La Tâche 2015 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Three labels slightly scuff marked, one nicked; one vintage label slightly creased “...stunningly complex bouquet of dark berries, plums, hoisin, smoked duck, dark chocolate, licorice and Chinese fi ve spice...full-bodied, multidi- mensional...” (98 points) William Kelley, WA #235, Feb 2018 1465 4 bottles per lot $16000–24000 Richebourg 2015 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff marked “...very complex, profound even, a deep well of red berry fruit, crushed fl owers, iris and wet loamy soil...extraordinarily persistence...Magnifi - cent...” (97 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Apr 2018 1466 1 bottle per lot $2600–3800 Grands-Echézeaux 2015 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru “...Morello cherries, crushed strawberry, crushed stone, just a hint of bay leaf all beautifully defi ned...a Grands Echézeaux that is full of secrets...” (95 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Apr 2018 1467 1 bottle per lot $2000–3000 Romanée-Conti 2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff marked “...exquisitely-defi ned brambly red fruit, incense and red roses...lace-like tannins that frame the otherworldly, pure, red fruit. It is perfectly balanced and bewitchingly pure...” (100 points) Neal Martin, Vinous.com, Feb 2022 1468 1 magnum per lot $28000–42000 Romanée-Conti 2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label slightly scuff marked; owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...a wine of real grace and purity...full-bodied, ample and satiny, with ter- rifi c concentration and a suave, seamless, layered profi le, gliding over the palate...” (100 points) William Kelley, WA, Jan 2023 1469 3 bottles (owc) per lot $35000–55000 La Tâche 2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Lot 1470: Two labels slightly scuff marked, one slightly torn; Lot 1471: Owc—strapped prior to inspection by HDH “...mulberries, cherries and cassis with scents of bergamot, black tea, licorice, exotic spices and peonies...profoundly complex, intellectually and sensually thrilling...” (99 points) William Kelley, WA, Jan 2023 1470 2 bottles per lot $7000–10000 1471 6 bottles (owc) per lot $22000–32000 Echézeaux 2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru One label nicked “...Opulent and sumptuous to the core...dark blue/purplish fruit, spice, chocolate, spice and lavender races across the palate...a racy, hedonistic Burgundy...What a wine!” (96 points) AG, Vinous.com, Mar 2023 1472 3 bottles per lot $5000–7500 Romanée-St-Vivant 2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Two labels slightly scuff marked “...Sage, mint, blood orange, chalk and red-toned fruit are all lifted by bright saline notes that lend energy and drive...A Burgundy of dynamic energy and precision...” (97+ points) AG, Vinous.com, Mar 2023 1473 3 bottles per lot $5500–8500 Grands-Echézeaux 2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, grand cru Label slightly scuff marked “...a striking young wine, off ering up aromas of mulberries and cassis... an immensely layered, fl eshy palate, it concludes with a long, penetrating, saline fi nish...” (97 points) William Kelley, WA, Jan 2023 1474 1 bottle per lot $1900–2800