SESSION ONE A DOCTOR S TOUR THROUGH THE WORLD OF WINE

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1 SESSION ONE A DOCTOR S TOUR THROUGH THE WORLD OF WINE The following few pages represent not just an exceptional collection of wine, but a decades-long passion for collecting wine. What began as just wanting to enjoy a nice glass with dinner grew into a massive collection of wines that were practically overflowing from the consignor s cellar. And since this is our consignors secondtime working with us, we can scarcely imagine how packed the cellar was before we removed more than 2,000 bottles. The wines were largely acquired through local and online retailers, with great care taken to ensure the wines were only shipped at optimal times of the year. As the consignor approaches the next phase in his life, he has decided to thin out his cellar a bit. The cellar itself is every collector s dream underground and stone-floored with exposed brick. The consignor had custom wine racks installed as well as a double-redundant cooling unit with humidity control. In short, the cellar is a dream for keeping wines in their best possible condition. Our specialist who inspected the wines can testify with certainty after sampling eight bottles from the collection that these are absolutely dynamite. The wines themselves are a world-tour of the great wine regions of the world. Big names from Bordeaux and Burgundy fold into the Rhone and Champagne and carry over to Napa Valley for a selection of excellent Cabernets and Chardonnays. Each region has highlights: from Latour in Bordeaux to DRC in Burgundy, Bollinger s exceptionally rare Vieilles Vignes de France in Champagne and Screaming Eagle from California. Particularly notable about the collection is the exceptional overall condition. Our specialist found the occasional nicked or scuffed label, but this collection is nearly pristine. As much as our specialist enjoyed perusing the wines from the cellar, his favorite part of the visit was time spent with the consignor and his family. They are smart, kind and generous, and we firmly believe that this spirit of goodwill shows itself in the wines themselves. Bid with confidence. 1 Chateau Ausone 2005 St. Emilion A tiny production of just over 1,300 cases will make the 2005 Ausone impossible to find, but proprietor Alain Vauthier continues to exhibit the Midas touch with his perfectionist efforts at this estate. This brilliant, blue/black-hued offering reveals an extraordinarily youthful, but promising nose of incense, blueberries, blackberries, currants, licorice, and crushed rocks. This intense 2005 boasts powerful, super-layered, multidimensional flavors with tremendous extraction, yet they come across as incredibly sublime, even delicate for such a stunningly concentrated, fullbodied effort. A masterpiece of concentration and balance, it will no doubt be drinking well a century from now. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #176, Apr. 2008) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1,500 2 Chateau Cheval Blanc 2005 St. Emilion The 2005 from Cheval Blanc is a quintessentially elegant, beautiful, deep bluish/ruby-colored wine from St.-Emilion, with raspberry, blueberry, and floral notes, impressive density, great precision, freshness and purity. Full-bodied, but extremely light on its feet, I don t mean to gush, but it is super-intense, rich and just so meticulously crafted! This is another fabulous wine and a perfect expression for this vintage. It is difficult to forget the gorgeous blueberry and raspberry fruit, full body, sweet tannin, a multi-layered texture, and purity and palate presence of this stunning wine. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #219, June 2015) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $850 3 Chateau Clinet 2000 Pomerol Bottle (7) Beautiful aromas of plums, soy, black currants, black raspberries, espresso, and spring flowers jump from the glass of this perfumed, dense plum/ruby/purple-tinged Pomerol. Medium to full-bodied and pure with sweet tannin and impressive extract, it will benefit from 2-3 more years of bottle age, and should last for an additional two decades. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $475 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 5

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3 4 Chateau Clinet 2009 Pomerol Clinet has been on a hot streak lately and the 2009 appears to be the greatest wine ever made at the estate, surpassing even the late Jean-Michel Arcaute s monumental A blend of 85% Merlot and tiny amounts of Cabernet Franc (12%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (3%), this big Pomerol boasts an opaque, moonless night inky/blue/purple color in addition to a gorgeous perfume of blueberry pie, incense, truffles, black raspberries, licorice and wood smoke. Viscous and multi-dimensional with silky, sweet tannin, massive fruit concentration and full-bodied power, there are nearly 4,000 cases of this thick, juicy, perfect Clinet. It should drink well in 3-5 years and keep for (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Dec. 2011) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $950 5 Chateau Cos d Estournel 2005 St. Estephe The 2005 Cos d Estournel is another great success from this property, which is owned by Michel Reybier. A superstar of St.- Estèphe in this vintage, this wine has a dense ruby/purple color, beautiful, sweet cassis and blackcurrant fruit, some floral notes, spice and a touch of oak in a full-bodied, layered, impressive multi-dimensional style. The tannins are surprisingly sweet and well-integrated, as is the acidity, alcohol and wood. This is a beauty and certainly the top wine of St.-Estèphe. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #219, June 2015) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1,200 6 Chateau La Conseillante 2010 Pomerol Chateau La Fleur Petrus 2010 Pomerol Chateau Latour a Pomerol 2010 Pomerol Chateau l Evangile 2010 Pomerol Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1,200 7 Chateau Beausejour Duffau 2010 St. Emilion Vieux Chateau Certan 2010 Pomerol Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $850 8 Chateau Larcis Ducasse 2005 St. Emilion With an unbelievable nose of licorice, tapenade, black cherry and blackcurrant liqueur, as well as full body, super-sweet tannin, and astonishing richness and length, this prodigious effort in 2005 announced the resurrection of this great terroir on the slopes near Château Pavie. Dark garnet/plum/purple, this is compelling stuff and drinkable already, but capable of lasting another years. This beauty is not to be missed! (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #219, June 2015) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1,500 9 Chateau Latour 1990, released by the Chateau in 2009 This is one of my favorite wines ever. Full-bodied, with layers of silky fruit and masses of currant, mineral and berry character. Amazing. It s a wine with perfect structure, perfect strength. It s 1961 Latour in modern clothes. It s hard not to drink it now. (100 pts. James Sucking, Wine Spectator, Feb. 2005) Estimate: $3,750-$4,750 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Latour 1996, released by the Chateau in 2009 Deep garnet-black in color, the 1996 is classic Latour at its utmost. The nose offers a tantalizing array of complex notes including dried Chinese plums, toasted nuts, Indian spices and black olive tapenade over a core of dried cherries and aged meat. The palate is pure power that is stunningly balanced giving a generous level of fruit concentration perfectly offset by a high level of very finely grained tannins and seamless freshness. Possessing a finish that just goes on and on, this is as good as it gets. (100 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia, Nov. 2012) Estimate: $3,250-$4,250 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Latour 2001 A brilliant offering, which should be drinkable much earlier than the blockbuster 2000, the 2001 Latour boasts an inky/ruby/purple color to the rim as well as a glorious bouquet of black currants, crushed stones, vanilla, and hints of truffles and oak. A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance primarily Merlot with a touch of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it reveals a sweetness on the palate that is atypical for such a young Latour. The beautiful integration of tannin, acidity, and wood is stunning. The wine flows across the palate with fabulous texture, purity, and presence. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #153, June 2004) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $600 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 7

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5 12 Chateau Leoville Las Cases St. Julien 1970 vhs, lbsl 1979 lbsl 1983 lbsl 1986 lbsl 1988 lbsl Magnum (1) 2005 Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2008 St. Julien A classic style of Las Cases that is somewhat masculine for the vintage, tannic and backward, and less formidably concentrated than the 2009 or 2010, the 2008 needs 7-8 years of cellaring. Dense purple, the aromatics are closed, but with coaxing and aggressive swirling, notes of crushed rock, black currants and some forest floor notes emerge. Impressively built, medium to full-bodied, layered and stunningly concentrated, this is a sleeper vintage for Leoville Las Cases that should improve considerably, given how closed it was the day I tasted it. (93+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #194, May 2011) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lynch Bages tl Performing even better from bottle than it did from barrel, this appears to be the finest Lynch Bages since the 2000, 1990 and it is an expressive, voluptuously textured effort with unctuosity and powerful, juicy, succulent blackberry and black currant flavors, low acids, a layered, massive mouthfeel, but no sense of heaviness or fatigue. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Feb. 2012) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Lynch Bages 2009 Magnum (6) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Palmer 2009 Margaux An opaque blue/black color suggests a wine with thrilling levels of concentration and intensity Subtle smoke, incense and Asian spice (soy?) notes interwoven with graphite, blueberry, blackberry and cassis characteristics lead to a full-bodied, phenomenally concentrated, viscous, opulent wine with plenty of sweet tannin. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Feb. 2012) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pape Clement 2000 Pessac-Leognan Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2000 Pessac-Leognan Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pichon Baron 2010 Magnum (6) Opaque purple, with loads of charcoal, licorice, incense and some exotic Asian spices along with abundant cassis liqueur, blackberry and hints of roasted coffee and spring flowers, it is fullbodied and opulent, with relatively high tannins, but they have sweetened up considerably and seem less aggressive than they did from barrel. The oak is clearly pushed to the background by the wine s wealth of fruit, glycerin and full-bodied texture. This sensational Pichon Longueville Baron needs 5-6 years of cellaring, and should keep 30+ years. (97+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #205, Feb. 2013) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pichon Lalande scl Bottle (4) Dense purple in color, with loads of coffee, mocha, creme de cassis, and chocolate notes, this is a somewhat unusual blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and a whooping 10% Petit Verdot, with a little bit of Cabernet Franc. The Petit Verdot certainly gives the wine more of a tapenade, floral note, which I think can be interpreted by some as herbal. This is a rich, opulent, stunning Pichon Lalande that is beginning to drink beautifully, yet should continue to improve for at least another years and last 30 or more years. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $475 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 9

6 20 Chateau Pontet Canet 2006 The 2006 Château Pontet-Canet has an extremely pure, vivacious, perfumed bouquet with crushed violets infusing the blueberry and blackberry fruit. But it is all about the detail and precision in this wine. The palate is medium-bodied with a gentle grip in the mouth: lightly toasted black fruit, dried orange peel, cedar and a pinch of white pepper. This feels very cohesive and poised with just a touch of mint entering right on the finish. What a great wine from Alfred Tesseron and Jean-Michel Comme. Go grab the corkscrew now, but don t feel that this wine has to be opened for another 5-6 years. (94 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, May 2016) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pontet Canet 2008 Bottle (9) A candidate for the wine of the vintage, Pontet Canet s 2008 boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious aromas of sweet blueberries, blackberries and black currant fruit intertwined with lead pencil shavings, subtle barbecue smoke and a hint of forest floor. Full-bodied, with fabulous richness, texture and tremendous freshness, this first-growth-like effort is more developed than the uber-powerful (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #194, May 2011) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pontet Canet 2008 Magnum (6) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pontet Canet 2009 Magnum (6) Black as a moonless night, the 2009 Pontet Canet offers up notes of incense, graphite, smoke, licorice, creme de cassis and blackberries. A wine of irrefutable purity, laser-like precision, colossal weight and richness, and sensational freshness, this is a tour de force in winemaking that is capable of lasting 50 or more years. The tannins are elevated, but they are sweet and beautifully integrated as are the acidity, wood and alcohol (which must be in excess of 14%). This vineyard, which is situated on the high plateau of adjacent to Mouton Rothschild, appears to have done everything perfectly in (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Feb. 2012) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2010 Pessac-Leognan 6 in Bottle (10) This is an extraordinary performance once again from the Cathiard family, the proprietors of Smith-Haut-Lafitte. They think the 2010 is even better than the (I disagree, but only slightly.) This wine has laser-like definition in its an remarkable nose of a subtle charcoal fire interwoven with spring flowers, creme de cassis, blueberry liqueur and spicy wood. Full-bodied, stunningly concentrated, long, rich and moderately tannic, this wine is set for an exceptionally long life of years but can be drunk in 5-7. (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #205, Feb. 2013) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Troplong Mondot 2005 St. Emilion The 2005 Troplong Mondot is a blend of 90% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc. It was emotional tasting this wine, thinking of the late Christine Valette, who made this compelling wine while battling with considerable courage against an insidious disease. It is a great effort and a superstar of the vintage. Dense purple, it offers notes of white chocolate, blackberry, cassis and licorice as well as a hint of truffle and some subtle background oak. Fullbodied, multi-layered, and spectacularly pure and rich, it is a tour de force, and a great tribute to an incredible woman. Remarkably youthful, this wine probably needs another 4-8 years of bottle age, and should keep for 20 or more years. Kudos to the late Christine Valette! (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #219, June 2015) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Clos Fourtet 2009 St. Emilion After tasting it three times from bottle, I am convinced this prodigious wine is one of the greatest young Bordeaux I have ever tasted. Inky blue/purple with notes of camphor, forest floor, blackberry, cassis, sweet cherries, licorice, the wine has stunning aromatics, unctuous texture and an almost inky concentration, but without any hard edges. With considerable tannin and just enough acidity to provide definition, this wine transcends even its premier grand cru classe terroir. It is certainly the finest Clos Fourtet ever produced. Give it 5-7 years of cellaring to allow some of its baby fat to fall away. There is certainly enough structure underneath to keep for years. Bravo! (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Dec. 2011) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

7 27 Vieux Chateau Certan 2009 Pomerol Bottle (11) The 2009 s nearly 14% natural alcohol, exquisite ripeness, and incredible complex bouquet of Asian spices, fruitcake, licorice, smoke, blackberries and black currants are to die for. A blend of 84% Merlot and the rest equal parts Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, it possesses a viscous texture as well as a freshness and vibrancy that are remarkable given the wine s weight, richness and potential massiveness. This extraordinary effort is one of the finest Vieux Chateau Certans made over the last sixty years. It will undoubtedly shut down in bottle, requiring a decade or more of cellaring. It should keep for 50 years thereafter. Proprietor Thienpont thinks it is a modern day version of the (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Dec. 2011) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau d Yquem 1990 Sauternes light amber color An extraordinary effort, Yquem s 1990 is a rich and fabulously superb, sweet wine. This wine also possesses lots of elegance and finesse. The wine s medium gold color is accompanied by an exceptionally sweet nose of honeyed tropical fruits, peaches, coconut, and apricots. High quality, subtle toasty oak is wellintegrated. The wine is massive on the palate, with layers of intensely ripe botrytis-tinged, exceptionally sweet fruit. Surprisingly well-integrated acidity, and a seamless, full-bodied power and richness have created a wine of remarkable harmony and purity. Certainly it is one of the richest Yquems I have ever tasted, with years of potential longevity. An awesome Yquem! (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #122, Apr. 1999) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Chateau d Yquem 1998 Sauternes honey color Half- The 1998 Chateau Yquem was released several months ago. This estate does not allow tasting from cask (where the wine spends 42 months), and it is not released until five years after the vintage. The 1998 Yquem (95 points) is a great success. Made in an elegant style, it is not a blockbuster such as 1990, 1989, and It is well-delineated, with wonderfully sweet aromas of creme brulee, pineapples, apricots, and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, it is not as sweet as the biggest/richest Yquem vintages, but it is gorgeously pure, precise, and strikingly complex. Already approachable, it should evolve for years... without a doubt. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #149, Oct. 2003) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Rieussec 2001 Sauternes light honey color Bottle (10) A monumental effort, the 2001 Rieussec boasts a light to medium gold color in addition to a fabulous perfume of honeysuckle, smoky oak, caramelized tropical fruits, creme brulee, and Grand Marnier. The wine is massive and full-bodied yet neither over the top nor heavy because of good acidity. With intense botrytis as well as a second finish, this amazing Sauternes will be its apogee between (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #153, June 2004) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2009 Pessac-Leognan This wine has closed down since I saw it prior to bottling. A blend of 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Semillon from one of the great estates in Pessac-Leognan, the wine has notes of white currants, melon, and flint/crushed rock with a delicate hit of orange and lemon zest. Give it another 4-5 years of cellaring and drink it over the following three decades. (95+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Dec. 2011) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2011 Pessac-Leognan The 2011 Cheval Blanc is one of the more plump, opulent and sexy Cheval Blancs made over recent vintages, and its forwardness, lusciousness and complexity seemingly suggest this wine is on a fast evolutionary track. The wine exhibits a dense ruby/purple/ plum color, a medium to full-bodied opulence, a sumptuous mid-palate (atypical for the vintage), and a lush, heady finish. It is a super, complex, evolved Cheval Blanc that can be drunk now or cellared for 15+ years. Bravo! (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #212, Apr. 2014) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Ygrec de Chateau d Yquem 2011 Sauternes Creamy and caressing overall, with brioche and macadamia nut flavors framing the core of white peach, yellow apple and green almond notes. The long, salted butter finish also features pleasant echoes of quinine and tangerine. Should unwind nicely in the cellar. (94 pts. James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, Mar. 2013) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $550 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 11

8 34 Chambertin 2005 Clos de Beze, Bouchard Pere et Fils A spicy and ripe nose of stupendous breadth and depth is framed in obvious toast that continues onto the supple, rich, textured and big-boned flavors that are borderline massive yet the focus, detail and harmony of expression all retain admirable clarity and purity. Another one of those wow wines as the intensity of the flavors etch themselves onto the palate and the finale positively explodes. Be aware that this will require plenty of cellar time to come around. (94-97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #26, Apr. 2007) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Bonnes Mares 2009 Comte de Vogue Bottle (4) This is very deeply colored. A notably riper nose of kirsch, spice and earth plus an herbal hint that is also picked up by the powerful and tautly muscled broad-shouldered flavors that possess buckets of extract that buffer the very firm tannins that impart a dusty texture on the superbly long finish. This intensely floral effort is presently quite austere but it has everything that it needs to be great in time. In a word, sensational. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Chambertin 2011 Clos de Beze, Bouchard Pere et Fils This is also moderately toasty though it s not enough to hide the hallmark spiciness of a classic Clos de Bèze along with ripe black pinot fruit, stone and game nuances. There is excellent richness and impressive volume to the extract-rich mid-palate that imparts a seductive mouth feel to the medium-weight flavors. The aspect that is really remarkable here though is just the sheer depth, which when coupled with the superb length make for one exciting wine. (93-96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #50, Apr. 2013) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Musigny 1999 Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue 1tl In contrast to the general style of the vintage, this is still aromatically austere though with coaxing, reveals wonderfully complex aromas of a simply incredible array of black fruits, earth, spice, crushed herbs and notes of chocolate with flavors that are huge but fine, powerful but subtle and rich yet detailed with a stupendously long finish that offers intense minerality. This is genuinely stunning juice and not to be missed if you have the chance. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2009) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Corton 2005 Bouchard Pere et Fils 5lbsl This is coming along very nicely and while by no means ready at only 8 years of age, it s sufficiently open and supple that it could be drunk now with pleasure. There is fine complexity to the notably ripe yet still very fresh nose that is displaying only a hint of maturity to the black fruit, earth and sauvage infused aromas. There is very clearly a high degree of phenolic maurity to the firm but not hard structural elements shaping the broadshouldered and very rich flavors that possess excellent mid-palate concentration and stunning good length on the mouth coating finish. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Feb. 2014) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Musigny 2005 Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue Prepare to be transported. A positively brilliant nose of violet and rose petal shines against a background of intensely spiced extravagant red and black pinot fruit nuanced by hints of earth and stone and this minerality continues onto the surprisingly supple flavors that convey a remarkable sense of energy and power on the almost unbelievably intense, focused and structured finish that seems to go on and on without end. And the 05 VV has what all truly great burgundies have which is that extra dimension of power without weight as this carries terrific punch and power yet delivers that explosiveness with impeccable class and grace. (99 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Clos Vougeot 2014 Vieilles Vignes, Chateau de la Tour Jeroboam (1) Here the nose is compositionally similar to that of the regular cuvée but as is usually the case it is more reserved, more complex and the wood treatment is more subtle. There is notably better concentration to the impressively rich, powerful and muscular bigbodied flavors are shaped by dense but relatively fine tannins on the wonderfully long, balanced and again youthfully austere finale. This is going to need at least 10 years of bottle age and reward 15 to 18. (92-95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #61, Jan. 2016) Estimate: $500-$700 Starting Bid: $ Musigny 2009 Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue Bottle (4) A fantastically complex nose offers up aromas of rose petals, violets, mint, cassis, black berry and a plethora of spice nuances that continue onto the intense and remarkably powerful imposingly constructed flavors that are blessed with buckets of dry extract that render the presently rigid tannic spine almost invisible on the impeccably and palate staining finish that seems to persist without end. As was the case from cask, I could still taste this several hours later and if given sufficient cellar time, this should be a very fine vintage for this storied wine. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Aug. 2015) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

9 42 Corton 2013 Domaine de la Romanee Conti A very fresh and expressive nose features notes of dried flowers, pungent earth, plum, dark berries and plenty of the sauvage. I was impressed by the texture of the broad-shouldered and muscular flavors that possess very good volume and ample punch on the complex, balanced and impressively persistent finish. This cuvée is definitely improving as the viticultural changes have been implemented and it s not hard to believe that it won t be too long before the Corton catches, if not necessarily surpasses, the Ech in terms of wine quality. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #61, Jan. 2016) Estimate: $5,500-$7,500 Starting Bid: $4, Grands Echezeaux 2013 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Like the Ech this is aromatically quite restrained but aggressive swirling eventually coaxes an intensely floral and strikingly perfumed nose to reveal notes of elegant red berries, anise, exotic tea and soft wood hints. This is very Grands Ech in character with its sleekly muscular big-bodied flavors that display outstanding intensity on the moderately austere, backward and notably more structured finale. Interestingly this is only slightly more persistent than the Ech though this could very well change in time as there is clearly more underlying material. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #61, Jan. 2016) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Grands Echezeaux 2014 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Here the expressive nose is even spicier and more floral with its lovely array of rose petal, lilac and lavender scents adding elegance to the mostly dark pinot and earth aromas that are also trimmed in a bit of wood but in this case it is even more subtle. As is virtually always the case this is bigger, richer, more powerful and more muscular with excellent volume to the rich and mouth coating flavors that deliver superb length on the chiseled, robust and hugely long finale. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #65, Jan. 2017) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ La Tache 2013 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Deep ruby. Once again a highly reticent nose only grudgingly gives up discreet, if attractively perfumed, notes of rose petal, spice and an ultra-pure assortment of red berry fruit scents. Like the Riche this possesses that wonderful inner mouth perfume that makes the Vosne grand crus justifiably so famous. There is wonderful intensity to the sleek big-bodied flavors that display plenty of punch and authority on the impeccably well-balanced and hugely long and very firmly structured finish. While La Tâche is often a very powerful wine, the 2013 version seems particularly so and it would be accurately described as a beautiful combination of power and refinement. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #61, Jan. 2016) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Romanee St. Vivant 2013 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Here the subtly oaked nose is not only more expressive but more floral and perfumed as well with its elegant and airy array of highly spiced red currant, herbal tea and sandalwood scents. There is a silky texture to the wonderfully precise, tight, intense and vibrant medium weight flavors that possess really lovely good complexity, all wrapped in a gorgeously persistent finale. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #61, Jan. 2016) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Romanee St. Vivant 2014 Domaine de la Romanee Conti banded A deft but not invisible application of wood sets off the airy, cool and strikingly elegant nose that is composed by notes of both red and dark currant, a wide range of floral and spice elements as well as Asian-style tea scents. The refined and caressing middle weight flavors possess a sleek and cool mouth feel while retaining good definition on the firm but well-balanced and sneaky long finish... (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #65, Jan. 2017) Estimate: $7,500-$9,500 Starting Bid: $6, Romanee St. Vivant 2014 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1,000 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 13

10 49 Clos des Lambrays 2014 Domaine des Lambrays Magnum (2) A notably spicy, fresh, cool and floral nose displays mostly red berry fruit scents that are trimmed in discreet earth notes. There is excellent cut and definition to the nicely rich and attractively textured flavors that culminate in a presently austere finale though I doubt that austerity will persist. This is a relatively fine and forward vintage for Clos des Lambrays and one that should be approachable after only 7 to 8 years of bottle age. In a word, marvelous. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #65, Jan. 2017) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Clos de la Roche 2004 Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Ponsot scl, noc Jeroboam (1) A stunningly complex mixture of earthy and animale red and black pinot fruit aromas lead to brooding, intense and jaw droppingly powerful and concentrated, chewy and complex flavors that possess a seriously long finish. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #25, Jan. 2007) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Clos de la Roche 2005 Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Ponsot 1tl All the superb and dramatic complexity that this displayed from barrel has made it into bottle as an extremely ripe and fantastically broad nose soars from the glass, merging seamlessly into dense, pure rich and powerful flavors that are opulent, sweet and dripping with so much extract and sap that the combination stains and saturates the palate on the hugely proportioned yet impeccably balanced finish that is so long that it doesn t seem possible. Given how many reference standard vintages Domaine Ponsot has produced of the Clos de la Roche over the years, it would be presumptuous to anoint this as the best ever but if it isn t, it will certainly take its rightful place among the very greatest. In sum, a wow wine that makes you shake your head in sheer amazement. However be aware that this is a buy and forget wine as it will require at least 15 years to shed its considerable tannins and it will see 50 years without difficulty. (99 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Ponsot 2005 Magnum (1) 2009 Magnum (2) 2010 Magnum (1) Estimate: $3,750-$4,750 Starting Bid: $3, Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Ponsot 2007 Magnum (2) 2012 Magnum (1) 2014 Magnum (1) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Clos de la Roche 2014 Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Ponsot 2 Magnum (6) There is enough wood to notice along with a hint of menthol on the markedly earthy red and dark berry fruit aromas where background hints of spice and floral elements are in evidence. The overtly powerful and concentrated broad-shouldered flavors display almost painful intensity before culminating in an explosively long and very firmly structured finish where once again a hint of bitter cherry appears. This is an interesting wine of contrasts as the mid-palate, even with all of its intensity, possesses a caressing palate feel yet the finish is bold, robust and unyielding. As the description confirms, this is going to require a long snooze in a cool cellar. (94-97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #61, Jan. 2016) Estimate: $4,750-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Charmes Chambertin 2010 Dujac Bottle (4) Here too there is discreet wood serving as a backdrop to the notably ripe cassis, black cherry and distinct floral elements. There is good energy and punch to the medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent depth and concentration while displaying a very firm, detailed and irreproachably well-balanced finish. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #49, Jan. 2013) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chambertin 2006 Clos de Beze, Faiveley 1scl Latricieres Chambertin 2006 Faiveley Mazis Chambertin 2006 Faiveley Bottle (4) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chambertin 2012 Clos de Beze, Faiveley A spicy, fresh and highly restrained nose offers up aromas of both red and dark berry fruit, earth, sandalwood and a touch of the sauvage. There is the same fine complexity to the detailed, punchy, powerful and gorgeously textured flavors that possess imposing size and weight yet the finish is a model of grace, balance and refinement. (93-96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #53, Jan. 2014) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

11 58 Clos Vougeot 2014 Faiveley Magnum (6)...there is a lovely sense of tension to the very fresh, focused and overtly powerful big-bodied flavors that possess both first-class volume and precision, all wrapped in a youthfully austere and explosively long finale. The tannins are relatively fine-grained for the appellation but note well that this is a take-no-prisoners example and as such it would be pointless to open a bottle before its 10th birthday. (92-95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #61, Jan. 2016) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Latricieres Chambertin 2012 Faiveley A pure and manifestly earthy and sauvage nose offers up notes of red and dark currant, humus and underbrush. There is excellent volume and mid-palate density to the beautifully delineated medium weight plus flavors that possess terrific focus and plenty of minerality on the strikingly long finish. As is usually the case this is markedly austere at present and will need plenty of cellar time before it s ready for prime time but it should be well worth the wait. Don t miss. (92-95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #53, Jan. 2014) Estimate: $500-$700 Starting Bid: $ Charmes Chambertin 2009 Cuvee Unique, G. Raphet Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Romanee St. Vivant 2014 Hudelot-Noellat Magnum (1) An overtly spicy and appealingly layered nose groups together a broad range of spice elements with notes of red and dark berry, floral, plum and herbal tea, all of which is trimmed in noticeable if not intrusive wood. The vibrant and beautifully textured middle weight flavors possess a silky mid-palate mouth feel, all wrapped in a delicious, focused and lingering finish that exhibits a hint of pit fruit bitterness though the slightly [sic] austerity that was present the first time I reviewed this has largely disappeared. Lovely and the mid-palate is sufficiently supple that this could even be enjoyed young even though there is plenty of upside development potential remaining. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2017) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Chambertin 2014 J. & J.L. Trapet The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a superb thread of acidity, grippy in the mouth with a tightly wound, quite firm and masculine finish and a hint of tobacco on the aftertaste. This is a Chambertin surfeit with personality and nobility. (96 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #233, Oct. 2017) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Bonnes Mares 2008 J. Drouhin Grands Echezeaux 2008 J. Drouhin 1nl 2009 J. Drouhin Chambertin 2009 Clos de Beze, J. Drouhin Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chambertin 2010 Clos de Beze, J. Drouhin Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Grands Echezeaux 2010 J. Drouhin Along with the Amoureuses and Musigny this possesses the most impressive aromatic profile in the entire range with its spicy, pure, elegant and highly complex liqueur of red and black cherry scents that evidence a top note of menthol. The suave and incredibly seductive flavors ooze a subtle natural sweetness yet underneath all of this youthful charm lurks a firm but ripe tannic spine that focuses the long and mouth coating finish. (93-95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #46, Apr. 2012) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Musigny 2009 J. Drouhin A notably more complex nose of violets, red berries and spice notes, especially anise leads to full-bodied and generous broadscaled flavors that possess a seductive mouth feel as there is superb dry extract which buffers the very firm tannins and coats the palate on the strikingly long finish. This is a wonderfully harmonious, indeed to the point that the word Zen-like comes to mind which will enable it to be approached young but as the extended drinking window prediction suggests, the impeccable balance will enable this to live for decades. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #42, May 2011) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Charmes Chambertin 2005 Tres Vieilles Vignes, J. Roty A subtle but not invisible application of wood frames the ripe and still almost entirely primary aromas of earthy and spicy red and dark currant scents that are trimmed in a touch of menthol. There is outstanding richness to the full-bodied and muscular big-bodied flavors that coat the palate the seemingly endless reserves of dry extract that also serves to buffer the hugely long if slightly warm finish. This is clearly still in its infancy and it would be largely pointless to open a bottle now as the 05 TVV is nowhere close to its apogee but the can t miss development potential is manifest. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2016) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $500 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 15

12 68 Chambertin 2005 Clos de Beze, L. Jadot Charmes Chambertin 2005 L. Jadot Bottle (4) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Clos de la Roche L. Jadot Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Richebourg 2009 L. LeMoine Romanee St. Vivant 2009 L. LeMoine Chambertin 2009 Clos de Beze, L. LeMoine Clos de la Roche 2009 L. LeMoine Clos St. Denis 2009 L. LeMoine Griottes Chambertin 2009 L. LeMoine Bonnes Mares 2009 L. LeMoine Chambolle Musigny 2009 Les Amoureuses, L. LeMoine Vosne Romanee 2009 Les Suchots, L. LeMoine Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Clos de la Roche 2010 Lignier-Michelot 1scl Jeroboam (2) A ripe but cool and restrained nose features intense violet and rose petal aromas as well as ripe red cherry liqueur and spice nuances is trimmed in discreet wood. There is terrific concentration to the intense, palate staining and overtly muscular flavors that give off a very fine minerality that adds lift to the driving, long and impeccably well-balanced finish. This too should age extremely well. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #49, Jan. 2013) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Volnay 1999 Clos des Ducs, Marquis d Angerville This stunning Ducster remains almost entirely primary at present though I sense that the highly perfumed nose may begin to turn toward the secondary in the next few years. There is excellent richness and plenty of supporting structure and minerality to the full-bodied flavors yet the usual precision and focus are present in spades on the mouth coating, serious and still moderately austere finish that delivers explosive length. This is going to be an extremely long-lived wine and while I suspect that it should be approachable with another 5 years of bottle age I doubt that it will be fully ready for at least another 8 to 10 years from now. Irrespective of how long it ultimately requires, the 1999 Ducster is going to be one very special wine when it finally gets there. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, May 2017) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Clos de Tart Mommessin Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chambertin 2014 O. Bernstein Magnum (1) 2014 Clos de Beze, O. Bernstein Magnum (1) Mazis Chambertin 2014 O. Bernstein Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Corton Charlemagne 2009 Bonneau du Martray A fresh, ripe, elegant and quite floral nose also evidences hints of green apple, pear and mildly exotic yellow fruit aromas that are trimmed in discreet wood toast. The rich, full-bodied and mouth coating broad-shouldered flavors possess excellent concentration and power and finally culminate in an explosive and fantastically long if somewhat chewy finish. This is perhaps a bit less elegant than it usually is but I suspect that as the underlying material, which is exceptionally dense, resolves that it will become more refined with age. Impressive. (93-95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #43, Feb. 2011) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chevalier Montrachet 2010 La Cabotte, Bouchard Pere et Fils Magnum (2) The textured, concentrated and overtly muscular flavors brim with an abundance of dry extract before concluding in an explosively long, mouth coating and almost painfully intense finish. As is often the case, the 2010 La Cabotte displays characteristics of both the Montrachet and the Chevalier and this is one beautiful wine. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #47, June 2012) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

13 Lots: 77, 78 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 17

14 77 Montrachet 2010 Bouchard Pere et Fils Bottle (4)...the massive and superbly well-concentrated flavors are a genuinely marvelous combination of size, weight, tension and again, almost painful intensity. Despite all of the muscle and concentration, there is absolutely no heaviness, indeed the acid support is such that this comes across as impeccably wellbalanced on the palate staining finish. This is a magnificent wine, in fact this is one of the best wines of the entire vintage and that is obviously saying something as 2010 is very special. A wow wine par excellence. (98 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #47, June 2012) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Batard Montrachet 2008 Domaine Leflaive Magnum (1) Here the nose is notably tighter and more reserved with aromas of citrus blossom and zest, spice, smoke, fennel and hints of acacia that introduce big, muscular and wonderfully complex broad-scaled flavors that culminate in a long, focused and explosive finish of breathtaking length and intensity. This should reward at least a decade in the cellar and drink well for a similar period thereafter. This too is terrific and very Bâtard and like the Combettes, the 08 version is one of the very best young examples from Leflaive that I have ever seen. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #43, Feb. 2011) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Montrachet 2014 Bouchard Pere et Fils...quite elegant nose that features notes of lemon rind, spiced pear, white peach and plenty of floral scents. The serious and striking rich flavors are imposingly scaled as well as impressively concentrated and while obvious overtly powerful, they are also seductively textured before culminating in an explosive yet impeccably well-balanced finish. As is usually the case, this is a big but refined Montrachet that will require a full decade plus to arrive at its full maturity. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #63, June 2016) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Puligny Montrachet 2010 Les Enseigneres, Coche-Dury An elegant, pure and notably floral nose also features notes of pear, white peach, green apple and a touch of wood. There is equally good purity to the racy and strikingly intense mediumbodied flavors that possess plenty of acid-buffering dry extract before culminating in a distinctly dry, clean and very saline finish that is almost painfully intense. A first-rate villages that should amply reward longer-term cellaring. Tasted twice recently with consistent notes. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2014) Estimate: $500-$700 Starting Bid: $ Montrachet 2013 Domaine de la Romanee Conti banded A whiff of post-bottling reduction does little to detract from the strikingly well-layered and ever-so-mildly exotic fruit, white flower and softly wooded nose. The super-rich and full-bodied yet beautifully delineated flavors possess a borderline painful intensity along with a taut muscularity before culminating a focused, tightly wound and powerful finale that really fans out as it sits on the palate. Moreover this markedly dry but not really austere effort is what I describe as sneaky long because just as the finish appears to be dying away it suddenly come back and plays hide and seek with your palate. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #63, June 2016) Estimate: $14,000-$18,000 Starting Bid: $11, Batard Montrachet 2010 Domaine Leflaive Magnum (1) This notches up the ripeness just a touch more yet there are only the barest hints of exoticism to the peach, apricot, pear and acacia blossom aromas that display a top note of citrus zest. This is a classic Bâtard in the sense of being big, bold and powerful with imposingly-scaled flavors that coat the palate with dry extract before terminating in a massively long and borderline painfully intense finish. To be sure, this is a big wine yet it remains light on its feet with no undue sense of being top heavy. Indeed the balance is perfect though note that patience will be required. Marvelous. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #51, June 2013) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Corton Charlemagne 2011 H. Boillot 2 There is extraordinary size, weight and intensity to the astonishingly concentrated and overtly muscular flavors that coat the palate with dry extract before culminating in a stunningly persistent finish. This is one big and powerful wine yet once again there is absolutely no trace of heaviness. It s relatively rare to have a Corton-Charlemagne that can rival a first-rate Montrachet but here is one such example. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #51, June 2013) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Puligny Montrachet 2009 Clos de la Mouchere, H. Boillot 2 There is also a trace of reduction and sulfur remnants present on the nose though there is a brilliant purity to the refined and penetratingly mineral-driven flavors that possess outstanding precision and cut on the powerful finish that is quite dry for the vintage with almost painful intensity. A real stunner. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #43, Feb. 2011) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

15 85 Corton Charlemagne 2010 J. Drouhin Magnum (3) Moderate wood influence fights a bit with the green fruit, mineral and citrus suffused nose. There is excellent detail and verve to the impressively intense and powerful large-scaled flavors that culminate in an explosive, focused and superbly persistent finish. Even though this is still very, very primary the underlying potential seems indisputable. (92-94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #47, June 2012) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Batard Montrachet 2009 Sauzet Bienvenues Batard Montrachet 2009 Sauzet Chevalier Montrachet 2009 Sauzet 2012 Sauzet Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chablis Raveneau 2007 Les Clos 2008 Les Clos 2007 Butteaux 2008 Blanchot 2007 Montee de Tonnerre tl 2008 Montee de Tonnerre 2007 Valmur Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chablis 2008 Les Clos, W. Fevre 2 Here too the elegance of the nose is simply stunning with a layered and perfumed aromatic profile trimmed in an almost invisible touch of oak that allows it to ooze Chablis character and in particular, a fine minerality that continues onto the impressively concentrated and palate staining flavors that possess striking precision on the explosively long and bone dry finish. This is a great Les Clos that will make old bones. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #40, Oct. 2010) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Cornas 2010 Vieilles Vignes, A. Voge The 2010 Cornas Vieilles Vignes has off-the-charts richness as well as an extraordinarily precise nose of blackberry and blueberry jam intermixed with cassis, charcoal, lead pencil shavings, pen ink and acacia flowers. A wine of exceptional intensity with a multidimensional mouthfeel and a 55-second finish, this quintessential Cornas should drink well for years. (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #204, Dec. 2012) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina, Clos St. Jean 2010 Bottle (4) 2010 Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chablis 2007 Les Clos, W. Fevre 2 I had a chance to retaste this side by side with its 2008 counterpart and the 07 matches the brilliant quality albeit in a different style due to the vintage characteristics. As such, I am raising my rating slightly. An aggregator is how I would describe this nose as the range of aromas and subtle nuances is genuinely amazing with a purity of expression that is nothing short of riveting with the classic assertive mineral reduction character that suffuses the character of this wine from the incredibly detailed nose to the wonderfully long, palate staining finish. The big, rich, powerful, detail and superbly focused flavors are supported by a very firm acid backbone that confers a bone dry quality to the finish that I could still taste hours later. In brief, at the moment this is more extract of Kimmeridgian stone than wine but it s breathtakingly good. Don t miss it. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #40, Oct. 2011) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2010 Le Clos du Caillou Reserve, Domaine du Caillou Bottle (5) Monumental stuff in every way, the blockbuster 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve Le Clos du Caillou has put on even more richness and weight than when I tasted it on release (and it rated 98). Inky colored, it offers up extraordinary aromas and flavors of blackcurrants, black cherry, crushed rocks, spring flowers and melted licorice to go with a full-bodied, beautifully concentrated, dense and layered profile on the palate. It needs to be tasted to be believed. Forget it for another 4-5 years, at which point it will evolve gracefully for another two decades. It s that good. (100 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #214, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Ermitage Ex Voto, E. Guigal 2009 Bottle (4) 2010 Bottle (5) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1,400 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 19

16 94 Hermitage J.L. Chave Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Bollinger Vintage Champagne La Grande Annee Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Ermitage Le Pavillon, M. Chapoutier Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Bollinger Vintage Champagne 2004 La Grande Annee Rose (90 pts. Richard Juhlin, May 2015) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Ermitage Le Pavillon, M. Chapoutier Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Bollinger Vintage Champagne 2004 La Grande Annee Rose 2 Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Ermitage Blanc M. Chapoutier 2012 de l Oree 2012 Le Meal Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Bollinger Vintage Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 1999 Jeroboam (1) 2002 Jeroboam (1) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Ermitage Blanc 2012 L Ermite, M. Chapoutier Bottle (4) White wine simply doesn t get any better than the 2012 Ermitage l Ermite Blanc. A massive, concentrated, yet insanely pure and focused effort, it has an incredible bouquet (almond paste, orange rind, caramelized peach), full-bodied richness, no hard edges and finish that just won t quit. Of all the 2012 whites, this has the most minerality, purity and precision. I d happily drink it anytime over the coming 3-4 decades. (100 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #216, Dec. 2014) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2010 Clos des Papes, P. Avril Bottle (10) The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape flirts with perfection. A classic blend of 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre and the rest Syrah, Vaccarese and Counoise, all aged in large foudres in Clos des Papes s air-conditioned and humidity-controlled wine cellar, the wine boasts a dense purple color along with lots of gorgeously pure black raspberry, black currant and kirsch liqueur notes intermixed with notions of spring flowers, tapenade, licorice and spice box. This dense, full-bodied, powerful Chateauneuf is also remarkably fresh and well-delineated. It even exceeded the 2007 in natural alcohol, coming in at 15.9%. With an extraordinary texture and considerable tannin in the finish, it will benefit from 3-5 years of bottle age, and is built for years of cellaring. Don t miss it! (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #203, Oct. 2012) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Bollinger Vintage Champagne 2002 Vieilles Vignes Francaises 6 Bollinger s 2002 Brut Vieilles Vignes Francaises isn t really Champagne, nor is it a wine. Rather it is an extraordinary and frankly addicting concoction all its own. Endowed with the most refined mousse imaginable and endless layers of fruit, the 2002 VVF captivates both the hedonistic and intellectual senses to the fullest. Waves of subtle red fruit, smoke, mint and incense appear to be virtually endless, but at the same time, it is the wine s textural richness that stands out the most. With time in the glass the 2002 just gets better and better. Readers fortunate to have the discretionary income needed to purchase the 2002 VVF should not hesitate. It is a once in a lifetime treat for most mortals! (98 pts. Antonio Gallon, Wine Advocate #203, Oct. 2012) Estimate: $5,000-$7,000 Starting Bid: $4, Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne Magnum (2) 2006 Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne 1982 Oenotheque 4ogb Bottle (4) (96 pts. Richard Juhlin, Sept. 2012) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

17 Lot 104 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 21

18 107 Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne 1996 Oenotheque 6 in (97 pts. Richard Juhlin, Jan. 1996) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 Starting Bid: $2, Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne Rose Bottle (4) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Dom Ruinart Vintage Champagne 2002 Blanc de Blancs, 6ogb 2002 Brut Rose Bottle (4) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Dom Ruinart Vintage Champagne 2002 Blanc de Blancs 3 in Magnum (5) Shows beautiful, lacy texture, weaving persistent and mouthwatering acidity with flavors of patisserie pear, dried aprioct, almond paste, pickled ginger, acacia blossom and clover honey. This is underscored by a rich note of smoky minerality that rings out on the finish. (96 pts. Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, Nov. 2013) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Dom Ruinart Vintage Champagne 1996 Brut Rose Magnum (2) A head-turning beauty, the 1996 Dom Ruinart Rosé boasts gorgeous, resonant fruit to match its considerable structure and intensity. Although quite pretty and expressive, the 1996 has enough balance to develop gracefully in bottle for years to come. (95 pts. Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Krug Champagne NV Brut Rose, 6ogb (91 pts. Richard Juhlin, May 2015) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Krug Champagne NV Grande Cuvee Jeroboam (1)...the Grande Cuvée has a fabulously complex nose and palate, dominated by nuts and honey. The aftertaste is always long and majestic, like a great symphony. (94 pts. Richard Juhlin, Aug. 2015) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Krug Vintage Champagne 1995 The most striking thing about it is the razorsharp acid that guarantees an extremely long life. Probably the most long-lived of all the 95 s in Champagne. At present the acid has the same efficacy as a fantastic breeze of bracing alpine air. The complexity and elegance are unmistakeable. Most strongly reminiscent of Bollinger s fabulous 95, but somewhat harder at the present stage. (95 pts. Richard Juhlin, Apr. 2014) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Krug Vintage Champagne 1996 A wine from the foremost vintage from the foremost producer can of course not be other than fantastically good. It is however easy to be disappointed when expectations have been raised too high. I was offered my first bottle of this stately but immature wine by the Danish wine-loving couple Peter and Torun Kirk during an unforgettable dinner at their villa in Copenhagen. We drank it side by side with an absolutely wonderful bottle of 1988 Krug that outclassed the 96 in the degree of pure pleasure. It must however be said that the 96 is going to be a heroic wine though it still has a very long time to go yet. It is reminiscent of the 28 and also partly of the 61 in its compact costume and with its youthfully peevish acid. A monumental construction still at the model stage. Store!!!! (95 pts. Richard Juhlin, June 2014) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Krug Vintage Champagne 2000, 5ogb Bottle (5) In the current situation extremely mineral-driven and sea-splashed. Iodin, iodine, oyster shells, and small nice bredy tone in the fragrance. Crispy clean and beautiful balanced flavor. Impressive acidity and lovely elegance. (95 pts. Richard Juhlin, June 2015) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

19 117 Pierre Gimonnet Vintage Champagne 2008 Special Club Millesime de Collection 2, 12ogb One of the many highlights in this range, the 2008 Brut Millésime de Collection Special Club boasts tremendous depth and overall intensity. Here it is the interplay of crystalline Cramant Chardonnay with layers of deep, explosive fruit that is absolutely captivating. A vertical sense of structure gives the wine its spine and sense of direction. Still quite young, the 2008 could use a few more years in bottle. Still, it is stellar today. Fruit sources are 57% Cramant, 29% Chouilly, 12.5% Cuis and 1.5% Vertus. Dosage is 4.5 grams/liter. (94 pts. Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Nov. 2015) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Salon Vintage Champagne 1995 Le Mesnil Magnum (1) (95 pts. Richard Juhlin, May 2014) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Salon Vintage Champagne 1997 Le Mesnil An elegant and very fresh but distinctly yeasty nose of stupendous breadth leads to incredibly intense, pure, detailed and vibrant flavors that possess superb depth and simply knockout length. This is a powerful Salon and even though it doesn t have the solid acid spine of the very best vintages, this compensates by its approachability and terrific mouth feel. This could be drunk now or aged, depending on one s preference. If you can find it, I would lay in a case and drink it selectively over the next 20 years. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #36, Oct. 2009) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Salon Vintage Champagne 2002 Le Mesnil A cool and pure nose features notes of citrus, in particular lemon rind, along with plenty of yeast, green apple, floral and iodine elements. The refined and intense middle weight flavors are shaped by an ultra-fine mousse that contributes to the sense of subtlety and finesse, all wrapped in a fantastically long and deep finish. Moreover, this is absolutely nowhere near being ready as the 02 version of Salon is going to age for years, indeed my estimate may very well be 5 years too early. Either way, this is an estimable vintage for one of my favorite wines. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Oct. 2015) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Taittinger Vintage Champagne 2002 Comtes de Champagnes 6 in Bottle (10) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Taittinger Vintage Champagne 2006 Comtes de Champagnes 2 A vivacious Champagne, with fine integration of the racy acidity and chalky bead, rich mineral character and creamy palate of glazed apricot, ground anise, biscuit and passion fruit flavors. Offers a firm, focused finish. (94 pts. Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, Nov. 2015) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Taittinger Vintage Champagne 2006 Comtes de Champagnes Rose 2 Magnum (6) A lovely Champagne, offering a rich and expressive palate of dried strawberry and white peach fruit, with toasted hazelnut, pastry, candied ginger and lemon curd flavors set in a fine and elegant frame. Long and creamy on the satiny finish. (95 pts. Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, Dec. 2015) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Pouilly Fume 2005 Silex, D. Dagueneau Magnum (2) Tightly wound, with a lot in reserve, this has a piercing minerality that leads the way for floral, lemon verbena, lime, salted butter and thyme notes. Very long on the finish and very precise. (96 pts. James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, Sept. 2007) Estimate: $550-$750 Starting Bid: $ Riesling Clos Ste. Hune, Trimbach ssos 2003 Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Taittinger Vintage Champagne 2002 Comtes de Champagnes 2 (95 pts. Richard Juhlin, Aug. 2015) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1,600 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 23

20 127 Brunello di Montalcino 2006 Cerretalto, Casanova di Neri Bottle (7) The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto emerges from the glass with layers of beautifully delineated dark fruit, flowers, mint, licorice and violets. It possesses terrific richness and nuance in a full-bodied, structured style that captures the essence of this great vintage. Big, powerful tannins provide the backdrop for expressive, super-ripe aromas and flavors. The 2006 needs time to soften, but it is immensely promising. (95 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #200, Apr. 2012) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Vigna d Alceo 2008 Castello dei Rampolla 6 in The 2008 d Alceo is a huge, inward, brooding wine. Plums, black cherries, camphor, incense and smoke emerge over time, but only with great reluctance The d Alceo is a wine of notable depth and purity, but it is very closed down at the moment. Dark red fruit, flowers, mint, spices, tar, cassis, graphite and camphor linger on the huge, structured finish. This is a towering effort from the Di Napoli family. (96+ pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #201, June 2012) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Brunello di Montalcino 2010 Cerbaiola (Salvioni) 2010 Riserva, Fuligni Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Flaccianello 2006 Fontodi The 2006 Flaccianello della Pieve is monumental, as it has been since the very beginning. Smoke, black cherries, plums, incense, licorice and tar are some of the many notes that burst from the glass in this powerful wine. The 2006 has fruit and structure to burn. It is going to be an absolutely fabulous wine to follow over the coming years, but patience is key. A huge, explosive finish rounds things out in style. (97 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #201, June 2012) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Flaccianello 2009 Fontodi The 2009 Flaccianello della Pieve is a huge wine that definitely shows the richness of the year, yet somehow retains fabulous balance. Ripe black cherries, mocha, spices and licorice are some of the many notes that flesh out in the glass. (94 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #201, June 2012) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Barolo 2004 Monfortino Riserva, G. Conterno Magnum (1) The 2004 Barolo Riserva Monfortino is drop-dead gorgeous. I have tasted the wine multiple times from barrel and three times from bottle and never been anything less than blown away. The 2004 is a subtle, layered Monfortino that captures the sheer elegance and finesse of this great vintage. It is sweet, perfumed, silky and utterly mind-blowing. From barrel it has always been a 100 point wine, but it has just been bottled and naturally a bit closed in on itself. Still, with some time in the glass its silky, perfumed fruit and dazzling class come to life. The 2004 is remarkably harmonious for such a young wine. Readers will have much fun debating which is the greatest Monfortino of recent years. Could it be the 1996, 1999 or 2002 for their huge structure and classicism? Or, is it the 1997 for its opulence? What if the dark horse 1998 and 2000 steal the show? Personally, I adore the 2001 and 2004 for their completeness, but the 2004 is the sexiest of them all. Sadly, 2004 is also the year Giovanni Conterno passed away, but one can t escape the feeling his spirit lives in this wine. Kudos to Roberto Conterno and his team for this magnificent, thrilling Barolo. (100 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #197, Oct. 2011) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Brunello di Montalcino 2010 Vigna Paganelli Riserva, Il Poggione What a treat! The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli stands out for the extreme purity of its fruit and the profound depth it shows across all the senses. This starts with the wine s appearance, which is bright, saturated, ruby-colored and luminous all at the same time. The aromas emerge from the glass with vertical intensity, imparting fresh notes of wild berry, licorice, balsam herb and dried rose hip. This highly successful vintage stands apart for the power and clarity of fruit it puts so generously on display. If you are lucky enough to own a bottle, I d store it at the back of your cellar for many more years to come. (98 pts. Monica Larner, Wine Advocate #233, Oct. 2017) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Brunello di Montalcino 2006 Case Basse Riserva, Soldera Magnum (2) Soldera s 2006 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva has been utterly gorgeous on the many times I have tasted it. Expressive, floral and impeccably perfumed, the 2006 Riserva is surprisingly mid-weight and gracious in this vintage. Layers of sweet fruit with Burgundian overtones emerge as the wine gains depth and volume in the glass. Today, the 2006 is a delicate Brunello from Soldera rather than a powerhouse, but then again, these wines have a way of putting on weight in the bottle. I can t wait to see how the 2006 develops over the coming years. (95+ pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #207, June 2013) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

21 135 Abreu Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Howell Mountain The riveting 2007 Howell Mountain exhibits aromas of black raspberries, blueberries, crushed rocks and flowers along with fullbodied power accompanied by an ethereal delicacy and sublimity that make it a haunting wine to smell and taste. It should drink well for 25+ years. (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #192, Dec. 2010) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Abreu Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Thorevilos The 2007 Thorevilos is monumental, and stands out as one of the most singular and greatest Napa red wines I have ever tasted. An expansive fragrance of subtle barbecue smoke intermixed with graphite, blueberries, espresso, white chocolate and a liqueur of rocks soars from the glass of this full-bodied, prodigious effort. It has the texture of a skyscraper yet never becomes heavy or overbearing. This offering, which can send chills up your spine, is a candidate for one of the finest wines ever made in Napa Valley. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #192, Dec. 2010) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 One of the great efforts of recent years, and not surprisingly so, is the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve. The wine could benefit from 7-10 years cellaring and probably last 30 to 40. When all is said and done, this is an instant classic, the wine full-bodied with oodles of crème de cassis, pen ink, graphite and baking spices. It is multi-dimensional, layered, and one of the alltime great Beringer Private Reserves and there have been many. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #223, Mar. 2016) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Bond Winery Red 2013 Pluribus Magnum (1) 2013 St. Eden 2 Magnum (2) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Estate 5-Liter (1) The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, all from their old vineyards in Calistoga. This is a dense, ruby/purple-tinged wine with full body, and despite the softness of the general vintage, Montelena has plenty of structure. Like nearly every vintage of their top Cabernet Sauvignon, it will last for 25 or more years. The wine has sweet tannin in a broad, flavorful, concentrated style with plenty of black currant, licorice, and spice. The wine is beautifully textured, slightly more forward than most Montelena Cabernets tend to be. It is another beauty from probably the most consistent winery for Cabernet Sauvignon over the last three decades. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #174, Dec. 2007) Estimate: $500-$700 Starting Bid: $ Colgin Red 2013 Cariad The 2013 Cariad Proprietary Red Wine, a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc and 9% Petit Verdot, shows great intensity, with a slightly more burning ember and scorched earthiness to it, giving it a more Graves-like character compared to the purity of the Tychson Hill. The wine is full-bodied, rich, layered and possibly slightly more tannic and backward than the Tychson Hill, but that could be because it had recently been bottled. It should evolve over the course of 30+ years. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #221, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Colgin Red 2013 IX Estate Another perfect wine from Ann Colgin and her winemaking team is the 2013 IX Proprietary Red Estate, a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot. An absolutely compelling wine, with notes of lead pencil shavings, spring flowers, blueberry, blackberry and cassis, it has the full smorgasbord of black and blue fruits, wonderfully integrated, toasty oak, acidity and tannin, a floral note that is unmistakable, and great richness, density and purity. It is an utterly exceptional wine and a tribute to not only a great vineyard, but impeccable winemaking and upbringing. It should drink well for 30+ years as well. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #221, Oct. 2015) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $750 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 25

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23 142 Dominus Estate 1994 Magnum (3) Deep garnet-brick colored, this has quite a perfumed nose with notes of potpourri, game, anise, baking spices and kirsch plus hints of toast and yeast extract. Generously fruited and full bodied, it offers a medium-firm level of grainy tannins, crisp acid and a long, layered finish. (97 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia, Nov. 2011) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Dominus Estate 1996 Magnum (1) 1997 Magnum (1) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Dominus Estate 2005 The 2005 Dominus continues to strut its stuff, tasting like a Napa hybrid blend of a St.-Emilion and Pomerol. Its dark ruby/ purple-tinged color is followed by notions of cedarwood, spice box, roasted herbs, sweet black cherry and cassis fruit, licorice, and truffles. Full-bodied with excellent fruit intensity, complex aromatics, supple tannins, and a long finish, this 7,000-case blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot should drink well for two decades or more. (95+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #180, Dec. 2008) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Dominus Estate 2007 Bottle (9) The 2007 Dominus, the quintessential model of haute couture, is pure elegance exhibiting a seamless integration of wood, tannin, alcohol and acidity as well as a complex bouquet of cedar, new saddle leather, sweet kirsch, black currant and plum fruit and a notion of licorice. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #192, Dec. 2010) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Dominus Estate 2010 Bottle (8) Composed of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot, the stunning, full-bodied 2010 Dominus boasts an exceptional perfume of hoisin sauce, licorice, underbrush, forest floor, plums, black currants and jammy cherries intertwined with hints of cedar, baking spices and oak. Full-bodied and voluptuously textured, the 2010 is on a slightly faster evolutionary track than the 2009 (somewhat of an anomaly for these two vintages). This exquisite as well as prodigious 2010 can be drunk young, but it should age effortlessly for years. Bravo! (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #209, Oct. 2013) Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1991 This is a profoundly great wine. It came across in a blind tasting as one of the most remarkable wines there, with most tasters mistaking it for a first-growth Medoc. The wine revealed an opaque purple color, a fabulously complex, sweet nose of minerals, fruitcake, cedar, toasty new oak, and pure blackcurrant fruit. Although huge in the mouth, the wine is remarkably wellbalanced, with its high tannin level well-concealed by copious quantities of sweet ripe fruit, as well as huge amounts of glycerin and extract. I have consistently rated the 1991 Harlan Estate in the mid to upper nineties, but in this blind tasting with so many high quality wines, it was a big-time winner. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, Feb. 1997) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1994 Magnum (2) What can I say about the 1994? I have tasted the wine for three consecutive years, and each time it satisfied all of my requirements for perfection. The opaque purple color is followed by spectacular aromatics that soar from the glass, offering up celestial levels of black currants, minerals, smoked herbs, cedar wood, coffee, and pain grille. In the mouth, this seamless legend reveals full body, and exquisite layers of phenomenally pure and rich fruit, followed by a 40+ second finish. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #114, Dec. 1997) Estimate: $3,250-$4,250 Starting Bid: $2, Hundred Acre Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 The Ark Vineyard The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Ark Vineyard, from a vineyard at the base of Howell Mountain, is deep, sensual and powerful. It shows terrific richness in its dark cherries, plums, mocha, licorice and tobacco. This is a totally gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon loaded with character. (94 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #198, Dec. 2011) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Joseph Phelps Red 1997 Insignia 1nl An inky/plum/purple color is accompanied by a stunning bouquet of violets, charcoal, creme de cassis and a hint of toast. Prodigious when it hits the palate with a full-bodied expansiveness, there is not a hard edge to be found in the 1997, only velvety tannins, compelling depth and fruit intensity, and stunning purity. It is a perfect expression of Napa viticulture and wine that should continue to age effortlessly for two decades or more. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #1113, Nov. 2013) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $550 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 27

24 151 Joseph Phelps Red Insignia nl Bottle (5) tl Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Joseph Phelps Red Insignia Bottle (8) 2014 Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Joseph Phelps Red 2012 Insignia The flagship wine of the estate in reds is their Insignia, which has been one of the great Bordeaux blends made in California since the debut vintage in It usually has 30+ years aging potential, even in lighter vintages, of which the 2012, 2013 and 2014 are decidedly not. The 2012 Proprietary Red Insignia, a final blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot and the rest Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc all from estate vineyards, was aged 24 months in 100% new French oak. There are 15,000 cases of it, and it s a fabulous, classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Inky purple to the rim, with notes of lead pencil shavings, incense, camphor, blackberry and creme de cassis, the wine is full-bodied, offering a multi-layered, textural, skyscraper-like mouthfeel, terrific purity, density and richness. All of this is achieved without a sense of heaviness or anything aggressive. This is a beauty to drink now and over the next 30 years. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #221, Oct. 2015) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Morlet Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Morlet Estate From his nearly six acres of Cabernet Sauvignon planted with Margaux cuttings near Vineyard 29 and Colgin s Tychson Hill vineyards, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Morlet Estate (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) displays the vintage s open, opulent, plush personality. With exceptional intensity, plenty of crème de cassis, vanillin, floral and lead pencil notes, this full-bodied 2012 offers low acidity as well as impressive flavors. There are 275 cases of this gorgeous red. It should drink well for years. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #215, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Morlet Family Cabernet Sauvignon Morlet Estate 2010 Magnum (2) 2011 Magnum (2) 2012 Magnum (2) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Morlet Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Coeur de Vallee, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard Bottle (11) Luc Morlet s 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Coeur de Vallée is a 300- case blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Cabernet Franc from the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard. A mindblowing effort, it offers up notes of mocha, forest floor, blueberries, blackcurrants, asphalt and licorice. Full-bodied and opulent, this sensational 2012 is one of the vintage s superstars. It should drink well for 20 years. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #215, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Morlet Family Cabernet Franc 2012 Force de la Nature Bottle (9) The nearly perfect Cabernet Franc Force de la Nature comes from a parcel of Cabernet Franc vines planted on the gravelly bench of the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard. This cuvée is only produced in great vintages, which, of course, the 2012 and 2013 are. As with all of Luc Morlet s wines, there are no acid adjustments, no enzymes and no manipulation. The inky/blue/purple-colored, aromatic 2012 Cabernet Franc Force de la Nature boasts a floral, full-bodied, layered mouthfeel, fabulous intensity and notes of wet rocks, spring flowers, forest floor, blueberries and black raspberries. It is a tour de force as well as a force de la nature from the Oakville Corridor. Consume it over the next years. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #215, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Opus One Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard 2013 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard 2015 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard 2012 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard 2013 Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard 6 in Bottle (11) The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard boasts a sumptuous nose of blueberries, black raspberry jam and wet rocks that provide a hedonistic blast of fruit as well as exceptional minerality. With glorious richness in the mouth, fabulous purity, a skyscraper-like texture and an elegant style without heaviness, this sensational and compelling Cabernet Sauvignon should be one of the superstars of what looks to be a vintage loaded with big hitters. It should age effortlessly for 20+ years. (95-98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #209, Oct. 2013) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

25 161 Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard Magnum (2) 2012 Nathan Coombs Estate Magnum (2) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard 2 The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard has a Mission Haut-Brion-on-steroids character, as it seems to be all gravel pit. Loads of wet pebbles, graphite, blueberry and blackberry fruit, a full-bodied opulence, and just a killer, skyscraper-like mouthfeel and stunning finish make for one of the most provocative and fabulous wines in this portfolio. Drink it over the next 25+ years. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #223, Mar. 2016) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard Magnum (3) Produced from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and sporting a deep garnet-purple color, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard offers up a profound and singular nose of loam, rocks and iron ore over a core of black cherries, baked black berries and preserved plums with hints of licorice, dark chocolate, cedar, sautéed herbs and beef broth. Full-bodied, rich and demonstrating great depth with a wonderfully compelling personality, it delivers a multitude of savory meat and toast layers, framed by firm, fine-grained tannins. It finishes with incredible persistence, allowing those provocative mineral nuances to shine through. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #233, Oct. 2017) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard Magnum (1) 2010 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard Magnum (1) 2008 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard Magnum (1) 2011 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard Magnum (3) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard 6 in Bottle (8) The second perfect score I have given to a Hobbs Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (the other was the 2002), the 2013 is as spectacular as his 2002 was. There are 638 cases of this massive wine that comes across like a first-growth. Lead pencil shavings, cedar wood, blueberry and blackberry liqueur as well as hints of forest floor and tobacco leaf are all present in this fragrant, sumptuously textured, full-bodied, massively rich yet sensationally well-balanced Cabernet Sauvignon. It has a finish of well over 55 seconds. This is amazing work, and interestingly, I believe Hobbs was the first to offer a Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard designated Cabernet Sauvignon. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #223, Mar. 2016) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Peter Michael Cabernet Sauvignon Les Pavots Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Peter Michael Cabernet Sauvignon Les Pavots 2008 Bottle (5) 2012 Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Peter Michael Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Les Pavots 2013 Au Paradis Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Peter Michael Cabernet Sauvignon Les Pavots 2004 Magnum (1) 2010 Magnum (1) 2012 Magnum (2) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Peter Michael Cabernet Sauvignon Les Pavots 2001 Double-Magnum (1) 2008 Double-Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $850 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 29

26 171 Plumpjack Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, which comes from the same McWilliams Oakville vineyard that made Villa Mt. Eden famous, ratchets up everything. A nearly perfect, compelling Cabernet Sauvignon, it boasts an inky blue/purple color as well as a gorgeous perfume of spring flowers, blueberry liqueur and creme de cassis, a skyscraper-like texture without heaviness, full body and beautiful purity as well as depth. This stunning Cabernet Sauvignon is a compelling example of Plumpjack. (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #209, Oct. 2013) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Bottle (4) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Bottle (4) 2009 Bottle (5) 2010 Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Magnum (1) Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Monte Bello The 2014 Monte Bello checks in as a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Petit Verdot brought up in the standard mostly new American oak barrels. Its inky purple color is followed by a sensational perfume of crème de cassis, vanilla bean, espresso roast and violets. Much more polished and elegant than the estate Cabernet, yet with no shortage of concentration, it s a ripe, sexy, seamless Monte Bello that s going to be approachable in its youth, yet evolve for two decades or more. (96 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, Aug. 2017) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 A wine of remarkable precision, the 2009 is totally dialed in from start to finish. Layers of intensely sweet, perfumed fruit are woven together with remarkable elegance and sheer polish. (98 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #204, Dec. 2012) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 A vivid, nuanced wine, the 2011 Screaming Eagle is absolutely impeccable. Dark red cherry, plum, smoke and licorice open up in the glass, followed by more savory notes that develop later. The 2011 gets better and better in the glass, as the flavors become even more precise and chiseled. Hints of pencil shavings, leather, cedar and menthol add nuance on the super-expressive finish. This is a stellar showing from Screaming Eagle. (96+ pts. Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Dec. 2014) Estimate: $6,000-$8,000 Starting Bid: $4, Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 The perfect 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Screaming Eagle is composed of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. Made in the classic, iconic Screaming Eagle style that the original proprietress, Jean Philipps, first shased in the early 1990s, before the winery was sold to Stan Kroenke, the inky/purple-colored, seamless 2012 possesses an extraordinary set of aromatics consisting of pure blackcurrant liqueur, licorice, acacia flowers, graphite and a subtle hint of new oak. Full-bodied, opulent and voluptuous, this profound wine is as prodigious as I thought it would be last year when tasted from barrel. It should age effortlessly for 20 or more years. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #215, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 The 2013 Screaming Eagle flagship wine is a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc. As one might expect, the purity of the cassis, which is always a hallmark of this estate and wine, is well-displayed in this beauty. Dense purple in color, it offers up some floral notes intermixed with damp earth, blackcurrant jam, blackberry and hints of licorice and incense. This reminds me somewhat of the 2010 Screaming Eagle. Full-bodied, rich, but perfectly balanced, it s another terrific example of this iconic estate. It should drink well for 30 or more years. (97+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #221, Oct. 2015) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

27 180 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 The telltale sign of this iconic wine is its extraordinary purity of crème de cassis fruit, which is displayed abundantly in the It doesn t quite have the structure and mass of the 2013, but this sexy, up-front, opaque ruby/purple-colored wine is seamlessly constructed, full-bodied, and has a long finish with silky tannins. This seems to float across that palate with that great fruit purity that is a characteristic of Screaming Eagle. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Verite Red 2013 La Joie 2008 La Muse 2013 La Muse 2008 Le Desir 2013 Le Desir Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2012 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2012 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2012 T6, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2012 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2012 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2013 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2013 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2013 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2013 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2013 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2014 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2014 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2015 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2015 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Old Sparky Magnum (1) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Pinot Noir UV Vineyard 2012 Bottle (4) 2013 Bottle (4) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Pinot Noir UV-SL Vineyard 2012 Bottle (5) 2013 Bottle (4) 2014 Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $800 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 31

28 195 Sine Qua Non Grenache 2013 Jusqu a l os 2014 Shakti 2015 Le Chemin Vers L Heresie Sine Qua Non Syrah 2014 Piranha Waterdance 2015 Trouver l Arene Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay 2012 Carneros 2011 CIX Estate Vineyard 2014 Hudson Vineyard 2010 Lauren Vineyard 2010 Reuling Vineyard 2010 Ritchie Vineyard 2014 Sonoma Coast 2012 Sugar Shack 2014 Sugar Shack Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay CIX Estate Vineyard nl Bottle (4) 2014 Bottle (5) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay 2012 CIX Estate Vineyard Magnum (1) 2015 CIX Estate Vineyard Magnum (1) 2016 CIX Estate Vineyard Magnum (1) 2016 Eastside Vineyard Magnum (1) 2014 Hyde and Sons Vineyard Magnum (1) 2016 Hyde and Sons Vineyard Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay 2016 CIX Estate Vineyard Bottle (10) The 2016 Chardonnay CIX Estate is beguiling in its complexity and singularity, offering up scents of smoked nuts, waxed lemons, crushed rocks and coriander seed with hints of crusty bread, honeysuckle, baked peaches and clover honey. Full-bodied, fullon creamy and densely laden with layers of citrus and savory flavors, it has just enough freshness and wonderful length. ( pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate #233, Oct. 2017) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay Eastside Vineyard nl Bottle (5) 2014 Bottle (5) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay Eastside Vineyard Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay Hyde and Sons Vineyard nl Bottle (5) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay Hyde and Sons Vineyard nl Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay Lauren Vineyard Bottle (4) 2014 Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay 2015 Lauren Vineyard Bottle (9) The 2015 Chardonnay Lauren Estate, from 17-year-old vines of primarily the Old Wente and Mt. Eden clones (but in the famous Goldridge soils that are so vital in the Russian River Valley), was the slowest to ferment, although it offers great acids, loads of nectarine and tangerine, honeysuckle, white currants, and no evidence of the 100% new oak it was aged in. This is another sensational effort, and like most Laurens will probably age for or more years. ( pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay Lauren Vineyard 2016 Bottle (10) 2016 Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay 2010 Ritchie Vineyard htal Magnum (1) 2013 Ritchie Vineyard Magnum (1) 2014 Ritchie Vineyard Magnum (1) 2012 Sugar Shack Magnum (1) 2015 Sugar Shack Magnum (1) 2016 Sugar Shack Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

29 208 Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay 2013 Ritchie Vineyard Bottle (5) 2015 CIX Estate Vineyard Bottle (7) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard 2014 Bottle (5) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay Sugar Shack Bottle (4) 2016 Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay UV-SL Vineyard 2013 Bottle (5) Magnum (1) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay UV-SL Vineyard 2015 Bottle (5) 2016 Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Morlet Family Chardonnay 2016 Coeur a Coeur Bottle (11) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Morlet Family Chardonnay Coup de Coeur 2010 Magnum (2) 2013 Magnum (2) 2014 Magnum (1) 2016 Magnum (2) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Morlet Family Chardonnay 2013 Ma Princesse The 2013 Chardonnay Ma Princesse, which comes from the Goldridge soils that run through the Russian River and parts of the Sonoma Coast area, has plenty of white peach, poached pears, brioche, and crushed rock as well as quince. It is stunningly steely, rich, and full-bodied, coming from some of the older vines that Luc Morlet utilizes. The wet stone notes are a clear indication of minerality (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #222, Dec. 2015) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Peter Michael Chardonnay 2013 Belle Cote 2014 Belle Cote Bottle (5) 2013 Cuvee Indigene 2014 Cuvee Indigene Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Peter Michael Chardonnay Point Rouge Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Morlet Family White 2015 La Proportion Doree Bottle (11) A rarity, but exquisite, made from Haut-Brion clonal material, is the 2015 La Proportion Dorée, which is 66% Semillon and 32% Sauvignon Blanc. I gave the 2014 a perfect score and think the 2015 may merit one. An exquisite bouquet of candle wax, honeysuckle, citrus oil, caramelized grapefruit, peach and apricot jumps from the glass of this wine with extraordinary intensity from an aromatic standpoint, layer upon layer of fruit, a medium to full body but a delicate, ballerina-like precision and balance across the palate. It is a beauty and a profound effort. Drink it over the next decade. ( pts, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Penfold s Grange 2008 Very deep garnet-purple in color the 2008 Grange reveals a truly decadent nose with tons of spices, fruit cake and black & blue fruit compote notes along with nuances of chocolate and potpourri. The full and rich, multi-layered palate has a little oak still showing, it is going through a little bit of a structural standout stage, but it doesn t detract on the long and complex finish. It still needs a good few years to develop, though this very opulent, expressive Grange shows the very best of this vintage and the vineyards it hails from. (100 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate #215, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2,000 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 33

30 THE HIGH-SCORING CELLAR These seven lots represent some of the greatest wines in recent memory. Plainly put, these are exceptional wines from exceptional vintages. The very crème de a crème, the top of the top. In some ways, each of them can vie for the title of wine of the vintage modern day legends that are still in their infancy of development. The wines were acquired largely on futures and through auctions and then were professionally stored before release for this sale. 220 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 2009 Pessac-Leognan 2 A candidate for the wine of the vintage, the 2009 La Mission- Haut-Brion stood out as one of the most exceptional young wines I had ever tasted from barrel, and its greatness has been confirmed in the bottle. A remarkable effort from the Dillon family, this is another large-scaled La Mission that tips the scales at 15% alcohol. A blend of equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (47% of each) and the rest Cabernet Franc, it exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a magnificent bouquet of truffles, scorched earth, blackberry and blueberry liqueur, subtle smoke and spring flowers. The wine s remarkable concentration offers up an unctuous/viscous texture, a skyscraper-like mouthfeel, sweet, sumptuous, nearly over-the-top flavors and massive density. Perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime La Mission-Haut-Brion, the 2009 will take its place alongside the many great wines made here since the early 1920s. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #202, Aug. 2012) Estimate: $5,500-$7,500 Starting Bid: $4, Chateau Lafite Rothschild Among the most powerful Lafites ever made (it came in at 13.59% alcohol), the final blend was 82.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot. The selection was incredibly severe with only 45% of the crop being utilized. A tight, but potentially gorgeous nose of graphite, black currants, licorice and camphor is followed by a full-bodied wine revealing the classic elegance, purity and delineated style of Lafite. It is phenomenally concentrated with softer tannins than the 2005, the 2003 s voluptuous, broad, juicy personality, and low acidity. There are several vintages that I thought were a replay of their colossal 1959, most notably 1982 and 2003, but 2009 is also one to keep an eye on. It is still extremely youthful and seems slightly more backward than I would have guessed based on the barrel tastings, but it needs years of bottle age, and should last for 50+. (99+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Dec. 2011) Estimate: $8,000-$11,000 Starting Bid: $6, Chateau Latour lbsl An elixir of momentous proportions, it boasts a dense purple color as well as an extraordinarily flamboyant bouquet of black fruits, graphite, crushed rocks, subtle oak and a notion of wet steel. It hits the palate with a thundering concoction of thick, juicy blue and black fruits, lead pencil shavings and a chalky minerality. Fullbodied, but very fresh with a finish that lasts over a minute, this is one of the most remarkable young wines I have ever tasted. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Feb. 2012) Estimate: $9,000-$12,000 Starting Bid: $7, Chateau Pontet Canet 2009 Black as a moonless night, the 2009 Pontet Canet offers up notes of incense, graphite, smoke, licorice, creme de cassis and blackberries. A wine of irrefutable purity, laser-like precision, colossal weight and richness, and sensational freshness, this is a tour de force in winemaking that is capable of lasting 50 or more years. The tannins are elevated, but they are sweet and beautifully integrated as are the acidity, wood and alcohol (which must be in excess of 14%). This vineyard, which is situated on the high plateau of adjacent to Mouton Rothschild, appears to have done everything perfectly in (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Feb. 2012) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Montrose 2010 St. Estephe The wine is opaque black/blue, with an incredible nose of blueberry and blackberry liqueur, with hints of incense, licorice, and acacia flowers. Tannins are incredibly sweet and very present. The wine is full-bodied, even massive, with great purity, depth and a finish that goes on close to a minute. This is a 50- to 75-year-old wine that will repay handsomely those with good aging genes. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #214, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Cheval Blanc 2010 St. Emilion The 2010 is one of the most impressive two-year-old Cheval Blancs I have tasted in 34 years in this profession...it tasted like liquid cashmere, a perfect expression, despite the wine s structure and intensity. This is another 50-year wine from this amazingly structured, rich vintage. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #205, Feb. 2013). Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

31 Lots: 221, 222 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 35

32 226 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 An exquisite, celestial bouquet melds into endless layers of fruit as this rich, voluptuous wine blossoms on the palate. Full-bodied and seductive, the 2007 conquers all of the senses with its head spinning, beautiful personality. As always, Screaming Eagle is a bit more restrained next to Napa Valley s other heavy hitters, yet the pedigree of this opulent vintage comes through in spades. A kaleidoscope of aromas and flavors flows through to the creamy, textured finish. (100 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #204, Dec. 2012) Estimate: $8,000-$11,000 Starting Bid: $6,000 BIG BOTTLES OF HAUT BRION The following wines come to us from a long-time friend in wine. He acquired them on release and stored them in his temperature and humidity controlled home cellar. As he and his wife are downsizing, they have decided to give these wines new homes. 227 Chateau Haut Brion 1998 Pessac-Leognan scl, Double-Magnum (1) As reported over the last two years, this is a prodigious Haut- Brion. It exhibits a dense ruby/purple color in addition to a tight, but incredibly promising nose of smoke, earth, minerals, lead pencil, black currants, cherries, and spice. This full-bodied wine unfolds slowly, but convincingly on the palate, revealing a rich, multi-tiered, stunningly pure, symmetrical style with wonderful sweetness, ripe tannin, and a finish that lasts for nearly 45 seconds. It tastes like liquid nobility. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #134, Apr. 2001) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1999 This prodigious wine is both elegant and intensely flavored, and almost diaphanous in its layers that unfold with no heaviness. An opaque ruby/purple color is accompanied by a complex bouquet of lead pencil, graphite, cedar, creme de cassis, toast, and vanilla. It is medium-bodied, with extravagant layers of richness yet little weight, and a finish that is all sweetness, ripeness, and harmony. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140, Apr. 2002) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lafite Rothschild lbsl, 1lscl Magnum (4) Estimate: $4,250-$5,500 Starting Bid: $3, Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne 1988 ogb nl, 7ogb Bottle (7) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Haut Brion 1998 Pessac-Leognan lbsl, 5-Liter (1) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Haut Brion 1998 Pessac-Leognan lbsl, ssos, Imperial (1) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 Starting Bid: $2, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

33 Lots: 227, 228, 229 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 37

34 Lots: 235, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

35 BIG BOTTLES OF BORDEAUX FROM BIG SKY COUNTRY The following wines come to us from a collector who began his journey in wine in Idaho. He sought out many wines at auctions over the years, but he had a special obsession with finding the best Bordeaux in large formats. Ever meticulous about provenance, he only ever sought out collections of wines from highly trusted sources. The wines were then stored in home cellars with temperature and humidity control. 233 Chateau Latour 1975 vhs, lbsl, scl, cc Magnum (1) Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1975 hs, tsl, hwasl, nc Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 vhs, nl, lcc Still backward with a deep ruby/plum color revealing only a touch of lightening at the edge, the wine offers up an extraordinary nose of caramelized herbs, smoke, cedar, pen ink, black currants, and earth. The gorgeous aromatics are followed by a full-bodied, plump, rich, fleshy wine with low acidity. (97+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 bn, lbsl Double-Magnum (1) Estimate: $8,000-$11,000 Starting Bid: $6, Chateau Latour 1982 lscl, lwasl 5-Liter (1)...the 1982 Latour has been the most opulent, flamboyant, and precocious of the northern Medocs, especially the St.-Juliens, s, and St.-Estephes. It hasn t changed much over the last years, revealing sweet tannins as well as extraordinarily decadent, even extravagant levels of fruit, glycerin, and body. It is an amazing wine, and on several occasions, I have actually picked it as a right bank Pomerol because of the lushness and succulence of the cedary, blackberry, black currant fruit. This vintage has always tasted great, even in its youth, and revealed a precociousness that one does not associate with this Chateau. However, the 1982 is still evolving at a glacial pace. The concentration remains remarkable, and the wine is a full-bodied, exuberant, rich, classic in its aromatic and flavor profiles. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $8,000-$11,000 Starting Bid: $6, Chateau Mouton Rothschild ts, 1vhs, 4lbsl, 1nl Bottle (4) This wine remains one of the legends of Bordeaux. It has thrown off the backward, youthful style that existed during its first 25 years of life, and over the last 4-5 years has developed such secondary nuances as cedar and spice box. The creme de cassis, underlying floral note, full-bodied power, extraordinary purity, multilayered texture, and finish of over a minute are a shase for what this Chateau accomplished in The wine is still amazingly youthful, vibrant, and pure. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $3,750-$4,750 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Cheval Blanc 1982 St. Emilion ts, lbsl, cc There is plenty of amber at the edge, and this medium to fullbodied wine shows notes of menthol, cedar, spice box, plums, and black cherries. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Mouton Rothschild ts, 1bsl, 3lscl Tasted from magnum and presented by Baron Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, the 1989 Château Mouton-Rothschild might not reach the ethereal heights of the 1982 or 1986, but it is certainly a lovely Claret. It has an attractive, slightly leafy bouquet armed with cedar and pencil lead. There is less fruit concentration than I expected, resolutely classic, slightly austere Bordeaux. The palate follows suit. What it lacks in substance it compensates with in balance and personality. This is an understated Mouton-Rothschild that is probably at its peak, although I envisage this offering another two decades of pleasure. (93 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, Jan. 2017) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Palmer 1989 Margaux 1vhs, 1lbsl, 1nl Magnum (2) One of the superstars of the vintage, Palmer s 1989 retains a dark plum/purple color with some pink and a hint of amber creeping in at the rim. A big nose of charcoal, white flowers (acacia?), licorice, plums, and black currants comes from the glass of this elegant, medium to full-bodied, very concentrated, seamlessly made wine. Gorgeous and seemingly fully mature yet brilliantly balanced, this wine may well turn out to be a modern-day clone of the glorious (95 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $850 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 39

36 241 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1993 lbsl, nl Imperial (1) The 1993 is a beautifully made wine which could be considered a sleeper of the vintage. The wine boasts a dark purple color, followed by a sweet, pain grillee, roasted nut, and cassis-scented bouquet that is just beginning to open. In the mouth, the wine may not possess the body and volume of a vintage such as 1990 or 1989, but there is more richness of fruit, a sweet, ripe, pureness to the wine, as well as medium body and outstanding balance. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #109, Feb. 1997) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Lafite Rothschild lscl Bottle (5) This dark ruby/purple-colored 1993 is tightly-wound, mediumbodied, with a closed set of aromatics that reluctantly reveal hints of sweet blackcurrant fruit, weedy tobacco, and lead pencil scents. Polished and elegant, with Lafite s noble restraint, this is an excellent, classy, slightly austere wine. (88 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #109, Feb. 1997) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Latour lscl, 1lwrl A terrific wine for the vintage, Latour s 1993 reveals an opaque purple color, a backward, cedar, black walnut, cassis, and earthscented nose, medium to full body, gorgeously rich, concentrated fruit, moderately high tannin (but no astringency), and a sweet, long, powerful finish. The wine does not possess any of the vegetal, green pepper characteristics of the vintage, nor any hint of hollowness or harshness. This wine may prove to merit an even higher rating. Is this vintage the modern day clone of the 1967 and 1971? (90 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1,400 NEW AND OLD WAVE CALIFORNIA CULTS If you are a frequent browser of auction catalogues and you must be if you re reading this names like Sine Qua Non and Schrader, while exciting, are no longer new. Famed producers like these, along with Screaming Eagle and Harlan, have become the old guard of the Napa wine scene. In the context of winemaking, they remain upstarts with a history of thirty years compared to the estates of Bordeaux with high quality making stretching back to the 1600s in some cases. But there s an exciting new guard in the hills of Oakville, making wines that are worthy of the triple digit scores they re amassing with regularity. This collection was carefully curated under the guidance of Chai Consulting and these rare and limted production wines were all sourced directly from mailing list and stored in the consignor s temperature and humidity controlled home cellar. A career opportunity caused the consignor to move across state lines and he took this opportunity for a bit of cellar pruning. 244 Bevan Cellars Red 2013 Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard The last two 2013s I tasted included the 2013 Proprietary Red Sugarloaf Mountain. This fabulous and exciting elixir is a equalpart blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot aged in equal parts Gamba and Darnajou, all new French oak. A stunning nose of forest floor, blueberry, blackberry, mulberry and spring flowers soars from the glass of this inky purple wine. Another offering of great intensity, with voluptuous texture and lavish, almost extravagant fruit richness, this pure, rich and incredibly well-made wine is yet more proof that Bevan is a genius on so many levels, as he can produce compelling wines whether they are Bordeaux varietals, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc or even Chardonnay. (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #221, Oct. 2015) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Bevan Cellars Red 2014 Ontogeny There are 700 cases of the 2014 Ontogeny Proprietary Red, a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Petit Verdot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Totally dry, even though there is a wonderful sucrosity to the fruit. The wine has stunning blackberry and cassis notes, spring flowers, supple tannins and a long, multidimensional mouthfeel. It is a sexy beast for sure and best drunk over the next 15 or so years. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

37 246 Myriad Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard 1nl 2012 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard tl Magnum (1) 2012 Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Myriad Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, Elysian Myriad Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard 2013 Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard 2013 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Myriad Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, Elysian Double-Magnum (2) The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Elysian Reserve has a black/bluish purple color, extraordinary suppleness and velvety integration of tannin, copious quantities of blueberry and blackberry liqueur, graphite and white flowers. It s amazing wine and would be the equivalent of a great vintage of a Mission Haut-Brion on steroids. Whether it lasts 20 years or 30 or 40 is still up for speculation, but this is a profound Cabernet Sauvignon and one of the most compelling examples of this remarkable vintage. This is an utterly compelling, prodigious effort. Here s to you, Mike Smith! (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #222, Dec. 2015) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Myriad Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard Bottle (9) There are 325 cases of the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard. This is an opaque purple wine with notes of incense, charcoal embers, blueberry and blackberry fruit, a touch of subtle background oak and sweet, velvety tannin in a fullbodied, super-rich intense wine that, in short, is utterly delicious! Drink it over the next years. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #228, Dec. 2016) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Myriad Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard Bottle (5) Myriad Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, Elysian Bottle (4) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard 2nl A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot, Realm s perfect 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard exhibits a La Mission Haut-Brion-like bouquet of blueberries, scorched earth, burning embers and spring flowers, a dense, opulent, full-bodied mouthfeel, and a staggeringly long, multidimensional, 60-second finish. It can be drunk with enormous pleasure now, but promises to evolve for at least a quarter of a century. For historical buffs, the Dr. Crane Vineyard is named after a real doctor, who first planted the vineyard in In the 1920s, this small area was once considered the home of migrant Chinese workers. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #215, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard Magnum (1) 2012 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard Magnum (1) 2012 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard 2012 Farella Vineyard Bottle (4) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard 2013 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard Bottle (4) 2013 Farella Vineyard 2013 Houyi Vineyard, Pritchard Hill Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Realm Cellars Red 2012 The Absurd Bottle (4) The 2012 Proprietary Red Absurd is, in essence, the owner s and winemaker Benoit Touquette s selection of their favorite barrels. This is another three-digit tour de force in winemaking. A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and dollops of Merlot and Petit Verdot, all from the Dr. Crane and To Kalon vineyards, it boasts a soaring, majestic set of aromatics consisting of blueberries, baking spices, wet gravel, blackberries and acacia flowers. Full-bodied, opulent and voluptuously textured with sweet tannin and a mindboggling, long finish, this is magnificent stuff! Kudos to the entire Realm Cellars family. This is their finest achievement to date (and I haven t even tasted their 2013s). (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #215, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Myriad Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard 2015 Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard Magnum (1) Myriad Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, Elysian Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $475 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 41

38 256 Realm Cellars Red 2013 The Absurd Bottle (7) Another perfect wine (but very limited in production at 200 cases) is the 2013 The Absurd, a blend of 17 components dominated by 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. Winemaker Benoit Touquette told me that this wine is produced with no rules and no restrictions, and is considered their super-blend of the best they have in any given vintage. (I guess I would look stupid if I didn t give it 100 points, given the fact that two other Realm wines already hit that maximum score.) There is something different in this wine, with an opaque purple color for sure, but then there s the cassis, the blackberries, the roasted meats, some spicy pepper, and then an extravagantly rich, cascading palate that seems to be built like a skyscraper, but without one hard edge. This is a seriously endowed, super-rich, incredibly well-balanced wine that should drink well for 25 or more years. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #222, Dec. 2015) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Realm Cellars Red 2013 The Bard The perfect 2013 The Bard is a blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Petit Verdot, coming from four vineyards that Realm uses consistently B Weitz, Houyi, Blair and of course, the Beckstoffer Dr. Crane in St. Helena. There are 950 cases of this extraordinary wine, which has it all. Notes of graphite, blackberries, roasted espresso and chocolate are followed by a wine of enormous, massive extraction, richness and intensity, but no hard edges. This seamless work of vinous haute couture is staggeringly rich, very long, but not the least bit heavy or overbearing. This is a killer effort that s already showing enormous complexity but should age effortlessly for 15 or more years. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #222, Dec. 2015) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Realm Cellars Red 2013 The Bard 2013 The Falstaff 2013 The Tempest Bottle (5) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Realm Cellars Red 2013 The Absurd Magnum (1) 2013 The Falstaff Magnum (1) 2013 The Tempest Magnum (2) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Old Sparky Magnum (1) The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Old Sparky, which is essentially made from clone 4 from two separate blocks, clone 6 and clone 337, is another perfect wine from the Schraders. I suppose it s a little boring to say, and perhaps I can be accused of creating unrealistic expectations on the part of readers, but this is as great as Cabernet can be. Tasting like a first-growth, the wine is opaque purple and has a fabulous nose of lead pencil, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry and the telltale cassis. There is also some licorice and sweet oak, the tannins are ripe, and the wine full-bodied. Built like a skyscraper, with an incredible finish (like most of these wines) going on for 50 seconds to a minute, this amazing wine should still be drinking splendidly well at age 25 or 30. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #221, Oct. 2015) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Old Sparky 4 Magnum (4) The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Old Sparky, Fred Schrader s favorite selection, is clone 4 from the To Kalon Vineyard aged in 100% new Darnajou and seems closest in personality and overall style to the CCS. This is a beautiful wine with great intensity and seems to be one of the superstars of this vintage. Smoky barbecue notes intermix with charcoal embers, blackberry, cassis, Christmas fruitcake, licorice and camphor. This is a complex 2014 that is showing beautifully at the moment and will continue to drink well for another 20 years. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon There is something ethereal about the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon CCS, a wine that I tend to give more perfect scores to than of the other Schrader offerings. This is clone 4 from a special block of the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville, and it always seems to have these incredible, explosive aromatics ranging from blueberry to blackberry to cassis to spring flowers and lead pencil shavings. It s always one of the more seductive wines early on, with sweet, velvety tannins, a plush, succulent mouthfeel, fullbodied splendor and majestic texture. This is a killer effort of great intensity and presence. Drink it over then next years. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #221, Oct. 2015) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Realm Cellars Red 2014 The Bard Magnum (3) 2014 The Falstaff Magnum (1) 2014 The Tempest Magnum (2) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

39 264 Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Bottle (7) The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS, also from clone 337, but in this case from the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, shows an absolutely perfect 100-point nose of red, black and blue fruits, charcoal, graphite and forest floor. It hits the palate with a seamless integration of wood, tannin, acidity and alcohol and has tremendous opulence and palate presence in its full-bodied, long finish. On aromatics alone, it rates a perfect score, but I ended up being somewhat conservative I suppose. It should drink well for three decades as well. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #221, Oct. 2015) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon It has fabulous concentration, notes of incense, licorice, blackcurrants, blackberries, as well as spring flowers. The wine is juicy, savory and full-bodied, with wonderful underlying energy and freshness. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2010 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2010 T6, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2012 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Bottle (4) 2012 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard 2013 GIII, Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard 2013 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2013 T6, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard 2014 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Bottle (4) 2014 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard Bottle (4) 2014 T6, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2014 GIII, Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Buccella Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Cuvee Katrina Eileen Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Buccella Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Bottle (10) This is a brilliantly packaged wine, but more importantly, what s inside the bottle clearly matches the stylish design. A great vintage, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon from Buccella, which is 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Malbec and Petit Verdot, is a stunner. Inky purple, the wine has a glorious nose of graphite and blueberry liqueur, blacker fruits and a touch of oak. Once it hits the palate this is a full-bodied wine with terrific purity, texture, a multidimensional mouthfeel and a long, long finish. Everything is in sync and perfectly aligned in this profound and spectacular 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #228, Dec. 2016) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Bottle (5) Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Bottle (10) 2012 Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Opus One 2012 Bottle (4) A classy, complex, suave and savory 2012 Opus One, with notes of toasty oak and crème de cassis. This lookalike, made by the staff at Mouton Rothschild, is a beauty. They have continued to strengthen the quality of wine and seem to have produced a brilliant, world-class wine. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #222, Dec. 2015) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Opus One 2013 The 2013 Opus One, a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Malbec, is a beauty. Velvety textured, without a had edge to be found, notes of crème de cassis, blueberry, subtle wood and floral notes gently rise from the wine s dense purple color. Beautifully fullbodied and extraordinarily elegant and pure, this is certainly one of their great achievements over the last 37 years. The wine has an exquisite finish and can be drunk now or cellared for years. (97+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #228, Dec. 2016) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1,200 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 43

40 276 Fairchild Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Stones No. 1, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Fairchild Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Stones No. 1, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 3 in Bottle (5) Absolutely perfect is the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Stones No. 1, which comes from the Beckstoffer/Las Piedras Vineyard in St. Helena. Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in 80% new French oak for 20 months, the wine has that Mission Haut- Brion/Haut-Brion scorched-earth, gravelly, quarry-stone aromatics intermixed with blueberry, cassis and spring flowers. It is fullbodied with magnificent texture and concentration, stunning freshness, and a terrific finish that goes on for close to a minute. This is surreal and compelling Cabernet Sauvignon to drink over the next 30+ years. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #222, Dec. 2015) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Continuum Red Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Kapcsandy Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Grand Vin, State Lane Vineyard 2010 Grand Vin, State Lane Vineyard Kapcsandy Red 2008 Estate Cuvee, State Lane Vineyard nl 2010 Estate Cuvee, State Lane Vineyard 2012 Estate Cuvee, State Lane Vineyard 2012 Rapszodia Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Larkmead Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 The Lark There are 290 cases of the 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the most expensive wine from Larkmead, the 2012 Proprietary Red The Lark. Coming from rocky soils, the wine displays wet rock-like minerality and flavors. Full-bodied with great texture, it is a dense, pure red offering blueberry and blackberry fruit intermixed with camphor and acacia flowers. This killer effort should drink well for years. As I have written before, this is an extraordinary estate spread out in one contiguous parcel (unusual) in the center of the Napa Valley floor, north of St. Helena and south of Calistoga. Proprietor Cam Baker farms 110 acres, and the Cabernet Sauvignon is the Olmo Clone which became wellknown as the Eisele Clone when it was planted in the famous vineyard of that name. A singular characteristic of the Larkmead vineyard is that it has a strong vein of old river gravel. Former winemaker Andy Smith has moved on and has been replaced by Dan Petroski, who has not missed a beat finishing the 2012s and producing the 2013s, which Cam Baker believes might be the vintage of the century for Larkmead (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #215, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Howell Mountain The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon (100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged 20 months in 80% new French oak) shows not a trace of oak and has wonderfully sweet blueberry and blackberry fruit in the nose, along with some licorice, incense, and charcoal embers. The color is opaque to the rim, and the wine full-bodied, with the blue fruits dominating on the palate. It has a finish of a good seconds. Tannins are moderate, but very sweet and well-integrated. It should drink well for 20 years or more. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #225, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Rivers Marie Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Panek Vineyard The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Panek Vineyard comes from a fiveacre, valley-floor vineyard just north of St. Helena near Vineyard 29 s Aida. There are 450 cases of this magnificent Cabernet Sauvignon. Notes of Mediterranean herbs intermixed with licorice, blackberry and cassis jump from the glass of this opaque purple wine. Stunningly proportioned, full-bodied, super-intense, with great purity, structure and depth, this wine will benefit from 4-5 years of cellaring and keep for three decades. (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #221, Oct. 2015) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

41 284 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Second Flight Bottle (4) The 2012 Second Flight may be the highest scoring second wine I have ever reviewed. A blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, it is completely different from the Screaming Eagle since the latter wine is at least 75% or more Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Merlot with only a tiny dollop of Cabernet Franc. The 2012 Second Flight offers up floral, blue and black fruit, mocha and white chocolate characteristics. It possesses full-bodied, silky flavors, and a finish that lasts 50+ seconds. It can be drunk now, but should evolve effortlessly for years. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #215, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Saxum Red 2006 Bone Rock, James Berry Vineyard 2006 Broken Stones 2006 James Berry Vineyard 2007 Broken Stones 2008 Heart Stone Vineyard 2008 James Berry Vineyard Saxum Syrah 2008 Booker Vineyard Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Saxum Red 2007 James Berry Vineyard 1lscl 2007 Bone Rock, James Berry Vineyard 2007 Heart Stone Vineyard Bottle (5) Saxum Syrah 2007 Booker Vineyard Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Saxum Red 2009 James Berry Vineyard 1lscl 2009 Bone Rock, James Berry Vineyard 2009 Broken Stones Bottle (7) 2009 Paderewski Vineyard Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Saxum Red 2009 James Berry Vineyard scl Magnum (1) 2010 Broken Stones scl Magnum (1) 2011 James Berry Vineyard Magnum (1) 2011 Paderewski Vineyard Magnum (1) Saxum Syrah 2010 Booker Vineyard Magnum (1) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Saxum Red 2010 Bone Rock, James Berry Vineyard 2010 Heart Stone Vineyard 1lscl 2010 James Berry Vineyard Bottle (4) 2010 Paderewski Vineyard 2010 Terry Hoage Vineyard nl Saxum Syrah 2010 Booker Vineyard Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Saxum Red 2012 Bone Rock, James Berry Vineyard lscl 2012 Broken Stones 1lscl 2012 James Berry Vineyard Bottle (4) 2012 Terry Hoage Vineyard Saxum Syrah 2012 Booker Vineyard Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Next of Kyn Syrah Cumulus Vineyard Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Next of Kyn Syrah Cumulus Vineyard Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2011 Patine Sine Qua Non Syrah 2011 Patine Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2012 Rattrapante Sine Qua Non Syrah 2012 Touche Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2012 Rattrapante Sine Qua Non Syrah 2012 Touche Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache tl Sine Qua Non Syrah 2013 Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1,200 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 45

42 297 Sine Qua Non Grenache 2013 Jusqu a l os Sine Qua Non Syrah 2013 Le Supplement Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2013 Jusqu a l os Sine Qua Non Syrah 2013 Le Supplement Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2014 Shakti Bottle (5) Sine Qua Non Syrah 2014 Piranha Waterdance Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2015 Le Chemin Vers L Heresie Sine Qua Non Syrah 2015 Trouver l Arene Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Aubert Vineyards Chardonnay 2015 CIX Estate Vineyard 2015 Hyde and Sons Vineyard Bottle (8) 2015 Lauren Vineyard 2015 Sugar Shack Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Sine Qua Non White 2012 In the Abstract 2013 Resiste 2014 Lightmotif 2015 Entre Chien et Loup Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1,000 THE MAPLE LEAF CELLAR This extraordinary cellar, flush with the very best of Burgundy, hails from our northern neighbors and represents a decade of dedicated, passionate, and fastidious collecting. The very best of the young Cote is here, with the obvious eye-widening highlight of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, but also smaller and up-andcoming producers, like Cecile Tremblay (the grandniece of the late Henri Jayer) and Denis Bachelet. A stunning selection of Musigny from Chambolle master Freddy Mugnier is another coup, as well as the rarest of Grand Crus, La Romanee, from both Liger-Belair and the last vintage made by Bouchard, spanning a decade. The consignor may be a doctor of medicine, but he s a true student of wine. As many of our buyers know, collections like this do not just materialize inside the wine cave. They are lovingly but painstakingly built, bottleby-bottle. Each purchase stems from a long phone call and usually several s with a trusted retailer (who has probably become a friend in the time between the first meeting at a wine shop over a $50 bottle of Bourgogne Blanc and the DRC allocation you re now desperate to secure). Then you wait, sometimes for years, for the bottle to arrive. After putting it to sleep in its chilled slumber, you wait years more, for the intersection of kismet: the bottle is ready to be opened, you are ready to drink it, and the occasion calls for both. This collection is nearly impossible to amass in the States, but to do this in Canada is a true testament to our consignor s devotion. He had to source within provinces and arrange for discreet and temperature controlled shipment to his home cellar. A team of specialists traveled to the client s home cellar in the lovely wine region of Katonah, British Columbia to carefully inspect and pack the wine for shipment. The home cellar, kept at 54 degrees and 70 percent humidity, was pristine one of the cleanest, more organized and beautiful home cellars this specialist has seen. Not surprisingly, there s barely a condition note on the bottles listed below. Every bottle came with a story on where and how it was sourced, and when it was planned to be consumed. The consignment was then loaded onto a temperature-controlled truck where it was safely imported through proper channels, an unbroken cold chain maintained from supervised start to finish. 46 To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366 Several bottles were consumed with the consignor over the course of the inspection and each bottle burst out of the glass with energy, precision and youth. The wine was undoubtedly improved by the company of the consignor, who is among the kindest, most generous and thoughtful of clients and friends.

43 303 Chambertin 1990 A. Rousseau bsl, tl Perfumed and now fully mature aromas offering a stunningly complex mélange of spice, leather, earth and dark fruits introduce very rich and forward medium weight flavors of exceptional length. While there is still some tannic structure in evidence but the fruit provides more than adequate balance and there is better than average acidity in the context of the vintage as well though just a hint of it now sticks out on the finish. A lovely wine in its own right that is now drinking well though it can certainly be held with confidence. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2011) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Chambertin 1999 A. Rousseau Bottle (9) A fantastically complex nose that offers up impressively dense and concentrated fruit blended with an incredible array of spices that precede big, rich, intense and mouth coating flavors that have really beautiful depth, power and length. This is not a particularly structured wine but the sheer complexity and class combine to create a simply knock out Chambertin, worthy of every accolade reserved for the very best in Burgundy. Really lovely stuff in a forward style though this will be capable of aging for years. I have upgraded my rating as it s more than clear it deserves it. Tasted on multiple occasions with consistent notes. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, May 2010) Estimate: $20,000-$28,000 Starting Bid: $16, Chambertin 2001 A. Rousseau 1nl, 1sdc Bottle (4) The expressive nose has always retained its genuinely stunning aromatic complexity and even with 14 years of age the still mostly primary black and red pinot fruit scents that are mixed with violets, dried rose petals and pungent soil notes display only the first hints of secondary development. There is a bit more size, weight and richness compared to the 01 Clos de Bèze (see herein) on the moderately structured but overtly mineral-inflected middle weight plus flavors that are buffered by ample dry extract before culminating in a wonderfully long and still firm finale. As classic Chambertin goes, this is not especially massive but it is incredibly long and the intensity is simply breathtaking. To my taste this is still on the way up and while it could be enjoyed now if decanted for 30 minutes or so first, I would be inclined to hold it for another 5 to 8 years first. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2015) Estimate: $5,500-$7,500 Starting Bid: $4, Chambertin 2004 A. Rousseau 1lbsl, 2nl The difference between Chambertin and Clos de Bèze is sharply etched in 2004 as this is cooler, bigger, richer and more powerful though less elegant and with a more limited range of spices specifically and aromatic breadth in general. The medium full flavors are reserved, tight, precise and very pure with extraordinarily good punch and precision, all wrapped in a firm, dusty and linear finish. I particularly like the mouth coating quality of the flavors as there is ample dry extract here, which serves to perfectly buffer the firmly tannic spine. Outstanding stuff and while not a truly great Rousseau Chambertin, it s knocking on the door. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #25, Jan. 2007) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chambertin 2005 A. Rousseau I was frankly quite surprised to find the Chambertin almost as expressive and every bit as broad aromatically as the Bèze as the nose is equally kaleidoscopic if featuring a more deeply pitched set of fruit aromas and more earth. The flavors are bigger if not finer with serious power and weight on the rich, full and driving finish that possesses an exuberant underlying sense of energy, all wrapped in a core of rock solid but ripe and balanced tannins. Like the potential of the Bèze, this too has a chance to ascend as one of the top vintages ever typified by such years as 34, 49, 52, 62, 66 and 91. Arguably the Chambertin of the vintage. (99 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $7,000-$9,000 Starting Bid: $5, Chambertin 2008 A. Rousseau As it almost always is, this is not quite as elegant as the Bèze but it s slightly more complex with dense and more deeply pitched yet extremely cool and restrained red and blue fruit aromas nuanced by a broad range of earth, game and underbrush hints, many of which carry over to the pure and relatively refined medium full-bodied flavors that are complex, vibrant and perfectly balanced on the gorgeously long finish. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #41, Jan. 2011) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $850 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 47

44 Lots: 304, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

45 309 Chambertin 2010 A. Rousseau Somewhat ironically, this is both more elegant and fresher than the Clos de Bèze with one of the most complex noses of the entire vintage as it combines a seemingly endless array of spice, mineral, fruit and Gevrey sauvage characters. The impressively rich, serious, mouth coating and broad-shouldered flavors possess superb volume and muscle on the sensationally persistent and explosive finish. This is even more backwards than the Bèze and should be capable of rewarding 20 plus years of cellar time as the tannins are also quite fine but very dense. At such an early juncture I honestly can t say whether this will exceed the brilliant 2009 but it just might as the 2010 is clearly one of the best five wines of the vintage. (98 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #49, Jan. 2013) Estimate: $6,000-$8,000 Starting Bid: $4, Chambertin 2005 Clos de Beze, A. Rousseau ltl A positively kaleidoscopic nose features a wonderful panoply of spice and fruit aromas that offer something new and different with every sniff. The rich, full and utterly classic flavors are a study of the harmonious liaison of refinement and power that culminate in an explosive and driving finish that is even longer than that of the Clos St. Jacques yet it sacrifices nothing in terms of balance, harmony or transparency. A strikingly good wine packed with upside potential. While pronouncements of this sort are always fraught, it s possible that the 2005 Bèze could one day rival the best Rousseau Bèze ever (in my view), which is the legendary Time will tell but it at least has a shot. (98 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chambertin 2008 Clos de Beze, A. Rousseau different importers This is every bit as elegant as the Clos St. Jacques but even deeper and broader with incredibly complex and refined red berry fruit, plum and violet aromas that are relatively cool and are in keeping with the balanced, refined and mouth coating flavors that possess superb depth and excellent finishing intensity on the explosive and gorgeously persistent finish. This is a really lovely 08 that should improve for out to two decades. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #41, Jan. 2011) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chambertin Clos de Beze, A. Rousseau nl 2006 Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Clos de la Roche 2004 A. Rousseau 2005 A. Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 2004 Lavaux St. Jacques, A. Rousseau 1lwrl 2005 A. Rousseau 2008 A. Rousseau Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Gevrey Chambertin 2005 Clos St. Jacques, A. Rousseau A ripe yet cool and wonderfully fresh nose is composed of mostly red berry fruit, discreet spice and earth, all of which is trimmed in an extremely subtle touch of oak. There is fine delineation and plenty of minerality on the utterly delicious middle weight flavors that are perhaps a bit less powerful than one might expect in the context of the vintage on the impeccably well-balanced and gorgeously long finish. This is a wonderfully harmonious effort that is very much still on the way up but among the 3 Rousseau big boys, this is the closest one to being able to enjoy now. That said, another 5 to 8 years will certainly return benefits. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, June 2015) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Gevrey Chambertin 2010 Clos St. Jacques, A. Rousseau Moderate amounts of wood frames wonderfully fresh, airy, perfumed and beautifully complex aromas of red currant, warm earth, stone, crushed herbs and spice hints. The excellent depth of the nose continues onto the equally cool and brilliantly refined mineral-inflected medium-bodied flavors that possess outstanding depth of material and simply stunning length. We gave this an hour s worth of air first and it helped enormously as it was quite closed at first. While I wouldn t suggest opening a bottle now as there is sitll so much unrealized upside development potential remaining, if you do decide to pop one anytime soon, then be sure to decant it first for at least 30 minutes. In sum, this is a strikingly beautiful CSJ that should live for a very long time. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2015) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Gevrey Chambertin Clos St. Jacques, A. Rousseau Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, No Lot. Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 49

46 318 Chambertin 2008 Vieilles Vignes, B. Dugat-Py 1scl A positively kaleidoscopic nose of almost infinite complexity complements to perfection the silky-textured, fresh and ultra pure medium-bodied flavors that are seemingly built on a base of stone and finish with less austerity than usual. This is a Chambertin of unusual refinement and finesse but the balance and harmony are impeccable, indeed the word Zen comes to mind. This is flat out great. (94-96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #37, Jan. 2010) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, La Romanee 2005 Bouchard Pere et Fils A positively kaleidoscopic and utterly knockout nose featuring exuberant Vosne-style spicy black fruit and a panoply of underlying nuances including anise, clove, minerals, underbrush, warm earth and smoke plus a hint of menthol introduce reserved, even cool medium full flavors that are like silk on the palate though the hugely long finish tightens up in a real rush. This is really quite fine and less youthfully austere than it usually is. A stunner with that wonderful character of inner mouth perfume that the great wines always have and built for the long haul. (95-97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #26, Apr. 2007) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chapelle Chambertin C. Tremblay crc Magnum (2) 2010 lbsl Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Musigny 2002 Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue Brilliant ruby. Expansive and very open on the nose with a fantastic array of spices, flowers and fruit aromas leading to very serious, exuberantly fresh and impressively deep flavors that also have a wonderfully tactile texture to them. But as it usually is, it s not the raw power that impresses but rather the incredible combination of mind boggling complexity coupled with perfect balance and this just dances across the palate yet stains it with notably ripe pinot extract. The finish is all silk and velvet but with a deeply buried, very firm and chewy backbone of tannins that lasts for minutes. This is greatness in the making. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Mar. 2007) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Musigny 2008 Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue 2nl This is also quite reserved at present with an elegant, airy, cool and pure nose that is kaleidoscopically complex as it offers red currant, plum, black cherry and a panoply of floral and spice notes, in particular violet and anise, before marrying seamlessly into mineral-driven and alluring big-bodied flavors that explode on the powerful and almost painfully intense finish that delivers genuinely stunning length. I love the way Musigny can so effortlessly combine a silky palate impression with serious muscle. This should be quite impressive in time though note that it will need a minimum of 18 to 25 years of cellar time. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #41, Jan. 2011) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Musigny 2009 Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue Bottle (4) A fantastically complex nose offers up aromas of rose petals, violets, mint, cassis, black berry and a plethora of spice nuances that continue onto the intense and remarkably powerful imposingly constructed flavors that are blessed with buckets of dry extract that render the presently rigid tannic spine almost invisible on the impeccably and palate staining finish that seems to persist without end. As was the case from cask, I could still taste this several hours later and if given sufficient cellar time, this should be a very fine vintage for this storied wine. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Aug. 2015) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Musigny 2010 Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue A highly spiced and intensely floral nose evidences hints of violet, lilac, wild rose and lavender along with notes of both red and black pinot fruit, kirsch, earth and stone hints that continue onto the pure and silky broad-shouldered flavors that also possess a powerful yet almost delicate mouth feel. This is a very interesting wine as the dense tannins are so fine-grained that the palate impression is like the finest satin. The driving minerality adds another element and there is a palpable sense of energy to the balanced, focused and beautifully well-delineated finish that explodes with mouth coating dry extract. This is unapologetically built to age and indeed it will require plenty of it. Succinctly put, this is breathtakingly good. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #49, Jan. 2013) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

47 325 Chambolle Musigny 2010 Les Amoureuses, Comte de Vogue A strikingly layered nose of cassis flowers, black cherry, spice, stone and violets serves as a stunning introduction to the cool, restrained and highly vibrant medium-bodied flavors where the transparency is something to see as this is positively crystalline. The lilting and caressing flavors glide across the palate yet there is an explosiveness to the finish that is almost unexpected. Lovely juice that is fashioned in an understated and altogether classy style. (91-94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Charmes Chambertin Vieilles Vignes, D. Bachelet Bottle (4) 2007 Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Charmes Chambertin 2009 Vieilles Vignes, D. Bachelet Bottle (4) An expressive and notably ripe nose combines relatively generous wood influence with plum, earth and cassis aromas that introduce textured and palate staining flavors that possess outstanding energy as they explode on the powerful and hugely long finish. This is a big yet elegant Charmes with enormous aging potential. Buy it if you can find it. (93-95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #41, Jan. 2011) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1,100 Lots: 324, 387, 396 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 51

48 328 Charmes Chambertin Vieilles Vignes, D. Bachelet lscl Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Corton 2009 Domaine de la Romanee Conti...a brooding and introverted effort with a clearly sauvageinflected nose of deeply pitched plum and a variety of purple fruit aromas that are liberally sprinkled with earth and spice nuances. There is excellent richess to the overtly powerful and robust bigbodied flavors that are dense and altogether serious, all wrapped in a complex and well-muscled finish. A classic Corton built to age and it will definitely need it. (94 pts. Allen Meadows Burghound, Apr. 2015) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Echezeaux 2005 Domaine de la Romanee Conti The soaring nose of spicy cassis, black cherry and violets this displayed from cask has now become very reserved and brooding, merging into rich, full and utterly delicious flavors that possess a beguiling texture and unusually fine tannins compared to what I typically see with the Ech. This is a big wine by any measure with excellent mid-palate density and superb length. Really good stuff and as the value play in the DRC line-up, one to strongly consider because it surpasses its normal quality level by more than a fair margin in (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Echezeaux 2014 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1nl A wonderfully complex nose features a broad array of spice elements with those of plum, violet, sandalwood and Asian-style tea that are also trimmed in soft wood nuances. There is good punch to the refined, cool and pure medium-bodied flavors that possess better concentration on the balanced, persistent and youthfully austere finale where the only nit is a very subtle hint of warmth. Of all of the wines in the Domaine s portfolio, in my view the Ech is the most improved over the last 10 years and it shows as the 2014 is bigger and more powerful than usual. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #65, Jan. 2017) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Grands Echezeaux 2002 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lbsl Sweet, pure and completely classic mostly red pinot fruit aromas are enhanced by subtle nuances of floral notes, damp earth, underbrush and even a hint of game. The big, muscular but utterly refined flavors are superbly intense, reserved and backward supported by remarkably sophisticated tannins and stunning length. This is a very concentrated wine of real breed and impeccable balance that should age for 3 decades, perhaps longer. The transparency is better in the 2001 but there is a bit more mid-palate concentration in the A choice, qualitatively speaking. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #23, July 2006) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Grands Echezeaux 2005 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2bsl, 1nl, 1 wrinkled capsule This was last year and still is considerably more reserved and less expressive though the discreet aromas are decidedly more elegant with much more floral influence on the violet and rose petal infused aromas that are nuanced by soy, hoisin and clove notes that can also be found on the muscular, robust and powerful bigbodied flavors that exude dry extract on the detailed and hugely persistent finish. This is both stylish and classy with tautly wound flavors that have that great sense of underlying tension and cutslike-a-knife precision. Note however that this is, at a comparable stage, so much more primary and backwards than normal that this will need a very long time in the cellar to arrive at its majority, indeed I am not at all sure that the 20 years that I am suggesting will be sufficient. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $4,750-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Grands Echezeaux 2014 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Here the expressive nose is even spicier and more floral with its lovely array of rose petal, lilac and lavender scents adding elegance to the mostly dark pinot and earth aromas that are also trimmed in a bit of wood but in this case it is even more subtle. As is virtually always the case this is bigger, richer, more powerful and more muscular with excellent volume to the rich and mouth coating flavors that deliver superb length on the chiseled, robust and hugely long finale. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #65, Jan. 2017) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

49 335 Richebourg 1999 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1nl This hasn t budged much since it was bottled and remains almost black with a notably ripe multidimensional nose of black cherries, spice and earth that complements well the broad-shouldered and impressively scaled medium weight plus flavors that are robust and overtly muscular where the finish retains a sense of robust power and stunning length. At age 11 the 99 Richebourg is clearly signaling that it s going to require 20 to 25 years to really be at its peak. At the same time, there is sufficient mid-palate sap to at least make it approachable sooner, perhaps in 7 to 10 years from now. One of the great vintages for this fabled wine. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, May 2010) Estimate: $8,000-$11,000 Starting Bid: $6, Richebourg 2004 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1lscl This is in the same stylistic camp as the Grands Echézeaux as it is surprisingly understated and subtle with an intensely floral nose of red and black fruit aromas that are nuanced and beautifully elegant, merging seamlessly into linear, reserved, indeed almost brooding flavors that are as once supple yet precise and detailed, all wrapped in a powerful and muscular finish that delivers striking length. This is a really interesting wine because it s a wine of contrasts yet it works because there is a gorgeous combination of finesse and power and again, I really like the sense of drive and energy here as well as the first rate balance. A terrific 04. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #25, Jan. 2007) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Richebourg 2005 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Just as it was last year, this is also very shut down at present though vigorous swirling coaxes superbly elegant and pure aromas that are wonderfully broad and include red, black, blue and violet aromas as well as seemingly a full cupboard of Asian spices that complement to perfection the extremely rich, full and sweet flavors that are quite floral in the mouth, all wrapped in a detailed and punchy finish where the tannic spine is completely buried. While it sounds moderately odd to describe it this way, there is a swagger to the 05 Riche and this will clearly be one very long distance runner. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Richebourg 2014 Domaine de la Romanee Conti This is perhaps the most floral wine in the range in 2014 plus it s even spicier than the RSV if not the La Tâche with its rose petal, violet, lilac, Asian spice, sandalwood, dark berry liqueur and lavender-scented nose. Not surprisingly this is both bigger and richer than the RSV with excellent muscle and intensity to the mineral-driven broad-shouldered flavors that deliver stunningly good complexity on the impressively concentrated but seamlessly well-balanced finale that really fans out as it sits on the palate. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #65, Jan. 2017) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Romanee St. Vivant 1999 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lbsl A highly expressive nose of remarkably dense aromas featuring classic Vosne spice and crushed blackberries leads to fullbodied and very sappy flavors that display a terrific inner core of complexity and still more spice on the hugely long finish. The purity of extract displayed here is mind bending and this is unquestionably the finest DRC Romanée St.-Vivant in many a vintage. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Oct. 2010) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Romanee St. Vivant 2001 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2lbsl This displays a positively classic nose of soaring Asian spices, ripe plum and a gamut of ripe, pure and lacy red and black fruits with the latter predominating all wrapped together with a seductive kiss of sweetly scented, highly perfumed violets; the nose is, in a word, intoxicating. All of this aromatic intensity leads to remarkably powerful, linear, borderline robust flavors that show simply unbelievable complexity and stunning length. This will very likely surpass every other RSV from the Domaine in recent memory. A dazzling effort. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Dec. 2009) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2,200 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 53

50 341 Romanee St. Vivant 2003 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1lscl In contrast to the aromatic explosiveness of the Grands Ech, this is a good deal more reserved but much more elegant with floral and subtle spice notes adding nuance to the upper register ripe black fruit aromas that are clearly pinot in basic character. The flavors aren t as big or muscular as the Grands but there is better precision, elegance and purity here with strikingly complex and refined flavors that are supple on the mid-palate but quite firm on the finish. There is the barest trace of warmth but it s a background note and this is superbly classy juice. The 01 RSV laid to rest the now dated notion that this wine isn t at the same level as the rest of the range here and this hammers home the point with authority. A great wine of enormous class and style and it is perhaps the freshest wine in the range in (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #21, Jan. 2006) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Romanee St. Vivant 2004 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1lbsl A deft touch of wood frames exuberantly expressive and luxurious black fruit nose nuanced by a huge range of spices including anise, clove and cinnamon with notes of tea and hoisin as well. The moderately full flavors are sappy, rich and sweet with ample volume and a palate drenching finish that benefits from an underlying sense of vibrancy. There is real energy here, which seems to collect and focus the flavors. There is a mild trace of dryness though it s presently not enough to upset the balance materially. Overall, this is terrific stuff and exceptionally long with virtually no trace of vegetal character on either the nose or the finish. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, June 2009) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Romanee St. Vivant 2005 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1lbsl, 1wl Bottle (5) This is also very primary and backward as hints of supremely elegant and seductive exceptionally ripe black fruit aromas replete with soy, hoisin, clove and anise nuances merge into wonderfully fine and refined linear and firmly structured flavors that culminate in a precise, pure and driving finish that goes on and on. This is a really impressive effort that offers terrific potential but fans of this wine should note that it is arguably more masculine than it usually is yet at the same time utterly seamless. A wow wine that is perhaps the ripest of the DRC 05s. A true knockout that is sheer class. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $9,000-$12,000 Starting Bid: $7, Romanee St. Vivant 2006 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1lbsl An elegant, fresh, ripe and still quite restrained yet overtly spicy nose displays notes that run toward the plum and blue berry side of the fruit spectrum along with plenty of floral nuances. The solidly-structured and very serious middle weight flavors possess good density and punch before culminating in a still youthfully austere finish that delivers very fine depth and length on the linear, precise and balanced. In terms of drinkability this is still very much on the way up and while it is certainly interesting to see how a wine like the 06 RSV is developing, it is still much too early to be cracking any bottles and indeed I would not suggest doing so for at least another 6 to 10 years. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, July 2016) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Romanee St. Vivant 2008 Domaine de la Romanee Conti nl As one would reasonably expect, this is notably more elegant with a pure, delicate and layered nose of floral notes, in particular rose and violet, along with clove, anise and sandalwood nuances that gracefully introduce rich, forward and generous flavors that retain a wonderful sense of tension, detail and refinement on the precise, textured and focused finish that offers tremendous length. For all its considerable attributes however, this remains an understated wine of harmony, grace and impeccable balance. A stunner of a wine. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #41, Jan. 2011) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Romanee St. Vivant 2009 Domaine de la Romanee Conti nl As it usually the case, here the nose is even more elegant and prettier with a highly perfumed, layered and relatively high-toned aromatic profile that is quite floral along with offering up notes of oriental tea and exotic spice on the mostly red and blue pinot fruit scents. The detailed and ultra-refined flavors are crystalline in their purity and while they don t have the robust power of the Grands Echézeaux, there is notably more finesse and even a bit more overall length on the mildly austere finish. It s hard to capture mouth feel in words but think of lacy and silky textured flavors that possess a truly fine grain and you ll have a good idea about the palate impression of the 09 RSV. In a word, brilliant. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

51 347 Romanee St. Vivant 2010 Domaine de la Romanee Conti All that I could think when I first put my nose in the glass was wow! as the airy and very cool nose of ultra-elegant spice, floral and herbal nuances greeted me. Add to this plenty of attractive nuances to the kaleidoscopically layered red currant and plum suffused aromas and you have something pretty special. This is, not surprisingly, much more refined than the Grands Ech as the supporting tannins on the silky middle weight flavors are extremely fine-grained yet notably dense as the explosive finish is quite firm. Despite the tightly wound structure the overall impression of the mouth feel is one of delicacy and ultimate refinement. This should be a particularly excellent vintage for what has become one of the stars of this gorgeously deep portfolio of wines. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #49, Jan. 2013) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Romanee St. Vivant 2010 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lscl, Magnum (1) Estimate: $3,750-$4,750 Starting Bid: $3, Romanee St. Vivant 2011 Domaine de la Romanee Conti This is certainly one of, if not the, most floral wine in the range in 2011 with the possible exceptional of the Richebourg. The extraordinarily elegant and airy nose is positively kaleidoscopic in its sheer breadth of spice elements that combine with the stunningly pure red and black raspberry fruit aromas. The lacy, intense and beautifully precise middle weight flavors are harmonious and impeccably well-balanced on the fabulously long finish. Textbook RSV. (93-96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #49, Jan. 2013) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Romanee St. Vivant 2012 Domaine de la Romanee Conti There is an ultra-refined mouth feel to the equally pure, intense, detailed and lilting medium-bodied flavors that appear to possess a bit more volume than usual before culminating in a penetrating and intense finish that is also quite compact and linear at present. The underlying reserves of dry extract are undeniably deep and buffer well the firm but not hard tannic spine and overall, this is a wine of grace and harmony. It s interesting as the mouth feel is light, indeed almost delicate yet the flavor authority is remarkable; it is the epitome of what I like to describe as power without weight. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #57, Jan. 2015) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Romanee St. Vivant 2014 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1lscl A deft but not invisible application of wood sets off the airy, cool and strikingly elegant nose that is composed by notes of both red and dark currant, a wide range of floral and spice elements as well as Asian-style tea scents. The refined and caressing middle weight flavors possess a sleek and cool mouth feel while retaining good definition on the firm but well-balanced and sneaky long finish... (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #65, Jan. 2017) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, La Tache 1999 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1nl, 2lscl Bottle (4) Everything that I saw from cask made it into bottle intact and words remain inadequate to describe just how good this wine is as the 99 is a classic La Tâche in every respect with its incredibly pure, marvelously intense oriental spice box nose that merges seamlessly into big, rich and enveloping flavors of hoisin and pure pinot extract of indescribable complexity and length. The big tannins are completely wrapped in velvet and the finish simply does not quit. This is destined to become one of the all-time great vintages of La Tâche and even at 98 points, it s clear that I was too conservative and thus I am raising my score accordingly. Moreover, among the many bottles that I have been blessed to have tried, I have never had a bottle that was anything less than sensational. (99 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $19,000-$26,000 Starting Bid: $15, La Tache 2000 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lbsl While there is a bit of lightening at the rim, this remains relatively deeply colored. This possesses a classic La Tâche nose of dried rose petals plus a fantastic array of dark fruit and spice-tinged aromas. The fine, detailed and beautifully textured, indeed velvety broad-shouldered flavors possess impressive mid-palate concentration as well as terrific length on the still markedly firm and mouth coating finish. While this is certainly a highly enjoyable wine now, it s also one that is very clearly still positively evolving. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2017) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2,000 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 55

52 354 La Tache 2002 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lbsl This is still rather reserved though determined swirling reveals a nose that is exceptionally fine and pure with fantastic aromatic detail and an almost diaphanous transparency of expression that reveals all of the kaleidoscopic La Tâche spice box nose, including anise, clove, plums, high-toned black cherry, crushed red raspberry and more. The broad, expansive and powerful flavors are still on the strict side with a mid-palate of massive depth yet the finish is round, generous, sappy and superbly complex culminating in a finish that lasts for minutes. Despite the aromatic fireworks and opulent character, there is an underlying tenderness here that suggests that this will be approachable relatively early but the balance is so fine that this should easily age for 30 years, perhaps longer. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, La Tache 2003 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lbsl, nl The usual La Tâche aromatic fireworks are present as the highly perfumed, seductive, spicy and pungent floral notes make for an utterly brilliant nose. The broad-shouldered flavors remain somewhat understated and while there is superb concentration, the unexpected sense of reserve I noted in my original review is still here as there is even a certain coolness that is extremely rare for the 2003 vintage. Perhaps equally unexpected is that the 03 La Tâche is essentially a wine that marries finesse and purity with power because even though it is dense, it remains balanced and never heavy. To be sure, the effects of the vintage are noticeable as the finish is very ripe with notes of plum, mocha and coffee. Again, though this is only 8 years of age, nothing has changed to modify my view that this should be capable of lasting 50 years, indeed I have extended my initial drinking window somewhat. As with the 2005, this should ultimately be a great La Tâche though it s going to require plenty of patience until it gets there. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $3,250-$4,250 Starting Bid: $2, La Tache 2005 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1lbsl, 1nl Bottle (5)...it remains just as kaleidoscopic and dazzling with its array of red and black cherry, cassis, plum and subtle earth notes replete with beguiling Asian spice cabinet aromas and essence of rose petal. The intense, powerful and breathtakingly concentrated flavors possess a taut muscularity before culminating in a palate coating finish of simply huge length. Not surprisingly, this is still structured to the point of being chewy yet it is never rustic or coarse because the gorgeously detailed palate impression is buffered by buckets of dry extract. As readers know, I often use the word Zen to describe the kind of inner harmony of a great vintage of Romanée-Conti but rarely with La Tâche yet in 2005, the LT has this element of inner calm and grace as well. In sum, I remain confident that this huge but utterly classy and stylish wine will go down as one of the all-time great LT s provided that you have the patience to wait as it is going to be a very long distance runner. (99 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, May 2016) Estimate: $20,000-$28,000 Starting Bid: $16, La Tache 2006 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1lscl...the once reserved nose is now starting to come out of its shell as there is plenty of the hallmark spice and floral components that are broad and deep and while the aromas are still on the restrained side, they are still most impressive. The big and generous flavors are an exercise in contrasts as they are at once round and rich while remaining wonderfully defined and precise with an intense minerality coming to the fore, all wrapped in a linear, precise and palate staining finish that not withstanding the initial aromatic reserve, is indeed explosive. Even at such a young age, the palate impression is entirely harmonious and the transparency and purity of expression are something to see. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $8,000-$11,000 Starting Bid: $6, La Tache 2007 Domaine de la Romanee Conti A reserved yet equally kaleidoscopic nose of red, blue and violet aromas that is wonderfully broad, spicy, fresh, airy and layered leads to intensely floral, mineral infused and focused medium weight plus flavors that possess a strikingly attractive mouth feel and while in the context of the pantheon of great vintages of this storied wine, the 07 will be viewed as one of the lighter examples, the focus and balance here is nigh on perfect as the finish explodes into a hugely long finale, all underpinned by firm tannins and bright acidity. This may seem to be a lighter vintage but it will require at least 15 years of cellar time before this will be sufficiently civilized to drink with real pleasure and probably 25 before it s fully resolved. One other point bears mentioning: it s been a number of vintages since I last saw La Tâche best the Romanée-Conti but 2007 may be one of them. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #37, Jan. 2010) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

53 359 La Tache 2008 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lscl After aggressive swirling, a highly expressive and kaleidoscopic nose offers up a dazzling breadth of aromas with more rose petal and violet notes combining with those of kirsch, herb and humus, all of which are reflected by the ripe, pure and extremely fresh silkily-textured big-bodied flavors that possess firm tannins that are completely enrobed by the impressive amount of extract that also coats the mouth on the hugely long and ever-so-slightly minty finish. The 08 La Tâche is not an especially powerful wine by its standards and it s more like a gymnast with its sleek muscularity. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #41, Jan. 2011) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, La Tache 2009 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2lscl A discreet but incredibly complex nose features notes of spicy, pure and relatively high-toned fruit that is laced with plenty of rose petal and violet hints. There is excellent energy and freshness to the lacy and stunningly precise broad-scaled flavors that build in intensity from the densely concentrated mid-palate to the explosive and mouth coating finish that seemingly goes on without end. This is a big LT with ample muscle and very firm but not aggressive structure along with superb depth of underlying material and positively mind-blowing length. But the real genius of this wine is the Zen-like harmony and poise though note that it is very tightly wound and will need many years of cellaring before it will be completely ready. In a word, magnificent. (98 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Aug. 2015) Estimate: $6,500-$8,500 Starting Bid: $5, La Tache 2010 Domaine de la Romanee Conti This is perhaps even more floral than the Richebourg and every bit as spicy on the ultra-pure, cool and remarkably elegant mix of red and blue pinot fruit, red currant and wild red berries that are openly mineral-inflected. As with all of the DRC 10s, the equally stony flavors and supporting tannins are extremely fine and while there is ample power and vibrancy, the palate feel is all silk and satin. To be sure, this is a big wine with impressive concentration but this is definitely not cut from the same cloth as say the 2005 or 2009 versions are. I can admire both styles but this one is seriously lovely. Readers should note however that while the 2010 LT is exceptionally fine it will still require some 20 to 25 years of cellar time before it reaches its full majority but when it does, it will be considered one of the all-time great vintages for this incredibly storied wine. If your pocketbook can stand the damage, this is an absolute do no miss under any circumstances wine. (98 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #49, Jan. 2013) Estimate: $6,500-$8,500 Starting Bid: $5, La Tache 2012 Domaine de la Romanee Conti...it s clear that there is good ripeness to the spiced green tea, hoisin, soy, anise, sandalwood and rose petal aromas. The cool, pure and seductively textured medium weight plus flavors brim with both minerality and plenty of dry extract that buffers the extremely firm but not hard shaping tannins on the overtly austere if seriously persistent finish. This is perhaps best described as a block of stone at present and while the tannins are quite fine they are dense and coat the mouth. This is clearly going to need a lot of time and unlike several of the wines in the range, it s not likely to be a good candidate for early drinking. Despite the presence of plenty of volume and muscle, I would still describe 2012 as a vintage of finesse for this storied wine. In a word, brilliant. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #57, Jan. 2015) Estimate: $3,250-$4,250 Starting Bid: $2, La Tache 2014 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Fireworks in a glass would be the operative description of the super-fresh nose of the 2014 La Tâche and while it s not necessarily spicier or more floral than the Riche, there is a broader range of elements present and in particular better overall aromatic depth along with more red fruits than dark. The imposingly powerful and tautly muscular flavors possess outstanding midpalate density while simultaneously offering excellent delineation on the intensely mineral-infused, youthfully austere and very firmly structured finish that just goes on and on. While I suspect that this will drink reasonably well after only 15 to 18 years of bottle age note well that if you want to drink it when fully mature it will require in the range of 20 to 25 years of cellaring. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #65, Jan. 2017) Estimate: $5,500-$7,500 Starting Bid: $4, La Tache 2014 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lscl, Magnum (1) Estimate: $6,000-$8,000 Starting Bid: $4, Romanee Conti 2002 Domaine de la Romanee Conti ssos...the taut, focused, very backward, powerful and very punchy flavors are more discreet with seriously impressive detail and layer after layer of sappy extract and incredible depth. This too is impeccably balanced and there is the same tenderness here, sophisticated and quite fine tannins that one sees throughout this range of 2002s. As with all great vintages of Romanée-Conti, what ultimately separates it from La Tâche is the almost spiritual sense of harmony. Yes, the balance is perfect but there s just something else here that makes La Romanée-Conti a more complete wine. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #17, Jan. 2005) Estimate: $12,000-$15,000 Starting Bid: $9,500 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 57

54 Lot Romanee Conti 2005 Domaine de la Romanee Conti An exceptionally floral yet restrained nose with aromas of both rose and violets that combine with a panoply of spice notes yet the overall impression is classic young RC as the nose is both cool and reserved yet aristocratic. The sweet, intense, focused, detailed and vibrant flavors offer superb drive and punch though there is not the sheer scale of the LT yet they re finer and somehow even purer, indeed absolutely crystalline though I kept asking myself how this was possible as the purity of the La Tâche is itself mind blowing. The descriptor of power without weight came to mind again and again as the flavors slide down the throat with no sense of heaviness yet the impact and precision of the presently somewhat austere finish is quite simply hard to believe. In a word, this is mind bending and in a visceral sense, this is a monumental wine that of real emotional impact. Genius in a glass. (99+ pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $15,000-$20,000 Starting Bid: $12, Romanee Conti 2014 Domaine de la Romanee Conti...aromas of red currant, anise, close, hoisin, sandalwood and once again Asian-style tea, all of which is trimmed in nuances of rose petal and lavender. The remarkably intense and beautifully well-detailed middle weight flavors possess a completely different texture before culminating in a stony, powerful, focused and explosively long finish that delivers sneaky good length because just as it appears to be dying away, it reappears. (94-96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #61, Jan. 2016) Estimate: $11,000-$14,000 Starting Bid: $8, Clos de la Roche 2010 Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Ponsot There is superb size and weight to the imposing and overtly muscular flavors that also enjoy an incredible amount of dry extract that confers a supple and seductively textured mouth feel to the highly concentrated mid-palate. The presently buried tannins are intense and markedly firm though not hard on the explosively long finish that seems to go on and on. This should be something very special if given sufficient time to reach its apogee. (95-97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $800

55 369 Bonnes Mares 2005 Dujac lnl A surprisingly expressive and high-toned nose of blue, black and violet aromas trimmed in touches of smoke, earth and wood that precedes the supple and exceptionally fresh flavors that are detailed, textured, serious and powerful with huge underlying reserves of material and along with the RSV, the longest finale of the group. This displays the youthful austerity one would expect from a classically structured Bonnes Mares and should age effortlessly yet is not so firmly structured that it will be unapproachable young. In a word, brilliant. (93-96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #25, Jan. 2007) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Clos de la Roche Dujac lbsl lbsl Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Clos de la Roche 2005 Dujac Sweet black cherry fruit, warm earth, spice and a hint of the sauvage leads to focused, intense, vibrant and well-muscled full-bodied flavors that carry ample authority and punch on the complex, broad and superbly long finish. There is real depth of material here and the intensity builds from the mid-palate on back to the explosive if slightly austere finish. There is so much dry extract here that this is a dramatic and powerful wine. A stunner with simply amazing persistence. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Clos de la Roche 2006 Dujac 1lbsl Bottle (5) This beauty is evolving glacially with its reserved and still quite primary nose of intensely floral red berry fruit, earth and discreet spice nuances. There is excellent concentration and power to the robustly constituted big-bodied flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the impressively complex, balanced and wonderfully long finale. While this could be enjoyed now it is very clearly still on the way up and I would recommend allowing it at least another 5 years or so first. In a word, excellent. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2017) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Clos de la Roche 2008 Dujac Bottle (4) The airy, cool and relatively deeply pitched dark red berry fruitsuffused nose is cut with hints of stone, game and leather as well as a subtle but not invisible touch of wood. The detailed, robust and firmly muscular broad-shouldered flavors are still presently very backward, serious and superbly long on the mouth coating finish. The supporting tannins are quite prominent but the overall impression is a well-balanced effort that will require plenty of cellar time to realize its full, and considerable potential. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2016) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Clos de la Roche 2009 Dujac This is also intensely floral with subtle spice notes on the relatively cool but ripe nose of primarily red berry fruit, lavender and wet stone aromas. There is excellent detail to the tautly muscular and firm yet reasonably refined broad-shouldered flavors that possess superb length. The amount of mid-palate sap is genuinely remarkable and this will permit early accessibility yet it will be capable of aging effortlessly. A wonderfully impressive effort. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Romanee St. Vivant 2006 Dujac lnl An unusually expressive nose features notes of both red and dark berry fruit and plenty of spice aromas that are attractively fresh and pure. There is equally good purity to the delicious, round and notably supple middle weight flavors that possess good detail and punch before tightening up on the balanced and lingering finish. This is a wine of finesse and class that should age well and if it can add depth over the next 8 to 10 years my score may ultimately prove to be too conservative. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2010) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Gevrey Chambertin Les Combottes, Dujac Bottle (5) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1,200 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 59

56 377 Vosne Romanee 2010 Les Malconsorts, Dujac 1lbsl Just as it was when I originally reviewed it from bottle (see herein) this remains quite floral with ample wood and fresh Asian style spice notes present on the mostly dark berry fruit liqueur, kirsch and earth-suffused nose. There is excellent punch to the big, rich and sleekly muscular middle weight plus flavors that possess excellent concentration before culminating in a driving and wonderfully persistent finish. This is a robust Malconsorts that is still very much a baby and while I wouldn t recommend opening a bottle at this early juncture, if you are tempted then allow it at least an hour in a large-bottomed decanter. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2015) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Vosne Romanee 1999 Cros Parantoux, E. Rouget 1bsl A still relatively bright, spicy and fresh red berry fruit nose that displays only a trace of secondary influence is trimmed in just enough wood to notice and introduces very ripe yet beautifully elegant and detailed middle weight flavors that culminate in a highly persistent and mouth coating finish. This mineral-inflected beauty is very much still on the way up and should reward another 5 to 7 years of cellar time and as such I would advise patience. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Sept. 2014) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Vosne Romanee 2005 Cros Parantoux, E. Rouget Deep ruby. This is a further step up in elegance, purity and transparency with cool and reserved black fruit, earth and subtle mineral notes that lead to more minerality on the precise, sweet, vibrant and harmonious flavors that are sleekly muscled on the powerful, long and classy finish. This is a dazzling effort and very Cros in style as it remains almost aloof in the fashion of a smallerscaled Richebourg. A great wine and worth a special search to find... (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Vosne Romanee 2006 Cros Parantoux, E. Rouget 1wrl Bottle (4) A highly nuanced, cool and layered nose features red, blue and black pinot fruit aromas with violet and rose petal notes that introduce powerful, concentrated and somewhat oddly, more sauvage flavors than the Ech but with even more depth. This is impeccably balanced and a wine of harmony and grace yet with fine power and intense minerality. (92-94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Chambertin 2010 Clos de Beze, Faiveley Corton 2010 Clos des Cortons, Faiveley 2005 Clos des Cortons, Faiveley 2 Clos Vougeot 2005 Faiveley Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Griottes Chambertin 1999 Vieilles Vignes, Fourrier Deep red-ruby. Highly nuanced nose hints at cherry, minerals and smoke. Suave on entry, then silky and wonderfully sweet, but less showy today than the Clos Saint-Jacques. Seems rather youthfully unevolved on the back half, and dominated by its firm structure. But the wine density and subtle, building length suggests that it will eventually surpass the Clos Saint-Jacques. (93+ pts. Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Mar. 2002) Estimate: $550-$750 Starting Bid: $ Gevrey Chambertin 2005 Clos St. Jacques, Vieilles Vignes, Fourrier 1lbsl, 1nl Bottle (4) Like many 05s at this stage in their evolution this remains reserved and tight but the concentration and balance is seriously impressive. That said, the reserved nose, while offering glimpses of what is to come, it closed and the supporting tannins are still very, very firm. I remain highly optimistic that in time this is going to be a genuinely great Clos St. Jacques but for now it s basically infanticide, even with extended aeration. I would advise just letting this slumber away for the better part of another decade as it s going to need it but when it finally matures, we re in for a real treat! (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Feb. 2013) Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Gevrey Chambertin 2006 Clos St. Jacques, Vieilles Vignes, Fourrier 5lbsl, 1lcrc Bottle (9) A high-toned and ultra pure red pinot fruit nose with evident minerality and floral notes merges seamlessly into layered, sweet, deep and concentrated middle weight flavors brimming with dry extract and serious punch and vibrancy on the strikingly long finish. This is a balanced and harmonious effort with all the structural elements in perfect proportion. Terrific. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #33, Jan. 2009) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

57 385 Bonnes Mares 1999 G. Roumier The nose is still showing incredibly ripe (but not roasted) intense blueberry, blackberry and cassis aromas with concentrated, powerful, intense and gorgeously sappy flavors that just explode on the palate supported by mouth coating tannins, exquisite balance and that certain presence that all great wines have. A Bonnes Mares that will age and improve for a long, long time and it s clear that this is flat out superb juice that has that wow factor. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #26, Apr. 2007) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Bonnes Mares 2005 G. Roumier 1lbsl, 1nl In contrast to the aromatic fireworks of the Amoureuses, here the nose is equally, indeed stunningly complex and deep but with a discreet and brooding character of mostly violets and blueberry notes against a backdrop of fresh earth that continues on the rich, intense and quite firmly structured big-boned flavors that are hugely long and built to age for decades. This will need at least 15 years to arrive at its majority but as this is one of the longest-lived wines in all of Burgundy, it will still be alive and well in 50 years. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Chambolle Musigny 1999 Les Amoureuses, G. Roumier 2lscl Absolute ink with lush, sexy, spicy violets and black fruits with velvet wrapped tannins and stunning depth. It is quite structured but the structure and power are hidden beneath all the pinot extract. This is seamless from start to finish and a brilliant Amoureuses. In fact so good, that Roumier believes this is the best Amoureuses he has ever made, even better than the 90 or 95. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #5, Jan. 2002) Estimate: $4,250-$5,500 Starting Bid: $3, Clos de la Roche 1999 H. Lignier Brilliant ruby. This is a classic Clos de la Roche with its mix of black and red fruit, rich big-bodied flavors, sleekly muscular tannins and intense goût de terroir. The power and lushness of fruit is slightly reminiscent of a fine Musigny. A wine worth searching for as this is very ripe, sleek and classy with plenty of richness and depth. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Oct. 2012) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Griottes Chambertin J. Drouhin 2009 Bottle (5) 2010 Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chambolle Musigny 2005 Les Amoureuses, J. Drouhin crc,, missing lid Jeroboam (1) A drop dead gorgeous nose of wood and natural spice aromas, black and blue pinot fruit aromas nuanced by hints of violets and floral tones leads to seductive, sweet and mouth coating medium full flavors that are textured, delicious and plumy, all supported by sève wrapped tannins that are rendered almost invisible on the hugely long finish. A really beautiful effort that will age for decades. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #26, Apr. 2007) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Musigny 2009 J. Drouhin A notably more complex nose of violets, red berries and spice notes, especially anise leads to full-bodied and generous broadscaled flavors that possess a seductive mouth feel as there is superb dry extract which buffers the very firm tannins and coats the palate on the strikingly long finish. This is a wonderfully harmonious, indeed to the point that the word Zen-like comes to mind which will enable it to be approached young but as the extended drinking window prediction suggests, the impeccable balance will enable this to live for decades. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #42, May 2011) Estimate: $3,250-$4,250 Starting Bid: $2, Charmes Chambertin 1990 Vieilles Vignes, J. Truchot bsl, nl The Charmes-Chambertin-Vieilles Vignes is highly sought after by knowledgeable Burgundy connoisseurs. Only 50 cases make the voyage to America. Made from a vineyard planted in 1921, the 1990 boasts a much deeper color than most Truchot wines. A super nose of jammy black-raspberries, flowers, and sweet oak is followed by a wine with great richness, profound intensity and opulence, and a stunningly long, chewy finish. Despite its concentration and ampleness, the overall impression is one of elegance and precocious fruitiness and headiness. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #83, Oct. 1992) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chambertin 2010 Clos de Beze, J. Drouhin 1 missing vintage tag Bottle (4) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $650 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 61

58 394 Charmes Chambertin 2005 Vieilles Vignes, J. Truchot A pretty and relatively expressive nose is ripe yet fresh with its array of earth, spice, game and underbrush-inflected dark berry fruit suffused nose that is still largely if not completely primary in character. There is fine richness, volume and concentration to the relatively powerful medium-bodied flavors that possess a highly seductive texture as well as excellent depth and length on the impeccably well-balanced finale. This beauty is very clearly still on the way up though it s not so far away that it couldn t be enjoyed now with 30 minutes or so in a decanter. That said I would advise waiting because while this is already excellent it s potentially going to be great in time. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, May 2016) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Clos de la Roche 1990 J. Truchot tl, wrl plenty of sous bois, sauvage, underbrush and earth influences, all of which can also be found on the delicious and attractively detailed middle weight flavors that possess fine depth if only average richness. There is however good volume as well as fine persistence and overall, this is a very good. (90 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2015) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Musigny 1999 J.F. Mugnier 1lwasl A highly expressive, indeed even explosive nose offers up wonderfully pure spice and methol-infused black cherry fruit aromas that complement elegant, sexy and beautifully refined medium-weight flavors that are underpinned by velvet wrapped tannins and stunning persistence. Though this is not what I would call a dense wine, it has a finish that lasts for minutes and exudes energy and vibrancy plus the impeccable balance should permit the 99 Musigny to drink well for a long, long time. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Oct. 2012) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Musigny 2006 J.F. Mugnier 1nl Bottle (5) A gorgeously elegant and kaleidoscopic nose of high-toned red and black berry fruit aromas liberally laced with natural spices that offer impressive nuance and notable complexity introduces supple, finely detailed and beautifully textured flavors wrapped in a dusty, mineral-infused finish. This dances on the palate yet it is forceful with excellent finishing drive and intensity on the explosive and hugely long, slightly austere finale. This is one of those wow wines as well as one of the best wines of the vintage. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #33, Jan. 2009) Estimate: $4,500-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Musigny 2007 J.F. Mugnier A restrained, airy, clean, bright and beautifully layered nose features red pinot, violets, spice and mineral notes that complement perfectly the seductively textured medium full flavors that display a taut muscularity and superb focus on the refined and firmly structured finish. I particularly like the intensity and drive and this should reward about a decade of patient cellaring. A Musigny of harmony and grace. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #37, Jan. 2010) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Musigny 2008 J.F. Mugnier 1lwrl As one would typically expect, this is even stunningly complex with a gorgeously layered and nuanced nose of an impressive array of spice notes and dazzling pure, ripe and dense red and black pinot fruit aromas that precede the mineral-driven yet silkily textured broad-shouldered flavors that are at once powerful yet elegant before culminating in a mouth coating and hugely long finish. A knock-out by any standard. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #41, Jan. 2011) Estimate: $5,000-$7,000 Starting Bid: $4, Musigny 2009 J.F. Mugnier Bottle (7) The rich, dense and overtly powerful broad-scaled flavors possess a tight muscularity yet remain elegant and refined with a linear, palate staining and explosive backend that delivers simply huge length. An incredible effort that should live for a very long time indeed. The word fabulous does not do this monument in the making complete justice. (98 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $9,500-$13,000 Starting Bid: $7, Musigny 2010 J.F. Mugnier Bottle (5) Here the broad ranging nose is actually similar to that of the Amoureuses but it s both cooler and even more restrained. The penetratingly mineral-driven large-scaled flavors are an exercise in refinement with tremendous depth of material that pushes the very firm tannic spine to the background on the palate staining, linear and stunning intense finish. This magnificent effort is regal and aloof at this point and is conceding little in terms of accessibility yet it s irreproachably well-balanced which should permit this magnificent effort to develop slowly but surely over the next 15 plus years. The 2010 Musigny is yet another in a long line of great vintages of this wine from Mugnier. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #49, Jan. 2013) Estimate: $7,500-$9,500 Starting Bid: $6, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

59 402 Musigny 2012 J.F. Mugnier A gorgeously spicy nose combines dark pinot fruit liqueur scents, various floral elements and exotic tea notes. There is an ultrarefined mouth feel to the imposingly scaled, concentrated and intensely mineral-driven flavors that brim with dry extract that both imparts a velvety texture and buffers the very firm tannic spine on the explosively long and astonishingly complex finish. Among the hundreds of 2012s that I revisited in bottle on this trip, there were exactly three that I swallowed rather than spit out and this was one of them. A wow wine if there ever was one. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #57, Jan. 2015) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Bonnes Mares J.F. Mugnier Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Romanee St. Vivant 1998 Leroy nl, lcrc Freshly cut violet and floral aromas add interest to the exuberantly spicy nose that is framed in a subtle touch of oak that introduce incredibly seductive and densely concentrated flavors that possess unbelievable length. This is superbly well balanced and possesses good power yet no undue heaviness. I very much like this as it s classy and graceful. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #18, Apr. 2005) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chambolle Musigny 2004 Leroy crc Vosne Romanee 2004 Leroy 1nl Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chambolle Musigny J.F. Mugnier wrl Bottle (4) lbsl 2010 Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Nuits St. Georges Clos de la Marechale, J.F. Mugnier Bottle (4) Estimate: $550-$750 Starting Bid: $ Musigny 2009 L. Jadot 1nl A gorgeous, if restrained, nose of subtle spice, red berry liqueur, plum and wet stone aromas combine to serve as a beguiling introduction to the rich, intense, solidly muscular and mouth coating flavors that culminate in a dusty and strikingly harmonious finish of balance and grace. This stylish effort is very classy and should age effortlessly for several decades even though it should offer sensational drinking relatively early on; that said, if you have the patience, hold this beauty for at least 15 years. (93-96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #42, May 2011) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Mazis Chambertin 1996 Maison Leroy Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Echezeaux 2009 Liger-Belair An exuberantly spicy and very ripe black fruit and cassis nose that remains admirably and attractively fresh merges into textured, supple and utterly delicious flavors brimming with ample amounts of dry extract that add to the seductive mouth feel on the strikingly complex and marvelously long finish. This is a terrific example of the appellation and will drink well young yet be fully capable of improving for at least 15 years. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Echezeaux 2011 Liger-Belair There is a profusion of spice and earth hints to the intensely floral nose of red currant, apple and cherry. The rich, velvety and palate coating medium weight plus flavors possess firm supporting tannins and outstanding persistence... (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #53, Jan. 2014) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Musigny 2004 L. Jadot 2008 J. Drouhin Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $600 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 63

60 413 Echezeaux 2012 Liger-Belair 1lwrl Interestingly this is the spiciest wine in the range outside of the La Romanée that combines with a really lovely panoply of red and blue fruit and floral scents. There is excellent volume and midpalate concentration to the fleshy and generous medium-bodied flavors that possess controlled power on the beautifully complex, balanced and long finish that is a bit less austere than that of the Reignots. This is also excellent and should drink well both young and fully mature. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #57, Jan. 2015) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, La Romanee 2002 Liger-Belair 2lwrl An adroit but hardly invisible application of wood frames stunningly elegant, perfumed and dazzlingly complex spicy and overtly floral black fruit aromas that display only the barest trace of secondary development. There is excellent underlying tension and ample minerality to the sappy, mouth coating, powerful and very deep middle weight flavors that possess terrific depth and genuinely astonishing length. But it s the seamless harmony, superb purity of expression and sheer class that distinguishes this beauty. While this could be approached now with 30+ minutes of air, I would be inclined to give it at least another 5 to 8 years first. In a word, breathtaking. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Aug. 2017) Estimate: $4,750-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, La Romanee 2004 Liger-Belair 1lbsl Like the 2005, this is blessed with an absolutely stunning nose that is genuinely kaleidoscopic in its breadth and complexity featuring black spice, earth, underbrush, crushed herbs, hints of Asian spices, soy and hoisin. In certain important aspects, this quite resembles the Reignots, particularly the cool personality because even though the nose is amazingly expressive, the flavors sit back and wait for you to come to them. I like the texture here and together with the powerful, sappy and unbelievable length, this makes a serious palate impression. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #25, Jan. 2007) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, La Romanee 2006 Liger-Belair An exceptionally fresh and bright nose is complex, refined and sophisticated still as it just exudes class and breed with a fantastically broad array of spicy and pure cool red and black fruit aromas. The spice elements are also reflected by the minerally, serious and delicious medium full-bodied flavors that brim with dry extract on the moderately firm finish that is supported supported by buried tannins and huge length that doesn t stop. In the realm of being extremely picky there is a hint of backend warmth present but it s not enough to seriously affect the balance. Great stuff that is very much still on the way up yet it s not so hard that it could not be enjoyed now if decanted for an hour or so first. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2016) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, La Romanee 2003 Liger-Belair 2bsl, 2tl Anise, plum, Vosne spice and violet notes combine to create a seductive but discreet nose that is followed by equally tight, pure and understated flavors of superb precision and stunning complexity coupled with the hallmark finishing austerity. This is a powerful wine of outstanding density and the persistence is nothing short of amazing. A great and firmly structured yet opulent effort that possesses that rare wow factor and this could surprise to the upside. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #21, Jan. 2006) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, La Romanee 2009 Liger-Belair Initially a mild touch of reduction mutes the nose but some aggressive swirling quickly releases a kaleidoscopically broad range of spice nuances that add real breadth to the ultra-elegant, ripe and quite pure aromas of red pinot, plum and cassis that precede the rich, full and silky medium-bodied flavors that are discreet yet powerful and superbly persistent. This is an exceptionally stylish and classy wine that is supported by ultrafine tannins and the hallmark finishing austerity. While the 09 La Romanée is essentially a wine of finesse it doesn t mean that it isn t built to age because it more assuredly is, indeed it will require at least 20 years to arrive at its peak. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $4,750-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

61 419 La Romanee 2011 Liger-Belair 1lscl An ultra-fresh, restrained, cool and superbly elegant nose features a wonderful array of spices along with the distilled essence of red cherry liqueur violet, plum and rose petals along with the hallmark wet stone nuances. There is equally superb focus to the refined, delineated and powerful medium-bodied flavors that are shaped by exceptionally fine tannins that are perfectly well-integrated on the energetic and explosively persistent and mildly austere finish that quickly tightens up. This doesn t have the mid-palate density of its 2010 and 2012 counterparts but I very much admire the seamless delivery. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, June 2015) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2,400 Lot Vosne Romanee 2009 Les Suchots, Liger-Belair This sports a classic Vosne nose with its highly spiced and expressive red, blue and black fruits trimmed in discreet touches of earth and violets. The rich, generous and sappy medium weight plus flavors possess ample dry extract that confers a seductive mouth feel onto the beautifully well-balanced and solidly lingering finish. A classy effort that will drink well young but should age impeccably well too. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Vosne Romanee Liger-Belair 2008 Les Suchots 2011 Les Suchots 2011 Les Chaumes 1lbsl Bottle (4) 2012 Les Chaumes Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Richebourg 2005 T. Liger-Belair A wonderfully elegant though primary and cool nose features a superbly complex blend of red, black and blue fruit aromas as well as violets, rose petals, spice and earth notes that introduce rich, textured and powerful flavors that possess good focus, punch and vibrancy on the mouth coating, austere and strikingly long finish. This is harmonious, transparent and poised. (91-94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #25, Jan. 2007) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Richebourg T. Liger-Belair Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1,700 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 65

62 424 Clos Vougeot 2005 T. Liger-Belair 1nl Corton 2005 Renardes, T. Liger-Belair Estimate: $500-$700 Starting Bid: $ Volnay Les Champans, Marquis d Angerville 2009 Bottle (5) 2010 Bottle (5) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Nuits St. Georges Les St. Georges, T. Liger-Belair tl Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Volnay Les Fremiets, Marquis d Angerville Bottle (4) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Volnay Clos des Ducs, Marquis d Angerville 2005 Bottle (4) 2005 Magnum (3) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Volnay 2008 Clos des Ducs, Marquis d Angerville 2lbsl Bottle (9) A superbly fresh and beautifully layered nose of cool red berry fruit, floral notes and wet stone, the latter of which is present in abundance on the rich yet beautifully detailed middle weight flavors brimming with minerality and energy, all wrapped in a focused, linear and precise finish of huge length, which remains at present youthfully austere. A classic Ducster that will require 10 to 12 years to be at its peak and readers should note that unlike some 08s, this will not be especially approachable young. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #46, Apr. 2012) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Volnay Clos des Ducs, Marquis d Angerville bsl Bottle (5) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Volnay Clos des Ducs, Marquis d Angerville 2009 Bottle (4) lscl Bottle (7) Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Volnay Taillepieds, Marquis d Angerville Bottle (4) 2010 Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Richebourg 1999 Meo-Camuzet 1lbsl The highly expressive nose has now clearly turned secondary with ample spice influence to the perfumed, complex and vibrant broad-shouldered flavors that culminate in an explosively long, mineral-infused and massively persistent finish where the seemingly bottomless amount of dry extract completely buffers the still very firm tannic spine. This is a big wine and of all the vintages in this vertical possesses the longest finale. Magnificent in every regard and it is no fit of journalistic hyperbole to describe this as breathtaking. (98 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, June 2016) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Richebourg 2002 Meo-Camuzet Brooding, backward and tight but with more aromatic intensity, revealing subtle black fruit aromas, earth and an intense spiciness followed by big, muscular and very powerful flavors and a huge amount of extract that completely buffers the very firm tannins. This will require lots of time but it should live for 25 years or more. Don t even think of opening this for at least ten years. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #17, Jan. 2005) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Volnay Les Champans, Marquis d Angerville lnl lscl Bottle (5) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

63 Lots: 379, 435, Richebourg 2008 Meo-Camuzet A very fresh, expressive, pure and stunningly spicy nose of notably ripe black and purple pinot fruit and a host of subtle Asian spice nuances, including star anise, hoisin and soy that are in keeping with the deep, serious, tautly muscled and mineral-suffused broad shouldered flavors brimming with dry extract that really coats the palate on the vibrant, precise, mineral-driven and hugely long finish that is linear but less austere than usual. An excellent 08 with terrific development potential. (93-96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #37, Jan. 2010) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Richebourg 2010 Meo-Camuzet As with the Brûlées, there is an intoxicating inner mouth perfume where the opulence of the spice notes really becomes obvious. The stony, intense and strikingly well-detailed broad-shouldered flavors possess ample amounts of power and a sleek muscularity before terminating in a driving and explosive finish. This is exceptionally firmly structured and this is one to buy and forget in the cellar. Spectacular. (95-97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $3,250-$4,250 Starting Bid: $2,600 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 67

64 438 Clos Vougeot 2005 Meo-Camuzet 1wl Bottle (4) The 2005 Clos Vougeot displays roasted, singed meatiness along with bitter-sweet, szechuan pepper-tinged mulberry fruit. Boasting terrific density on the palate, fineness of tannin, clarity of fruit, and saline, chalk and wet stone manifestations of mineral, this finishes with pungent spice and stone fruit. (93-94 pts. David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate #170, Apr. 2007) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Vosne Romanee 2010 Cros Parantoux, Meo-Camuzet 1nl Noticeable wood isn t enough to dominate the naturally spicy and ripe but cool aromas of black fruit and plum liqueur along with plenty of wet stone nuances that continue onto the tightly wound, intense and mineral-driven flavors. There is excellent precision to the highly energetic and driving finish that displays impressive power on the massively long finish. This exquisitely balanced effort doesn t have the sheer size, weight and muscularity of the Richebourg but it is even finer. In a word, brilliant. (94-97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Nuits St. Georges Meo-Camuzet 2006 Aux Murgers Bottle (4) 2007 Aux Murgers 2008 Les Boudots 2010 Aux Murgers Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Vosne Romanee Les Chaumes, Meo-Camuzet lbsl Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Clos de Tart 2005 Mommessin 1wl An expressive and very ripe black berry fruit, spice, mocha, fresh coffee and earthy nose is surrounded by a generous blast of new oak that continues onto the rich, full, concentrated, powerful and sweet flavors that possess superb mid-palate density and huge length. This is an extremely rich wine and because of the influence of the wood, the detail that will very likely come with time in bottle has not yet developed but this is so concentrated yet balanced that it s only a matter of time. This will live for ages and somewhat surprisingly, this is actually approachable now simply because it is so concentrated yet I suspect that when this finally shuts down, it will stay there for the better part of a decade. In a word, fantastic. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chevalier Montrachet 2009 Domaine Leflaive An ultra-pure and high-toned nose of mineral-based reduction, spiced pear and acacia blossom gives way to overtly stony and quite finely detailed broad-shouldered flavors that despite their significant size and weight, are crystalline in their transparency. This very much seems to be built on a base of liquid limestone with impeccable balance and flat out stunning persistence. This is a wow wine of both volume and finesse that will definitely age as the acid support is very firm, particularly for the vintage, in fact the intensity of the finish is almost painful. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #47, June 2012) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chevalier Montrachet 2010 Domaine Leflaive 1scl An airy, cool and ultra-refined nose displays distinct lemon-lime and acacia blossom scents include background notes of stone and saline that complement to perfection the intensely mineraldriven middle weight flavors that possess superb precision on the explosive and palate staining finish that seems to just go on and on. This is quite dry; in fact it s arguably the driest wine in the range yet this is not forbiddingly austere. I very much like the contrast between the sense of focused power and the mouth feel which is almost delicate. This is sheer class and the balance is flawless. This should go down as a classic vintage for this storied wine. A true wow wine. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #51, June 2013) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chevalier Montrachet 2006 Domaine Leflaive 2008 Domaine Leflaive lbsl, nl Batard Montrachet 2007 Domaine Leflaive Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

65 446 Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles, Domaine Leflaive lscl Bottle (7) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Meursault 2010 Les Charmes, G. Roulot A slightly riper and notably more elegant nose offers up aromas of citrus peel, white orchard fruits, hazelnut and lovely floral nuances. There is stunningly good intensity to the dense, delineated and lightly mineral-inflected mouth coating medium-bodied flavors that possess palate-staining extract that buffers the moderately firm acidity on the hugely long, indeed explosive and absolutely bone dry finish. (92-94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #47, June 2012) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Corton Charlemagne 2010 H. Boillot 2010 Faiveley Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Montrachet 2010 Sauzet Chevalier Montrachet 2010 Sauzet Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateauneuf du Pape 1998 Hommage a Jacques Perrin, Chateau de Beaucastel Dense plum/ruby/purple, with intense notes of kirsch liqueur intermixed with licorice, camphor, incense, and black fruits, this wine cuts a broad swath across the palate, is very opulent, with a multi-layered texture, and despite its power, massiveness, and structure, comes across as pure, well-balanced, and classic in its proportions. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $400-$500 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2003 Hommage a Jacques Perrin, Chateau de Beaucastel Black purple to the rim, with an extraordinary nose of smoke, camphor, blackberry, cassis, sweet cherry, white flowers, licorice, and Chinese black tea, the wine has superb richness, huge tannins, massive concentration, and a monster finish. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #163, Feb. 2006) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2003 Cuvee da Capo, Domaine du Pegau Magnum (3) It is a big wine (16.1% alcohol less than in the 1998, but more than in the 2000 and 2007) boasting a dark plum/garnet color as well as a stunning bouquet of aged beef intermixed with pepper, herbes de Provence, and steak au poivre. This unctuously textured, full-bodied Chateauneuf possesses enormous body, huge flavors and sweet, velvety tannins. Still youthful, it has not yet begun to close down, and I m not sure it ever will given this unusual vintage. It is a modern day classic that should continue to provide provocative as well as compelling drinking for years. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #191, Oct Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateauneuf du Pape 2005 Cuvee Reservee, Domaine du Pegau Bottle (11) The 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee (normally a blend of approximately 80% Grenache and the rest Syrah and Mourvedre) exhibits a deep ruby/plum/garnet hue along with lots of grilled meat juices, roasted Provencal herbs, tar, blackberries and black currants. The wine is medium to full-bodied, still firm and tannic. It is those tannins that make the 2005 somewhat reminiscent of a tight, more austere-styled vintage such as The 2005 needs at least another 4-5 years of cellaring, and should last for 20 years or more. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #191, Oct. 2010) Estimate: $550-$750 Starting Bid: $ Cote Rotie E. Guigal 2008 La Landonne 2008 La Mouline Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Cote Rotie E. Guigal 1998 La Mouline 1998 La Landonne lbsl, lwrl 2003 La Landonne Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Cote Rotie 2003 La Mouline, E. Guigal The 2003 Cote Rotie La Mouline is by far the most delicate and elegant wine (11% Viognier is co-fermented with 89% Syrah). but the enormous aromatics of spring flowers intermixed with creme de cassis, black raspberry, mocha, caramel, and cola, and enormous full-bodied opulence and striking velvety, seamless texture make for one of the most memorable wines anyone could ever drink. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #170, Apr. 2007) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $950 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 69

66 457 Cote Rotie 2003 La Turque, E. Guigal A pure aromatic smorgasbord is offered by the 2003 Cote Rotie La Turque, which has an amazing aromatic profile of espresso coffee interwoven with scorched earth, tar, truffle, incense, blackberry, bacon fat, and flowers. Powerful, thick flavors ooze across the palate with a viscous texture, amazing purity, and just enough acidity and tannin to give uplift and precision to this remarkable tour de force in winemaking. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #170, Apr. 2007) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Hermitage J.L. Chave Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Hermitage Blanc 2009 J.L. Chave An utterly profound wine in every way, it offers to-die-for notes of liquid rock, licorice, buttered citrus, honey and quince...this is insanely good white that will have half a century of longevity. Bravo! (100 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, Sept. 2015) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Hermitage Blanc J.L. Chave Bottle (5) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Ermitage M. Chapoutier 2003 Le Pavillon 1999 L Ermite 1nl Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2001 Dal Forno Romano 3nl Bottle (4) The 2001 Amarone is on another level entirely. It exudes notable warmth and ripeness, with profound layers of Venezuelan bitter chocolate, herbs, licorice, smoke, dark fruit and toasted oak. Made in an explosive style, this palate-staining Amarone possesses remarkable detail and nuance for such a big wine. (97 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #173, Oct. 2007) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Barolo 1999 Monfortino Riserva, G. Conterno The 1999 Barolo Riserva Monfortino takes things to another level, hard as that may be to believe. It is deeply expressive in its aromatics, with breathtaking nuances of roses, menthol, spices and licorice that emerge from the glass The 1999 Monfortino remains one of the greatest young wines I have ever tasted. (98 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #167, Oct. 2006) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Artadi Rioja 2004 Vina El Pison The 2004 El Pison stands out from its peers. It has a deeper color than the 2007 with a splendid nose that jumps from the glass. Notes of espresso, balsamic, Asian spices, pain grille, mineral, and black cherry lead to a velvety, mouth-filling, deep wine that effortlessly combines elegance with power. It should easily drink well for another years. It simply does not get any better. (100 pts. Jay Miller, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Dominio de Pingus Ribera del Duero Flor de Pingus 1lbsl Estimate: $550-$750 Starting Bid: $ Dominio de Pingus Ribera del Duero 2004 The 2004 Pingus is a glass-coating opaque purple/black color with a bouquet of Asian spices, incense, lavender, truffle, black cherry, and blackberry that soars from the glass. Dense, rich, and seamless, this is a complete, harmonious offering with no rough edges. It will continue to blossom for another 5-7 years and offer a drinking window extending from 2014 to (100 pts. Jay Miller, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Penfold s Grange nl nl Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

67 MATURE FIRST GROWTH IN CASE QUANTITY These gems were acquired as futures purchases more than 25 years ago. They were stored in a temperature and humidity controlled home cellar inside their wooden cases, which had not been opened until Heritage specialists peered inside to see pristine, untouched bottles awaiting them. 468 Chateau Haut Brion 1990 Pessac-Leognan 6lscl, In terms of the brilliant complexity and nobility of the aromatics, scorched earth, black currants, plums, charcoal, cedar, and spices, the 1990 offers an aromatic explosion that is unparalleled. It is always fascinating to taste this wine next to the 1989, which is a monumental effort, but much more backward and denser, without the aromatic complexity of the The 1990 put on weight after bottling, and is currently rich, full-bodied, opulent, even flamboyant by Haut Brion s standards. It is an incredible expression of a noble terroir in a top vintage. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $7,000-$9,000 Starting Bid: $5, Chateau Haut Brion 1990 Pessac-Leognan 12lscl, Estimate: $7,000-$9,000 Starting Bid: $5, Chateau Lafite Rothschild lbsl, The 1990 Lafite has turned out far better than my early assessment. While it still possesses some firmness, and performs like a late adolescent in terms of its evolution, it boasts gorgeous aromas of cedar, tobacco leaf, cassis, and lead pencil shavings. The explosive aromas are followed by a fleshy, full-bodied wine... (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $7,000-$9,000 Starting Bid: $5, Chateau Mouton Rothschild bn, 12lbsl, The 1988 Mouton has an attractive aroma of exotic spices, minerals, coffee, black currants, and sweet oak. Much like the 1989, the bouquet is staggering, but the flavors are distinctly less profound. In the mouth, it is a much firmer, tougher, more obviously tannic wine than the 1989, with medium body and outstanding ripeness. A beautifully made (89 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998) Estimate: $3,750-$4,750 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Mouton Rothschild bn, 2ts, 12lbsl, Estimate: $3,750-$4,750 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Latour lwrl, This is so decadent and exciting on the nose, with very ripe fruit, tobacco, meat and cedar. Full-bodied, offering amazing raspberry fruit in the core of the palate. Ultrapolished, velvety tannins wonderfully coat every inch of your palate. This will age for years ahead, but it s so lovely now. (94 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, Jan. 2010) Estimate: $4,750-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Latour 1989 Bottle (5) Chateau Margaux 1989 Margaux 1bn, 2lbsl, 2lwrl Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Lafite Rothschild bn, 12lbsl, Estimate: $7,000-$9,000 Starting Bid: $5,500 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 71

68 FUN CELLAR FROM SILVER LAKE Champagne, Bordeaux and California Cabernet await thirsty bidders. This client purchased this locker from Santa Monica Fine Arts and Wine, where the bottles had been resting since their purchase near release. Stunning wines in this consignment include pristine bottles of dueling 89 from Haut Brion and La Mission, large format Mouton, and two bottles of Drouhin Musigny with an absolutely gorgeous color. Bid with confidence. 476 Chateau Beychevelle 1989 St. Julien...an elegant, medium-bodied wine with soft tannin, copious quantities of ripe, herb-tinged, blackcurrant fruit, some evidence of toasty oak, and a generous, velvety-textured finish. (89 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #109, Feb. 1997) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Gruaud Larose 1962 St. Julien 2scl A surprisingly big, darkly colored wine that continues to perform admirably, the 1962 Gruaud-Larose remains concentrated for the vintage, with deep, black curranty, cedary, and herbaceous flavors, full body, and a satiny finish. This intensely fruity wine has drunk well and been fully mature for over two decades. It has yet to exhibit signs of cracking up a testament to how long wellbalanced Bordeaux can last at its apogee. (87 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd. Ed., Oct. 1989) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan (3.5cm), 2lbsl, 1nl (4cm), 3bsl, 1tl, 1sos (4.5cm), 3scl Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Beychevelle 1989 St. Julien Chateau Canon 1989 St. Emilion Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Cheval Blanc 1982 St. Emilion 2lbsl There is plenty of amber at the edge, and this medium to fullbodied wine shows notes of menthol, cedar, spice box, plums, and black cherries. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Cheval Blanc 1989 St. Emilion 2bsl Bottle (8) Ripe, almost cooked fruit, with nuts, raisin and spices. Full-bodied, with a dense palate of ripe fruit and a leathery, spicy, dried berry character. So long and powerful. Chewy. This is big and very juicy, with loads of powerful fruit. A little alcoholic, even rustic, but I like it. (93 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, Jan. 2010) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Haut Brion 1975 Pessac-Leognan 5scl Bottle (5) A wine I completely misjudged early in its life, the 1975 has turned out to be a great wine and one of the top dozen or so wines of the vintage. It actually comes close to competing with the immortal 1975 La Mission-Haut-Brion, one of the most powerful, concentrated wines made in Bordeaux in the last 25 years. The 1975 Haut-Brion shows a dark plum/garnet color, a gorgeously sweet nose of singed saddle leather, scorched earth, tobacco, herb, red as well as black currants, plum, fig, and creosote. Very full-bodied, intense, with noticeable but sweet tannin, this layered, full-bodied wine is very opulent, rich, with striking aromatics. It is a fabulous effort in a vintage that has lost considerable support form Bordeaux wine enthusiasts. This is one of the exceptions. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Haut Brion 1989 Pessac-Leognan...the 1989 Haut-Brion is a seamless, majestic classic, and a tribute to this phenomenal terroir and its singular characteristics. The wine still has a very thick, viscous-looking ruby/purple color, a spectacular, young but awesome smorgasbord of aromas ranging from scorched earth, liquid minerals, graphite, blackberry and black currant jam to toast, licorice, and spice box. The levels of fruit, extract, and glycerin in this viscous, full-bodied, lowacid wine are awe-inspiring. The brilliant symmetry of the wine, extraordinary purity, and seamlessness are the hallmarks of a modern-day legend. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $7,500-$9,500 Starting Bid: $6, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

69 484 Chateau Haut Brion 1990 Pessac-Leognan lscl In terms of the brilliant complexity and nobility of the aromatics, scorched earth, black currants, plums, charcoal, cedar, and spices, the 1990 offers an aromatic explosion that is unparalleled. It is always fascinating to taste this wine next to the 1989, which is a monumental effort, but much more backward and denser, without the aromatic complexity of the The 1990 put on weight after bottling, and is currently rich, full-bodied, opulent, even flamboyant by Haut Brion s standards. It is an incredible expression of a noble terroir in a top vintage. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Chateau La Conseillante 1989 Pomerol 12ll, Having tasted the 1989 Château La Conseillante on more than a dozen occasions, I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that it is one of my favourite Pomerols from the vintage. Although on its day, the 1989 Clinet can outplay La Conseillante, the fact of the matter is that the latter is the more consistent Pomerol. Here, it has that beguiling bouquet of melted black fruit, sage, undergrowth and hints of bacon fat, like a wagging finger inviting you inside. The palate is smooth and harmonious, a mixture of red and black fruit that seem to revel on the precocity of the growing season, even though it was now 27 years ago. It is a voluminous, mouth-filling Pomerol, but not extravagant, flamboyant for sure and yet never betraying its roots. It s just a wonderful La Conseillante, a thoroughbred Pomerol that puts a smile on your face. (96 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, July 2016) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau La Conseillante 1989 Pomerol Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Chateau La Fleur de Gay 1989 Pomerol 6lbsl Possibly the finest Fleur de Gay made, this rich, very large-scaled, tannic wine has a compelling nose of cassis, licorice, white flowers, minerals, and other sorts of black fruits along with some subtle new oak. Full-bodied, with great delineation, purity, and dazzling concentration and intensity, this is a fabulous example of a Fleur de Gay and a wine that seems capable of lasting at least another two decades. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1975 Pessac-Leognan 2ts The 1975 La Mission-Haut-Brion, which consistently received perfect scores in its first thirty years of life, remains a vibrant, vital wine...while much of the fat has faded away, the wine still possesses a vitality and vigor that belies its 37 years of age. The color is a dark garnet with just a touch of lightening at the rim. Notes of camphor, wood charcoal, black fruits, plums, cedar, damp earth, truffles, asphalt and smoke result in a fabulous set of aromatics that are nothing short of compelling. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #202, Aug. 2012) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1989 Pessac-Leognan This is a profound bottle of La Mission-Haut-Brion with a deep ruby/purple color and a gorgeous nose of espresso, tar, tobacco, mineral, and blackberry, blueberry, and black currant fruit. The extraordinary smorgasbord of aromatics is matched by a fullbodied, viscous, opulent style of wine with sweet, jammy fruit yet enough tannin and acidity to provide uplift and definition. Still somewhat of an adolescent in terms of its development, and far less evolved than its gorgeous sibling, the 1990, this is a prodigious, multi-dimensional wine that is a modern-day legend. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $4,500-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Latour vhs, 1hs, 2gsl The wine of the vintage, the 1966 Latour is a classic, old style Bordeaux that has required decades to become drinkable. A dark, opaque garnet color is followed by a fabulous nose of cedar, sweet leather, black fruits, prunes, and roasted walnuts, refreshing underlying acidity, sweet but noticeable tannin, and a spicy finish. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129, June 2000) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Latour lwrl This is so decadent and exciting on the nose, with very ripe fruit, tobacco, meat and cedar. Full-bodied, offering amazing raspberry fruit in the core of the palate. Ultrapolished, velvety tannins wonderfully coat every inch of your palate. This will age for years ahead, but it s so lovely now. (94 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, Jan. 2010) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1,900 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 73

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71 492 Chateau Lafite Rothschild bn, 1tl, 3lcc The 1975 is a powerful Lafite In most cases, it has been an outstanding wine, as the bottle tasted in December suggested. The aromatics indicate the wine is fully mature, but the tough tannin level clearly underscores the dark side of the 1975 vintage. This wine will undoubtedly last for another 30+ years... (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #103, Feb. 1996) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1970 bn, lbsl Chateau Latour 1970 bn, lbsl ts, 2bsl, 1cc, 1ssos Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Margaux 1959 Margaux bn, lbsl, nl, good color Magnum (1) Superbly balanced, with lovely, elegant fruit flavors. Quite succulent in style. Medium ruby-garnet, with an elegant, earthy strawberry aroma, balanced fruit and medium tannins. (93 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, Oct. 1990) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Mouton Rothschild ts, 2lcc Deep garnet-black colour. An incredible array of aromas on the nose: blackberry, black cherry, tobacco, espresso, leather, black olive and loam. The palate is absolutely seamless from first impression to finish, effortlessly building layers of complexity in the mouth and leading to a very long, earth and spice finish. I can t see how this could possibly be improvement so have no alternative but concede perfection. (100 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia, May 2009) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Mouton Rothschild ssos Tasted from magnum and presented by Baron Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, the 1989 Château Mouton-Rothschild might not reach the ethereal heights of the 1982 or 1986, but it is certainly a lovely Claret. It has an attractive, slightly leafy bouquet armed with cedar and pencil lead. There is less fruit concentration than I expected, resolutely classic, slightly austere Bordeaux. The palate follows suit. What it lacks in substance it compensates with in balance and personality. This is an understated Mouton-Rothschild that is probably at its peak, although I envisage this offering another two decades of pleasure. (93 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, Jan. 2017) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1990 tl, lcc, spc Imperial (1) The 1990 gets my nod as one of the three best Moutons since the great the others being the 1982 and It is much more concentrated, backward, and less evolved than the 1989, and it is also less aggressively, or should I say excessively oaky than its predecessor. But for the long-term, there is more glycerin and concentration, and the finish is sweeter and longer in the The 1989 should drink well at an earlier age given its ish personality, whereas the 1990 is more of a long distance runner. This great Mouton is one of the most complete wines of the vintage. (93-94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #81, June 1992) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Petrus 1966 Pomerol htms, bsl, tal, cc exposing cork A very Medoc-like Petrus, and somewhat in the style of the wines made during most of the eighties, this dark plum/garnet-colored wine shows plenty of amber at the edge and a sweet nose of melted caramel, licorice, roasted herbs, and sweet curranty and cherry fruit. The wine is medium-bodied, slightly austere, but very complex and elegant. The wine has been fully mature since the early nineties. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pichon Lalande bn, 1tc, The nose offers sweet plums and creme de cassis intermixed with vanilla and graphite. The wine is lush, medium to full-bodied, and layered with texture, low acidity, sweet tannin, and the hallmark purity and elegance this estate routinely produces. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1,400 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 75

72 500 La Tache 1989 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lscl, sdc For two decades this very much seemed stuck in a time capsule as it was evolving glacially but just in the last few years full maturity has finally arrived. The hallmark spice of a great La Tâche is present in spades with outstanding aromatic complexity that includes plenty of secondary fruit development but at this point, no sous bois. There is excellent concentration to the velvety and wonderfully rich flavors that display the same wonderful depth of the nose, all wrapped in a mouth coating, delicious and hugely long finish. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2012) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Grands Echezeaux 1971 J. Drouhin lbsl, good color A very subtle touch of volatile acidity adds lift if not elegance to the ripe nose that is composed mostly by secondary fruit, spice and moderate amounts of sous-bois. There is good richness, size, weight and muscle to the medium-bodied flavors that possess a seductive and notably powerful finish... (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Oct. 2015) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Musigny 1971 J. Drouhin 2(3cm), 2bsl, 1tl, good color Wow, this is an absolutely stunning example of a great 71 with a classically spicy nose nuanced with notes of game, earth, plum and very subtle underbrush hints that introduce delicious, utterly suave and gorgeously pure medium full flavors that are rich, sweet and mouth coating, all wrapped in serious depth and breadth. This is a wine of near perfect balance crafted in the hallmark Drouhin style of understatement and grace. Flat out incredible and while it s drinking impeccably well now, it will hold for at least another decade and perhaps two. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Mar. 2010) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Solaia 1988 Antinori 6lbsl Bottle (9) The best example of Solaia to date. Electrifying aromas and flavors, ranging from black currants and berries to mint and herbs. Fullbodied, with silky tannins; it will last for decades. (97 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, Nov. 1993) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Sassicaia 1985 Tenuta San Guido 2bsl I had this wine in a blind tasting - I have had it frequently, and have never failed to give it a perfect rating. At the same time, I have often mis-identified it in blind tastings as the 1986 Mouton- Rothschild. In this tasting, the wine was phenomenal. The color remains an opaque purple. The bouquet is beginning to develop secondary aromas of cedar and truffles to go along with its intense cassis, black-raspberry, blackberry, tarry, toasty personality. Exceptionally dense, concentrated, and full-bodied, this wine possesses layers of concentrated fruit that are beautifully balanced by the wine s sweet tannin and well-integrated acidity. The finish lasts for nearly a minute. A monumental Cabernet Sauvignon, it is one of the greatest wines made this century. Tasting after tasting continues to confirm this wine s surreal level of quality. Despite being 11 years old, it remains youthful... What a wine! (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, Feb. 1997) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Sassicaia 1988 Tenuta San Guido 1lbsl, 6lcc Bottle (9) This firmly structured, medium weight, restrained example of Sassicaia exhibits an impressive deep, dark ruby color, and a perfumed, super-ripe nose of black fruits and toasty vanillin from aging in new oak casks. In the mouth there is excellent concentration, crisp acidity, and plenty of tannin, glycerin, and alcohol in the admirable finish. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #82, Aug. 1992) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Fonseca Vintage Port ssos, What a Vintage Port. Dark ruby center, with a dark garnet edge. Aromas of flowers, blackberry and licorice. Subtle and complex. Wow. What a palate. Full, concentrated and rich, yet balanced and beautiful. Solid and sleepy. Still not giving all it has to give. This is just coming around. Gorgeous and classy. Love it. (100 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, 2008) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

73 Lot 507

74 1990 LA TACHE EN MAGNUM The highlight lot of the sale is consigned to Heritage from one of the best cellars on the West Coast. Through a winding road along Route 1, to the gates of a historic home, through a trap door into a hidden cave, these bottles were found nestled in racks where they had rested since purchase on release. The cave, though in appearance straight from the ancient cellars in Beaune, enjoys the modern comforts of temperature and humidity control. The consignor has been a member of several prestigious wine groups throughout his life and mementos of dinners with winemaking luminaries, including Aubert de Villaine, decorate his home. Over the years, the consignor has opened many bottles and all have been in impeccable shape. Bid with confidence. 507 La Tache 1990 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2(4.5cm), 3lscl, #00359-# written on each capsule Magnum (3) Stunning, massive, full-on, classic La Tâche nose that displays almost unbelievable complexity so with many different elements that it is impossible to even begin to describe them all; the primary components include ethereal and still fresh pinot fruit, clove, knock out spiciness, anise, hoisin, soy and a trace of earth but these elements only hint at the sheer depth. The flavors are big, rich, refined, classy, penetrating and superbly powerful yet everything is in perfect balance and there is more than sufficient sève to balance off the still considerable tannins. The finish is intense, pure and so long that it is haunting; I can literally still taste this wine days later after I had it because it has such a dramatic and emotional impact. This is one of the finest, perhaps even the finest young Burgundy I have ever been privileged to try and it only seems to get better with each passing year. In short, this is absolutely brilliant. (99 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, June 2009) Estimate: $35,000-$45,000 Starting Bid: $28,000 A LEGEND S CELLAR OF LEGENDS You haven t lived until you ve careened down the winding hills of Marin County late at night with this consignor with the wind in your hair and tales of legendary Burgundy filling the Mustang. This consignor lives life to the fullest: he drives rare cars fast and drinks even rarer wine with gusto. His tasting notes for Romanee-Conti put wine writers to shame. As he says La Tache is the wine of the gods, but Romanee-Conti is the wine that gods drink themselves. He believes life and wine is for living, opening, and sharing as much as possible. While on tour as a professional drummer, he picked up a wine habit that soon happily took over his life. He would visit shop after shop across the country and in Europe, buying out stocks of DRC, Great Bordeaux and Champagne and hand carrying it back to his hilltop home cellar. The offering today is mostly Bordeaux and Champagne, as he can t yet part with his mouthwatering Burgundies. He covets the really rare the old bottles from great vintages, the hard to find formats. He loves half-bottles, which were easy to open alone, and has samples of the best below. The Krug magnums are quite possibly the rarest Champagnes this specialist has ever seen, and are accompanied by letters of authenticity from Krug itself. The consignor hand built the cellar into the subfloor of his home, which is nestled high on a hill. The wines have rested at a constant 53 degrees and 75 percent humidity since the consignor purchased them. Samples from this cellar, and there have been many, have all been simply outstanding. This specialist was humbled through blind tastings, as they showed much younger than their age 508 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1986 lbsl, Imperial (1)...the 1986 Lafite-Rothschild continues to offer an exquisite bouquet at 30 years of age. This is beautifully defined, still full of energy, with copious blackberry, clove, leather and graphite aromas that seem to gain momentum in the glass. The palate is extremely well balanced with a crystalline quality, filigree tannin, perfectly pitched acidity, a quintessential Lafite-Rothschild with a sense of energy and focus undiminished by time. This finish displays immense purity and refinement, one of the most mineraldriven Lafites that I have encountered, whilst the aftertaste seems to linger for over one minute. It must rank as one of the finest wines from the estate. (98 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #228, Dec. 2016) Estimate: $8,500-$12,000 Starting Bid: $6, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

75 509 Chateau Latour 1989 This is so decadent and exciting on the nose, with very ripe fruit, tobacco, meat and cedar. Full-bodied, offering amazing raspberry fruit in the core of the palate. Ultrapolished, velvety tannins wonderfully coat every inch of your palate. This will age for years ahead, but it s so lovely now. (94 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, Jan. 2010) Estimate: $4,750-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3,750 Lot Chateau Latour 1989 Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Margaux 1985 Margaux 3bn Bottle (9) Approaching full maturity, this beautifully sweet Chateau Margaux has a dense plum/purple color and a huge, sweet nose of black currants intermixed with licorice, toast, underbrush, and flowers. Medium to full-bodied with supple tannin and a fleshy, juicy, very succulent and multi-layered mid-palate... (95 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Margaux 1989 Margaux 9lbsl Bottle (9)...the 1989 Chateau Margaux has a dark plum/garnet color and a big, sweet nose of new saddle leather, toasty oak, and weedy black cherry and cassis fruit. The wine is medium-bodied, with relatively elevated tannins, outstanding concentration and purity, but a somewhat clipped as well as compressed finish. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Margaux 1989 Margaux Half-Bottle (22) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3,000 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 79

76 514 Chateau Haut Brion 1989 Pessac-Leognan 1tl, Half-Bottle (24)...the 1989 Haut-Brion is a seamless, majestic classic, and a tribute to this phenomenal terroir and its singular characteristics. The wine still has a very thick, viscous-looking ruby/purple color, a spectacular, young but awesome smorgasbord of aromas ranging from scorched earth, liquid minerals, graphite, blackberry and black currant jam to toast, licorice, and spice box. The levels of fruit, extract, and glycerin in this viscous, full-bodied, lowacid wine are awe-inspiring. The brilliant symmetry of the wine, extraordinary purity, and seamlessness are the hallmarks of a modern-day legend. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $16,000-$21,000 Starting Bid: $12, Chateau Haut Brion 1989 Pessac-Leognan scl, 5-Liter (1) Estimate: $16,000-$21,000 Starting Bid: $12, Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1989 Pessac-Leognan 6lbsl This is a profound bottle of La Mission-Haut-Brion with a deep ruby/purple color and a gorgeous nose of espresso, tar, tobacco, mineral, and blackberry, blueberry, and black currant fruit. The extraordinary smorgasbord of aromatics is matched by a fullbodied, viscous, opulent style of wine with sweet, jammy fruit yet enough tannin and acidity to provide uplift and definition. Still somewhat of an adolescent in terms of its development, and far less evolved than its gorgeous sibling, the 1990, this is a prodigious, multi-dimensional wine that is a modern-day legend. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $4,500-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1990 Pessac-Leognan Half-Bottle (17) One of the hottest years in Bordeaux, 1990, a vintage of enormous yields, even dwarfing yields in 1985 and 1982, produced a fabulously open-knit, seemingly fast track La Mission that, at age 22, shows no signs of fading or losing its grip. The color is slightly more mature and evolved than the 1989 s, exhibiting a lighter rim and a less dark blue/ruby/purple hue. Classic La Mission-Haut-Brion aromatics of camphor, licorice, scorched earth, hot bricks, barbecue, cassis, blueberry and kirsch are well displayed. Broad, expansive, velvety-textured and opulent... (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #202, Aug. 2012) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1949 ls, bsl, scl, lcc, outstanding color The 1949 s bouquet offers copious amounts of sweet, ripe cassis fruit, herbs, spicy oak, and a touch of coffee and cinnamon. Medium-bodied, with moderate tannin still noticeable, this compact, dark garnet, opaquely-colored wine possesses superb concentration and a remarkably long finish. It appears to be fully mature, yet the balance, length, and tannin level suggest this wine could last for another 20 years. The 1949 was always considered to be the late Baron s favorite vintage. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1953 mtls, bsl, scl, taped label, great color, from the cellar of Fernand Woltner, 1980 I remember a friend of mine decanting a magnum of the 1953 and sticking it under my nose to share with me the incredible bouquet. In addition to the exotic aromas of soy sauce, new saddle leather, cassis, herbs, and spices, the 1953 offers a deep ruby color with some amber at the edge. Sweet and fat, with voluptuously-textured fruit, this low acid wine has no noticeable tannin. While it may be living dangerously, it is a decadent treat if it is drunk immediately after decanting. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #95, Oct. 1994) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1955 ms, lbsl, nl, outstanding color The color reveals no amber or rust, only a slight lightening of intensity at the edge. The nose offers up that explosive Mouton perfume of mint, leather, cassis, black olives, and lead pencil. In the mouth, there is stunning concentration, magnificent extraction of fruit, and plenty of tannin in the long finish. The wine still tastes remarkably young and could easily last another years. Amazing! (97 pts. Robert Parker Wine Advocate #95, Oct. 1994) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1961 hs, lbsl Half- Huge, cedary, cassis, lead pencil, menthol-like aromas soared from the glass. The black/purple color revealed no signs of lightening or amber at the edge. Full-bodied, rich, and superintense, this was a profound bottle of 1961 Mouton that would have stood up against the compelling (98 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Dec. 1997) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

77 522 Chateau Mouton Rothschild vhs, 1lbsl, 1wasl 5-Liter (2) (96 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, Oct. 1989) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 1982 St. Julien 5ts, 13bsl Half-Bottle (13)...it exhibits a dense ruby/plum/garnet color to the rim as well as a sweet perfume of forest floor, spice box, cedar, and copious quantities of black fruits. Medium to full-bodied and beautifully pure with sweet tannins, this wine has aged more slowly than I initially expected. It is the finest Ducru Beaucaillou produced after the 1961 and before the (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 1989 St. Julien Delivers lots of tanned leather and spices, with very ripe fruit, from dried strawberry to raisin, turning to jam. Full-bodied, offering a very fresh palate of exotic fruit, currant and raisin as well as silky and polished tannins. So long and beautiful. Why wait? But it has a long life ahead. (92 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, 2010) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste bn, 9bsl, 3sdc Bottle (9) This is a tour de force, and one of the all-time great Grand- Puy-Lacostes ever produced, as I hope the 2000 and 2005 will become. This is an inky/purple, beefy, broad, super-rich revealing classic creme de cassis notes intermixed with hints of spring flowers and crushed rocks. Full-bodied with sweet tannin, shocking concentration, and layers of fruit, this irresistible 1982 is still an adolescent in terms of its evolution. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Gruaud Larose St. Julien lbsl ts, 4lscl Bottle (4) bn, 1scl Bottle (5) Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Leoville Barton 1982 St. Julien 3bn, 1ts, 12lbsl, With massive, huge concentration, excruciating tannin, this earthy, meaty St.-Julien has everything, but it needs to be forgotten for at least years. At this tasting, it did not appear to have budged since the last time I had it, and it did not taste terribly different than it did at age five. While it is remarkably concentrated, it is hard to rate it any higher because it may take another 25 years to reach maturity. Even with this level of concentration, one can never be sure if the fruit will hold. Nevertheless, I have plenty of confidence in it. (90+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Leoville Barton 1985 St. Julien 3bn, 9lbsl Bottle (9) The 1985 is a gorgeous example that may well represent a more modern-day clone of the splendid Dark ruby/garnet with an open-knit, complex, ripe nose of sweet red as well as black currants, vanilla, fruitcake, tobacco, cedar, and earth, the wine is medium-bodied with exceptional sweetness, soft tannin, and a supple, very nicely layered finish. A classic midweight Bordeaux, it will drink now and over the next decade. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Leoville Barton 1990 St. Julien Half-Bottle (24) Believe it or not, the 1990 Leoville Barton can actually be drunk - something that cannot be said about the broodingly backward, still excruciatingly tannic The exceptionally concentrated 1990 reveals more polished, sweeter tannins along with a big, sweet kiss of black currant, forest floor, cedar, and spice box notes. While it still has some tannins to shed, this full-bodied, powerful, long wine is approachable. (93+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Leoville Barton 1990 St. Julien Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1,100 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 81

78 531 Chateau Leoville Poyferre 1990 St. Julien, missing lid Absolutely spectacular, the1990 Leoville Poyferre is much more evolved than either of its two Leoville neighbors. Its opaque plum/ garnet color is accompanied by a gorgeous bouquet of smoke, charcoal, creme de cassis, and flowers. Fleshy and opulent, it comes across like a St.-Julien with a Pomerol texture and allure. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Palmer 1983 Margaux 6bn, 10ltl Bottle (10) The color is an opaque plum/purple. The wine has a fabulously complex nose of smoked duck, white flowers, cedar, Asian spice, creme de cassis, melted licorice, and espresso. Superconcentrated, very powerful, full-bodied, and huge, this is undeniably, one of the biggest, most concentrated, and powerful Palmers made in the last 40 years. The wine has thrown off the rugged tannins that were so prominent during its first years of life and has become increasingly seamless and compelling. Potentially this wine remains the most extraordinary Palmer after the (98 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Palmer 1989 Margaux 15lbsl Half-Bottle (15) One of the superstars of the vintage, Palmer s 1989 retains a dark plum/purple color with some pink and a hint of amber creeping in at the rim. A big nose of charcoal, white flowers (acacia?), licorice, plums, and black currants comes from the glass of this elegant, medium to full-bodied, very concentrated, seamlessly made wine. Gorgeous and seemingly fully mature yet brilliantly balanced, this wine may well turn out to be a modern-day clone of the glorious (95 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pichon Baron 1989 The dense, full-bodied 1989 is brilliantly made with huge, smoky, chocolatey, cassis aromas intermingled with scents of toasty oak. Well-layered, with a sweet inner-core of fruit, this awesomely endowed, backward, tannic, prodigious 1989 needs another 5-6 years of cellaring; it should last for three decades or more. It is unquestionably a great Pichon-Longueville-Baron. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #109, Feb. 1997) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pichon Baron 1989 Half- Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pichon Lalande nl One of the monumental wines of the last century is the 1982 Pichon Lalande. Since bottling, it has flirted with perfection, and was a sprinter out of the gate, which gave rise to questions about how quickly it would begin its decline. However, at age 27, it retains all its glossy, rich, flamboyant cassis fruit, chocolaty, berry jam-like notes, and plenty of earthy, foresty flavors. This is a full-bodied, extravagantly rich Pichon Lalande seemingly devoid of acidity and tannin, but the wine is incredibly well-balanced and pure. It is an amazing effort! (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $5,500-$7,500 Starting Bid: $4, Chateau Pichon Lalande 1986 lwasl, Imperial (1) The 1986 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande has long been one of the best wines from the estate alongside the It has a classic pencil-lead, cedar-infused nose that rockets from the glass, a subtle floral note developing with time. The palate is mediumbodied with supple red berry fruit, a pinch of white pepper and cedar, structured compared to coeval vintages and perhaps further along its drinking plateau than previous examples. (95 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #228, Dec. 2016) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pichon Lalande 1986 lwasl, Imperial (1) This is the most tannic and backward Pichon-Lalande after 1975 and before The wine was completely closed down until just recently. The wine shows notes of cedar, black currants, earth, spice box, and licorice, followed by a medium to full-bodied, very concentrated, intense palate with a still noticeable tannic structure, a relatively big, muscular style for Pichon-Lalande. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #95, Oct. 1994) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pichon Lalande bsl, The nose offers sweet plums and creme de cassis intermixed with vanilla and graphite. The wine is lush, medium to full-bodied, and layered with texture, low acidity, sweet tannin, and the hallmark purity and elegance this estate routinely produces. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

79 540 Chateau Pichon Lalande 1989 bsl, tl, Imperial (1) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lynch Bages 1985 Bottle (4) Fully mature with some amber at the edge, the medium-bodied, elegant 1985 offers notes of bay leaves, roasted herbs, black currants and sweet cherries. This vintage has always had an early appeal and seductiveness. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #196, Aug. 2011) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Lynch Bages 1989 lbsl, Imperial (1) The 1989 has taken forever to shed its formidable tannins, but what a great vintage of Lynch Bages! I would rank it at the top of the pyramid although the 1990, 2000, and down the road, some of the more recent vintages such as 2005, 2009 and 2010 should come close to matching the 1989 s extraordinary concentration and undeniable aging potential. Its dense purple color reveals a slight lightening at the edge and the stunning bouquet offers classic notes of creme de cassis, subtle smoke, oak and graphite. (99+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #196, Aug. 2011) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Clerc Milon bn, The 1989 Clerc-Milon is a wonderfully hedonistic wine. It is deep ruby, with an intense, roasted, smoky bouquet of plums and currants. This full-bodied wine is packed with fruit, is chewy and opulent as well as very soft and alcoholic. In spite of the precocious impression, the tannin levels are high, similar in fact to the For the first time in my experience, I actually prefer the Clerc-Milon to Mouton-Rothschild! A great value. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Bahans Haut Brion 1989 Pessac-Leognan Bottle (10) The four finest second wines (wines made from declassified first-growth cuvees) I have ever tasted are the 1982 and 1990 Forts de Latour, 1989 Bahans-Haut-Brion, and 1995 Pavillon de Chateau Margaux. I am amazed by just how delicious the 1989 Bahans-Haut-Brion continues to be. Although it is approaching full maturity, it reveals no signs of amber. The 1989 is a textbook Graves in its sweet, blackcurrant, tobacco, roasted herb-scented nose. Medium to full-bodied, with succulent texture, rich, fleshy flavors, and low acidity, it is a pure, beautifully made wine. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #109, Feb. 1997) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Chateau La Tour Haut Brion 1989 Pessac-Leognan 3lbsl, 1tl Bottle (8) Offers plum and berry aromas, with sweet tobacco and cedar as well as dried fruits and Christmas cake. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and loads of fruit, with a dried currant, tobacco and tarmac flavor. A bit chewy, but impressive. It s a shame this is no longer made, but it was always a small-production and special wine. (94 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, 2010) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau La Dominique 1982 St. Emilion 1bn, 3vhs, 7lbsl, 1ltl Chateau Leoville Barton 1982 St. Julien bsl Chateau Langoa Barton 1982 St. Julien bn, hbsl Chateau Gloria 1982 St. Julien bn, cc Chateau La Lagune 1982 Haut Medoc 1bn, 1hs, 2hbsl, 1tl Chateau Meyney 1982 St. Estephe ts, scl Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Talbot 1982 St. Julien 1bn, 4bsl, 4sdc Half-Bottle (4) Chateau Calon Segur 1982 St. Estephe 1ts, 2wisl, 1cc Half- Chateau Pichon Lalande ts, 3bsl Half bn, 6bsl Half-Bottle (8) Chateau Cos d Estournel 1986 St. Estephe 1bn, 3bsl Half- Chateau Leoville Poyferre 1990 St. Julien Half- Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1,600 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 83

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82 548 Chateau Ausone 1990 St. Emilion Bottle (7) After revealing some amber at the edge as well as copious aromas of fruitcake, crushed rocks, incense, and a weedy character, the 1990 Ausone offers up sweet, jammy fruit notes as well as a firm finish with the tell-tale crushed rock minerality that this estate often achieves. The aromatics suggest a fully mature wine, but in the mouth, the firm structure and density indicate this effort needs more time. (91 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Beausejour Duffau 1990 St. Emilion 23gsl, 1tal, Half-Bottle (23) One of the most singular Bordeaux I have ever tasted, it verges on being port-like, but it pulls back because of the extraordinary minerality and laser-like focus. The wine is massively concentrated, still black/purple-hued to the rim, and offers a nose of incense, blackberries, blueberry liqueur, acacia flowers, and forest floor. It reveals low acidity and high tannins, which are largely concealed by the sheer concentration and lavish glycerin the wine possesses. Aging at a glacial pace, it is approachable, but it will not hit its peak until 2020; it should last for twenty years thereafter. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $5,500-$7,500 Starting Bid: $4, Chateau Cheval Blanc 1983 St. Emilion 7lbsl, 2nc Bottle (7) With explosive aromatic notes of sweet jammy plum, black currant, smoke, coffee, and Asian spice, opulent, medium to fullbodied and lush, this is a gorgeous, very sexy, seductive style of Cheval Blanc that has been consistently delicious from the time it was bottled. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau La Conseillante 1989 Pomerol 5lbsl, 5lscl Bottle (5) Having tasted the 1989 Château La Conseillante on more than a dozen occasions, I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that it is one of my favourite Pomerols from the vintage. Although on its day, the 1989 Clinet can outplay La Conseillante, the fact of the matter is that the latter is the more consistent Pomerol. Here, it has that beguiling bouquet of melted black fruit, sage, undergrowth and hints of bacon fat, like a wagging finger inviting you inside. The palate is smooth and harmonious, a mixture of red and black fruit that seem to revel on the precocity of the growing season, even though it was now 27 years ago. It is a voluminous, mouth-filling Pomerol, but not extravagant, flamboyant for sure and yet never betraying its roots. It s just a wonderful La Conseillante, a thoroughbred Pomerol that puts a smile on your face. (96 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, July 2016) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Petrus 1975 Pomerol vhs, ssos Half- One of the most rustic and powerful Petrus of the last 25 years, this wine still has a murky garnet/plum/purple color, a gorgeous nose of overripe black cherries, mocha, caramel, chocolate, and a hint of iron and blood. Full-bodied, super-concentrated, with massive tannin and extract, this behemoth Petrus can be enjoyed but still seems another 5-10 years away from maturity. It is certainly a year wine, with exquisite concentration and intensity (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Petrus 1989 Pomerol lbsl, nl Half- This wine is more tightly knit, more tannic, but every bit the blockbuster concentrated effort that its younger sibling, the 1990, is. It seems to need more coaxing from the glass, but the color is virtually identical, a dense ruby/purple with no lightening at the edge. In the mouth the wine cuts a broad swath, with spectacular intensity, richness, massive concentration, and high levels of tannin, yet the wine is fabulously well-delineated and like its sibling, the 1990, has a finish that goes on for nearly a minute. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

83 554 Vieux Chateau Certan 1990 Pomerol Half-Bottle (21) The 1990 Vieux Château Certan is drinking exceptionally well at the moment... There is more primary fruit here than the previous vintage: black cherries, iodine and boysenberry, mingling with clove and tarry aromas that emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin. There is similar depth here to the 1989 and yet the finish does not quite deliver the same delineation, although that cheeky dab of kirsch is pure delight. (92 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, July 2016) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Musigny 1929 Seguin-Manuel tl, wrinkled capsule, late release, outstanding color Vosne Romanee 1929 Les Beaux Monts, E. Vergy bsl, tc, great color, acquired through a 1970 Heublein auction Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Grands Echezeaux 1964 Remoissenet lbsl, great color Clos de la Roche 1964 Bouchard Pere et Fils 4cm, spc, great color Beaune Rouge 1964 Chevalier L Arquebuse, Remoissenet great color Estimate: $500-$700 Starting Bid: $ Hospices de Beaune, Beaune 1945 Cuvee Brunet, The Wine Society Stevenage 6cm, nl, wasl, outstanding color 1945 Cuvee Guigone de Salins, The Wine Society Stevenage 4cm, lbsl, tl, outstanding color 1953 Cuvee Nicolas Rolin, Chateau Drapier & Fils 4.5cm, bsl, scl, good color 1962 Cuvee Maurice Drouhin, C. Leuger 4.5cm, lscl, good color Hospices de Beaune, Volnay 1959 Cuvee General-Muteau, G. Leblant 2(4cm), 1(6cm), 3bsl, 1sdc, 3ssos, good color Hospices de Beaune, Pommard 1962 Cuvee Billardet, P. Bouchard 2(3cm), 3gsl, 3scl, great color Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Musigny 1990 Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue Half- The Bordeaux-like, saturated dense ruby/purple color is followed by a tight-fisted nose and flavors of black fruits, underbrush, minerals, smoke, and new oak. Although extremely concentrated, the wine is broodingly backward, and not fun to drink... yet. This loaded effort should prove to be one of the longest-lived red Burgundies made in the last twenty years. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, Jan. 2002) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Krug Vintage Champagne 1964 Private Cuvee 4bsl, 2nl, 2ll, 1 missing label, 5tc, 1ssos Magnum (5) Estimate: $14,000-$18,000 Starting Bid: $11, Krug Vintage Champagne 1964 Collection Excellent overall color and condition. Each magnum is in an original wooden case. Each magnum also comes with a letter from Krug certifying the provenance of the bottles. They are serial numbers #361, 853, 860, 874 and 880. Magnum (5) (95 pts. Richard Juhlin, Dec. 2006) Estimate: $30,000-$40,000 Starting Bid: $24, Krug Vintage Champagne 1971 Collection Excellent overall color and condition. Each magnum is in an original wooden case. Each magnum also comes with a letter from Krug certifying the provenance of the bottles. They are serial numbers #281, 283, 290 and 291. Magnum (4) (94 pts. Richard Juhlin, Feb. 1997) Estimate: $24,000-$32,500 Starting Bid: $19, Krug Vintage Champagne 1990 Clos du Mesnil Clear and unexpected aromas of papaya and melon arose followed by a spicy breeze, laden with juniper elements. The oxide note disappeared and the taste suddenly felt keenly acidity and slightly one-dimensional. After fifteen minutes in the glass the wine finally found itself. Suddenly, it became incredibly subtle and multifaceted (96 pts. Richard Juhlin, Mar. 2005) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Moet & Chandon Vintage Champagne 1964 Degorge en July 7, 1994 Magnum (2) Estimate: $5,000-$7,000 Starting Bid: $4, Alfred Gratien Vintage Champagne 1964 good color Magnum (1) Estimate: $500-$700 Starting Bid: $ Charles Heidsieck Vintage Champagne 1990 Blanc des Millenaires Bottle (4) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $475 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 87

84 TREASURES OF THE COTE D OR LIVE IN THE GOLD COAST DRC. Leroy. Rousseau. Dujac. Vogue. Mugnier. These names only begin to scratch the surface of this exceptional collection of mature, beautiful wines. Every single lot is a highlight, a rarity, and a unicorn. And believe it or not, these wines represent just a small part of a much larger collection. The consignor still has thousands of bottles and even more rarities to enjoy, but from time to time when the moment is right, he wisely decides to thin out his collection of some items that he cannot bring himself to drink. A quick glance shows the tops wines of Burgundy from Romanee Conti to Leroy s RSV but a closer look reveals even rarer gems. JF Mugnier s extremely rare production Amoureuses is available in Magnum from the sumptuous 1996 vintage Petrus, one of the great wines of the century, is also available in magnum, and Chave s blockbuster Cuvee Cathelin is on offer in a pristine 6-pack. The consignor is an extremely careful collector, exclusively purchasing from the very best of sources. As he is a longtime friend of Heritage, we have had the privilege to share dozens of bottles with each other over the years. Without fail, the wines from this consignor s cellars always vie for being one of the best bottles of the evening. This is largely because of his excellent storage systems. Some of the wines were stored in professional storage lockers, others in a temperature and humidity controlled wine cellar, and some in Eurocaves. Heritage specialists transported the wines via refrigerated truck to our warehouse, which was less than 20 miles from our consignor s home. These wines are Mature. They are Rare. And most importantly, they are Delicious. Every serious collector must pay attention to this collection. Bid with confidence. 566 Chateau Haut Brion 1947 Pessac-Leognan vhs, bsl, tl, ssos Narrow, with some focused, mature, dark cherry and warm brick flavors that linger nicely on the crisp finish. (89 pts. Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, May 1997) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Haut Brion 1955 Pessac-Leognan ms, bsl, spc A dark ruby-colored wine with noticeable amber/rust, the 1955 Haut-Brion offers a huge, fragrant bouquet of walnuts, tobacco, wet stones, and smoky, cassis-like fruit. Medium-bodied, with extraordinary elegance and sweetness, this rich, concentrated wine exhibits no hard edges. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #95, Oct. 1994) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1955 Pessac-Leognan hs, bsl, nl Even allowing for the greatness of Haut-Brion and Mouton- Rothschild, the 1955 La Mission is the wine of the vintage. It possesses a sweet, cedary, clove, smoke, and black-raspberryscented nose, and rich, full-bodied, remarkably harmonious flavors that ooze with ripe fruit, glycerin, and heady alcohol... It is an amazing, complex, superbly well-balanced La Mission-Haut- Brion! (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #95, Oct. 1994) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lafite Rothschild vhs, 2lbsl, 2nl, 1tc exposing cork The 1959 is unquestionably the greatest Lafite-Rothschild that has approached full maturity. It remains to be seen whether vintages such as 1982, 1986, and 1990 will reach a similar height. The super-aromatic bouquet of flowers, black truffles, cedar, lead pencil, and red fruits is followed by one of the most powerful and concentrated Lafites I have tasted. Medium to full-bodied, velvetytextured, rich, and pure, it is a testament to what this great estate can achieve when it hits the mark. (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #95, Oct. 1994) Estimate: $4,750-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Latour 1955 hs, bsl, ltal, lcc A spectacular Latour, from a vintage that has provided many superb surprises (especially in the Medoc and Graves), the deep garnet-colored 1955 reveals some amber at the edge. It remains tannic, but its extraordinary perfume of smoked meats, dried herbs, cedar, black fruits, underbrush, and leather is seductive. It is full-bodied, with a sweet, intense mid-palate, plenty of power, and decades of life remaining. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129, June 2000) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

85 Chateau Gevrey Chambertin Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan Clos St. Jacques, A. Rousseau ms, nl bsl, spc A It s dark no secret ruby-colored that this wine is the with Rousseau noticeable CSJ is amber/rust, the finest example the 1955 Haut-Brion of its appellation offers and a huge, in 1999, fragrant it may bouquet very well of walnuts, have exceeded tobacco, wet even stones, its own and lofty smoky, accomplishments. cassis-like fruit. The Medium-bodied, color is remarkably with extraordinary black followed elegance by a blast and of sweetness, intensely sappy this rich, pinot concentrated fruit, long, rich, wine powerful exhibits and no earthy hard flavors edges. all (97 held pts. together Robert by Parker, extraordinary Wine Advocate balance. This #95, is Oct. just flat 1994) out reference standard CSJ. Though it does Estimate: not often $1,300-$1,700 achieve this, in 1999, the CSJ is as good as the Bèze. (92-93 Starting pts. Bid: Allen $1,000 Meadows, Burghound #1, Jan. 2001) Estimate: $900-$1, Chateau Starting Bid: La Mission $700 Haut Brion 1955 Pessac-Leognan 582 hs, Gevrey bsl, nl Chambertin 2007 Bottle Clos St. (1) Jacques, A. Rousseau Even Bottle allowing (3) for the greatness of Haut-Brion and Mouton- A Rothschild, touch of wood the 1955 spice La frames Mission an is ultra the wine elegant, of the cool vintage. and mineral It possesses suffused red a sweet, currant, cedary, cherry clove, and raspberry smoke, and nose black-raspberryscented to perfection nose, the and detailed, rich, full-bodied, supple, round remarkably and wonderfully harmonious that complements flavors classy medium that ooze weight with ripe flavors fruit, that glycerin, possess and positively heady alcohol... gorgeous It complexity is an amazing, on the complex, sappy, mouth superbly coating well-balanced and explosively La Mission- long Haut-Brion! finish. A wine (95 of harmony pts. Robert and Parker, style with Wine outstanding Advocate #95, depth Oct. and 1994) the particularity of the 07 Clos St. Jacques is its unmatched Estimate: delicacy. $2,000-$2,600 (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #37, Jan. 2010) Starting Estimate: Bid: $1,300-$1,700 $1,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lafite Rothschild Ruchottes Chambertin vhs, Clos des 2lbsl, Ruchottes, 2nl, 1tc exposing A. Rousseau cork 1nl The Bottle 1959 (2) is unquestionably the greatest Lafite-Rothschild that...game, has approached subtle earth full maturity. and spice It notes remains are to present be seen with whether remarkably vintages rich, full, such broad-scaled as 1982, 1986, flavors and that 1990 offer will lovely reach balance a similar and height. fine length. The super-aromatic Many 90s are overly bouquet ripe of and flowers, over the black top truffles, but this cedar, remains lead balanced pencil, and really red fruits quite is pure followed and by understated one of the if most not powerful particularly and dense. concentrated In sum, this Lafites is an I have attractive tasted. and Medium satisfying to full-bodied, effort... (91 velvety-textured, pts. Allen Meadows, rich, Burghound, and pure, it Nov. is a testament 2006) to what Estimate: this great $1,600-$2,000 estate can achieve when it hits the mark. (99 pts. Starting Robert Bid: Parker, $1,200 Wine Advocate #95, Oct. 1994) Estimate: $4,750-$6, Starting Richebourg Bid: $3, Anne-Francoise Gros 570 Chateau 4tl Latour 1955 A hs, very bsl, floral, ltal, lcc pure and classy nose leads to powerful and much Bottle more elegant (1) and detailed flavors that are structured yet well A buffered spectacular with a Latour, very long from finish. a vintage A really that lovely has provided effort that many is superb perhaps surprises the best (especially vintage for in this the wine Medoc in some and Graves), time. (90-93 the pts. Allen deep Meadows, garnet-colored Burghound 1955 reveals #14, Apr. some 2004) amber at the edge. It Estimate: remains $4,750-$6,000 tannic, but its extraordinary perfume of smoked meats, Starting dried Bid: $3,750 herbs, cedar, black fruits, underbrush, and leather is seductive. It is full-bodied, with a sweet, intense mid-palate, plenty of power, and decades of life remaining. (95 pts. Robert 585 Chambolle Musigny 1999 Parker, Wine Advocate #129, June 2000) Les Amoureuses, B. Serveau Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $600 Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chambolle Chateau Latour Musigny Les Amoureuses, B. Serveau Bottle hs, lbsl, (7) ssos Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Dark garnet Bid: $550 with an amber edge, the 1959 Latour reveals a touch of volatile acidity in the nose, along with aromas of melted caramel, tobacco, and jammy red and black fruits. As 587 La Romanee 1997 the wine sat in the glass, notes of minerals, coffee, spice, and Bouchard Pere et Fils underbrush emerged. There is still copious tannin in the finish 3tal, 3tsl, 3wasl (I am not sure it will ever be fully resolved), but this sumptuous, complex, fragrant, super-rich Latour cuts a broad swath across The medium to dark ruby-colored 1997 La Romanee reveals a the palate. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129, June gorgeous, mouth-watering nose of smoked bacon, intermingled 2000) with talcum powder and red berry fruits. It has a creamy texture, great Estimate: elegance, $1,700-$2,400 and a sublime character filled with well-delineated yet Starting jammy red Bid: cherries, $1,300 violets, and spices. This feminine, graceful, complete wine has awe-inspiring grace, femininity, and length. It is 572 immensely Chateau gratifying Latour 1990 to encounter a La Romanee with such power, harmony, refinement, and profundity. (94-96 pts. Pierre Rovani, Wine 1ts, Advocate 3lscl #125, Oct. 1999) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting This is Bid: one $1,500 of my favorite wines ever. Full-bodied, with layers of silky fruit and masses of currant, mineral and berry character. Amazing. It s a wine with perfect structure, perfect strength. It s 588 Musigny Latour in modern clothes. It s hard not to drink it now. Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue (100 pts. James Sucking, Wine Spectator, Feb. 2005) different importers Bottle Estimate: (12) $3,750-$4,750 This Starting is also Bid: extremely $3,000 floral with a reserved nose that is an airy, spicy and ripe mélange of red and blue pinot fruit that displays 573 really Chateau lovely Mouton violet and Rothschild rose petal 1982 notes that are picked up by the minerally, intense and harmonious flavors that are beautifully proportioned 3bn, 1vhs, 1hs, and 1bsl, are blessed 3wisl, 1tl, with 1tal, ample 2tc amounts of dry extract on Bottle the essence (6) of pinot and explosive, energetic and hugely long yet This incredible wine remains precise one finish of that the is legends also built of Bordeaux. on a base It of has firm minerality. thrown off This the is backward, almost exotic youthful in character style that yet existed everything during is in its beautiful first 25 concordance. years of life, and In a over word, the great. last 4-5 (96 years pts. has Allen developed Meadows, Burghound such secondary #33, Jan. nuances 2009) as cedar and spice box. The creme de Estimate: cassis, underlying $5,000-$7,000 floral note, full-bodied power, extraordinary Starting purity, Bid: multilayered $4,000 texture, and finish of over a minute are a shase for what this Chateau accomplished in The wine is still amazingly youthful, vibrant, and pure. (100 pts. 589 Vosne Romanee 1999 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Cuvee Duvault Blochet, Domaine de la Romanee Conti 3scl, Estimate: 1ssos $5,500-$7,500 Bottle Starting (3) Bid: $4,250 A veritable spice cupboard of aromas greets the nose followed 574 by Chateau ripe, effusive, Mouton supple, Rothschild sappy, super 1982 saturated flavors and outstanding length. This is long, reasonably dense and finishes with lbsl, a trace tc exposing of chocolate. cork I very much like the intensity of the finish. Magnum (91 pts. (1) Allen Meadows, Burghound, Dec. 2002) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: Bid: $2,800 $1, Vosne Romanee 2002 Cuvee Duvault Blochet, Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1ssos Spice, pepper and exuberant black fruit and floral aromas lead to pure, delicious, round and very intense middle weight flavors that offer really lovely finishing detail and fine persistence. This is a very pretty wine and every bit the equal of the excellent (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #17, Jan. 2005) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1,700 Lot 569 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 89

86 571 Chateau Latour 1959 hs, lbsl, ssos Dark garnet with an amber edge, the 1959 Latour reveals a touch of volatile acidity in the nose, along with aromas of melted caramel, tobacco, and jammy red and black fruits. As the wine sat in the glass, notes of minerals, coffee, spice, and underbrush emerged. There is still copious tannin in the finish (I am not sure it will ever be fully resolved), but this sumptuous, complex, fragrant, super-rich Latour cuts a broad swath across the palate. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129, June 2000) Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Latour ts, 3lscl This is one of my favorite wines ever. Full-bodied, with layers of silky fruit and masses of currant, mineral and berry character. Amazing. It s a wine with perfect structure, perfect strength. It s 1961 Latour in modern clothes. It s hard not to drink it now. (100 pts. James Sucking, Wine Spectator, Feb. 2005) Estimate: $3,750-$4,750 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Mouton Rothschild bn, 1vhs, 1hs, 1bsl, 3wisl, 1tl, 1tal, 2tc This wine remains one of the legends of Bordeaux. It has thrown off the backward, youthful style that existed during its first 25 years of life, and over the last 4-5 years has developed such secondary nuances as cedar and spice box. The creme de cassis, underlying floral note, full-bodied power, extraordinary purity, multilayered texture, and finish of over a minute are a shase for what this Chateau accomplished in The wine is still amazingly youthful, vibrant, and pure. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $5,500-$7,500 Starting Bid: $4, Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1982 lbsl, tc exposing cork Magnum (1) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pichon Lalande bsl, 1lwasl Magnum (2) One of the monumental wines of the last century is the 1982 Pichon Lalande. Since bottling, it has flirted with perfection, and was a sprinter out of the gate, which gave rise to questions about how quickly it would begin its decline. However, at age 27, it retains all its glossy, rich, flamboyant cassis fruit, chocolaty, berry jam-like notes, and plenty of earthy, foresty flavors. This is a full-bodied, extravagantly rich Pichon Lalande seemingly devoid of acidity and tannin, but the wine is incredibly well-balanced and pure. It is an amazing effort! (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Beausejour Duffau 1990 St. Emilion 3nl, 6wasl One of the most singular Bordeaux I have ever tasted, it verges on being port-like, but it pulls back because of the extraordinary minerality and laser-like focus. The wine is massively concentrated, still black/purple-hued to the rim, and offers a nose of incense, blackberries, blueberry liqueur, acacia flowers, and forest floor. It reveals low acidity and high tannins, which are largely concealed by the sheer concentration and lavish glycerin the wine possesses. Aging at a glacial pace, it is approachable, but it will not hit its peak until 2020; it should last for twenty years thereafter. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Cheval Blanc 2005 St. Emilion The 2005 from Cheval Blanc is a quintessentially elegant, beautiful, deep bluish/ruby-colored wine from St.-Emilion, with raspberry, blueberry, and floral notes, impressive density, great precision, freshness and purity. Full-bodied, but extremely light on its feet, I don t mean to gush, but it is super-intense, rich and just so meticulously crafted! This is another fabulous wine and a perfect expression for this vintage. It is difficult to forget the gorgeous blueberry and raspberry fruit, full body, sweet tannin, a multi-layered texture, and purity and palate presence of this stunning wine. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #219, June 2015) Estimate: $3,250-$4,250 Starting Bid: $2, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

87 578 Chateau Petrus 1975 Pomerol vhs, tl, lwisl, spc Magnum (1) One of the most rustic and powerful Petrus of the last 25 years, this wine still has a murky garnet/plum/purple color, a gorgeous nose of overripe black cherries, mocha, caramel, chocolate, and a hint of iron and blood. Full-bodied, super-concentrated, with massive tannin and extract, this behemoth Petrus can be enjoyed but still seems another 5-10 years away from maturity. It is certainly a year wine, with exquisite concentration and intensity (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chambertin 2001 A. Rousseau 1nl, 1lwisl, 1ssos The expressive nose has always retained its genuinely stunning aromatic complexity and even with 14 years of age the still mostly primary black and red pinot fruit scents that are mixed with violets, dried rose petals and pungent soil notes display only the first hints of secondary development. There is a bit more size, weight and richness compared to the 01 Clos de Bèze (see herein) on the moderately structured but overtly mineral-inflected middle weight plus flavors that are buffered by ample dry extract before culminating in a wonderfully long and still firm finale. As classic Chambertin goes, this is not especially massive but it is incredibly long and the intensity is simply breathtaking. To my taste this is still on the way up and while it could be enjoyed now if decanted for 30 minutes or so first, I would be inclined to hold it for another 5 to 8 years first. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2015) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Gevrey Chambertin 1996 Clos St. Jacques, A. Rousseau 3lbsl, 3tal, 3ssos There is grand cru breed and elegance to burn in a medium bodied, finely detailed package with good richness and compelling complexity to the reasonably concentrated and very long flavors. As one would expect from a 96, there is enough acidity to notice yet in this case it appears reasonably wellintegrated and gives real lift to the persistent finish. In short, this is a fine if not truly outstanding Rousseau Clos St. Jacques that has arrived at full maturity though it should hold there for many years. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Aug. 2013) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Gevrey Chambertin 1999 Clos St. Jacques, A. Rousseau nl It s no secret that this is the Rousseau CSJ is the finest example of its appellation and in 1999, it may very well have exceeded even its own lofty accomplishments. The color is remarkably black followed by a blast of intensely sappy pinot fruit, long, rich, powerful and earthy flavors all held together by extraordinary balance. This is just flat out reference standard CSJ. Though it does not often achieve this, in 1999, the CSJ is as good as the Bèze. (92-93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #1, Jan. 2001) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Gevrey Chambertin 2007 Clos St. Jacques, A. Rousseau A touch of wood spice frames an ultra elegant, cool and mineral suffused red currant, cherry and raspberry nose that complements to perfection the detailed, supple, round and wonderfully classy medium weight flavors that possess positively gorgeous complexity on the sappy, mouth coating and explosively long finish. A wine of harmony and style with outstanding depth and the particularity of the 07 Clos St. Jacques is its unmatched delicacy. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #37, Jan. 2010) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Ruchottes Chambertin 1990 Clos des Ruchottes, A. Rousseau 1nl...game, subtle earth and spice notes are present with remarkably rich, full, broad-scaled flavors that offer lovely balance and fine length. Many 90s are overly ripe and over the top but this remains balanced and really quite pure and understated if not particularly dense. In sum, this is an attractive and satisfying effort... (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2006) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Richebourg 2002 Anne-Francoise Gros 4tl A very floral, pure and classy nose leads to powerful and much more elegant and detailed flavors that are structured yet well buffered with a very long finish. A really lovely effort that is perhaps the best vintage for this wine in some time. (90-93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #14, Apr. 2004) Estimate: $4,750-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chambolle Musigny 1999 Les Amoureuses, B. Serveau Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $950 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 91

88 586 Chambolle Musigny 1999 Les Amoureuses, B. Serveau Bottle (7) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ La Romanee 1997 Bouchard Pere et Fils 3tal, 3tsl, 3wasl The medium to dark ruby-colored 1997 La Romanee reveals a gorgeous, mouth-watering nose of smoked bacon, intermingled with talcum powder and red berry fruits. It has a creamy texture, great elegance, and a sublime character filled with well-delineated yet jammy red cherries, violets, and spices. This feminine, graceful, complete wine has awe-inspiring grace, femininity, and length. It is immensely gratifying to encounter a La Romanee with such power, harmony, refinement, and profundity. (94-96 pts. Pierre Rovani, Wine Advocate #125, Oct. 1999) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Musigny 2006 Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue different importers This is also extremely floral with a reserved nose that is an airy, spicy and ripe mélange of red and blue pinot fruit that displays really lovely violet and rose petal notes that are picked up by the minerally, intense and harmonious flavors that are beautifully proportioned and are blessed with ample amounts of dry extract on the essence of pinot and explosive, energetic and hugely long yet incredible precise finish that is also built on a base of firm minerality. This is almost exotic in character yet everything is in beautiful concordance. In a word, great. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #33, Jan. 2009) Estimate: $5,000-$7,000 Starting Bid: $4, Vosne Romanee 1999 Cuvee Duvault Blochet, Domaine de la Romanee Conti 3scl, 1ssos A veritable spice cupboard of aromas greets the nose followed by ripe, effusive, supple, sappy, super saturated flavors and outstanding length. This is long, reasonably dense and finishes with a trace of chocolate. I very much like the intensity of the finish. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Dec. 2002) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 Starting Bid: $2, Vosne Romanee 2002 Cuvee Duvault Blochet, Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1ssos Spice, pepper and exuberant black fruit and floral aromas lead to pure, delicious, round and very intense middle weight flavors that offer really lovely finishing detail and fine persistence. This is a very pretty wine and every bit the equal of the excellent (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #17, Jan. 2005) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Vosne Romanee 2006 Cuvee Duvault Blochet, Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2nl Bottle (4) An expressive, spicy and relatively high-toned nose of both red and black pinot fruit that is terrifically complex introduces fresh, intense and notably mineral-driven medium full flavors blessed with plenty of dry extract that lends a real sense of body and fullness to the firm and vibrant finish underpinned by a lovely feeling of tension and punch. Interestingly, the tannins are slightly less refined than those of the Echézeaux but it matches it in virtually ever other category. This may very well be the best vintage for this cuvée since 1999 when the domaine began releasing it periodically. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #33, Jan. 2009) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Corton 2013 Domaine de la Romanee Conti A very fresh and expressive nose features notes of dried flowers, pungent earth, plum, dark berries and plenty of the sauvage. I was impressed by the texture of the broad-shouldered and muscular flavors that possess very good volume and ample punch on the complex, balanced and impressively persistent finish. This cuvée is definitely improving as the viticultural changes have been implemented and it s not hard to believe that it won t be too long before the Corton catches, if not necessarily surpasses, the Ech in terms of wine quality. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #61, Jan. 2016) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Echezeaux 1967 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 3cm, bsl Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Grands Echezeaux 2000 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 3lscl, 4wasl Finer and more elegant nose combining very rich, forward, expressive aromas of cherries, fresh crushed raspberries and yet more floral notes that merge seamlessly with round, supple yet quite intense flavors that offer better depth and concentration than the Echézeaux plus outstanding length. This remains very pinot in character with dusty tannins and sweet, mouth coating sap buffering it. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #13, Jan. 2004) Estimate: $6,500-$8,500 Starting Bid: $5, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

89 595 Romanee St. Vivant 1970 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 3cm, lbsl Toffee, oriental spice and earth notes wrapped in plenty of sous bois introduce sweet, delicious and pretty middle weight flavors and a surprisingly racy finish that is almost if not completely resolved. There is a slight edge to the finish but there is sufficient sap on the backend to maintain solid if not perfect balance. (88 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #18, Apr. 2005) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Romanee St. Vivant 2000 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 4lscl, Brooding, backward and quite a bit more reserved and less expressive with subtly spicy black fruit aromas trimmed by a subtle hint of oak and followed by restrained, pure, gorgeously sappy and harmonious, completely seductive flavors that offer the best delineation of any of these wines. This is extraordinarily fine and detailed with length that lasts and lasts. Though this will undoubtedly add weight and complexity, it will likely always be understated and refined rather than powerful. This is a simply sublime combination of spice, silk and velvet delivered in a perfect sphere of impeccable balance. Incredible by any standard but especially so for the vintage. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Mar. 2005) Estimate: $7,500-$9,500 Starting Bid: $6, Romanee St. Vivant 2008 Domaine de la Romanee Conti banded As one would reasonably expect, this is notably more elegant with a pure, delicate and layered nose of floral notes, in particular rose and violet, along with clove, anise and sandalwood nuances that gracefully introduce rich, forward and generous flavors that retain a wonderful sense of tension, detail and refinement on the precise, textured and focused finish that offers tremendous length. For all its considerable attributes however, this remains an understated wine of harmony, grace and impeccable balance. A stunner of a wine. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #41, Jan. 2011) Estimate: $9,000-$12,000 Starting Bid: $7, Richebourg 1990 Domaine de la Romanee Conti The ripe and still admirably fresh and bright blackberry fruit aromas now evidence noticeable secondary character plus gorgeous spice nuances that continue onto the focused, opulent and serious big-bodied flavors that possess superb finishing complexity and persistence. There is still some tannic structure to resolve though this has excellent density of extract and impeccable balance that will permit this impressive effort to live for another 50 years. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2015) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Romanee St. Vivant 2004 Domaine de la Romanee Conti A deft touch of wood frames exuberantly expressive and luxurious black fruit nose nuanced by a huge range of spices including anise, clove and cinnamon with notes of tea and hoisin as well. The moderately full flavors are sappy, rich and sweet with ample volume and a palate drenching finish that benefits from an underlying sense of vibrancy. There is real energy here, which seems to collect and focus the flavors. There is a mild trace of dryness though it s presently not enough to upset the balance materially. Overall, this is terrific stuff and exceptionally long with virtually no trace of vegetal character on either the nose or the finish. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, June 2009) Estimate: $7,500-$9,500 Starting Bid: $6, Richebourg 1995 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1(2.5cm), 1lbsl Bottle (4) This too is reserved and restrained with an almost completely closed nose that reveals only glimpses of fresh black fruit even after extended aeration. The flavors however are rich and offer excellent detail and are underpinned by dense yet ripe tannins and good extract. I very much like the style of this though it is clearly for the patient and I suspect this will always have a rather strict personality. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2003) Estimate: $6,500-$8,500 Starting Bid: $5, Richebourg 1997 Domaine de la Romanee Conti An expressive nose amply reflects the ripeness of the 97 vintage with its floral and spicy black berry fruit aromas that are both elegant and refined while transitioning into rich, sweet and full-bodied flavors that possess good muscle and solid if not sensational depth and length. In sum, this is a quality 97 that should benefit from another 5 or so years in the cellar. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1,200 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 93

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91 602 Richebourg 2000 Domaine de la Romanee Conti scl Magnum (1) An exuberately spicy and notably ripe, indeed even with discreet notes of torrefaction and roasted espresso beans that also reflect intense floral aromas precede big, robust, forceful austere black fruit flavors that are supported by ripe tannins though perhaps not quite as much density and length as usual. This is really quite regal but in 2000, it s more of a middle weight than its normal massive, well muscled and structured character yet this will still need another 5 to 8 years to arrive at its apogee. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Mar. 2010) Estimate: $4,250-$5,500 Starting Bid: $3, Richebourg 2007 Domaine de la Romanee Conti banded A much more restrained, even taciturn nose that is actually quite ripe, spicy, fresh and diaphanous features primarily floral infused red berry, mineral and Asian spice aromas that merge gracefully into supple, round and tautly muscled broad-shouldered flavors that are almost as pure as those of the RSV, all wrapped in a detailed, focused and almost painfully intense finish brimming with minerality and striking length. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #37, Jan. 2010) Estimate: $9,000-$12,000 Starting Bid: $7, Richebourg 2008 Domaine de la Romanee Conti banded A slightly less elegant but more complex nose that is intensely floral with a superb range of spice and fruit elements woven into the aromatic framework but the primary non-fruit nuance is a very distinctive rose petal character that gives way to detailed, pure and vibrant broad-shouldered flavors that drive home to an explosive, powerful, linear and tautly muscled finish where effects of the stem are quite evident. This is at present extremely backward and it s clear that not all of the structural elements are in sync. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #41, Jan. 2011) Estimate: $9,500-$13,000 Starting Bid: $7, La Tache 2004 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lbsl This too is sublime in its subtlety and grace with ineffably pure aromas and it strikes a balance between the opulence of the RSV and the restraint of the GE with an expressive yet ultra fine nose of rose petals, violets and seductive spice notes that introduce unbelievably refined flavors that seem crafted from silk and lace, culminating in a linear, mouth coating finish that detonates like a bomb and lasts and lasts. At present, this is taut and precise with the lithe muscularity of a world class gymnast yet it is not lean or unduly tight as there is a generosity to the mid-palate that serves to buffer the underlying tannic spine that will permit this to age for decades. This is clearly a great wine that epitomizes the concept of power without weight. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #25, Jan. 2007) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, La Tache 2005 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1bsl, 2scl,...it remains just as kaleidoscopic and dazzling with its array of red and black cherry, cassis, plum and subtle earth notes replete with beguiling Asian spice cabinet aromas and essence of rose petal. The intense, powerful and breathtakingly concentrated flavors possess a taut muscularity before culminating in a palate coating finish of simply huge length. Not surprisingly, this is still structured to the point of being chewy yet it is never rustic or coarse because the gorgeously detailed palate impression is buffered by buckets of dry extract. As readers know, I often use the word Zen to describe the kind of inner harmony of a great vintage of Romanée-Conti but rarely with La Tâche yet in 2005, the LT has this element of inner calm and grace as well. In sum, I remain confident that this huge but utterly classy and stylish wine will go down as one of the all-time great LT s provided that you have the patience to wait as it is going to be a very long distance runner. (99 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, May 2016) Estimate: $24,000-$32,500 Starting Bid: $19, Romanee Conti 2002 Domaine de la Romanee Conti bsl, tl...the taut, focused, very backward, powerful and very punchy flavors are more discreet with seriously impressive detail and layer after layer of sappy extract and incredible depth. This too is impeccably balanced and there is the same tenderness here, sophisticated and quite fine tannins that one sees throughout this range of 2002s. As with all great vintages of Romanée-Conti, what ultimately separates it from La Tâche is the almost spiritual sense of harmony. Yes, the balance is perfect but there s just something else here that makes La Romanée-Conti a more complete wine. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #17, Jan. 2005) Estimate: $12,000-$15,000 Starting Bid: $9,500 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 95

92 608 Romanee Conti 2003 Domaine de la Romanee Conti hscl Young Romanée-Conti is rarely expressive yet this is as aromatically expressive as the Echézeaux with a gentle touch of wood framing stunningly spicy dark cherry and plum aromas that pull you into the wine with its seductive grace and purity followed by sweet, understated and vibrant medium full flavors that display the best acid/fruit balance of any wine here. This is dense, forceful and long with perhaps more sheer size and muscle than is typical yet the purity of expression and astonishing length is something to behold. But ultimately, just like the La Tâche, what sets this apart from all the others is not its power, not its richness and not its complexity but rather its completeness. There is a serenity here that cannot be duplicated and must be experienced to really be believed. A great wine by any measure and one that will also be capable of aging with poise for decades. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #21, Jan. 2006) Estimate: $11,000-$14,000 Starting Bid: $8, Romanee Conti 2004 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2bsl, 1tal, 1ssos due to overfill A supremely beautiful if very reserved nose with a stunning mélange of spice notes, floral notes, particularly violets, red and black berry fruit aromas plus nuances of earth, game and smoke combine to perfectly complement the equally reserved, pure and unbelievably precise and pure medium full flavors underpinned by sophisticated tannins and huge length. One of the aspects that I most admire about a great RC is that while other wines have class, Romanée-Conti defines the term. The other aspect that I find to be perhaps the most remarkable of all is the wine s ability to aggregate attributes unlike any other. Like the 04 La Tâche, this isn t the greatest vintage of Romanée-Conti I have ever tasted but it is one of the very finest in terms of the delicacy and harmony of expression. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #25, Jan. 2007) Estimate: $22,000-$30,000 Starting Bid: $17, Charmes Chambertin 2009 Dujac 2lscl Bottle (4) A reasonably fresh nose of very ripe red berries, earth and a hint of minerality leads to rich, round and solidly well-concentrated medium-bodied flavors that exude a fine dry extract that buffers the firm tannins on the delicious if ever-so-mildly-austere finish. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Clos de la Roche 2003 Dujac Bottle (11) A relatively high-toned and perfumed nose of ripe cherries and pronounced ripe soil notes lead to wonderfully detailed fullbodied and mineral-laden flavors brimming with pinot extract and a touch of reduction on the backend. There is outstanding intensity here and an exceptionally long and lingering finish but what sets this apart is the superb overall balance. A terrific wine in an absolute sense and while it is atypical, it s a more than satisfactory effort. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #21, Jan. 2006) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 Starting Bid: $2, Clos St. Denis 2002 Dujac A very floral and high-toned nose combines with aromas of earth, underbrush and a certain animale quality followed by rich, fullbodied, refined and notably elegant flavors that possess a subtle and understated complexity plus considerable grace. I very much like the balance here and this too is remarkably seductive yet sufficiently well structured to suggest up to a decade of potential improvement. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #17, Jan. 2005) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Bonnes Mares 2000 G. Roumier Here the expressive and still relatively primary nose is ripe, pure and nicely complex that merges into detailed, balanced and harmonious flavors that like the 2001 are built more along the lines of a thoroughbred than a robust draft horse. I like the overall sense of grace and the only nit is the barest touch of greenness on the admirably long finish. By the incredible standards of this wine, a solid if not sensational effort though one that certainly transcends the vintage. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #26, Apr. 2007) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Musigny 1997 J. Prieur Bottle (10) A gorgeous, full-bodied 97 red Burgundy, tasting natural and smooth yet digging into the soil in terroir overdrive, showing mineral, wet earth, blackberry, currant and ripe cherry. The supple tannin structure precedes great intensity on the long finish. (93 pts. Wine Spectator, Sept. 1999) Estimate: $3,250-$4,250 Starting Bid: $2, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

93 615 Chambolle Musigny 1996 Les Amoureuses, J.F. Mugnier 2tl Magnum (3) A still fresh and pretty nose has added depth to the largely secondary red berry, lilac and spice aromas. There is also still very good energy and detail to the lightly mineral-inflected middle weight flavors that possess a mild touch of acid tang that is just enough to cut the otherwise balanced finish a little short. Overall though, this is a classy effort that is still improving... (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Mar. 2017) Estimate: $8,000-$11,000 Starting Bid: $6, Chambolle Musigny 1997 Les Amoureuses, J.F. Mugnier 2tal Bottle (8) Cherry-red. Musky, roasted aromas of strawberry and raspberry. Silky, suave and mouthfilling... (89 pts. Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Mar. 1999) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chambolle Musigny 2004 Les Amoureuses, J.F. Mugnier A strikingly seductive nose of spice, hoisin and anise that adds nuance to the largely black pinot fruit aromas and continue onto the sappy, rich and mouth coating middle weight flavors that possess a bit more mid-palate fat and an explosive, fresh and harmonious finish. I particularly like the transparency here and this is an exceptionally stylish effort that will age gracefully but could actually be approached now with pleasure. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #25, Jan. 2007) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Echezeaux 1993 du Dessus, Jayer-Gilles 4tl, 4wasl Bottle (8) Initially there was a bit of bottle funk on the nose but it disappeared in less than 5 minutes to reveal ripe, spicy and still relatively youthful aromas because while there are plenty of secondary nuances there is no tertiary character. The big, rich and robust broad-shouldered flavors still display some structure though the richness and impressive level of dry extract more than buffers it on the hugely long and utterly delicious finish. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Aug. 2012) Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chambolle Musigny 1966 Les Amoureuses, Maison Leroy Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Gevrey Chambertin 1966 Clos St. Jacques, Maison Leroy lscl Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Clos Vougeot 1997 Leroy 2lwisl, 1ssos There is an interesting dried leaf component to the gamy, forest floor, floral and earth-inflected nose that still displays a whisper of wood. There is excellent volume, richness and concentration to the succulent, round and notably ripe flavors that terminate in a lingering if ever-so-mildly edgy finale that offers fine if not truly special complexity and persistence. This is actually quite a good 97 and for my taste it has arrived at its peak though I underscore that it will easily hold for another decade, perhaps even a bit longer. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #66, Apr. 2017) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Clos Vougeot 1998 Leroy 3scl, 4wasl Bottle (4) The nose has now turned largely secondary with its dried flower, earth, game and humus scents. The dense, powerful and serious big-bodied flavors are both robust and muscular while delivering a gorgeously long and complex finale. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #66, Apr. 2017) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Corton 1995 Les Renardes, Leroy lbsl The 1995 Corton-Renardes has an impressively dark color, sweet and spicy dark fruit aromas, as well as a hugely concentrated, backward personality. Highly structured and dense, this wine has a powerful nugget of black stony fruit that will require cellaring to expose. (93 pts. Pierre Rovani, Wine Advocate #131, Oct. 2000) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Echezeaux du Dessus, Jayer-Gilles tl Bottle (4) nl Bottle (5) 1999 Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1,700 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 97

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95 625 Gevrey Chambertin 2009 Les Combottes, Leroy This is quite cool within the context of a very ripe vintage such as 2009 with airy, pure and fresh red berry fruit liqueur aromas that are cut with hints of earth, stone and spice. The natural elegance of Combottes is on display as there is a silky mouth feel to the intense and brilliantly well-delineated middle weight flavors that possess a lovely sense of underlying tension on the palate staining and driving finish. Like the Charmes this is very classy and like the Brûlées, I cannot recall ever tasting a more promising Leroy Combottes as this surpasses even the brilliant (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Romanee St. Vivant 2002 Leroy 2bsl, 1tal, 2lcrc, 2ssos due to overfill The Leroy RSV is consistently the reference standard for the vineyard and the 2002 will not disappoint any fans of this wine. Enormously complex, highly aromatic yet reserved in its fashion with perfumed floral notes of spice, violets and black fruit leading to fantastically pure, delineated and silky flavors possessing a certain focused and controlled power. The intensity of the backend is perhaps its most distinguishing characteristic however as it continues in wave after wave on the finish without an end. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #13, Jan. 2004) Estimate: $5,500-$7,500 Starting Bid: $4, Nuits St. Georges 1999 Aux Boudots, Leroy 4ssos, Floral fruit and open, forward flavors of considerable depth, richness and length. There is massive structure yet the depth of sap and concentration more than compensates and the length goes on and on. Indisputably a great Boudots. (91-94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #1, Jan. 2001) Estimate: $12,000-$15,000 Starting Bid: $9, Savigny les Beaune 1998 Les Narbantons, Leroy 8sos, Bright ruby-red. Spicy, perfumed aromas of black raspberry and black cherry. Fat, rich and deep; already offers compelling innermouth perfume. Lush and verging on confectionery. Finishes very long, with chewy, thoroughly ripe tannins. This really transcends its appellation. (90-93 pts. Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Mar. 2000) Estimate: $5,000-$7,000 Starting Bid: $4, Nuits St. Georges 2009 Aux Boudots, Leroy 2lcrc This vineyard s close proximity to Vosne definitely shows in 2009 as this is very spicy with a broad range of Vosne-like aromas that add plenty of nuance to the mostly very ripe mocha, black berry fruit and plum liqueur notes. There is excellent size, weight and concentration to the velvet-textured flavors that enjoy copious amounts of dry extract that again render the very firm tannic spine almost invisible on the massively long finish. This is a substantial and very serious Boudots that will age for decades. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #45, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Pommard 1996 Les Vignots, Leroy 1ssos due to overfill, different importers The medium-to-dark ruby-colored Pommard Les Vignots possesses feminine and refined aromas of violets intertwined with sweet red cherries. This seductive, silky-textured, powerful, and opulent wine enthralls with its dried and fresh red fruit flavors as well as its long, luscious, supple tannin-filled finish. (92 pts. Pierre Rovani, Wine Advocate #116, Apr. 1998) Estimate: $6,000-$8,000 Starting Bid: $4, Vosne Romanee 1997 Les Beaux Monts, Leroy The 1997 Vosne-Romanee Beaux Monts exhibits red fruits, roses, and candied orange wines in its profound aromas. This tannic, backward, and hyper-concentrated wine is powerful and intense, yet elegant and precise. (93 pts. Pierre Rovani, Wine Advocate #125, Oct. 1999) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Romanee St. Vivant 2005 Moillard 6tl Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Echezeaux 2002 R. Engel nl Crisp and fruit-driven, with a chocolate edge to its cherry and spice notes. The tannins come in on the finish. It s hard to get a sense of the depth here; there s still a lot of oak showing and its tight on the finish. (93 pts. Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, Dec. 2005) Estimate: $475-$600 Starting Bid: $375 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 99

96 634 Cote Rotie 1988 La Mouline, E. Guigal 1lbsl, 1ssos Among so many exceptional La Mouline s, this is one of the most profound. At the same time, it is atypically backward, and has been slow to evolve. Still dark purple-colored, with only a hint of the flamboyant Mouline aromatics, this thick, super concentrated, full-bodied, tannic La Mouline is loaded with fruit, massive, and full-bodied, but still in need of time to fully shed its cloak of tannin. It is likely to be the longest-lived La Mouline since the 1978 and (100 pts. Robert Parker, Rhone Book, Jan. 1997) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Cote Rotie 1988 La Turque, E. Guigal 1tl Deep purple-colored, with grilled meat and smoky, barbecuelike aromas beginning to emerge, along with lavishly ripe scents of black plums and cassis, the 1988 La Turque is not quite as suppressed aromatically as La Mouline. This thick, unctuously textured, full-bodied, monster wine is close to reaching its plateau of drinkability. The wine exhibits awesome concentration, terrific purity, and, amazingly, no evidence of the 42 months it spent in 100% new oak casks. Very full and rich, and potentially the longest-lived La Turque yet made, this wine should be legendary. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Rhone Book, Jan. 1997) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Cote Rotie 1989 La Landonne, E. Guigal 4ssos Bottle (4) The 1989 single-vineyard Cote Roties are magnificent. Reminiscent of Guigal s 1985s and 1982s, the black/purplecolored La Landonne possesses fabulous concentration, and a sweet, expansive personality. It has plenty of tannin, but there is so much fruit that the tannin is largely concealed. This is another mammoth-sized wine with extraordinary extract. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Rhone Book, Jan. 1997) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Ermitage 2000 Cuvee Cathelin, J.L. Chave 3nl The Cuvee Cathelin displays more new oak than the regular bottling as well as firmer tannin, yet also great length, palate presence, and structure. Boasting a chocolatey, blackberry nose, huge intensity, and super elegance and finesse, it will require 5-6 years of cellaring. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #147, June 2003) Estimate: $8,000-$11,000 Starting Bid: $6, Hermitage 1990 J.L. Chave Also mature, yet with another level of texture and richness, the 1990 Hermitage is a profound effort that s drinking perfectly. Voluptuous, yet classy and still refined, with awesome cassis and blackberry fruit, flowers, rose petal and hints of rendered bacon fat, it is full-bodied, textured and layered on the palate, with no hard edges and killer length on the finish. This beauty makes lights go off in my head... (98 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #214, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Hermitage 1999 J.L. Chave Magnum (1) The dense saturated purple-colored 1999 Hermitage had been bottled only 24 hours before my visit. It is a brilliant effort. The wine exhibits fabulous texture, purity, and sweetness as well as a finish that lasts for nearly a minute. There is high tannin, remarkably rich, concentrated extract, and tell-tale Hermitage fruit characteristics (blackberries, cassis), minerals, and spice. This is the greatest vintage Chave has produced since While it requires 7-10 years of cellaring, it will last for 4-5 decades. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140, Apr. 2002) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Hermitage 2003 J.L. Chave Bottle (4) The 2003 Hermitage is as profound as they come. Inky in color, with incredible kirsch, blackberry liqueur, flowers, licorice and hints of underlying meatiness, it hits the palate with a fullbodied, massively concentrated profile that has nothing out of place, seamless integration of its fruit, alcohol and tannin, and an overriding elegant, perfectly balanced feel. Drink it anytime over the coming three decades. (100 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #212, Apr. 2014) Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Ermitage 2003 Le Pavillon, M. Chapoutier 5nl Bottle (11) Even better, and topping out on my scale, the 2003 Ermitage le Pavillon comes all from the granite soils of the Les Bessards lieu-dit and was aged 100% in new barrels. Its inky ruby/black color is followed by off the hook aromas and flavors of plum, creme de cassis, licorice, crushed rocks and violet/incense-like qualities. This gives way to a full-bodied, dense, seamless and textured 2003 that has building tannin, awesome concentration and a blockbuster finish. Drink it anytime over the coming two decades, although, as with the Le Meal, it s gorgeous now. (100 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #212, Apr. 2014) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

97 642 Cote Rotie 1999 La Belle Helene, Ogier The finest Cote Roties Ogier has made (and he agrees) are the 1999s. The perfect 1999 Cote Rozier Cuvee Belle Helene is a seamless, majestic classic with the kind of concentration found only in Guigal s top cuvees. It boasts gorgeously sweet tannin, enormous levels of both extract and concentration, and is not only a tour de force in winemaking, but a huge Cote Rotie Syrah fruit bomb with massive glycerin, layers of extract, and plenty of toasty new oak, which is marvelously integrated given the fact that it spent 30 months in 100% new wood barrels prior to being bottled without filtration. This outstanding effort requires 5-6 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: Bravo! Michel Ogier and his son, Stephane, are producing spectacular wines. The only problem is that production is small. As I indicated last year, Ogier s 1999s are magical. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140, Apr. 2002) Estimate: $325-$425 Starting Bid: $ Bryant Family Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 lscl Magnum (1) The 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon is cut from the same mold as the profound 1996, displaying astonishing levels of black fruits (the usual suspects - blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and cassis), phenomenal concentration, and virtually perfect balance and equilibrium. (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #114, Dec. 1997) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Bryant Family Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 lscl Magnum (1) The opaque purple-colored 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon offers a spectacular, exotic bouquet of Peking duck skins, blackberry and cassis liqueur, roasted herbs, and burning charcoal. It is phenomenally intense, with record levels of dry extract and glycerin. This hedonistic blockbuster is crammed with jammy fruits nicely buttressed and framed by adequate acidity and tannin. Drink this marvelous Cabernet Sauvignon now or cellar it for two decades. This is mind-boggling stuff! (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #120, Dec. 1998) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Bryant Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 lscl Magnum (1) The recent vintage of 2004 is by far the strongest vintage at Bryant Family Vineyard, displaying the classic blueberry jam notes intermixed with cassis, smoke, underbrush, and spice. It is a fullbodied, opulent, fleshy wine that is beautifully pure, long, dense, and concentrated. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #174, Dec. 2007) Estimate: $550-$750 Starting Bid: $ Kistler Pinot Noir 1999 Cuvee Elizabeth Blueberry and boysenberry liqueur infused with minerals and violets make for dazzling olfactory fireworks. On the palate, the wine is sumptuous yet remarkably fresh and lively. The wine has incredible concentration, purity, and overall equilibrium. ( pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #132, Dec. 2000) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2013 Jusqu a l os Sine Qua Non Syrah 2013 Le Supplement Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Marcassin Chardonnay 2012 Marcassin Vineyard The 2012 Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard... displays great minerality, notes of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, poached pear, and white flowers as well as a touch of quince. A wine of great intensity, yet incredibly ethereal elegance, this light greenish gold-colored wine is full-bodied, stunningly rich, and altogether remarkable. When you consider that they use 100% new French oak and 100% heavy toast for both their Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, it is remarkable how little oak appears in these wines. This wine should age well for years, as most of the Marcassin Estate Chardonnays have done to date. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #223, Mar. 2016) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 Starting Bid: $2, Bryant Family Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 lscl Magnum (1) One of the most awesome young reds I have ever tasted, it possesses a black/purple color, a seamless texture, and freakishly high levels of intensity (cassis, black and blueberries infused with espresso, chocolate, and licorice) that are flawlessly presented in a full-bodied, massive yet elegant wine. Nothing is out of balance in this explosively rich, thick, highly-extracted Cabernet. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #132, Dec. 2000) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1,600 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 101

98 STARS FROM BORDEAUX AND TUSCANY Classics from Bordeaux and beyond in this focus consignment await lucky bidders. 90 Latour, 86 Mouton, 90 Montrose and 01 Masseto are only some of the perfect wines on offer. This is a small piece of a much larger cellar. The wines were purchased near release from trusted sourced and stored in a temperature and humidity controlled home cellar prior to release for sale. 650 Chateau Calon Segur 1982 St. Estephe Chateau Duhart Milon bn, 5bsl Bottle (5) Chateau Montrose 1982 St. Estephe 2lbsl Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Latour bn, 3lbsl Bottle (5) Deep garnet-brick colored, the 1990 Latour displays mature sandalwood, leather and cigar box hints over dried berries and kirsch. The palate is evolved, offering a wonderfully spicy richness coupled by powdery tannins and finishing long and savory. (94 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia, Nov. 2012) Estimate: $3,250-$4,250 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau l Evangile 1990 Pomerol 1lbsl Bottle (4) It is a complex effort with lots of cedar, sweet caramelized black raspberries and cherries as well as hints of licorice and underbrush. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Margaux 1994 Margaux 2lbsl, 1lwrl Bottle (4) Chateau Margaux s 1994 has always been one of the candidates for the wine of the vintage. The wine still has a dense plum/ purple color and a big, sweet nose of black fruits intermixed with licorice, camphor, vanilla, and a hint of flowers. The wine is dense and powerful, but the tannins have softened and do not seem as hard and intrusive as they did in the late nineties. (91+ pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Montrose 1990 St. Estephe 2lbsl This wine has an incredibly complex nose of spring flowers, blackberry and cassis liqueur, scorched earth and barbecue spice. It is full-bodied, majestic and opulent, with low acidity and fabulous fruit. It is close to full maturity. The wine should continue to drink well for at least another 30 or more years, but it is showing secondary nuances in the perfume. The wine is absolutely magnificent, broad, savory and mouth-filling. This is one of the all-time modern legends from Bordeaux as well as Chateau Montrose. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #214, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1986 Deep garnet-black colour. An incredible array of aromas on the nose: blackberry, black cherry, tobacco, espresso, leather, black olive and loam. The palate is absolutely seamless from first impression to finish, effortlessly building layers of complexity in the mouth and leading to a very long, earth and spice finish. I can t see how this could possibly be improvement so have no alternative but concede perfection. (100 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia, May 2009) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lynch Bages bn, 4lbsl, 1wasl, 1nc Bottle (4) bsl Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Mouton Rothschild lbsl, 2nl Aromas of ripe fruit and grilled meat follow through to a fullbodied palate, with velvety tannins and a long caressing finish. Very beautiful wine. Mouton shows finesse yet richness in this vintage. (94 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, 2007) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

99 658 Masseto 1999 Tenuta dell Ornellaia The 1999 Masseto is a cool, inward wine graced with exquisite finesse, but it still needs a few years in bottle to show its potential. That said, it is pretty spectacular even today. This is a vintage that will appeal to readers who enjoy firm, structured wines. (96 pts. Antonio Galloni, In the Cellar, Nov. 2011) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Masseto 2001 Tenuta dell Ornellaia The massive 2001 Masseto forms with Le Macchiole s Messorio and Tua Rita s Redigaffi a trio of world class Merlots in a ten square mile area where the variety virtually did not exist 15 years ago. The volume, richness, and sumptuousness are almost beyond description, as are the length and density of the flow and finish, but there is an underlying vein of purity and freshness which help maintain an impeccable balance. (98 pts. Daniel Thomases, Wine Advocate #164, Apr. 2006) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Ornellaia Tenuta dell Ornellaia lbsl 1990 lbsl lbsl, 2nl nl 1996 lbsl 1999 lbsl 2001 Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Vega Sicilia Unico 1982 bsl This is a sensational Unico. It has a sublime bouquet with dark red fruit, blood orange, marmalade, crushed stone and pepper. The palate is medium-bodied with effervescent red fruit that are irrepressibly precocious and seem to shimmer with delight. There is a keen thread of acidity, wonderful harmony and sense of vibrancy. It has an extraordinary finish, like eating an orange flavored vitamin pill. Somehow this reminds me of the 1982 Cheval Blanc in terms of its fabulous freshness and vivacity. (96 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #202, Aug. 2012) Estimate: $400-$500 Starting Bid: $ Penfold s Grange lbsl A very hedonistic, almost decadent style of Grange, this blend of 91% Shiraz and 9% Cabernet Sauvignon from three grape sources - Kalimna in the Barossa, Penfolds other sources in the Barossa, and McLaren Vale - is a gorgeously opulent, almost Pomerol-like Grange with an over-ripe characteristic to the fruit. Cherry liqueur intermixed with cranberry and cassis presented in a seductive, fullbodied, very soft, forward style is truly not the classic Grange in the sense of having huge structure and massive concentration, but this wine is loaded, very corpulent, and fleshy. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, Feb. 2002) Estimate: $550-$750 Starting Bid: $425 BORDEAUX FROM A LADY Petrus and more were purchased near release from reputable retailers and stored in a temperature and humidity controlled Eurocave prior to release for this sale. 664 Chateau Petrus 1989 Pomerol ts, lbsl, nl, tc This wine is more tightly knit, more tannic, but every bit the blockbuster concentrated effort that its younger sibling, the 1990, is. It seems to need more coaxing from the glass, but the color is virtually identical, a dense ruby/purple with no lightening at the edge. In the mouth the wine cuts a broad swath, with spectacular intensity, richness, massive concentration, and high levels of tannin, yet the wine is fabulously well-delineated and like its sibling, the 1990, has a finish that goes on for nearly a minute. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Mouton Rothschild bn, 1lbsl, 1wasl, 2wrl, 1nc This wine remains one of the legends of Bordeaux. It has thrown off the backward, youthful style that existed during its first 25 years of life, and over the last 4-5 years has developed such secondary nuances as cedar and spice box. The creme de cassis, underlying floral note, full-bodied power, extraordinary purity, multilayered texture, and finish of over a minute are a shase for what this Chateau accomplished in The wine is still amazingly youthful, vibrant, and pure. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1,500 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 103

100 666 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1996 The impressive 1996 Mouton-Rothschild offers impressive aromas of black currants, framboise, coffee, and new saddle leather. This full-bodied, ripe, rich, concentrated, superbly balanced wine is paradoxical in the sense that the aromatics suggest a far more evolved wine than the flavors reveal. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #122, Apr. 1999) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Cheval Blanc 1985 St. Emilion Chateau Margaux 1986 Margaux Chateau Haut Brion 1990 Pessac-Leognan Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Salon Vintage Champagne 1985 Le Mesnil...a range of mature tones in the form of licorice and a slight smokiness. At the start of the century s last year (1999) the peacock s tail had begun to unfold in all its glory. (93 pts. Richard Juhlin, Mar. 2012) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ BORDEAUX The following cases of Bordeaux were acquired on release and stored in a home cellar with temperature and humidity control. 669 Chateau Lafite Rothschild bn, 8bsl, 1hbsl, 3tl, 6tsl, 1wasl Bottle (9) This wine...reveals the classic Lafite bouquet of red and black fruits, cedar, fruitcake, and tobacco-like aromas. In the mouth, this medium ruby/garnet-colored wine displays a delicacy of fruit and sweet attack, but subtle, well-defined flavors ranging from tobacco, cigar box, cedar, and fruitcake. This is a savory, soft Lafite-Rothschild that is pleasing to both the intellect and the palate. (91 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998) Estimate: $4,500-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Latour bn, 8bsl, 6wasl, 3cc, 1ssos Bottle (8) Remarkably velvety and supple the excellence, complexity, and richness of the wine are still present. The color is dark ruby, the bouquet offers plenty of ripe cassis and spicy oak, and the flavor is generous, silky, moderately tannic, and long in the finish. (88 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Margaux 1981 Margaux 10bn, 1vhs, 11hbsl, 5tl, 4wasl Bottle (11) In weight and texture, the 1981 Margaux is closest in style to the It is an outstanding wine, even in the company of the monumental wines of 1982, 1983, and 1986, although it does not have the power and weight of these vintages. It is still very dark ruby/purple-colored. The aromatics suggest ripe cassis fruit, spicy vanillin oakiness, and violets. On the palate, the wine is mediumbodied, concentrated, tannic, and extremely long. It is just beginning to open and evolve. (91 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Palmer 1982 Margaux 3vhs, 3bsl, 1cc...unfolds nicely and reveals quite mineral-rich, soy-tinged black fruit interlaced with graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannin lending this backbone... it reveals hidden facets such as tobacco and tertiary notes, allied with poise and finesse. (92 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, May 2016) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $550 BORDEAUX FROM A DOCTOR The following wines were purchased on futures by a Pennsylvania Doctor. Although he has practiced medicine for several decades, he worked in wine before he went to medical school. His passion for the world s finest liquid never faded and he acquired and drank many cases of wine through the years. These were acquired on release and kept in a home cellar with temperature and humidity control. Heritage staff sampled two older bottles that were specifically chosen due to their low fill levels and signs of seepage, and both bottles showed exceptionally. Bid with confidence. 673 Chateau Cheval Blanc 1982 St. Emilion 3lscl, 3lwrl There is plenty of amber at the edge, and this medium to fullbodied wine shows notes of menthol, cedar, spice box, plums, and black cherries. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

101 674 Chateau Gruaud Larose 1982 St. Julien 2ts, 1vhs, 1lbsl, 4nl Bottle (5) A massive wine that is clearly of first-growth quality in this vintage, the 1982 Gruaud Larose remains a youngster. A broodingly dense, thick, unctuously textured, inky/plum/garnet/purple color offers up scents of beef blood, steak tartare, cassis, herbs, tobacco, and underbrush. One of the most concentrated wines of the vintage (as well as one of the most concentrated Bordeaux s I have ever tasted), it is a huge, full-bodied, weighty, rich wine whose tannins are getting silkier and silkier. It appears set for another years of life. This behemoth is a singularly profound example of Gruaud Larose that continues to justify its legendary status. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1,100 Lot Chateau Calon Segur 1982 St. Estephe 4ts, 8vhs, 3nl, 12sos A dense, opaque garnet color is followed by notes of roasted meats, herbs, black currants, incense, and damp earth. Fullbodied, still extremely tannic (sweet but noticeable tannins), rich, and backward, where perfectly stored, this 1982 will last for another 50 years. (94+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Petit Village 1982 Pomerol 5bn, 4nl, 1ssos This chocolaty, exotic, almost New World style of wine has lost some of its ostentatiousness, but there is still an underlying herbaceous character intermixed with notes of jammy black cherries as well as a succulent texture. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau l Angelus 1982 St. Emilion 2ts, 2vhs, 1bsl, 2scl, 3sos Bottle (4) Chateau Talbot 1982 St. Julien 1bn, 2nl Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $700 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 105

102 Lot FIRST GROWTHS Purchased on release and stored in a temperature and humidity controlled home cellar. 678 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1997 Chateau Latour 1997 lbsl, nc Chateau Margaux 1997 Margaux 2lbsl Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1997 Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1,200 LAFITE FROM A FRIEND Purchased on release and stored in a temperature and humidity controlled home cellar. 679 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1999 This prodigious wine is both elegant and intensely flavored, and almost diaphanous in its layers that unfold with no heaviness. An opaque ruby/purple color is accompanied by a complex bouquet of lead pencil, graphite, cedar, creme de cassis, toast, and vanilla. It is medium-bodied, with extravagant layers of richness yet little weight, and a finish that is all sweetness, ripeness, and harmony. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140, Apr. 2002) Estimate: $500-$700 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2000 nl, lwasl A blend of 93.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot, the wine still has a dark ruby/purple color and an extraordinarily youthful nose of graphite, black currants, sweet, unsmoked cigar tobacco, and flowers. The wine is rich, medium to full-bodied, but has that ethereal elegance and purity that is always Lafite. (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $850

103 1990 LAFITE IMPERIAL This single imperial is part of a larger collection of wine acquired by our consignor largely through auction houses on the East Coast. It was stored in a home cellar with temperature and humidity control. Lot Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1990 lnl, ssos Imperial (1) The 1990 Lafite has turned out far better than my early assessment. While it still possesses some firmness, and performs like a late adolescent in terms of its evolution, it boasts gorgeous aromas of cedar, tobacco leaf, cassis, and lead pencil shavings. The explosive aromas are followed by a fleshy, full-bodied wine... (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $5,500-$7,500 Starting Bid: $4, LATOUR These few bottles remain from a once-gigantic collection built around purchasing Bordeaux futures in the 1980s and 1990s. These wines were acquired on release through futures. And although our consignor loved drinking the other bottles from these cases, he has decided that it would be best for them to find new homes so he kindly releases them here. The wines were stored in a home cellar with temperature and humidity control. 682 Chateau Latour scl Deep garnet-brick colored, the 1990 Latour displays mature sandalwood, leather and cigar box hints over dried berries and kirsch. The palate is evolved, offering a wonderfully spicy richness coupled by powdery tannins and finishing long and savory. (94 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia, Nov. 2012) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1,400 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 107

104 BORDEAUX FROM THE SOUTH The following wines come to us from a longtime friend of Heritage with collections in multiple categories. He has consigned with us several times before, and our bidders are always happy to see wines like these, which were acquired on release and stored in a temperature and humidity controlled home cellar. 683 Chateau Margaux 2015 Margaux Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $700 LA TACHE FROM FLORIDA The following comes to us from a long-time collector of wine. He acquired nearly all of these wines on release and stored them in his temperature and humidity controlled home cellar. He has enjoyed countless bottles over the years, but he and his wife drink far less these days so he releases them to us for sale. 684 La Tache 2004 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lscl This too is sublime in its subtlety and grace with ineffably pure aromas and it strikes a balance between the opulence of the RSV and the restraint of the GE with an expressive yet ultra fine nose of rose petals, violets and seductive spice notes that introduce unbelievably refined flavors that seem crafted from silk and lace, culminating in a linear, mouth coating finish that detonates like a bomb and lasts and lasts. At present, this is taut and precise with the lithe muscularity of a world class gymnast yet it is not lean or unduly tight as there is a generosity to the mid-palate that serves to buffer the underlying tannic spine that will permit this to age for decades. This is clearly a great wine that epitomizes the concept of power without weight. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #25, Jan. 2007) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1,900 SINGLE OWNER CONTI This beautiful bottle was purchased as part of a 12-bottle assortment on release from a trusted retailer in New York. It was then stored in a home cellar with temperature and humidity control before release in this sale. 685 Romanee Conti 1995 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lscl, #02477 An opulent, spicy, lush, highly floral and powerfully complex nose merges seamlessly with deep, classy, sappy, simply gorgeous, fresh flavors that offer incredible depth and purity of expression. Classy, pure and the length doesn t seem to quit. The 95 isn t an especially big wine and though it s by no means shy, the breadth of flavors and underlying nuance seems endless. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2007) Estimate: $10,000-$13,000 Starting Bid: $8,000 RARE D AUVENAY Two pristine bottles of quite possibly the rarest wine in the world await lucky bidders. From a friend and client, purchased on release and stored in a temperature and humidity controlled cellar prior to sale. 686 Criots Batard Montrachet 2004 D Auvenay (Leroy) lscl A less expressive, tighter but more elegant nose of pain grillé, peach, white flower and grilled nut aromas combine with pure, precise and mineral suffused flavors that have a crystalline sense of exactness about them, all wrapped in a finish that goes on and on. This is a classic Chevalier in character with astonishing detail and a finish that is akin to rolling rocks around in the mouth. A great, great effort and one destined to become a classic. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #23, July 2006) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Puligny Montrachet 2002 La Richarde, D Auvenay (Leroy) lscl, lwrl The 2002 Puligny-Monrtrachet En La Richarde was a much deeper color than the Auxey-Duresses Les Clous 2002 that was tasted alongside. Initially it came across heavier on the nose: smoke and hazelnut, a touch of lemon rind, clearly open for business. The palate is beautifully balanced, very intense with razor-sharp acidity. [It] takes a few minutes to really get into its stride, but then it really flowers and develops subtle nuances of mandarin and a touch of flintiness. This appears to be only just getting into its stride and is remarkably fine given its age, suggesting another decade will be no problem. (94 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #223, Mar Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

105 LARGE FORMAT MONDAVI The provenance on this rare lot is incredible it was sourced from Heritage Auctions and stored in our warehouse. Bid with confidence. 688 Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon lscl, 1lwrl, 2lcc, 2ssos Double-Magnum (2) The 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve has consistently been a 90 point wine. It remains a beautiful Cabernet, displaying cedar, tobacco, and black currant fruit. Medium to full-bodied and fully mature, with sweet ripeness on the attack, excellent purity, and a long, supple finish... (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #114, Dec. 1997) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1,000 MAILING LIST SCREAMING E These bottles were acquired from the Screaming Eagle mailing list and stored in a Eurocave before release for this sale. 689 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 A wine of remarkable precision, the 2009 is totally dialed in from start to finish. Layers of intensely sweet, perfumed fruit are woven together with remarkable elegance and sheer polish. (98 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #204, Dec. 2012) Estimate: $5,000-$7,000 Starting Bid: $4,000 SCARECROW FROM A FRIEND Purchased from the mailing list and stored professionally prior to sale. 690 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 The classic 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon included fruit from the 2-acre, old vine parcel that is nearly 70 years of age. It boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious notes of spring flowers, blackberries, black raspberries and wet rocks. The wine s gravelly minerality and spectacular opulence and density make it an instant classic. This massive, full-bodied 2012 should drink beautifully for years. It showed incredibly well last year, and it still reveals the potential to possibly merit a 3-digit score it s that special. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #215, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $600 DOMINUS, SCREAMER AND RIDGE The following comes to us from a repeat consignor in the Midwest and is an absolute treat for those of us who love the heights that the Gold Coast can reach. On offer here are nine vintages of Dominus and nine vintages of Monte Bello (in Imperial and D-mag no less!). He acquired nearly all of these wines on release, with some of the older bottles sourced through very trusted retailers. They were then stored in a purpose-built cellar complete with temperature and humidity control. 691 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Monte Bello Imperial (1) While it is eclipsed by the brilliance of the 2005, the 2006 Monte Bello (68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc) is a very strong effort. Its dense purple color is followed by copious aromas of creme de cassis, licorice, spice box, and a touch of oak. Well-balanced, dense, pure, layered, and rich, its big, rich style is similar to the This cuvee should keep for years in a cool cellar. (94+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #187, Feb. 2010) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Monte Bello Imperial (1) A retaste of the flagship wine, the 2007 Monte Bello (a blend from this famous estate of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc) reveals a dense ruby/purple wine with a floral, blueberry, and earthy cassis nose and elegant mid-weight flavors with impressive purity and classicism. There is good acidity, firm tannin, and modest alcohol (13.1%). This is not the most concentrated or powerful Monte Bello, but one built on finesse and elegance. (92+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #193, Feb. 2011) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Monte Bello Imperial (1) The 2008 Monte Bello is striking. It is a decidedly muscular Monte Bello endowed with layers of dark fruit. Tobacco, mint, asphalt and crushed rocks develop in the glass, adding tons of complexity and finesse. A long, saline finish rounds things out beautifully. In 2008 the cold growing season stretched into October and the wine definitely has the feel of a cool vintage. The spring frost and the second year of drought conditions lowered yields significantly. Yields were just 1.25 tons per acre on average, but some of the older vineyards came in at less than 1 ton per acre. The balance of fruit, tannin and structure is simply extraordinary, but the wine needs time, most likely lots of it. (97+ pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #196, Aug. 2011) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $700 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 109

106 694 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Monte Bello Imperial (1) Ridge s flagship offering, the 2010 Monte Bello, composed of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc (13.2% alcohol), was harvested in October and yields were under two tons of fruit per acre. Boasting a deeper ruby/purple color than the Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, it exhibits attractive aromas of creme de cassis, dark berries, earth and spice. Firm, rich, structured and broodingly backward, it needs at least 7-8 years of bottle age, and should keep for three decades. (91+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #209, Oct. 2013) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Monte Bello Imperial (1) The 2011 Monte Bello (87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc) emerges from the glass with tobacco, grilled herbs, smoke, incense and plums melding together in this soft, beautifully textured Monte Bello. The 2011 is a wine of exceptional textural finesse. The 100% new oak is totally integrated. (93-95 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #202, Aug. 2012) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Monte Bello Imperial (1) Inky colored, the sensational 2012 Monte Bello comes all from the Santa Cruz Mountains and is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot. It s backwards and tight, with classic black cherry, crushed violets, cassis, espresso roast and crème brulee notes all flowing seamlessly to a full-bodied, concentrated, structured and layered Bordeaux blend that has bright acidity, a stacked mid-palate and firm tannin. It needs 5-6 years of cellaring and will hold for two decades beyond that. (94+ pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #221, Oct. 2015) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Monte Bello Imperial (1) Showing even better than last year, the 2013 Monte Bello is a tour de force, and a step up over the Full-bodied, layered, beautifully concentrated and seamless, it knocks it out of the park with its classic bouquet of plums, vanilla bean, cedary spice, scorched earth and cigar. Made from 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 7% Cabernet Franc and the rest Merlot, aged in 98% new American oak (there s 2% new French oak), I wish I had bottles in the cellar. (97 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Monte Bello Imperial (1) The 2014 Monte Bello checks in as a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Petit Verdot brought up in the standard mostly new American oak barrels. Its inky purple color is followed by a sensational perfume of crème de cassis, vanilla bean, espresso roast and violets. Much more polished and elegant than the estate Cabernet, yet with no shortage of concentration, it s a ripe, sexy, seamless Monte Bello that s going to be approachable in its youth, yet evolve for two decades or more. (96 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, Aug. 2017) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2006 Double-Magnum (1) 2007 Double-Magnum (1) 2008 Double-Magnum (1) 2010 Double-Magnum (1) 2011 Double-Magnum (1) 2012 Double-Magnum (1) 2013 Double-Magnum (1) 2014 Double-Magnum (1) Estimate: $3,750-$4,750 Starting Bid: $3, Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 1991 Bottle (4) 2001 Bottle (4) 2009 Bottle (4) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 The telltale sign of this iconic wine is its extraordinary purity of crème de cassis fruit, which is displayed abundantly in the It doesn t quite have the structure and mass of the 2013, but this sexy, up-front, opaque ruby/purple-colored wine is seamlessly constructed, full-bodied, and has a long finish with silky tannins. This seems to float across that palate with that great fruit purity that is a characteristic of Screaming Eagle. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $6,000-$8,000 Starting Bid: $4, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

107 702 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Composed of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, the very deep purple-black colored 2015 Screaming Eagle leaps from the glass with notes of freshly crushed black currants, black cherries and blackberries with suggestions of cigar box, black raspberries, red currants, chocolates, pencil lead and cast-iron pan plus a touch of potpourri. Medium to full-bodied with a rock-solid backbone of ripe, grainy tannins and oodles of freshness, it features the most incredible black and red fruit layers and finishes with incredible vibrancy and depth. (100 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate #236, Apr. 2018) Estimate: $6,000-$8,000 Starting Bid: $4, Dominus Estate bn, 3ts, 4ltl, 1ssos, 2 I have been fooled by this wine in blind tastings, mistaking it for a top Pomerol, although there is an insignificant percentage of Merlot in the blend. The complex bouquet of ripe, curranty fruit, coffee, and sweet black cherries has become increasingly complex and intense. Full-bodied, opulent, and soft... (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #94, Aug. 1994) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Dominus Estate bn, 2ts, 12cc, 2ssos The 1985 Dominus stands out for its smoky, ripe cassis, earthy nose, sweet, full-bodied, concentrated flavors, and opulently long, chewy finish. It was the most forward, precocious example of this wine I have yet tasted. Most recent tastings have suggested the wine needed further aging. This bottling exhibited the plush, velvety texture that proprietor Christian Moueix achieves in top Pomerol vintages. (91 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #98, Apr. 1995) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Dominus Estate cc Bottle (11) I did not pick this out as Dominus in the blind tasting, largely because it came across as such a young, rich, blockbuster wine. One of the richest, densest, most concentrated offerings in the entire tasting, it also proved to be one of the best-balanced, with better integration of acidity and tannin than many 1986s exhibited. The color remains a deep, dark ruby, with purple hues. Dense, concentrated, and pure, with copious quantities of cassis fruit intermingled with earth, spice, and minerals, this large-scaled, concentrated wine appears to have aged at a glacial pace since I first tasted it. Accessible because of its well-integrated, low acidity... Very impressive. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #106, Aug. 1996) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Dominus Estate 1992 It exhibits an open knit, opulent, rich, easy-going character with gorgeous levels of earthy, cassis fruit intertwined with scents of herbs, coffee, and chocolate/mocha ice cream. Rich and full-bodied, with thick, viscous flavors and low acidity, this is a forward, exceptionally concentrated, easy to understand Dominus that should drink well for 20 years. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #102, Dec. 1995) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Dominus Estate Its dark plum/purple color is accompanied by aromas and flavors of truffles, forest floor, black cherries, black currants, and Asian spices. One of the finest wines of the vintage, it is complete, full-bodied, and seamlessly built with beautiful ripe tannins, low acidity, and a luscious, layered mouthfeel. The aromatics are even more evolved and complex than the 2005s. The 2006 should drink well for years. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #180, Dec. 2008) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Dominus Estate in The 2007 Dominus, the quintessential model of haute couture, is pure elegance exhibiting a seamless integration of wood, tannin, alcohol and acidity as well as a complex bouquet of cedar, new saddle leather, sweet kirsch, black currant and plum fruit and a notion of licorice. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #192, Dec. 2010) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1,200 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 111

108 709 Dominus Estate 2007 Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Dominus Estate nl Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Dominus Estate Made in a more masculine style, the 2008 Dominus has all of that along with bigger body and more structure, fat, density and texture. (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #192, Dec. 2010) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Dominus Estate 2010 Composed of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot, the stunning, full-bodied 2010 Dominus boasts an exceptional perfume of hoisin sauce, licorice, underbrush, forest floor, plums, black currants and jammy cherries intertwined with hints of cedar, baking spices and oak. Full-bodied and voluptuously textured, the 2010 is on a slightly faster evolutionary track than the 2009 (somewhat of an anomaly for these two vintages). This exquisite as well as prodigious 2010 can be drunk young, but it should age effortlessly for years. Bravo! (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #209, Oct. 2013) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Dominus Estate Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1,100 NEW WORLD STANDOUTS FROM A CLASSIC CONNECTICUT CELLAR Harlan is the eponymous brainchild of Bill Harlan, who started his estate in the early 90s with the goal of making California s first First Growth. 240 acres of pristine vineyards are nestled in the hills of western Oakville. A classic cépage of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet France and Petit Verdot make up the blend of the flagship Estate wine and The Maiden. Bill created a sister property in 97, Bond, devoted to highlighting the terroir of the Grand Crus of Napa, including Melbury, Pluribus, St. Eden, Quella and Vecina. Consulting oenologist Michel Rolland and winemaker Bob Levy lead the production of Harlan s wines. All wines consistently receive high scores and acclaim, and have long waiting lists as a result. This consignment comes from a pristine cellar owned by a longtime friend and client of Heritage. The wines were all purchased on release directly from the mailing list and stored in a perfect home cellar under humidity and temperature control. Don t miss a chance for 12 bottles of the famed 97 in original wood cases. 714 Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 The opaque purple-colored 1996 Harlan Estate reveals extraordinary intensity, a spicy, black currant, tobacco, cedar, and fruit cake-scented bouquet, full body, a texture oozing with glycerin and concentrated fruit, and moderate tannin in the blockbuster finish. It is one of the most concentrated and complete red wines one could hope to taste. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #126, Jan. 2000) Estimate: $3,250-$4,250 Starting Bid: $2, Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon The 1997 Harlan Estate is one of the greatest Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines I have ever tasted. A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, with the rest Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this enormously-endowed, profoundly rich wine must be tasted to be believed. Opaque purple-colored, it boasts spectacular, soaring aromatics of vanilla, minerals, coffee, blackberries, licorice, and cassis. In the mouth, layer after layer unfold powerfully yet gently. Acidity, tannin, and alcohol are well-balanced by the wine s unreal richness and singular personality. The finish exceeds one minute. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #132, Dec. 2000) Estimate: $10,000-$13,000 Starting Bid: $8, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

109 Lot 715 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 113

110 716 Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon The 1999 Harlan Estate (1,700 cases) reveals moderately intense aromatics of sweet vanilla, menthol, espresso, chocolate, and cassis. The wine is medium to full-bodied, suave, and elegant. It is more restrained and not as intense as previous vintages, reflecting 1999 s cool growing season. Nevertheless, this is still an outstanding wine. The finish is long, elegant, and Bordeaux-like. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #142, Aug. 2002) Estimate: $4,750-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 The extraordinary Harlan Estate, which I awarded 100 points seven years ago, offers no justifiable reason to doubt its perfect score. It is still a baby, with an inky purple color and notes of smoky camphor intermixed with creme de cassis, Asian soy and a hint of cedar beginning to emerge as well as some espresso and subtle damp forest floor notes. The wine has awesome intensity, a full-bodied mouthfeel, a skyscraper-like texture, and a finish that goes on for close to a minute. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #201, June 2012) Estimate: $4,750-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 The bottled 2003 Harlan Estate is as good or even better than I had hoped. With a dark ruby/purple color, silky tannin, and abundant quantities of licorice, graphite, chocolate, espresso, black currant, truffle, and earthy characteristics, it comes across like a hypothetical blend of a top-notch and Graves. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #168, Dec. 2006) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 The 2004 Harlan Estate is probably the most precocious and accessible Harlan Estate that this perfectionist team has made. Already compelling, the wine has notes of roasted coffee, charcoal, blackberry, spring flowers, and some background sweet, toasty notes. Dense, fleshy, exuberant, even flamboyant by the standards of Bill Harlan, this wine exhibits no jaggedness or rough edges, has relatively high tannins, but they melt away on the palate. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #174, Dec. 2007) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon The 2006 Harlan Estate has turned out better than I originally predicted. Its dense ruby/purple color is followed by classic aromas of creme de cassis, melted licorice, smoked meats, burning embers, and graphite. It has thrown off some of the tannic clout it displayed last year, revealing great balance. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #186, Dec. 2009) Estimate: $5,000-$7,000 Starting Bid: $4, Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Estimate: $5,000-$7,000 Starting Bid: $4, Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Bottle (4) Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 The prodigious 2007 Harlan Estate reminds me of a hypothetical blend of the 2002 with a touch of the controversial Dense plum/purple-colored with sweet aromas of barbecue smoke, blueberries, blackberries, cassis, licorice, hot rocks and subtle oak, it is a splendidly opulent, pure wine with a skyscraper-like texture as well as stunningly deep fruit that expands gracefully across the palate. The finish lasts nearly a full minute. Because of its overwhelming richness and sweet tannins, this brilliant wine seems to be approachable now, but I suspect further nuances and complexity will emerge after 4-5 years in the bottle. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #192, Dec. 2010) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Bond Winery Red 2006 Melbury The 2006 Melbury has a dense plum/purple color and a big, sweet, scorched earth, creme de cassis and blueberry nose, with hints of charcoal, spice box, and graphite. Rich, well-made, and showing exceptionally well from bottle (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #186, Dec. 2009) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

111 726 Bond Winery Red 2006 Pluribus The 2006 Pluribus, like all of these Cabernet Sauvignons, is youthful, with an opaque purple color and a big, sweet nose of blueberry liqueur intermixed with spring flowers and wet rocks. Full-bodied, powerful, and backward, with sweet tannin but formidable structure, this wine needs to be cellared for 4-5 years and drunk over the following 25 years. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #186, Dec. 2009) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Bond Winery Red 2007 Pluribus The 2007 Pluribus (the highest elevation vineyard of all these parcels) exhibits tell-tale Spring Mountain characteristics of acacia (or is it violets?) flowers interwoven with blueberry liqueur, black raspberries, cassis and crushed rocks. A wine of great intensity and full-bodied power yet with a freshness and delineation that are remarkable, this stunning wine should drink well for years. (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #192, Dec. 2010) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Bond Winery Red 2006 Quella Dense purple, this wine comes across as the most austere of any of these wines. This dense, rich, elegant wine displays impressive notes of espresso roast intermixed with blackberry and floralinfused blue fruits, but in the finish the tannins kick in, and the wine seems closed and in need of considerable aging. I would sit on this for a good half dozen years, and drink it over the following two decades. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #186, Dec. 2009) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Bond Winery Red 2006 Quella 2 Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Bond Winery Red 2007 Quella 2 A magical combination of blueberry liqueur intermixed with crushed rock, spring flowers (violets?), earth, pen ink and burning ember leads to a full-bodied, majestically rich wine with a multilayered texture, silky tannins and a phenomenally long finish of over 50 seconds. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #192, Dec. 2010) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Bond Winery Red 2006 Vecina The 2006 Vecina has turned out even better than I expected last year. Graphite/lead pencil notes intermixed with hints of burning embers and charcoal, an opaque purple color, and sweet blackberry and roasted espresso notes are all present in this wine, which is masculine, muscular, tannic, but incredibly wellendowed and a potential candidate for 30 years of aging. This wine needs 4-5 years of cellaring and should last three decades. (95+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #186, Dec. 2009) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 Gravelly Meadow 1996 Gravelly Meadow 1996 Lake 1988 Volcanic Hill bsl, tl 1995 Volcanic Hill 1995 Volcanic Hill 1996 Volcanic Hill 1998 Volcanic Hill Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock Terrace Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $550 SCHRADER, SAXUM AND SQN This mighty consignment of flashy New World wines hails from the party town of Las Vegas. Like its home city, the wines are big, bold, and tons of fun. Rare mags of Old Sparky and up-and-comer Cayuse are a must for any collector of large formats. The wines were purchased directly from the mailing list and stored in home Eurocave under temperature and humidity control. 734 Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon Old Sparky 2009 Magnum (1) 2012 Magnum (1) 2013 Magnum (1) 2014 Magnum (1) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard 2009 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2009 GIII, Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard 2009 T6, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $600 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 115

112 736 Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon ssos, 2011 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2011 T6, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $450-$550 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2012 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2012 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2012 T6, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard 2012 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2012 GIII, Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard 2012 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2012 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2012 T6, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard 2013 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon sos, 2013 GIII, Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard 2013 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2013 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2013 T6, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Beckstoffer, To-Kalon Vineyard 2014 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2014 GIII, Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard 2014 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard 2014 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2014 T6, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Saxum Red 2010 Booker Vineyard 2010 Heart Stone Vineyard 2012 Heart Stone Vineyard 2013 Heart Stone Vineyard 2011 James Berry Vineyard Bottle (4) 2014 Paderewski Magnum (1) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Sine Qua Non Grenache 2004 Ode to E Sine Qua Non Syrah 2004 Poker Face Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Sine Qua Non Syrah 2005 Nail In My Cranium Black as a moonless night, the th Nail reveals a stunning nose of spring flowers intermixed with creme de cassis, blackberries, charcoal, graphite, and hints of lard and barbecue spices. Dense, with an endless (and I mean endless) finish, remarkable purity, and layer upon layer of flavor, but no sense of heaviness or flabbiness, this prodigious Syrah should evolve for 15 or more years. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #184, Aug. 2009) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Cayuse Vineyards Syrah 2013 Walla Walla Special #5 2 Magnum (2) 2014 Walla Walla Special #6 Magnum (1) Estimate: $425-$550 Starting Bid: $ Saxum Red Broken Stones 2008 lscl nl Bottle (5) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

113 OPENING THE VAULT FOR AUCTION Our consignor has the enviable problem of simply having too much wine. Though he is consigning more than 3,000 bottles, that only represents less than one fifth of his total collection. Because of this issue, he has decided to thin out his cellar of items where he has duplicates. A wine collection is a cellar, not a vault. The collection is highlighted by full cases of First-Growth and DRC from great vintages. The savvy buyer will also pay attention to the short but mighty selection of Italian and Rhone wines. These were purchased largely through futures, but some of the other wines were sourced from reputable auctions houses on the East Coast as well. The wines were then taken to a private storage facility where they sat undisturbed until an HA specialist inspected them on site. Our team has enjoyed many bottles over the years from this consignor s cellar and they never fail to please, so bid with confidence. 746 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1986 The 1986 possesses outstanding richness, a deep color, medium body, a graceful, harmonious texture, and superb length. The penetrating fragrance of cedar, chestnuts, minerals, and rich fruit is a hallmark of this wine. Powerful, dense, rich, and tannic, as well as medium to full-bodied, with awesome extraction of fruit, this Lafite has immense potential. Patience is required. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Lafite Rothschild Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1996 Bottle (5) The bouquet is classic with pencil shavings and sous-bois infusing the black fruit, masculine and a little aloof, yet focused and very well delineated. The palate is very well balanced with crisp blackberry and boysenberry fruit, spicier than I recollect, a crescendo of flavors so that it seems understated at first but fans out with a sense of confidence towards the finish. (98 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1998 A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, this wine represents only 34% of Lafite s total harvest. In a less than perfect Medoc vintage, it has been spectacular since birth, putting on more weight and flesh over the last year. This opaque purplecolored 1998 is close to perfection. The spectacular nose of lead pencil, smoky, mineral, and black currant fruit soars majestically from the glass. The wine is elegant yet profoundly rich, revealing the essence of Lafite s character. The tannin is sweet, and the wine is spectacularly layered yet never heavy. The finish is sweet, super-rich, yet impeccably balanced and long (50+ seconds). (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #134, Apr. 2001) Estimate: $7,500-$9,500 Starting Bid: $6, Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1998 Bottle (8) Estimate: $5,000-$7,000 Starting Bid: $4, Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2000 A blend of 93.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot, the wine still has a dark ruby/purple color and an extraordinarily youthful nose of graphite, black currants, sweet, unsmoked cigar tobacco, and flowers. The wine is rich, medium to full-bodied, but has that ethereal elegance and purity that is always Lafite. (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lafite Rothschild wasl The 2001 Lafite Rothschild s deep, saturated plum/purple color is accompanied by lead pencil liqueur-like notes intermixed with sweet red and black currants, plums, and cedar. This blend of 86.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13.5% Merlot is a classic example of Lafite. Extremely elegant, medium-bodied, with intense concentration, richness, and sweet tannin, it appears to be on a rapid evolutionary track, at least in comparison to recent Lafite vintages that have been far more backward and powerful. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #153, June 2004) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $800 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 117

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115 753 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2002 A brilliant offering and a candidate for wine of the vintage, this is classic Lafite that reminded me somewhat of the 1976, although the vintage conditions were completely different. This is a medium-weight, quintessentially elegant style of Lafite with notes of lead pencil shavings/graphite along with black currants, plums, and crushed rocks/mineral. Wonderfully pure, dense, with a deep ruby/purple color and loads of fruit, definition, and a long finish, this is a brilliant, elegant Lafite Rothschild that builds incrementally in the mouth and has more power and density than it initially seems. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #158, Apr. 2005) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2003 Bottle (5) The 2003 Lafite Rothschild comes as close to perfection as any of the great Lafites made over the past three decades (1982, 1986, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010). This sensational effort came in at 12.7% natural alcohol, it is made in the style of one of this estate s great classics, the Composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it exhibits a dense ruby/purple color to the rim along with a luxurious bouquet of cedarwood, lead pencil shaving, white chocolate, cocoa and cassis. Fat, rich, opulent and full-bodied with low acidity and stunning seductiveness and complexity, this noble wine possesses a bountiful, generous, heady style. It is just coming into its plateau of maturity where it should hold for years. This is one of the candidates for the wine of the vintage make no mistake about that. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #214, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $3,750-$4,750 Starting Bid: $3, Carruades de Lafite 2000 A brilliant second wine, the 2000 Carruades de Lafite (51.4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42.3% Merlot, 4.9% Cabernet Franc, and 1.4% Petit Verdot), aged in 10-15% new French oak, shows wonderfully sweet lead pencil shavings intermixed with an elegant black cherry and cassis nose. A wine of tremendous purity, medium body, and the tell-tale Lafite elegance... (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #146, Apr. 2003) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Latour lscl This is one of my favorite wines ever. Full-bodied, with layers of silky fruit and masses of currant, mineral and berry character. Amazing. It s a wine with perfect structure, perfect strength. It s 1961 Latour in modern clothes. It s hard not to drink it now. (100 pts. James Sucking, Wine Spectator, Feb. 2005) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Latour scl Deep garnet-brick in color, the nose is well developed, displaying dried berry, leather, vanilla pod and anise notes with a faint whiff of potpourri. The palate is wonderfully fleshy and opulent with velvety, approachable tannins and a long finish. (96 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia, Nov. 2012) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Latour scl Bottle (4) Deep garnet-black in color, the 1996 is classic Latour at its utmost. The nose offers a tantalizing array of complex notes including dried Chinese plums, toasted nuts, Indian spices and black olive tapenade over a core of dried cherries and aged meat. The palate is pure power that is stunningly balanced giving a generous level of fruit concentration perfectly offset by a high level of very finely grained tannins and seamless freshness. Possessing a finish that just goes on and on, this is as good as it gets. (100 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia, Nov. 2012) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Latour scl Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Latour 2002 Bottle (8) The wine of the vintage? There are only 10,000 cases of this extraordinarily rich, dense 2002 that is as powerful as the 2003 (even the alcohol levels are nearly the same, 12.85%). It is dark ruby/purple to the rim, with notes of English walnuts, crushed rocks, black currants, and forest floor, dense, full-bodied, and opulent, yet classic with spectacular aromatics, marvelous purity, and a full-bodied finish that lasts just over 50+ seconds. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #158, Apr. 2005) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Latour 2003 Bottle (4) A prodigious effort, it boasts a saturated purple color as well as a gorgeous perfume of smoke, cedar, creme de cassis, flowers, crushed rocks, and blackberries. Massive and multi-layered, with huge richness and low acidity, it is about as unctuous as a young Latour can be. It could be compared to the 1982, but it may be even more pure, at least at this early stage, than that monumental wine. The level of intensity builds prodigiously in the mouth, and the finish lasts nearly a minute. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #164, Apr. 2006) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1,900 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 119

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117 762 Chateau Haut Brion 1989 Pessac-Leognan 1lscl...the 1989 Haut-Brion is a seamless, majestic classic, and a tribute to this phenomenal terroir and its singular characteristics. The wine still has a very thick, viscous-looking ruby/purple color, a spectacular, young but awesome smorgasbord of aromas ranging from scorched earth, liquid minerals, graphite, blackberry and black currant jam to toast, licorice, and spice box. The levels of fruit, extract, and glycerin in this viscous, full-bodied, lowacid wine are awe-inspiring. The brilliant symmetry of the wine, extraordinary purity, and seamlessness are the hallmarks of a modern-day legend. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $7,000-$9,000 Starting Bid: $5, Chateau Haut Brion 1990 Pessac-Leognan 4scl In terms of the brilliant complexity and nobility of the aromatics, scorched earth, black currants, plums, charcoal, cedar, and spices, the 1990 offers an aromatic explosion that is unparalleled. It is always fascinating to taste this wine next to the 1989, which is a monumental effort, but much more backward and denser, without the aromatic complexity of the The 1990 put on weight after bottling, and is currently rich, full-bodied, opulent, even flamboyant by Haut Brion s standards. It is an incredible expression of a noble terroir in a top vintage. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Haut Brion 1995 Pessac-Leognan 2scl Bottle (5)...a deep ruby/purple-colored wine with a tight but promising nose of burning wood embers intermixed with vanilla, spice box, earth, mineral, sweet cherry, black currant, plum-like fruit, medium to full body, a high level of ripe but sweet tannin, and a finish that goes on for a good seconds. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Haut Brion 1999 Pessac-Leognan 3lscl Deep plum, currant, and mineral notes emerge from the concentrated, beautifully balanced, pure 1999 Haut Brion. It seems to be cut from the same mold as years such as 1979 and There is a hint of graphite in the abundant fruit. The wine is medium to full-bodied, nuanced, subtle, deep, and provocatively elegant. It is made in a style that only Haut Brion appears capable of achieving. The finish is extremely long, the tannins sweet, and the overall impression one of delicacy interwoven with power and ripeness. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140, Apr. 2002) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1975 Pessac-Leognan ts, scl, taped label, ssos The 1975 La Mission-Haut-Brion, which consistently received perfect scores in its first thirty years of life, remains a vibrant, vital wine...while much of the fat has faded away, the wine still possesses a vitality and vigor that belies its 37 years of age. The color is a dark garnet with just a touch of lightening at the rim. Notes of camphor, wood charcoal, black fruits, plums, cedar, damp earth, truffles, asphalt and smoke result in a fabulous set of aromatics that are nothing short of compelling. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #202, Aug. 2012) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1989 Pessac-Leognan Bottle (4) This is a profound bottle of La Mission-Haut-Brion with a deep ruby/purple color and a gorgeous nose of espresso, tar, tobacco, mineral, and blackberry, blueberry, and black currant fruit. The extraordinary smorgasbord of aromatics is matched by a fullbodied, viscous, opulent style of wine with sweet, jammy fruit yet enough tannin and acidity to provide uplift and definition. Still somewhat of an adolescent in terms of its development, and far less evolved than its gorgeous sibling, the 1990, this is a prodigious, multi-dimensional wine that is a modern-day legend. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Haut Brion 1998 Pessac-Leognan 5scl Bottle (7) As reported over the last two years, this is a prodigious Haut- Brion. It exhibits a dense ruby/purple color in addition to a tight, but incredibly promising nose of smoke, earth, minerals, lead pencil, black currants, cherries, and spice. This full-bodied wine unfolds slowly, but convincingly on the palate, revealing a rich, multi-tiered, stunningly pure, symmetrical style with wonderful sweetness, ripe tannin, and a finish that lasts for nearly 45 seconds. It tastes like liquid nobility. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #134, Apr. 2001) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1,900 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 121

118 769 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1990 Pessac-Leognan 3scl One of the hottest years in Bordeaux, 1990, a vintage of enormous yields, even dwarfing yields in 1985 and 1982, produced a fabulously open-knit, seemingly fast track La Mission that, at age 22, shows no signs of fading or losing its grip. The color is slightly more mature and evolved than the 1989 s, exhibiting a lighter rim and a less dark blue/ruby/purple hue. Classic La Mission-Haut-Brion aromatics of camphor, licorice, scorched earth, hot bricks, barbecue, cassis, blueberry and kirsch are well displayed. Broad, expansive, velvety-textured and opulent... (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #202, Aug. 2012) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 2000 Pessac-Leognan 1lscl One of the wines of the vintage, the 2000 has barely budged in its evolution since it was bottled and released in After ten years in bottle, it still reveals a dense opaque purple color along with a potentially sensational bouquet of blueberries, black currants, graphite, asphalt and background oak. Extremely powerful, full-bodied and superbly concentrated with good acidity and high but round tannins, this massive La Mission-Haut- Brion should take its place among this estate s most hallowed vintages when it hits full maturity in another one to two decades. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #202, Aug. 2012) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan Bottle (5) 2001 Bottle (4) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Margaux 1986 Margaux 3bn, 1ts, 1spc, A magnificent example of Chateau Margaux and one of the most tannic, backward Margauxs of the last 50 years, the 1986 continues to evolve at a glacial pace. The color is still a dense ruby/purple with just a hint of lightening at the rim. With several hours of aeration, the aromatics become striking, with notes of smoke, toast, creme de cassis, mineral, and white flowers. Very full-bodied, with high but sweet tannin, great purity, and a very masculine, full-bodied style, this wine should prove nearly immortal in terms of its aging potential. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $4,750-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Margaux 1990 Margaux 3bn, 3lscl, 1lwisl It offers an extraordinary aromatic display of spring flowers, camphor, sweet red and black fruits, a hint of licorice, and no evidence of its 100% new oak cask aging. Round and generous with low acidity, but an opulent, full-bodied richness that is fresh with laser-like precision, this stunning wine is just beginning to reach its plateau of full maturity, where it should remain for another three decades. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $8,000-$11,000 Starting Bid: $6, Chateau Margaux 1996 Margaux 3scl Bottle (9) Approaching 20 years old, the nose is now open for business but remaining classic in style, a mixture of red and black fruit, hickory, cedar and just a hint of lavender. It is very complex and beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly herbaceous, undergrowth-tinged opening, the tannins just a little abrasive at the moment, exerting a firmness in the mouth. (94 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $4,500-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Margaux 2000 Margaux The extraordinary seductiveness, complex aromatics, and purity it exhibits lead me to believe it has reached its window of full maturity. Medium-bodied, with layers of concentration, stunning blue, red, and black fruits intermixed with spring flowers, a subtle dosage of new oak, and a distinctive personality that is elegant while at the same time powerful and substantial, this is a multidimensional wine that was extremely approachable and drinkable in both tastings I had of it. The color remains a healthy, even opaque bluish/purple, but there is no reason to hesitate to drink it. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Margaux 2002 Margaux Bottle (4) Performing better from bottle than at any time in cask (which of course is the objective of great winemaking, isn t it?), this wine reveals a dense ruby/purple color in a style somewhat reminiscent of the 1988 but with more power, concentration, and volume. It has a beautifully elegant nose of black fruits intermixed with truffle, flower, and oak. The wine is medium to full-bodied, dense, with wonderful precision, freshness, and a long, full-bodied finish with impressive levels of concentration. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #158, Apr. 2005) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

119 777 Chateau Margaux 2003 Margaux Bottle (4) This was the finest performance by this wine that I have seen since it was released. I did not expect the 2003 Chateau Margaux to show this well in a vintage where the southern part of the Medoc was clearly less impressive than the north. However, it is a beautiful, dark plum/purple-tinged effort with sensational aromatics, a full-bodied mouthfeel, and a youthfulness, precision and freshness that belie what one generally associates with this vintage. It can be drunk now and over the next years. Kudos to Chateau Margaux. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #214, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Cos d Estournel 1996 St. Estephe 2lwrl The 1996 possesses an opaque purple color, as well as pure aromatics consisting of cassis, grilled herbs, coffee, and toasty new oak. Massive in the mouth, and one of the most structured and concentrated young Cos d Estournels I have ever tasted, this thick, structured, tannic wine has closed down significantly since bottling. It requires 7-8 years of cellaring, and should last for years. It is a fabulous Cos, but patience is required. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #122, Apr. 1999) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Cos d Estournel 2001 St. Estephe A beautiful effort, the 2001 Cos d Estournel (65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot) exhibits a poised, noble bouquet of black currants, cedar, spice box, and licorice. A hint of truffles emerges as it sits in the glass. Medium-bodied with sweet fruit (mostly black) and nicely integrated wood, it builds incrementally in the mouth, ending with a 50-second finish. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #153, June 2004) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Cos d Estournel 2001 St. Estephe Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Cos d Estournel 2002 St. Estephe 2lscl Bottle (11) One of the candidates for wine of the vintage, this beauty has a dense purple color to the rim and a classic, noble nose of graphite intermixed with black currant, spice box, licorice, and red and black fruits. Medium to full-bodied with exceptional precision and definition, this beautifully textured wine stands out as one of the most successful wines of this irregular vintage. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #158, Apr. 2005) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Cos d Estournel St. Estephe lscl 2000 Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 1995 St. Julien This wine is of first-growth quality, not only from an intellectual perspective, but in its hedonistic characteristics. More openknit and accessible than the extraordinary 1996, Ducru s 1995 exhibits a saturated ruby/purple color, followed by a knock-out nose of blueberry and black raspberry/cassis fruit intertwined with minerals, flowers, and subtle toasty new oak. Like its younger sibling, the wine possesses a sweet, rich mid-palate (from extract and ripeness, not sugar), layers of flavor, good delineation and grip, but generally unobtrusive tannin and acidity. It is a classic, compelling example of Ducru-Beaucaillou that should not be missed. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #115, Feb. 1998) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 1996 St. Julien 1lbsl Bottle (9) The 1996 is long, with a deep mid-palate. It also reveals tannin in the finish. This wine is remarkable. It is muscular, concentrated, and classic. Bottled in late June, 1998, it exhibits a saturated ruby/ purple color, as well as a knock-out nose of minerals, licorice, cassis, and an unmistakable lead pencil smell that I often associate with top vintages of Lafite-Rothschild. It is sweet and full-bodied, yet unbelievably rich with no sense of heaviness or flabbiness. The wine possesses high tannin, but it is extremely ripe, and the sweetness of the black currant, spice-tinged Cabernet Sauvignon fruit is pronounced. This profound, backward Ducru-Beaucaillou is a must purchase. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #122, Apr. 1999) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $950 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 123

120 785 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 2000 St. Julien A stunning wine from Ducru Beaucaillou which shases its great terroir, this elegant but substantial 2000 has a dense purple color that has hardly budged since it was first bottled. Displaying a floral note, with hints of boysenberries, black raspberries, black currants and a touch of background oak, the wine has superb concentration and density, but still has some substantial tannins that are not yet fully resolved. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou St. Julien bsl Bottle (4) 1999 Bottle (4) 2001 Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Leoville Barton 2003 St. Julien A spectacular success, the opaque plum-colored 2003 Leoville Barton... exhibits a striking bouquet of forest floor and black currants as well as a full-bodied, exuberant, youthful style, an opaque plum/ruby color, a lot of complexity, and striking depth and richness. This is a profound, stunning effort from Anthony Barton and his team. Bravo! (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #214, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2000 St. Julien This full-bodied blend of nearly 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.4% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc still has a youthful ruby/ purple color, notes of graphite, kirsch liqueur, black currants, and lead pencil shavings, with good acidity, the tell-tale purity, layered ripeness and intensity, and a profound finish. (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Leoville Las Cases St. Julien lscl Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2000 St. Julien 3wrl The plushest, most ostentatious and dramatic of all the Leovilles in 2000, this wine is already sumptuous, displaying some nuances in its huge nose of vanilla bean, black chocolate, jammy black cherries, cassis, and graphite in a flamboyant style. Opulent, savory, rich, and full-bodied, it is a head-turning, prodigious wine and a complete contrast to the extracted behemoth of Leoville Barton and the backward, classic Leoville Las Cases. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Leoville Barton St. Julien 1996 Bottle (4) 2000 Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Leoville Las Cases 1995 St. Julien The wine boasts an opaque ruby/purple color, and exceptionally pure, beautifully knit aromas of black fruits, minerals, vanillin, and spice. On the attack, it is staggeringly rich, yet displays more noticeable tannin than its younger sibling. Exceptionally ripe cassis fruit, the judicious use of toasty new oak, and a thrilling mineral character intertwined with the high quality of fruit routinely obtained by Las Cases, make this a compelling effort. There is probably nearly as much tannin as in the 1996, but it is not as perfectly sweet as in the The finish is incredibly long in this classic. Only 35% of the harvest was of sufficient quality for the 1995 Leoville-Las-Cases. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #115, Feb. 1998) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2003 St. Julien It is a colossal success and a potential legend in the making. Its saturated, dense inky/blue/purple color offers up notes of crushed rocks, acacia flowers, blueberries, black raspberries, and creme de cassis. A synthesis of power and elegance, this multi-layered wine has spectacular concentration, sweet but high tannin, and low acidity A stunning effort that shases this legendary terroir, it is a brilliant, brilliant success. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #164, Apr. 2006) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2003 St. Julien Bottle (8) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

121 795 Chateau Lynch Bages bsl, 6scl Beginning to open magnificently, the still dense purple-colored 2000 reveals a blossoming bouquet of blackberries, cassis, graphite and pen ink. Full-bodied with velvety tannins that have resolved themselves beautifully over the last eleven years, this wine is still an adolescent, but it exhibits admirable purity, texture, mouthfeel and power combined with elegance. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #196, Aug. 2011) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Montrose 2000 St. Estephe 8lscl Dense ruby/purple, with a bouquet of blueberry, crushed rock, and some floral notes, the wine is medium to full-bodied, rich, powerful, but again very tannic and still strikingly youthful. (95+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Montrose 2003 St. Estephe 2 The blend in 2003 was 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot (a very high percentage), 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. The wine, unlike most 2003s, has a freshness and liveliness provided by their extraordinary terroir. This wine can be drunk now. It has a dense bluish/purple color to the rim and an extraordinary nose of blueberries and mulberries, with blacker cassis and blackberry entering the picture. Scorched earth, spice and licorice are all present in this magnificent, full-bodied, opulent wine that is very Montrose, very classic and somewhat atypical of the vintage. (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #214, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Montrose St. Estephe lscl lscl lscl Bottle (4) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Palmer 1961 Margaux ms, bsl, cc, cuc to reveal fully branded cork, Georgia Tax Sticker partially covers label, great color The bouquet is difficult to capture in words. Heavenly, ethereal, moving and profound - they are all applicable here. It is still a wine in its prime, with dark berry fruit, hints of graphite and mineral, a touch of wilted violet petals. Its ineffable purity knocks you sideways. The palate is defined by its filigree framework of tannin - precise and lace-like, lending it the texture of a mature Richebourg. Yet it is unmistakably Margaux because there is stunning structure on the finish, astounding precision and a never-ending aftertaste that is borderline supernatural. This bottle reminds me of the first time I tasted the 1961 Palmer several years ago when I gave a perfect score without hesitation. This is exactly the same: a perfect wine and a bona fide legend. (100 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, May 2016) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Palmer 1983 Margaux 2bn, 1ts, 3lscl The color is an opaque plum/purple. The wine has a fabulously complex nose of smoked duck, white flowers, cedar, Asian spice, creme de cassis, melted licorice, and espresso. Superconcentrated, very powerful, full-bodied, and huge, this is undeniably, one of the biggest, most concentrated, and powerful Palmers made in the last 40 years. The wine has thrown off the rugged tannins that were so prominent during its first years of life and has become increasingly seamless and compelling. Potentially this wine remains the most extraordinary Palmer after the (98 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Palmer 2002 Margaux A successful wine for the vintage, this blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 8% Petit Verdot boasts complex notes of menthol, black currants, plums, licorice, and a hint of cappuccino in its stunning aromatics. Dense, medium to fullbodied, with high levels of tannin in a big, full-bodied style (much in the spirit of such classic Bordeaux vintages as 1966, 1986, and 1996), this wine possesses superb purity and serious length, but should be purchased only by those with considerable patience and a good, cold cellar, since it will need plenty of time. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #158, Apr. 2005) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Palmer Margaux Bottle (4) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $600 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 125

122 803 Chateau Pichon Baron 1999 Bottle (11) The dark ruby/purple-colored Pichon Longueville Baron reveals aromas of charcoal, black currants, and sweet toasty oak. This low acid, medium-bodied, charming, lush 1999 possesses good stuffing, ripe tannin, and a moderately long finish. Enjoy it now as well as over the next years. (89 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140, Apr. 2002) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pichon Baron 2003 Bottle (10) Its dense purple color is accompanied by sweet, jammy creme de cassis notes intermixed with roasted herbs, smoked meats, and chocolate. Although ripe, dense, full-bodied, and moderately tannic, it is silky (because of its low acidity and high glycerin) as well as accessible. (94+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #164, Apr. 2006) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pichon Lalande lscl It is an exquisite example of Pichon-Lalande with the Merlot component giving the wine a coffee/chocolatey/cherry component to go along with the Cabernet Sauvignon s and Cabernet Franc s complex blackberry/cassis fruit. The wine possesses an opaque black/ruby/purple color, and sexy, flamboyant aromatics of pain grille, black fruits, and cedar. Exquisite on the palate, this full-bodied, layered, multidimensional wine should prove to be one of the vintage s most extraordinary success stories. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #115, Feb. 1998) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pichon Lalande 2002 Bottle (11) One of the best wines of the vintage, this is a classic that is a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Petit Verdot. Dense ruby/purple in color with a glorious nose of melted licorice, lavender, barbecue smoke, black currants, and graphite, the wine is tannic, classically structured with an opaque ruby/purple color, beautiful definition, and a 1996-ish personality. This deep, full-bodied, elegant yet powerful 2002 should age handsomely for over two decades. Some patience will be required since this vintage exhibits more muscle and virility than normal. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #158, Apr. 2005) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pichon Baron Chateau Pichon Lalande 2001 Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pontet Canet lscl, One of the great successes of the vintage and certainly one of the most profound Pontet-Canets made over the last decade is the Deep purple to the rim with a glorious nose of scorched earth, black currant jam, smoke, licorice, and roasted meats, it is full-bodied, incredibly powerful, dense, with low acidity but high tannin, broad-shouldered, and savory. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #164, Apr. 2006) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Calon Segur 1996 St. Estephe 2lscl, Dark ruby-colored, with a complex nose of dried herbs, Asian spices, and black cherry jam intermixed with cassis, it possesses outstanding purity, and considerable tannin in the finish. This classic, medium to full-bodied, traditionally made wine improves dramatically with airing, suggesting it will have a very long life. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #122, Apr. 1999) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste 1996 This is unquestionably a profound Grand-Puy-Lacoste, but it is excruciatingly backward. It reveals an essence of creme de cassis character which sets it apart from other s. The wine is displaying plenty of tannin, huge body, and sweet black currant fruit intermixed with minerals and subtle oak. Massive, extremely structured, and with or more years of longevity, this immensely-styled Grand-Puy-Lacoste will require 7-8 years of patience, perhaps longer. A superb, classic. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #122, Apr. 1999) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste lscl, Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

123 Lot 820 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 127

124 Lot Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste nl, The 2000 Grand Puy Lacoste is even better than such recent vintages as 2005 and A broad, classic, large-scaled effort, it boasts a deep blue/purple color as well as tell-tale notes of creme de cassis, subtle smoke, flowers, and unsmoked tobacco. Powerful, full-bodied flavors have shed a lot of tannin, but they remain relatively youthful. This is a young adolescent, broadly flavored with an enticing texture as well as abundant richness and fruit. It can be enjoyed now, but promises to hit its peak in five years, and last for two decades. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pape Clement 2000 Pessac-Leognan 2lscl, This wine stands out as a sensational effort just a few years away from full maturity. A 50/50 blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine displays loads of scorched earth and smoky barbecue scents along with blueberry, black raspberry and black currant. The wine is expansive, has a savory, broad palate and a full-bodied mouthfeel, yet possesses vivid purity and uplift. The tannins are still present, but they are sweet and well-integrated. This wine should hit full maturity in another year or two and last for at least 20 more years. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pape Clement 2000 Pessac-Leognan 3scl Bottle (9) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Cheval Blanc 2000 St. Emilion A blend of 53% Merlot and 47% Cabernet Franc, the wine has a sweet nose of menthol, melted licorice, boysenberry, blueberry, and cassis. A broad wine with compelling purity, a layered texture, and sweet tannin, with hints of coffee and earth in the background, this is by far the best Cheval Blanc since 1990 and before It is a legend in the making and can actually be drunk now, as the tannins have nearly melted away. This is a beauty with incredibly complex aromatics. (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $7,000-$9,000 Starting Bid: $5,500

125 816 Chateau Cheval Blanc 2002 St. Emilion 1tl, Smoky, earthy, sweet red and black currant, fig, and menthol notes jump from the glass of this dark ruby/plum-hued, mediumweight Cheval Blanc. Possessing sweet tannin, medium body, and undeniable elegance as well as nobility, this beautifully made effort appears slightly superior (at least to my taste) to the more hyped (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #158, Apr. 2005) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau l Angelus 2000 St. Emilion Approaching perfection, this wine is inky, bluish/purple-colored to the rim, offering up notes of incense, blueberry and blackberry liqueur, licorice, graphite and spring flowers. A touch of roasted espresso bean is also present. The wine has great concentration, a magnificent, full-bodied mouthfeel, stunning purity, and wellintegrated acidity, tannin, alcohol and wood. This beauty seems to be in mid-adolescence with at least years of life ahead. (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #220, Aug. 2015) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Le Petit Cheval 2000 St. Emilion 12scl, For those not lucky or rich enough to purchase the 2000 Cheval Blanc, there is an alternative... the 2000 Le Petit Cheval. This offering has often been an afterthought, but the 2000 possesses some of its bigger sibling s character. A blend of equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Franc (40% of the production made it into this wine), it does not have the mass or depth of the Cheval, but this exceptional effort offers sweet, concentrated, plush flavors, wonderful opulence, and lovely density. This beauty will be drinkable upon release, and will last for years. Believe it or not, the 2000 Le Petit Cheval is better than some vintages of Cheval Blanc have been over the last two decades. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #146, Apr. 2003) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau l Angelus 1990 St. Emilion Bottle (4) This blockbuster, blue/purple-colored wine boasts an exceptional nose of subtle licorice, menthol, creme de cassis, blackberries, and hints of coffee and charcoal. Full-bodied, flamboyant, and opulent, with low acidity and sweet tannin, it still seems young at age 19. Expansive and full, wine lovers will argue for decades to come which is better, the sensational 1990 or the equally terrific (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau l Angelus 1995 St. Emilion Bottle (8) A superb effort in this vintage, Angelus s opaque purple-colored 1995 is a massive, powerful, rich offering with plenty of ripe, sweet tannin. The wine s aromatics include scents of Provencal olives, jammy black cherries, blackberries, truffles, and toast. A very full-bodied wine, it is layered, thick, and pure. This is the most concentrated of the 1995 St.-Emilion premier grand crus. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #115, Feb. 1998) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau l Angelus 2004 St. Emilion This 7,500-case blend of 62% Merlot and 38% Cabernet Franc is one of the strongest wines of the vintage. A deep blue/purple hue is accompanied by classic aromas of smoky blueberries and blackberries as well as incense and floral notes in the background. A beautiful texture, opulence, flamboyance, and purity characterize this stunningly deep, full-bodied effort, another great success from proprietor Hubert de Bouard. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #171, June 2007) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau l Angelus 2004 St. Emilion Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Hosanna 2000 Pomerol Dense ruby/purple, with a glorious nose of blackberries, cassis, white flowers, licorice, and a hint of sweet oak, this seamless wine is a classic example of purity and symmetry. Combining power with charm and finesse in a deeply textured, rich, elegant, yet authoritatively flavorful style, this is a brilliant effort (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #146, Apr. 2003) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pavie 1998 St. Emilion This wine still possesses a dense, youthful, plum/garnet color to the rim, with very little lightening. The first vintage for Pavie under Chantal and Gérard Perse, the 1998 is full-bodied, showing lots of cedar wood, forest floor, roasted herbs, black cherry and blackcurrant and new saddle leather. It is quite full-bodied, opulent and seems to be just entering its plateau of full maturity, where it should last another years. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #220, Aug. 2015) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $950 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 129

126 825 Chateau Pavie 1999 St. Emilion The 1999 Pavie is a candidate for wine of the vintage. It boasts an opaque ruby/purple color in addition to gorgeous aromas of crushed minerals, smoke, licorice, cherry liqueur, and black currants. The wine is exceptionally pure and multilayered, with stunning texture and overall balance. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140, Apr. 2002) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pavie 2000 St. Emilion Bottle (5) An extraordinary effort made from a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon from the limestone soils that dominate this very distinctive terroir, the 2000 Pavie has moved out of the closed, dormant, broodingly backward stage into an adolescent period where one can see its extraordinary vibrancy, and great complexity as well as potential. It boasts an unctuous display of rich, cedar box-infused cassis fruit and liquid minerality. The tannins have sweetened, yet the wine has thirty years of longevity and potential evolution. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pavie 2001 St. Emilion Bottle (9) The inky/ruby/purple-colored 2001 exhibits a tight but promising nose of crushed stones, a liqueur of blackberries, cherries, and black currants, and subtle smoke and licorice in the background. Powerful, with impressive elegance, fine harmony among its elements, a multi-layered texture, it has a finish that lasts for 50+ seconds. There is considerable tannin, but it is well-integrated. Give it 3-4 years, and drink it over the next two decades. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #153, June 2004) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pavie Decesse 2000 St. Emilion Gerard Perse s 2000 Pavie Decesse, a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc from a vineyard situated above Pavie, on the steep limestone hillsides outside the walled town of St.-Emilion, is a fabulous effort (all the Perse wines are stunning in this vintage). Notes of camphor, creme de cassis, violets, black currants, cedar, and licorice jump from the glass of this inky/purple-hued offering. Monumental richness, sensational sweet tannin, a skyscraper-like mid-palate, and a 45+-second finish... (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Peby Faugeres 2000 St. Emilion 2bsl, The luxury cuvee from Faugeres (owned by Bernard Magrez), the 2000 Peby Faugeres is the real deal. Sadly, only 500+ cases were made of this compelling St.-Emilion. An inky/blue/purple hue is accompanied by aromas of espresso roast, blueberry liqueur, smoke, and graphite. Thick and unctuously-textured with impressive purity and depth as well as full-bodied power and richness, it needs another 2-3 years of cellaring, and should last for two decades. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Le Tertre Roteboeuf 1990 St. Emilion Bottle (9) Over the last year, the 1990 has exploded in the bottle. Both wines exhibit an opaque garnet/purple color, as well as amazing ripeness and intensity. The 1990 has been so stunning the last several times I tasted it, that it is inching its way up the scoring ladder. In fact, I am close to running out of points. The sweet nose of coffee, jammy berry fruit, smoke, caramel, and spice soars from a glass of this marvelously concentrated, viscous, layered, smooth wine. Whatever tannin this show-stopping, flashy wine possesses (I am sure if analyzed the level is respectable) is buried beneath the jammy fruit and glycerin. The 1990 is so dazzling that I would be a fool to suggest owners refrain from consuming it. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #109, Feb. 1997) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lafleur Pomerol Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau La Conseillante 2000 Pomerol A tremendous effort, and certainly the best La Conseillante since the marvelous duo of 1989 and 1990, this deep ruby/plum/ purple-colored wine offers up notes of blackberries and kirsch liqueur intermixed with licorice, incense, spice box, and copious amounts of toasty oak. It is a relatively powerful effort for La Conseillante, with more tannin and structure than most vintages possess. As the wine sits in the glass, black raspberries, blueberries, smoke along with floral notes emerge. There is tremendous purity, medium to full body, great precision and concentration. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #146, Apr. 2003) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

127 833 Chateau La Conseillante 2001 Pomerol 1nl Beautiful wine with blackberry, chocolate and floral aromas. Medium- to full-bodied, with silky tannins and a pretty finish. Refined and silky. (90 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, Mar. 2004) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau La Fleur Petrus 1999 Pomerol 3scl, 1tl Bottle (11) This 1999 is performing well, with more power and depth after bottling than before. It exhibits a dense ruby color as well as a sweet nose of pure black cherry jam intermixed with hints of raspberry, new wood, and earth. It is surprisingly powerful for a 1999, with admirable ripeness, sweet tannin, and low acidity. (89 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140, Apr. 2002) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau La Fleur Petrus 2000 Pomerol A deep plum/ruby color is followed by aromas of mocha, kirsch liqueur, loamy soil, spice box, and licorice. It is an opulent, medium to full-bodied, big, substantial yet elegant, precise Pomerol displaying beautiful purity. (93+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau La Fleur Petrus 2000 Pomerol Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau La Fleur Petrus 2001 Pomerol This saturated deep purple-colored 2001 exhibits terrific fruit on the attack (currants, sweet cherries, dried herbs, and grilled nuts), medium body, fine density, velvety tannin, and a plump, concentrated personality. The tannin is well-integrated in this precocious, forward (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #153, June 2004) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau l Evangile 1998 Pomerol 6lscl A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc aged in 45% new oak, this terrific l Evangile is stuffed with concentrated blackberry and raspberry fruit. There is also an acacia-like floral character that gives the wine even more complexity. Notes of toffee, licorice, and truffles add to the aromatic fireworks. The wine is full-bodied, with superb purity as well as moderate tannin in the finish. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #134, Apr. 2001) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Clos l Eglise 1998 Pomerol 2 A classic Pomerol, the 1998 boasts a superb, complex bouquet of mocha fudge, vanilla, black cherries, roasted coffee, smoke, and berries. The dazzlingly explosive aromatic display is followed by a creamy-textured, medium to full-bodied, beautifully-layered wine with no hard edges. A supple texture leads to a finish with notes of caramel and spice that lingers for over 40 seconds. This is a gorgeous, complex Pomerol. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #134, Apr. 2001) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Clos l Eglise 2005 Pomerol 2 The talented and charming Sylvie Garcin runs this tiny property of 15 acres, planted with 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. The wine is aged in 100% new oak. The 2005 is dense ruby/purple, with notes of smoky barbecue, crushed blackcurrants and jammy cherries, with some licorice and earth in the background (truffle?). This full-bodied, multi-dimensional, full-throttle and concentrated Pomerol is top class. This is a great example of the vintage and of this beautiful terroir not far from Pomerol s church. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #219, June 2015) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau d Yquem 2001 Sauternes light honey color Half- The 2001 Yquem reveals a hint of green in its light gold color. While somewhat reticent aromatically, with airing, it offers up honeyed tropical fruit, orange marmalade, pineapple, sweet creme brulee, and buttered nut-like scents. In the mouth, it is full-bodied with gorgeously refreshing acidity as well as massive concentration and unctuosity. Everything is uplifted and given laser-like focus by refreshing acidity. This large-scaled, youthful Yquem appears set to take its place among the most legendary vintages of the past, and will age effortlessly for 75+ years. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #158, Apr. 2005) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1,000 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 131

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129 842 Chateau Climens 2001 Barsac 6 in, light honey color Bottle (7) The Climens 2001 has always possessed a deliriously complex and intense bouquet that is beautifully defined: dried quince and marmalade, honeycomb and antique furniture. There is an inchoate, resinous element that will surely surface over the next decade or so. This is a bouquet that demands attention and in this blind tasting, sticks out from the crowd, a sui generis. Since I last tasted it, the palate has opened up and is beginning to pump on all cylinders. It is wonderfully balanced with fabulous intensity and a long, citrus-tinged finish that is utterly beguiling. As Kate Bush once sang: Wow. (99 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #215, Oct. 2014) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Echezeaux 1995 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2scl Perfumed, sexy black fruit aromas explode from the glass and the big, robust, structured, intense, full-bodied flavors display a wonderful sappy and spicy quality plus good if not special length. This is still moderately structured yet there is already a velvety quality to the finish that makes this really quite seductive (89 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2005) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Grands Echezeaux 1993 Domaine de la Romanee Conti scl, ssos...expressive and perfumed nose of Asian tea, spice elements, dried flowers and plenty of earth character. There is lovely complexity to the serious, dense and powerful big-bodied flavors that are still moderately firm but not hard while delivering excellent length. While this could be drunk now I would be inclined to continue to hold it if you re fortunate enough to own this in magnum or jeroboam formats. In sum, 1993 is a very good if not genuinely great vintage for the domaine s Grand Ech. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2015) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Grands Echezeaux 1998 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2scl Very deep ruby color. This is the only wine to display a discreet touch of ago that complments the complex but reluctant aromas of spice, blackberry and cassis. The robust, muscular flavors have tightened up considerable in the last few years and while this stops short of being a bruiser, this is a big wine that clearly has more underlying material than the Echézeaux. Very classy and stylish because even though it s a very powerful wine, it is still elegant and harmonious. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, May 2004) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Grands Echezeaux 2000 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2bsl Finer and more elegant nose combining very rich, forward, expressive aromas of cherries, fresh crushed raspberries and yet more floral notes that merge seamlessly with round, supple yet quite intense flavors that offer better depth and concentration than the Echézeaux plus outstanding length. This remains very pinot in character with dusty tannins and sweet, mouth coating sap buffering it. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #13, Jan. 2004) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Romanee St. Vivant 1993 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1(2.5cm), 1scl Classic and explosive RSV nose with superbly elegant black fruit nose framed by a subtle touch of wood that just exudes Asian spice followed by tight, pure, concentrated and intense flavors of outstanding complexity and length. This is dense and still quite young. A dramatic, extremely impressive wine that has it all and I would suggest giving this at least another 5 years of cellar time and drink over the next 15. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Dec. 2008) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Romanee St. Vivant 1998 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lscl A beautifully spicy nose is finally beginning to open to reveal wonderfully complex and spicy aromatics and fruit that is still 100% primary. The medium full, rich, spicy and intense flavors possess ripe tannins underpinning the considerable but softening structural spine and it s clear that this will definitely require another 6 to 8 years in the cellar. Multiple, and consistent, notes. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Aug. 2008) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Romanee St. Vivant 2001 Domaine de la Romanee Conti This displays a positively classic nose of soaring Asian spices, ripe plum and a gamut of ripe, pure and lacy red and black fruits with the latter predominating all wrapped together with a seductive kiss of sweetly scented, highly perfumed violets; the nose is, in a word, intoxicating. All of this aromatic intensity leads to remarkably powerful, linear, borderline robust flavors that show simply unbelievable complexity and stunning length. This will very likely surpass every other RSV from the Domaine in recent memory. A dazzling effort. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Dec. 2009) Estimate: $4,500-$6,000 Starting Bid: $3,500 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 133

130 850 La Tache 1995 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 3scl, 1ssos Stylistically, this borrows elements from both the 97 and the 96 as it combines moderate floral notes with most of the spice, soy and hoisin of the 96 plus the densest flavors of any vintage to this point. The mid-palate doesn t have quite the same sap of the 96 and the long, dusty finish offers a hint of chocolate. This too has the potential to be very long lived. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, May 2008) Estimate: $7,500-$9,500 Starting Bid: $6, Griottes Chambertin 1996 Domaine Ponsot 5nl Bottle (9) There is excellent intensity to the vibrant and overtly mineralinflected middle weight flavors that culminate in a moderately austere and ever-so-slightly lean finish. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2016) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Griottes Chambertin 1997 Domaine Ponsot 9lscl Bottle (9) Elegant cherry and mineral nose with big, indeed even robust, quite structured flavors and plenty of buffering sève. This is an atypical 97 as there is plenty of vibrancy and grand cru length. A terrific effort. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #15, July 2004) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Richebourg 1996 J. Grivot A bottle opened in Burggundy showed quite differently than that opened at the big Richebourg tasting held in late 2001 with still reserved but elegant and spicy aromas that offer exceptional purity of expression followed by young, tight and powerful flavors that are racy, fresh and very long. This seems more refined than the bottle at the Richebourg tasting that was very much in a rough and tumble style with big, robust, almost aggressively tannic flavors supported by powerful black fruit and good if not exceptional extract. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2004) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Bourgogne Rouge 2004 Leroy 3nl, 4ssos due to overfill Bottle (10) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Vosne Romanee 2005 Les Chaumees, D. Rion A riper nose of spicy and earth dark berry fruit aromas with an underlying hint of animale merges into rich and full flavors that possess better phenolic ripeness, particularly on the underlying tannic spine that remains buried on the vibrant and velvety finish. This is quite a nice effort that [is] distinctly superior. (89-92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #25, Jan. 2007) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Montrachet 2006 L. Jadot A wonderfully fresh, airy and bright nose of citrus and green apple aromas trimmed in a bit of wood spice complement perfectly the big, rich and gorgeously intense full-bodied flavors that also ooze with dry extract driven into a palate staining and explosively long finish. This is actually a beautifully elegant example with superb flavor authority and the purity of expression is flat out terrific. This will require some cellar time first as it is youthfully austere and backward at present. (95 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #31, July 2008) Estimate: $550-$750 Starting Bid: $ Batard Montrachet 1990 Ramonet Ramonet is unquestionably one of the finest producers of Bâtard and this 90 follows in the grand tradition the Domaine has established with this cru. The nose is big and complex and while the fruit is still fresh, traces of secondary aromatics have begun to appear. The body is classic Bâtard with big, rich, powerful yet gracefully athletic flavors and a taut, almost racy finish and outstanding length. A great wine. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #4, Oct. 2001) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 1998 Chateau de Beaucastel Bottle (11)...complex notes of tree bark, black cherries, licorice, seaweed, pepper, and floral notes in the 1998 Beaucastel. The wine is medium to full-bodied, has nice, sweet tannins, and is surprisingly open and approachable. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

131 859 Chateauneuf du Pape 2001 Chateau de Beaucastel 1lbsl, This inky/ruby/purple-colored cuvee offers a classic Beaucastel bouquet of new saddle leather, cigar smoke, roasted herbs, black truffles, underbrush, and blackberry as well as cherry fruit. It is a superb, earthy expression of this Mourvedre-dominated cuvee. Full-bodied and powerful, it will undoubtedly close down over the next several years, not to re-emerge for 7-8 years. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #151, Feb. 2004) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2005 Deus Ex Machina, Clos St. Jean I ve been lucky enough to have the 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Deus ex Machina numerous times over the past year, and while still youthful, it s starting to shows hints of evolution and secondary nuances. Cassis, crushed rocks, graphite, beef blood and iron-like aromas and flavors are all present here, and it offers incredible depth and richness on the palate, with gorgeous purity, masses of tannin and a rock-star finish. A wine that could make you run out of adjectives, it too is another wine that goes flying off the scale. (100 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #214, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateauneuf du Pape 2005 Cuvee Chaupin, Domaine de la Janasse Bottle (11) An awesome effort, the 2005 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvee Chaupin comes from the cooler, northeast corner of the appellation and is 100% Grenache. Spring flowers, licorice, violets, crushed rock and layers of sweet Grenache fruit all flow to a fullbodied, clean, elegant 2005 that has everything in the right place. Drinking brilliantly now, it should continue to dish out loads of pleasure over the coming decade. (96 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #217, Feb. 2015) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2001 Vieilles Vignes, Domaine de la Janasse 2lbsl, 3nl Bottle (8) The 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is still opaque and deeply colored, with killer blackcurrants, smoked meats, orangetinged chocolate, roasted herbs and serious minerality all soaring from the glass. (97 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #214, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $500-$700 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2007 Vieilles Vignes, Domaine de la Janasse Bottle (8) The perfect 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes (tasted on four separate occasions) is composed of 85% Grenache, 10% Syrah, and the rest Mourvedre and other authorized varietals from 60- to 100+-year-old vines. The wine is aged in both tank (75%) and small oak barrels (25%). Its inky/purple color is followed by a phenomenal nose of spring flowers, creme de cassis, blackberries, boysenberries, licorice, truffles, and spice. Displaying massive body, incredible freshness, laser-like focus from the excellent acids, and a finish that goes on well past a minute, this prodigious Chateauneuf du Pape is the most extraordinary wine yet made at this estate. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #185, Oct. 2009) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine de la Janasse 1998 Vieilles Vignes Bottle (4) 2000 Vieilles Vignes 2005 Vieilles Vignes 2000 Cuvee Chaupin 1scl Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2000 Cuvee da Capo, Domaine du Pegau The 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee da Capo is a monument to old vine Grenache as well as traditionally made Chateauneuf du Pape. Boasting a natural alcohol of 16%, this wine, which was bottled in spring, 2003 because its fermentation was extremely slow, has virtually everything you could ever want in a profound Chateauneuf du Pape. The color is inky/ruby/purple to the rim. The extraordinary nose reveals aromas of kirsch liqueur, new saddle leather, animal fur, Provencal herbs, spice box, licorice, and a salty sea breeze character. On the palate, the wine is enormous, with an unctuosity, thickness, and purity that must be tasted to be believed. Over 95% of this offering is old vine Grenache, and the rest a field blend of ancient vines. Representing the essence of Chateauneuf du Pape, it possesses so much concentration that it is easy to pose the question... where s the tannin? Analytically, it has very high levels of tannin, but the tannin is barely noticeable given the wine s exaggerated wealth of richness and power. This is a modern day legend in the making, and despite its precociousness and ease in smelling and consuming, it will not hit its prime for another decade. It should last for years, and take its place among some of the greatest Chateauneuf du Papes ever made. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #151, Feb. 2004) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1,400 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 135

132 866 Chateauneuf du Pape 2003 Cuvee da Capo, Domaine du Pegau 1nl It is a big wine (16.1% alcohol less than in the 1998, but more than in the 2000 and 2007) boasting a dark plum/garnet color as well as a stunning bouquet of aged beef intermixed with pepper, herbes de Provence, and steak au poivre. This unctuously textured, full-bodied Chateauneuf possesses enormous body, huge flavors and sweet, velvety tannins. Still youthful, it has not yet begun to close down, and I m not sure it ever will given this unusual vintage. It is a modern day classic that should continue to provide provocative as well as compelling drinking for years. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #191, Oct Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateauneuf du Pape 2001 Cuvee Reservee, Domaine du Pegau Also brilliant, the 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reserve is full-bodied and concentrated, with classic Pegau wildness, beef blood, saddle leather and garrigue all emerging from the glass. Slightly lighter in color and weight when compared to the 2003, it s showing some maturity and can be consumed anytime, but will without a doubt continue to evolve gracefully for another decade or more. (96 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #214, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2001 Cuvee Reservee, Domaine du Pegau 4hbsl, 4wasl, Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2003 Cuvee Reservee, Domaine du Pegau 1lwrl, The 2003 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee stands out as one of the all-time great wines made by Laurence Feraud and her father, Paul. I remember first tasting it from a large tank as it was still fermenting and it was already impressive! It is a full-bodied, powerful wine that must tip the scales at close to 15.5% natural alcohol. I don t think this big, chewy, voluptuously textured wine will ever close down. Dark plum/garnet with the classic Provencal display of garrigue, lavender, pepper, kirsch and Asian plum sauce, this full-throttle wine has splendid concentration, silky tannins, and a very voluptuous texture. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #191, Oct. 2010) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2004 Cuvee Reservee, Domaine du Pegau One of the clear standouts in the vintage, the Feraud s 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee (which includes a splash of Grenache Blanc in the blend) offers both stunning aromatic complexity paired with a voluptuous, supple and downright sexy profile on the palate. Loaded with classic Pegau spice, tobacco leaf, saddle leather, cured meats and lavender aromas and flavors, this beauty has no hard edges, full-bodied richness and weight, and a seamless finish that keeps you coming back to the glass. A wine that hasn t shut down since bottling, it should continue to evolve gracefully for another decade at least. This is one of those wines you don t want to miss. (95 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #211, Feb. 2014) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2004 Cuvee Reservee, Domaine du Pegau Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2009 Cuvee Reservee, Domaine du Pegau The bottled 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee is as compelling as I thought it would be after tasting it last year. A blend of 85% Grenache with the rest Syrah, Mourvedre and small dollops of the other authorized varietals, this wine tends to come from the estate s holdings in the eastern sector of Chateauneuf du Pape. The opaque purple-colored 2009 exhibits magnificent, rich berry fruit intertwined with cedar, Christmas fruitcake, licorice, charcuterie, roasted meats, smoked duck, kirsch, blackberries and god knows what else. It is an amazingly complex, rich, fullthrottle wine that reminds me somewhat of what the 1990 tasted like in 1994/1995. It is a magnificent Chateauneuf du Pape. If you are looking for the garrigue component, it s also there. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #203, Oct. 2012) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2007 Cuvee les Grenaches de Pierre, Domaine Giraud Representing the essence of Provence, the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Grenaches de Pierre is a brilliant example of 100% Grenache from 100-year-old vines. After spending 18 months in concrete tanks prior to being bottled unfiltered, it boasts an exquisite nose of lavender, garrigue, kirsch liqueur, and black currants. The explosive aromatics are followed by a fullbodied, layered wine with velvety tannins as well as an opulent, multilayered texture. This sensational effort should drink well for years. (95+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #185, Oct. 2009) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

133 874 Chateauneuf du Pape 2003 Clos des Papes, P. Avril The 2003 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape (the #2 wine in the Wine Spectator s annual winefest) has long been one of the most profound wines of the vintage. It somehow manages to offer the vintage s character in power, high glycerin, and huge volume, but retains remarkable elegance and finesse that is so much in keeping with the style of Clos des Papes. The wine has a dense ruby/purple-tinged color and a wonderfully sweet nose of framboise, blackberry, and kirsch liqueur intermixed with Chinese black tea and licorice. The wine is full-bodied and voluptuous, but once past all the glycerin and beautiful, dense fruit of this full-bodied wine, there is striking purity, elegance, finesse, and surprising freshness. Still primary, it looks set to have a long life of or more years. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #163, Feb. 2006) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2007 Clos des Papes, P. Avril I have not only tasted this wine at the estate, but I purchased it for my cellar, and have now drunk it on three separate occasions out of bottle. It is unquestionably one of the great Chateauneufs of my lifetime, and I suspect it will merit a three digit score after another 3-4 years of cellaring. The blend is generally 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, and the rest small amounts of Muscardin, Vaccarese, Counoise, and Syrah. It exhibits what is probably the deepest color I have ever seen here, and the finished alcohol is a high (for Clos des Papes) 15.5%. Still slightly restrained because of its recent bottling, but wow, what potential complexity, mindboggling richness, and compelling flavor profile are apparent. It is a sublime expression of the art of winemaking as evidenced by its dense purple color and big, sweet kiss of kirsch, framboise, blackberries, licorice, roasted herbs, and smoked meat. It hits the palate with a fascinating combination of substance, power, full-bodied authority yet extraordinary freshness, elegance, and precision. (99+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #185, Oct. 2009) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateauneuf du Pape 2007 Cuvee de Mon Aieul, P. Usseglio...its perfume of blueberry liqueur, black raspberries, licorice, roasted meat juices, and lavender is incredible. Full-bodied power, a multilayered mouthfeel, tremendous purity, and awesome concentration put this wine in a class by itself. This sensational Chateauneuf du Pape is still very young, and 3-4 years of cellaring is required. It should be a modern day legend and last for nearly two decades. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #185, Oct. 2009) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de Mon Aieul, P. Usseglio tl Bottle (5) 2010 Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Cornas 2009 Les Vieilles Fontaines, A. Voge 6scl, 6 in More ripe and exuberant than the 10, the hedonistic-styled 2009 Cornas Vieilles Fontaines offers tons of incense, flowers, black raspberries, toasted spices and violet-like aromas and flavors. Fullbodied, layered and downright sexy, it still has plenty of class and firms up beautifully on the finish. It s hard to resist now given all its fruit and texture, but there s enough tannin here to warrant 4-5 years of bottle age. (97 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, Sept. 2015) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Cornas 2010 Les Vieilles Fontaines, A. Voge One of the few perfect Cornas wines I have ever tasted is the 2010 Cornas Les Vieilles Fontaines. Even better than it was last year from barrel, when it received a score of (95-97), it remains the most backward wine of this trio, boasting an extraordinary black/purple color as well as a remarkable perfume of spring flowers, crushed rocks, lead pencil shavings, blueberry and blackberry liqueur, licorice and truffles. Deep, full-bodied, tannic and backward with everything perfectly integrated into its personality, this is a monumental Northern Rhone. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #204, Dec. 2012) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Cote Rotie 1996 La Mouline, E. Guigal 3scl The 1996 Cote Rotie La Mouline possesses the highest percentage of Viognier (17-18%) Guigal has ever included in this offering. The deep ruby/purple color is accompanied by a superb bouquet of spice box, cedar, leather, honeysuckle, and jammy black fruits. It is remarkably tender and soft for a vintage that produced high acid wines. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #133, Feb. 2001) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Ermitage Ex Voto, E. Guigal 2001 Bottle (7) 2003 Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $700 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 137

134 882 Ermitage Blanc Ex Voto, E. Guigal 2001 Bottle (5) nl Bottle (5) 2005 Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Ermitage 1998 Cuvee Cathelin, J.L. Chave tl The opaque black/purple-colored 1998 Ermitage Cuvee Cathelin (200 cases) offers a huge nose of smoked licorice, blackberry, cassis, new saddle leather, and vanillin. Tasting like liqueur of Syrah, it is extremely full-bodied and awesomely concentrated, with formidable tannin as well as mind-blowing levels of extract and density. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #133, Feb. 2001) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Hermitage 1978 J.L. Chave htl Memorizing its aromas, its flavors, its texture, and its length is a quick education in what great wine is all about. Still an infant, with a murky, dark ruby/garnet color, this wine offers a smoky, tar, cassis, herb, and grilled meat set of aromatics, huge body, and mouth-searing tannin. This remains a very youthful wine-after nearly two decades of cellaring! (96 pts. Robert Parker, Rhone Book, Dec. 1996) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Hermitage 2003 J.L. Chave The 2003 Hermitage is as profound as they come. Inky in color, with incredible kirsch, blackberry liqueur, flowers, licorice and hints of underlying meatiness, it hits the palate with a fullbodied, massively concentrated profile that has nothing out of place, seamless integration of its fruit, alcohol and tannin, and an overriding elegant, perfectly balanced feel. Drink it anytime over the coming three decades. (100 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #212, Apr. 2014) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Hermitage Blanc 2003 J.L. Chave Another sensational white that made my eyes roll back in my head, the 2003 Hermitage Blanc is even more over the top and decadent than the 09. Possessing almost no acidity, it s a flamboyant, massively concentrated, decadent and heady effort that s overflowing with notions of honey, caramelized oranges, currants, licorice and buttered hazelnuts. Staying fresh and lively, it s a monumental Hermitage Blanc that will probably live forever on its sheer concentration. (99 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, Sept. 2015) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Ermitage Blanc de l Oree, M. Chapoutier nl, tal, 3wasl, 1 partially missing label, cork confirms vintage Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Ermitage Blanc de l Oree, M. Chapoutier nl 2005 Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Pinot Gris 1994 Clos Jebsal, SGN, Trie Speciale, Zind Humbrecht Half-...the sweetest and densest wine Olivier Humbrecht has ever fashioned. It has 540 grams of residual sugar per liter and 12 grams of acid. As Humbrecht noted, it makes no noise when poured into a glass, it is completely silent! He has not yet presented it for certification as an SGN, which is why that moniker is in parentheses. Needless to say, this puree of fruit-flavored syrup sets new standards in power, concentration, and length. (99 pts. Pierre Rovani, Wine Advocate #123, June 1999) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Barolo 1995 Villero, B. Giacosa 1996 Falletto di Serralunga, B. Giacosa 2003 Le Rocche Falletto di Serralunga, B. Giacosa 3lscl Barbaresco 2001 Santo Stefano di Nieve, B. Giacosa Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Barolo Monprivato, G. Mascarello scl nl Bottle (4) lscl Bottle (4) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

135 892 Barolo 1999 Monprivato, G. Mascarello 4scl Bottle (5) The 1999 Barolo Monprivato is once again stellar. In this tasting, it is the wine s flamboyant fruit and super-expressive aromatics that jump from the glass. Sweet red cherries, pomegranate, hard candy, rose petals and mint meld together as this generous, resonant Barolo shows off its pure and total sense of majesty. Spices and a hint of blood orange develop in a kaleidoscope of aromas and flavors. In 1999, Monprivato is just about as good as it gets. Mauro Mascarello did not bottle his Riserva Ca d Morissio in 1999; instead all the best fruit was blended into the Monprivato. Today, the 1999 is utterly thrilling. It s as simple as that. (97 pts. Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Barolo 1990 Cannubi Boschis, L. Sandrone The 1990 Barolo Cannubi Boschis is a massive, dark Barolo loaded with dark cherries, tobacco, grilled herbs, menthol and sweet French oak Still deeply colored, the 1990 Cannubi Boschis offers incredible textural richness and depth, with a finish that lasts forever. With time in the glass, the wine s inner perfume emerges, adding further dimensions of complexity and nuance. (96 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #187, Feb. 2010) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Barolo 1999 Cannubi Boschis, L. Sandrone Bottle (4) The 1999 Barolo Cannubi Boschis is from the vineyard which helped this producer make his name, and over the last 20 years it has been the appellation s outstanding Barolo from the cru. A fresh garnet with the classic elegant nose of Cannubi roses, cinnamon, licorice, and minerals, it possesses superbly stylish flavors, a velvet texture, a perfect balance of concentration and suppleness, and exemplary overall harmony, all the signature of this producer s work. (93 pts. Daniel Thomases, Wine Advocate #149, Oct. 2003) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Brunello di Montalcino 2006 Il Greppo, Riserva, Biondi Santi 6 in banded, 6 in A mix of sweet cherry raspberry floral tobacco tea and balsamic flavors mingle in this complex and layered red. The acidity and tannins are present and well-integrated as this remains elegant and harmonious on the lingering finish. There s a racy aspect with a tobacco and mineral aftertaste. 923 cases made. (97 pts. Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, July 2012) Estimate: $3,250-$4,250 Starting Bid: $2, Brunello di Montalcino 2007 Il Greppo, Riserva, Biondi Santi 2 banded Rose petals, red cherries, flowers and spices are all layered together. This isn t a huge wine, but rather a Brunello of elegance, refinement and pure finesse. The 2007 is a total infant of a wine, but one that holds quite a bit of promise for the future. There is plenty of vintage 2007 radiance, but it would be a shame to open a bottle before its tenth birthday, and that is likely to be on the optimistic side. (94 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #207, June 2013) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Alzero 1990 G. Quintarelli Amarone 1997 G. Quintarelli 1998 G. Quintarelli Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Alzero 1997 G. Quintarelli Quintarelli s 1997 Alzero is a masterpiece. Blessed with extraordinary, captivating aromatics, it reveals new layers of spice, licorice, coffee, chocolate, cassis, minerals and sweet dark fruit with each successive taste. What I find most remarkable about this wine is that, despite being packed with jammy, concentrated fruit, it is remarkably light on its feet. It is a wine I never tire of tasting and is not to be missed. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, Oct. 2007) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Syrah 2004 Poker Face The recently released 2004 Poker Face (96% Syrah, 2.5% Mourvedre, and 1.5% Viognier) comes from the Eleven Confessions, White Hawk, Alban, Bien Nacido, and Alta Mesa vineyards. Boasting classic blackberry, creme de cassis, charcoal, acacia flower, and subtle background toasty oak notes, it possesses a fabulous texture, beautiful richness and purity, and a finish that lasts nearly a minute. It is a wine of enormous richness, multiple dimensions, and unreal purity. Although approachable, it benefits from several hours of decanting, and should evolve for 15 or more years. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #172, Aug. 2007) Estimate: $500-$700 Starting Bid: $ Penfold s Grange lwrl 1982 lscl 1984 Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1,300 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 139

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137 DRC FROM TEXAS These wines come to us from a friend of Heritage. He acquired these wines around a decade ago from a restaurant wine list. The restaurant had acquired them through wholesale on release and had them stored in their underground temperature controlled cellar, where they stayed until he arranged for them to be moved directly into his own temperature and humidity controlled cellar at his home in Texas. He is a collector of wines from all over the world, but he has a special passion these days for the unctuous wines of Napa Valley, so he kindly releases these fantastic bottles for others to enjoy. 901 Romanee St. Vivant 1988 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2scl, 1wisl, #00781, #00783 The perfumed nose has now gone almost completely secondary with hints of sous bois adding nuance to the classic spice box character of a fine RSV. I particularly like the purity of expression (yet no lack of power) which combined with the outstanding length make this an excellent effort that should continue to hold at this level for a number of years. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Oct. 2010) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Romanee St. Vivant 1989 Domaine de la Romanee Conti nl, #07413 A subtle, concentrated, graceful wine, offering a band of cherry, spice, oak and plum-tinged flavors that bring out vanilla, nutmeg and brown sugar notes on the finish. It s also firmly tannic and backward now, so it s a good candidate for the cellar. (91 pts. Wine Spectator, Oct. 1992) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Romanee St. Vivant 1991 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2scl, 1ssos, # Wonderful aromatics of Vosne spice, black fruit and hints of earth and violets followed by rich, velvety flavors of stunning complexity and exceptional length. This has finally started to open and shows even more promise now than it did before as the hardness of the tannins is melting, revealing classic RSV qualities. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Aug. 2006) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Richebourg 1989 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lbsl, lscl, ssos, #05138 Like most of the DRC 89s, this initially seemed as though it was in a time warp with virtually no discernable aromatic development but after 20 minutes or so of air, there are hints of secondary aromas, game, leather and spice. The impressively scaled flavors though are big, rich and intense, underpinned by surprisingly rustic tannins and offering fine length. This is a formidable wine for the vintage with plenty of character and still discernable if softening structure that should enable it to hold for another 20 years or so. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Oct. 2010) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Echezeaux 1988 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lscl, #00525 Wonderfully complex nose with aromas of spice, tea and crushed dried roses followed by rich, detailed and relatively big flavors. Echézeaux often can be one of those wines that displays grand cru complexity and premier cru weight and a trace of finishing rusticity but this 88 is a big wine and every bit a true grand cru. Very impressive. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2003) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Echezeaux 1989 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 3cm, bsl, ssos, #07035 Firm, tight and intense, with rich, sharply focused flavors that are smooth and lively. A tasty core of black cherry, plum and currant notes is shaded by smoky, cedary oak nuances. (90 pts. Wine Spectator, Oct. 1992) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Echezeaux 1991 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 3cm, scl, ssos, #00077 Reserved yet elegant nose that is a combination of primary fruit and spicy secondary aromatics followed by deep, rich, still tannic flavors that show uncommon depth and lots of buffering sève on the long, complex finish. While this can be enjoyed now, it will be better in 5 years and should drink beautifully for another 10 after that. A very classy wine. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2011) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $850 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 141

138 CABERNET FROM AROUND THE WORLD The following collection highlights the wonderful diversity of Cabernet that we see in Bordeaux, Tuscany and Napa. The wines were largely acquired on release and stored in a home cellar with temperature and humidity control. This consignor has enjoyed thousands of bottles through the years, but is drinking less now, and thus releases these wines to us for auction. 908 Chateau Petrus 1982 Pomerol bn, scl Dark ruby garnet. Intense tobacco, cedar, berry and blackberry. Full-bodied, silky, firm and fresh. Long. A beauty. One of the best bottles I have ever had. (96 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, June 2001) Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Petrus 1988 Pomerol tl It is a medium-bodied, rather elegant style of Petrus with a distinctive cedary, almost celery component intermixed with a hint of caramel and sweet mulberry and black cherry fruit. (91 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Cos d Estournel St. Estephe 1985 scl 1987 tl 1988 tl wrl Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Richebourg 1990 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2.5cm, scl, ssos, #02584 The ripe and still admirably fresh and bright blackberry fruit aromas now evidence noticeable secondary character plus gorgeous spice nuances that continue onto the focused, opulent and serious big-bodied flavors that possess superb finishing complexity and persistence. There is still some tannic structure to resolve though this has excellent density of extract and impeccable balance that will permit this impressive effort to live for another 50 years. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2015) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Masseto 1998 Tenuta dell Ornellaia The 1998 is even better. It shares much of the richness of the 1997, but with more delineation and nuance. The wine blossoms beautifully on the mid-palate and finish, with layers of expressive fruit and fabulous overall balance. This is a stunning Masseto. (97 pts. Antonio Galloni, In the Cellar, Nov. 2011) Estimate: $550-$750 Starting Bid: $425 PROMINENT BORDEAUX This sensational collection may only be four cases of wines, but it is not to be missed by any serious collector of Bordeaux. Bidders will notice representatives from each of the First Growths, plus Cheval Blanc and La Mission, all in exceptional recent vintages. The wines were acquired on release through local retailers and then stored in a home cellar with temperature and humidity control. Bid with confidence. 913 Chateau Petrus 1999 Pomerol This wine is turning out much in the style of such wonderful Petrus vintages as 1967 and Although not as outstanding as either the 1998 or 2000, it displays beautiful intensity and finesse in a more evolved style than one normally expects from this estate. The wine has a dense, nearly opaque ruby/purple color, sweet black cherry, mulberry, truffle-infused fruit, full body, low acidity, admirable purity, and sweet tannin. It should be ready to drink in 5-6 years, and will last for two decades. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140, Apr. 2002) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

139 914 Chateau Petrus 2001 Pomerol The 2001 Petrus (2,160 cases produced) exhibits more depth and richness than any other Pomerol I tasted. Its deep saturated ruby/plum/purple color is accompanied by a tight but promising bouquet of vanilla, cherry liqueur, melted licorice, black currants, and notions of truffles and earth. Rich, full-bodied, and surprisingly thick as well as intense, there is plenty of structure underlying the wealth of fruit and extract. Give it 3-6 years of cellaring, and drink it over the following two decades as it promises to be one of the longest-lived wines of the vintage, not to mention one of the most concentrated. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #153, June 2004) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Petrus 2009 Pomerol An opulent Petrus very much in the stylistic family of the 1990, this 100% Merlot has a dense plum/purple color and a sweet nose of mulberries, black cherries, some subtle toast and licorice as well as a floral element. A wine of great intensity, a multidimensional mouthfeel and full-bodied, stunning concentration, the 2009 Petrus is everything one would expect of it. Given the sweetness of its tannin, much like the 1990, I suspect this wine will always be open for business, appealing even in its youth. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Dec. 2011) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Petrus 2010 Pomerol The harvest at Petrus took place between September 27 and October 12, and the 2010 finished at 14.1% natural alcohol, which is slightly lower than the 2009 s 14.5%. The 2010 reminds me somewhat of the pre-1975 vintages of Petrus, a monster-inthe-making, with loads of mulberry, coffee, licorice and black cherry notes with an overlay of enormous amounts of glycerin and depth. Stunningly rich, full-bodied and more tannic and classic than the 2009, this is an awesome Petrus, but probably needs to be forgotten for 8-10 years. It should last at least another 50 or more. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #205, Feb. 2013) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2000 A rich, tannic, earthy style, with loads of creme de cassis and floral notes, the final blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot is a full-bodied wine with plenty of coffee, earth, chocolatey notes, and still plenty of tannin to resolve. (96+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2000 A blend of 93.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot, the wine still has a dark ruby/purple color and an extraordinarily youthful nose of graphite, black currants, sweet, unsmoked cigar tobacco, and flowers. The wine is rich, medium to full-bodied, but has that ethereal elegance and purity that is always Lafite. (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Latour lbsl A prodigious effort, it boasts a saturated purple color as well as a gorgeous perfume of smoke, cedar, creme de cassis, flowers, crushed rocks, and blackberries. Massive and multi-layered, with huge richness and low acidity, it is about as unctuous as a young Latour can be. It could be compared to the 1982, but it may be even more pure, at least at this early stage, than that monumental wine. The level of intensity builds prodigiously in the mouth, and the finish lasts nearly a minute. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #164, Apr. 2006) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1975 vhs, wisl Chateau Latour 1979 ts, hbsl, nl 1993 lscl Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1983 ts, bsl, htl, nc 1994 nl, lwrl Chateau Margaux 1993 Margaux bsl, wisl Chateau Cheval Blanc 1986 St. Emilion bsl, tal 1995 St. Emilion 1997 St. Emilion lbsl, nc 1999 St. Emilion scl Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Haut Brion 1997 Pessac-Leognan lbsl Chateau Latour 1997 lscl Chateau Margaux 1998 Margaux lbsl, lscl 1999 Margaux lbsl, lscl Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $850 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 143

140 922 Chateau Cheval Blanc 2000 St. Emilion Chateau Haut Brion 2000 Pessac-Leognan scl Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 2000 Pessac-Leognan lscl Chateau Latour 2000 lbsl Chateau Margaux 2000 Margaux lscl Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Pavie 2000 St. Emilion Chateau l Angelus 2000 St. Emilion lbsl, nc Chateau Troplong Mondot 2009 St. Emilion 1lbsl, 1lscl Chateau Clinet 2000 Pomerol lbsl Chateau La Fleur Petrus 2000 Pomerol 2bsl, 1lscl, 1ssos 2010 Pomerol lbsl Chateau Cos d Estournel 2000 St. Estephe lbsl, lscl Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1,600 LARGE FORMAT LARGESSE Bigger is better, if you re collecting high scoring Bordeaux, Cult California Cabs and Grange. Wines built for the long haul are equipped to last even longer than their standard size counterparts thanks to the greater volume to surface ratio. This collection was built over a decade of consistent, focused wine buying from very trusted sources and under the advisement of The Cellar Manager. Only a small portion of a much larger collection, the wines were removed from a gorgeous, custom built and state of the art home cellar for this sale Carruades de Lafite ltl, 2nc Bottle (7) A brilliant second wine, the 2000 Carruades de Lafite (51.4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42.3% Merlot, 4.9% Cabernet Franc, and 1.4% Petit Verdot), aged in 10-15% new French oak, shows wonderfully sweet lead pencil shavings intermixed with an elegant black cherry and cassis nose. A wine of tremendous purity, medium body, and the tell-tale Lafite elegance... (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #146, Apr. 2003) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Cos d Estournel 2005 St. Estephe The 2005 Cos d Estournel is another great success from this property, which is owned by Michel Reybier. A superstar of St.- Estèphe in this vintage, this wine has a dense ruby/purple color, beautiful, sweet cassis and blackcurrant fruit, some floral notes, spice and a touch of oak in a full-bodied, layered, impressive multi-dimensional style. The tannins are surprisingly sweet and well-integrated, as is the acidity, alcohol and wood. This is a beauty and certainly the top wine of St.-Estèphe. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #219, June 2015) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Duhart Milon 2005 wrl Imperial (1) The finest Duhart-Milon ever made? This structured, tannic, dense ruby/purple-tinged offers up hints of cassis, licorice, chocolate, and earth. Medium to full-bodied with good purity, strong tannins, and undeniable elegance, it reveals a character not dissimilar from its renowned sibling, Lafite-Rothschild. (94 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #176, Apr. 2008) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

141 927 Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1999 This prodigious wine is both elegant and intensely flavored, and almost diaphanous in its layers that unfold with no heaviness. An opaque ruby/purple color is accompanied by a complex bouquet of lead pencil, graphite, cedar, creme de cassis, toast, and vanilla. It is medium-bodied, with extravagant layers of richness yet little weight, and a finish that is all sweetness, ripeness, and harmony. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140, Apr. 2002) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2000 A blend of 93.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot, the wine still has a dark ruby/purple color and an extraordinarily youthful nose of graphite, black currants, sweet, unsmoked cigar tobacco, and flowers. The wine is rich, medium to full-bodied, but has that ethereal elegance and purity that is always Lafite. (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #189, June 2010) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Larcis Ducasse 2005 St. Emilion 2nl With an unbelievable nose of licorice, tapenade, black cherry and blackcurrant liqueur, as well as full body, super-sweet tannin, and astonishing richness and length, this prodigious effort in 2005 announced the resurrection of this great terroir on the slopes near Château Pavie. Dark garnet/plum/purple, this is compelling stuff and drinkable already, but capable of lasting another years. This beauty is not to be missed! (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #219, June 2015) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Latour 2000 lbsl Deep garnet in color, the 2000 Latour has aromas of kirsch, creme de cassis and dried mulberries with nuances of leather, incense, salami and fertile loam. The palate is just starting to mature into a wonderfully satiny texture, with layer upon layer of berry preserve, baking spice and earth notes resulting in a wine of incredible poise. (99 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia, Nov. 2012) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Chateau l Eglise Clinet 2005 Pomerol 1scl A sensational effort from proprietor Denis Durantou, this 2005 is a compelling wine, but purchasers should wait at least a decade to begin the magical liquid tour. One of the monumental wines of the vintage, it boasts a dense purple color as well as a glorious perfume of caramelized blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries, a hint of toast in the backward, fully integrated oak, full body, and exceptional density and richness. Prodigiously concentrated, this layered, broad Pomerol reveals a seamless integration of acidity, tannin, alcohol, and wood. It is a massive, yet remarkably elegant wine that is as singular as it is exhilarating. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #176, Apr. 2008) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pavie 1999 St. Emilion Double-Magnum (1) The 1999 Pavie is a candidate for wine of the vintage. It boasts an opaque ruby/purple color in addition to gorgeous aromas of crushed minerals, smoke, licorice, cherry liqueur, and black currants. The wine is exceptionally pure and multilayered, with stunning texture and overall balance. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #140, Apr. 2002) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Leognan tl Magnum (2) 2003 Magnum (2) 2005 Magnum (2) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau d Yquem Pessac-Leognan 2003 Half Half- Served from an ex-chateau bottle. Picked in one trie, the 2003 Chateau d Yquem is slightly deeper in color compared to the It is attired with an intriguing bouquet with Manuka honey, quince, honeycomb and a touch of nougat, though it does not have the pixilation of a top vintage. The palate is unctuous right from the start: gloopy in texture with hedonistic ripe honeyed fruit laced with orange zest and a strong spicy note on the finish. It has moderate length, but finishes with plenty of glycerine in the mouth. This is certainly the finest 2003 Sauternes. (94 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #213, June 2014) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $550 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 145

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143 935 Chambertin 2010 Clos de Beze, Bouchard Pere et Fils 1sos, This is also cool and restrained with a much broader range of spicy elements to the gorgeously complex red and blue pinot fruit aromas. An intense minerality suffuses the powerful and extract rich broad-shouldered flavors that are muscular but not rustic before terminating in a focused, balanced and linear finish. This should age successfully for many years and require at least 15, before it will be sufficiently civilized to enjoy properly. That said it should repay handsomely the cellar time. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #46, Apr. 2012) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Corton 2010 Bouchard Pere et Fils A brooding but impressively complex nose features notes of red currant, plum, earth and plenty of that Corton sauvage character. The textured, intense and broad-shouldered flavors possess excellent mid-palate concentration with fully mature structural elements. There is ample buffering sap, which is important as one would reasonably expect, this is a big and sleekly muscled wine with an explosively long, linear and overtly austere finish. The potential here is mostly impressive though note that plenty of patience is requisite. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #46, Apr. 2012) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Musigny 2005 Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue Prepare to be transported. A positively brilliant nose of violet and rose petal shines against a background of intensely spiced extravagant red and black pinot fruit nuanced by hints of earth and stone and this minerality continues onto the surprisingly supple flavors that convey a remarkable sense of energy and power on the almost unbelievably intense, focused and structured finish that seems to go on and on without end. And the 05 VV has what all truly great burgundies have which is that extra dimension of power without weight as this carries terrific punch and power yet delivers that explosiveness with impeccable class and grace. (99 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Echezeaux 2005 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lscl The soaring nose of spicy cassis, black cherry and violets this displayed from cask has now become very reserved and brooding, merging into rich, full and utterly delicious flavors that possess a beguiling texture and unusually fine tannins compared to what I typically see with the Ech. This is a big wine by any measure with excellent mid-palate density and superb length. Really good stuff and as the value play in the DRC line-up, one to strongly consider because it surpasses its normal quality level by more than a fair margin in (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Grands Echezeaux 2005 Domaine de la Romanee Conti This was last year and still is considerably more reserved and less expressive though the discreet aromas are decidedly more elegant with much more floral influence on the violet and rose petal infused aromas that are nuanced by soy, hoisin and clove notes that can also be found on the muscular, robust and powerful bigbodied flavors that exude dry extract on the detailed and hugely persistent finish. This is both stylish and classy with tautly wound flavors that have that great sense of underlying tension and cutslike-a-knife precision. Note however that this is, at a comparable stage, so much more primary and backwards than normal that this will need a very long time in the cellar to arrive at its majority, indeed I am not at all sure that the 20 years that I am suggesting will be sufficient. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, La Tache 2005 Domaine de la Romanee Conti...it remains just as kaleidoscopic and dazzling with its array of red and black cherry, cassis, plum and subtle earth notes replete with beguiling Asian spice cabinet aromas and essence of rose petal. The intense, powerful and breathtakingly concentrated flavors possess a taut muscularity before culminating in a palate coating finish of simply huge length. Not surprisingly, this is still structured to the point of being chewy yet it is never rustic or coarse because the gorgeously detailed palate impression is buffered by buckets of dry extract. As readers know, I often use the word Zen to describe the kind of inner harmony of a great vintage of Romanée-Conti but rarely with La Tâche yet in 2005, the LT has this element of inner calm and grace as well. In sum, I remain confident that this huge but utterly classy and stylish wine will go down as one of the all-time great LT s provided that you have the patience to wait as it is going to be a very long distance runner. (99 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, May 2016) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3,000 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 147

144 941 Richebourg 2005 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lscl Just as it was last year, this is also very shut down at present though vigorous swirling coaxes superbly elegant and pure aromas that are wonderfully broad and include red, black, blue and violet aromas as well as seemingly a full cupboard of Asian spices that complement to perfection the extremely rich, full and sweet flavors that are quite floral in the mouth, all wrapped in a detailed and punchy finish where the tannic spine is completely buried. While it sounds moderately odd to describe it this way, there is a swagger to the 05 Riche and this will clearly be one very long distance runner. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Krug Vintage Champagne 1996 A wine from the foremost vintage from the foremost producer can of course not be other than fantastically good. It is however easy to be disappointed when expectations have been raised too high. I was offered my first bottle of this stately but immature wine by the Danish wine-loving couple Peter and Torun Kirk during an unforgettable dinner at their villa in Copenhagen. We drank it side by side with an absolutely wonderful bottle of 1988 Krug that outclassed the 96 in the degree of pure pleasure. It must however be said that the 96 is going to be a heroic wine though it still has a very long time to go yet. It is reminiscent of the 28 and also partly of the 61 in its compact costume and with its youthfully peevish acid. A monumental construction still at the model stage. Store!!!! (95 pts. Richard Juhlin, June 2014) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Romanee St. Vivant 2005 Domaine de la Romanee Conti lscl This is also very primary and backward as hints of supremely elegant and seductive exceptionally ripe black fruit aromas replete with soy, hoisin, clove and anise nuances merge into wonderfully fine and refined linear and firmly structured flavors that culminate in a precise, pure and driving finish that goes on and on. This is a really impressive effort that offers terrific potential but fans of this wine should note that it is arguably more masculine than it usually is yet at the same time utterly seamless. A wow wine that is perhaps the ripest of the DRC 05s. A true knockout that is sheer class. (97 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Chambertin 2005 Cuvee Heritiers Latour, L. Latour 3lscl A clear step up in aromatic complexity with a wonderful range of spice nuances, including anise, clove and cinnamon plus ripe dark and gamy fruit aromas where the sense of the sauvage continues onto the rich, full and sweet flavors that possess outstanding volume and power. This is a bruiser of a Chambertin but it s not rustic and I particularly like the mouth coating sappiness on the impressively long finish. (93 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #26, Apr. 2007) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne ogb 1996 ogb 1999 ogb 1998 Rose Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Solaia 2003 Antinori Magnum (1) Tignanello 2004 Antinori lwrl Magnum (1) 2005 Antinori lwrl Double-Magnum (1) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Barolo 2006 Sperss, Gaja The first thing I noticed about the 2006 Langhe Sperss is the finish, which literally lasts an eternity. It, too, is more overtly structured, powerful and less fruit-forward than the 2007, but its focus and drive are commendable. The wine seems to hover on the palate with an ethereal expression of dark fruit, smoke, licorice, tar and menthol, all of which are backed up with substantial heft and sheer muscle. This is a marvelous effort from Gaja and will appeal most to readers with a preference for sturdy, age-worthy wines. (97 pts. Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate #187, Feb. 2010) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 The bottled 2003 Harlan Estate is as good or even better than I had hoped. With a dark ruby/purple color, silky tannin, and abundant quantities of licorice, graphite, chocolate, espresso, black currant, truffle, and earthy characteristics, it comes across like a hypothetical blend of a top-notch and Graves. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #168, Dec. 2006) Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

145 949 Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, damaged side I wouldn t be surprised to see the 2010 Harlan Estate inch closer to perfection over the next decade. Surprisingly supple for this vintage, while this cuvee is not usually that flamboyant or exuberant in its youth, the 2010 is sensual and performing remarkably well. Its deep purple color is accompanied by notions of charcoal, graphite, camphor, creme de cassis, barbecue smoke and blackberries. As usual, this complex effort reminds me of a hypothetical blend of a great and Graves (such as La Mission Haut-Brion). Rich, full-bodied and softer than I would have expected in this vintage, it is a prodigious, multidimensional, compelling wine. (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #209, Oct. 2013) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Joseph Phelps Red Insignia 1999 nl, loose capsule Magnum (1) 1999 Double-Magnum (1) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Joseph Phelps Red Insignia ltl nl, 1nc Magnum (3) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Joseph Phelps Red Insignia nl Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Joseph Phelps Red Insignia wrl nl Bottle (5) tl Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Joseph Phelps Red Insignia nl 2006 Magnum (4) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Joseph Phelps Red Insignia nl, 1lwrl 2007 Magnum (2) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Joseph Phelps Red Insignia 2008 Bottle (5) 2008 Magnum (3) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Joseph Phelps Red 2009 Insignia 2 Good deep ruby. Rich but youthfully stunted aromas of plum, currant, chocolate, licorice and mint. Then plush, fine-grained and sweet on the palate, with excellent fat and a loamy complexity to the flavors of blackcurrant, dark chocolate and graphite. This has evolved nicely since I tasted it a year ago from barrel. In a distinctly generous style but structured for a long life in bottle. Finishes with gripping, tongue-saturating tannins and terrific chocolatey length. (94 pts. Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, May 2012) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2002 nl Magnum (1) nl Magnum (3) 2005 Magnum (2) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Monte Bello Thick, massive, and concentrated with ample currants, lead pencil, licorice and chocolate aromas and flavors, this full-bodied beauty is just now at the early stages of adolescence, and has plenty of underlying tannic grip still present. It should hit full maturity in another 4-5 years and hold for 2-3 decades after that. (97 pts. Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate #221, Oct. 2015) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select nl Bottle (4) 2005 Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Pinot Noir 2005 Over and Out Sine Qua Non Grenache 2006 Raven Series Sine Qua Non Syrah 2005 Atlantis Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1,100 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 149

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147 962 Clarendon Hills Shiraz 2005 Astralis 2lwrl, 6 in Bottle (11) A great classic, the inky/purple-colored 2005 Syrah Astralis is a year effort. Although closed, it displays gorgeous but subtle notes of smoked meats, black currants, graphite, new saddle leather, truffles, and blackberries. Remarkably elegant for a wine of such power and intensity, this complex, rich, full-bodied, backward Syrah has totally absorbed its aging in 100% French oak, and appears set for a long life. ( pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #167, Oct. 2006) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Penfold s Grange 2002 Deep garnet with a touch of brick, the 2002 Grange is locked in a time capsule, like many of the 2002s, yielding a very youthful nose of red currants and red cherries, kirsch and violets with some lovely exotic spices in the background. Quite perfumed and pretty in terms of fruit expression in the mouth, the structure is rock solid, with a lively backbone cutting through the muscular fruit and great purity to the finish. If you re looking for that real Grange experience, best to keep cellaring it another years. (98+ pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Penfold s Grange gsl, Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2004 Penfolds Grange offers a profound nose of black cherries, creme de cassis licorice and dark chocolate with suggestions of cedar and violets. Full bodied, ripe and voluptuous in the mouth, the generous flesh is well supported by medium to high acidity and a firm level of finely grained tannins, finishing long. It s seductively approachable now but has much more to give and should drink best 2015 to (98 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia, May 2012) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Penfold s Grange Magnum (2) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Penfold s Grange 2005 The nose begins a bit animal with some smoked game, mincemeat and bacon notes emerging over the freshly crushed, sun-warmed blackberries, black currant cordial, earth, black truffles, anise and allspice. Rich and full with very firm very fine tannins and very crisp acid, it gives a long finish layered with coffee, mincemeat and toast. (97 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate #192, Dec. 2010) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1,500 PROPERTY OF A WINE PROFESSIONAL The following wines come to us from an industry insider who has used their connections to meticulously acquire wines from a variety of sources over the years. All wines were acquired from collections that had proper temperature and humidity control and have since been stored professionally. 967 Chateau Latour bn, 2ts, 4lbsl Bottle (4) Medium garnet-colored with moderate amber at the edge, the 1978 Latour offers a spicy, saddle leather, tobacco, dried herb, earthy nose with sweet fruit trying to poke through. Interestingly, new oak also makes an appearance in the flavors. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129, June 2000) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Montrose St. Estephe 1986 bn, lbsl hbsl, 2cc, 1ssos scl Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Cos d Estournel 1982 St. Estephe 3lscl, 2lwrl, 1cc, 1nc Bottle (5) This 1982 is still displaying a beautiful deep ruby/purple hue as well as a stunning set of aromatics consisting of blue and black fruits, loamy earth, flowers, licorice, and spice box. The wine is medium to full-bodied with sweet tannins, a medium to fullbodied mouthfeel, and a silky finish. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Cos d Estournel St. Estephe scl, 1nc scl Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $650 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 151

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149 971 Savigny les Beaune 2007 Les Narbantons, Leroy 2nl, 12ssos...good freshness and vibrancy to the very rich, full and pungently earthy flavors that completely coat the mouth on the beguilingly textured, intense and palate staining finish that delivers huge length though there is a slight trace of warmth discernable right at the very end. Still, this is blessed with so much material that this should impress. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #34, Apr. 2009) Estimate: $5,000-$7,000 Starting Bid: $4, Philipponnat Vintage Champagne 2005 Clos des Goisses 4lscl, 2 Firm and well-knit, with aromas of spring blossom, smoke, ground anise and clove accenting the subtle richness of almond financier, golden currant and lemon parfait flavors on the creamy palate. Fine and chalky, lingering on the finish. (92 pts. Wine Spectator, Dec. 2014) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 The 2014 Harlan Estate is primarily Cabernet Sauvignon aged a minimum of 24 months in mostly new oak. It displays sweet graphite notes, some mulberry, blackberry and cassis, and touches of scorched earth and hot rocks, which always vaguely suggest something from the Northern Graves region of Bordeaux. However, it has a -like structure, density and opulence. This is a wine of terrific fruit intensity and a vintage that s very forward by Harlan Estate s standards and already delicious to drink. It s hard to compare to another vintage of Harlan, given its precociousness and already flattering style. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #227, Oct. 2016) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Composed of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, the very deep purple-black colored 2015 Screaming Eagle leaps from the glass with notes of freshly crushed black currants, black cherries and blackberries with suggestions of cigar box, black raspberries, red currants, chocolates, pencil lead and cast-iron pan plus a touch of potpourri. Medium to fullbodied with a rock-solid backbone of ripe, grainy tannins and oodles of freshness, it features the most incredible black and red fruit layers and finishes with incredible vibrancy and depth. (100 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate #236, Apr. 2018) Estimate: $6,000-$8,000 Starting Bid: $4, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2004 Ode to E Sine Qua Non Syrah 2004 Ode to E Estimate: $3,000-$4,000 Starting Bid: $2, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2005 The Naked Truth Sine Qua Non Syrah 2005 Nail In My Cranium Bottle (4) Estimate: $3,750-$4,750 Starting Bid: $3, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2006 In the Crosshairs Sine Qua Non Syrah 2006 A Shot in the Dark Bottle (4) Estimate: $3,250-$4,250 Starting Bid: $2, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2007 Dangerous Birds Sine Qua Non Syrah 2007 Dangerous Birds Bottle (4) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2008 The Duel Sine Qua Non Syrah 2008 The Duel Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2009 This Is Not an Exit Sine Qua Non Syrah 2009 This Is Not an Exit Bottle (4) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2010 Stockholm Syndrome Sine Qua Non Syrah 2010 Stockholm Syndrome Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $2, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2012 Rattrapante Sine Qua Non Syrah 2012 Touche Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1,700 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 153

150 983 Sine Qua Non Grenache 2013 Jusqu a l os Sine Qua Non Syrah 2013 Le Supplement Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2005 Atlantis 2d, Vin de Paille Half To The Rescue, Vin de Paille Half- Sine Qua Non Roussanne 2005 Atlantis 3e, Vin de Paille Half To The Rescue, Vin de Paille Half- Sine Qua Non Sweet Wine 2005 Mr. K, Strawman Half Mr. K, The Noble Man Half Mr. K, The Noble Man Half- Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Taittinger Vintage Champagne 2006 Comtes de Champagnes A vivacious Champagne, with fine integration of the racy acidity and chalky bead, rich mineral character and creamy palate of glazed apricot, ground anise, biscuit and passion fruit flavors. Offers a firm, focused finish. (94 pts. Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, Nov. 2015) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Taittinger Vintage Champagne 2006 Comtes de Champagnes Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Krug Vintage Champagne 1998 Clos du Mesnil Krug Champagne NV Grande Cuvee nl Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1,500 BORDEAUX AND MARCASSIN The following wines were acquired on release and stored in a home cellar with temperature and humidity control. 988 Marcassin Pinot Noir 2010 Marcassin Vineyard 2lscl Bottle (4) The 2010 Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard is a slightly tighter style of Pinot Noir, and lighter than the There is more acidity showing through, the fruit offering up various red and black fruits from pomegranate to plum to cassis, dark sweet cherries as well as foresty underbrush notes. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #220, Aug. 2015) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Marcassin Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard Bottle (4) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Marcassin Chardonnay 2009 Marcassin Vineyard Bottle (5) Light gold in color, with an extraordinary nose of poached pears, citrus honey and a touch of orange rind, the 2009 Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard has beautiful fruit, a full-bodied mouthfeel, penetrating acids and an underlying minerality and richness. The finish goes on for a good seconds. This is sensational Chardonnay and very much in keeping with this vineyard. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #220, Aug. 2015) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Marcassin Chardonnay 2010 Marcassin Vineyard 1scl Bottle (9) With a slightly smokier edge to the honeysuckle, poached pear, pineapple and caramelized citrus notes, the 2010 Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard hits the palate with a full-bodied, thunderous affect of fruit, glycerin and acidity. The wine reveals some smoke in the aromatics, but little, if any, in the flavor profile. Full-bodied, lovely, and again, close to perfection (as so often these wines are), this is a beauty to drink over the next decade or more. (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #220, Aug. 2015) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

151 Lot 992 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 155

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153 992 Marcassin Chardonnay 2012 Marcassin Vineyard The 2012 Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard... displays great minerality, notes of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, poached pear, and white flowers as well as a touch of quince. A wine of great intensity, yet incredibly ethereal elegance, this light greenish gold-colored wine is full-bodied, stunningly rich, and altogether remarkable. When you consider that they use 100% new French oak and 100% heavy toast for both their Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, it is remarkable how little oak appears in these wines. This wine should age well for years, as most of the Marcassin Estate Chardonnays have done to date. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #223, Mar. 2016) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 Starting Bid: $2, Marcassin Chardonnay 2012 Marcassin Vineyard Bottle (8) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Marcassin Chardonnay Three Sisters 2008 scl 2009 scl scl Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $475 BORDEAUX AND CDP The following wines were purchased largely on futures from a local retailer and then stored in a home cellar with temperature and humidity control. 995 Chateau Clinet 2009 Pomerol Clinet has been on a hot streak lately and the 2009 appears to be the greatest wine ever made at the estate, surpassing even the late Jean-Michel Arcaute s monumental A blend of 85% Merlot and tiny amounts of Cabernet Franc (12%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (3%), this big Pomerol boasts an opaque, moonless night inky/blue/purple color in addition to a gorgeous perfume of blueberry pie, incense, truffles, black raspberries, licorice and wood smoke. Viscous and multi-dimensional with silky, sweet tannin, massive fruit concentration and full-bodied power, there are nearly 4,000 cases of this thick, juicy, perfect Clinet. It should drink well in 3-5 years and keep for (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Dec. 2011) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Pichon Lalande 2005 Magnum (6) Juicy and sleek in feel, with a gloss of singed vanilla and alder over the core of lively blackberry, fig and black currant paste flavors. Singed charcoal and sweet tobacco notes score the finish and leave a mouthwatering feel. A tough decision whether to drink now or wait, as both choices will be rewarded. (94 pts. James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, Dec. 2017) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pichon Lalande 2009 A beautiful effort, the 2009 Pichon Lalande, a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, possesses copious mocha, lead pencil, unsmoked, high class tobacco, black currant, forest floor and herbaceous characteristics. It is a deep purple-hued, charming, surprisingly open-knit with wonderful freshness, a plump, fleshy mouthfeel, opulence and unctuosity, medium to full body and a well-delineated, luscious style. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199, Feb. 2012) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Beychevelle 2005 St. Julien A deep ruby/purple hue is accompanied by a sweet perfume of roasted herbs, black cherries, and even blacker fruits. The wine is medium to full-bodied with sweet tannin, good acidity, and a fruitcake-like spiciness and earthiness. Pure and long with a tannic clout that is neither intrusive nor excessive, this elegant, powerful effort should be at its finest between (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #176, Apr. 2008) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux 2005 Margaux Margaux s second wine gets better with each vintage. The 2005 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux (200,000 bottles produced) is an equal part blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with a hefty alcohol content. Fleshy, opulent, and nearly decadent, with terrific fruit, a creamy texture, and supple tannin (91 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #176, Apr. 2008) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux 2005 Margaux Bottle (11) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1,100 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 157

154 CABERNET AND DRC FROM THE ISLANDS The following collection comes to us from the beautiful island of Hawaii. Our consignor had a strong interest in wine for many years, but as time went on, he decided that he wanted to focus his time more on other forms of collectibles. The wines were nearly all acquired on release from retailers in California and then stored in a Eurocave in his home Chateau Petrus 1994 Pomerol scl Opaque purple/black in color, with a sweet vanilla, pain grillee [sic], jammy cherry and cassis-scented nose, this full-bodied, densely packed wine reveals layers of flavor, and an inner-core of sweetness with huge quantities of glycerin and depth. A tannic, classic style of Petrus, with immense body, great purity, and a backward finish... (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #109, Feb. 1997) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, La Tache 1997 Domaine de la Romanee Conti 2nl Very floral and nicely spicy with elegant, relatively fine flavors that display solid intensity though less body and sappiness than the 98. There is very good supporting acidity which tends to highlight the lighter but nicely focused, medium weight flavors. (90 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #29, Jan. 2008) Estimate: $5,000-$7,000 Starting Bid: $4, Richebourg 1981 Domaine de la Romanee Conti hbsl, tl A cool, pure and really quite pretty nose features aromas of sousbois and a panoply of spice nuances that add plenty of breadth to the secondary fruit scents. There is both good richness and vibrancy to the mineral-driven, intense and muscular flavors that possess an attractive texture before culminating in an impressively long and complex finish where the still moderately firm tannins exhibit a touch of rusticity. Even so the natural class of a classic Richebourg is in evidence... In sum this is an excellent effort in the context of what is typical for the 81 vintage. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Apr. 2016) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Richebourg 1999 Domaine de la Romanee Conti nl This hasn t budged much since it was bottled and remains almost black with a notably ripe multidimensional nose of black cherries, spice and earth that complements well the broad-shouldered and impressively scaled medium weight plus flavors that are robust and overtly muscular where the finish retains a sense of robust power and stunning length. At age 11 the 99 Richebourg is clearly signaling that it s going to require 20 to 25 years to really be at its peak. At the same time, there is sufficient mid-palate sap to at least make it approachable sooner, perhaps in 7 to 10 years from now. One of the great vintages for this fabled wine. (96 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, May 2010) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $2, Romanee St. Vivant 1999 Domaine de la Romanee Conti nl A highly expressive nose of remarkably dense aromas featuring classic Vosne spice and crushed blackberries leads to fullbodied and very sappy flavors that display a terrific inner core of complexity and still more spice on the hugely long finish. The purity of extract displayed here is mind bending and this is unquestionably the finest DRC Romanée St.-Vivant in many a vintage. (94 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Oct. 2010) Estimate: $1,900-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Echezeaux 2002 Domaine de la Romanee Conti nl Deep ruby. This too is very spicy and even more aromatically expressive revealing linear, taut, intense, wonderfully complex, solidly structured flavors that display impressive acid/fruit/tannin balance. This culminates in a gorgeous inner mouth perfume and a tight, very firm finish of notable length. This may have over achieved in 2002 relative to its usual standard. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #17, Jan. 2005) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard scl Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

155 1008 Bond Winery Red Matriarch Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Bond Winery Red 1999 Melbury 1nl, 1lwasl, Vecina 1nl, 2 Estimate: $500-$700 Starting Bid: $ Bond Winery Red 2000 Melbury 2000 Vecina Estimate: $500-$700 Starting Bid: $ Bond Winery Red 2001 Melbury 2001 St. Eden 2001 Vecina Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Bond Winery Red 2003 Melbury 2003 Pluribus 2003 St. Eden 2003 Vecina Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Bond Winery Red 2004 Melbury 2004 Pluribus 2004 St. Eden 2004 Vecina Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Colgin Red 2005 Cariad Offering up spring flowers and garden aromas, sweet blueberry and black raspberry fruit, a touch of charcoal embers, graphite and background toast, it is fleshy and full-bodied, and again, meriting a three-digit score. This is absolutely remarkable wine. As it sat in the glass, it developed some rather compelling chocolaty, licorice undertones. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #219, June 2015) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Colgin Red 2005 IX Estate My favorite of the 2005 Colgins is the 2005 IX Proprietary Red Estate, a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The good news is that there are 1,500 cases of this blockbuster wine, which has a Bordeaux framework but the exuberance and richness as well as fruit purity of a great Napa wine. Deep purple in color with an extraordinary nose of scorched earth, blueberries, and black currants intermixed with some subtle charcoal notes, spice, box and spring flowers, it is very full-bodied, but beautifully structured and well-delineated. With good acidity despite what is an extremely high ph (3.9), the total acids are reasonable. This is a beauty of harmony, power, and great intensity, but it is light on its feet, and an exceptional example of what this high-elevation hillside estate vineyard is capable of producing. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #180, Dec. 2008) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Colgin Red 2006 IX Estate 1lscl From the Pritchard Hill Vineyard, the 2006 IX Proprietary Red Estate is a blend of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot. The good news is that there are 1,500 cases of this cuvee. It, too, reveals the noble sweetness of tannin, the extraordinary rich, intense mouthfeel, and sumptuous aromas of flowers, burning embers, blackberries, blueberries, spice box, and cedar. With extraordinary intensity, beautiful purity, a texture and flavors that build incrementally on the palate, and a significantly long finish, this is a perfect wine. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #180, Dec. 2008) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 lbsl lbsl 2000 lbsl Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 ltsl 2001 tl, htsl 2002 lbsl Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1,700 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 159

156 1019 Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 The bottled 2003 Harlan Estate is as good or even better than I had hoped. With a dark ruby/purple color, silky tannin, and abundant quantities of licorice, graphite, chocolate, espresso, black currant, truffle, and earthy characteristics, it comes across like a hypothetical blend of a top-notch and Graves. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #168, Dec. 2006) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 The 2004 Harlan Estate is probably the most precocious and accessible Harlan Estate that this perfectionist team has made. Already compelling, the wine has notes of roasted coffee, charcoal, blackberry, spring flowers, and some background sweet, toasty notes. Dense, fleshy, exuberant, even flamboyant by the standards of Bill Harlan, this wine exhibits no jaggedness or rough edges, has relatively high tannins, but they melt away on the palate. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #174, Dec. 2007) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Harlan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 The 2005 is incredibly youthful at age ten, although certainly drinkable. And who wouldn t consume it if they had the opportunity? It will benefit from another 5-10 years of cellaring and certainly has 30 or more years left in its evolutionary curve. Gorgeous, and tasting akin to a hypothetical blended with a great Pessac-Léognan from Bordeaux comes to mind because of the smoky, subtle barbecue notes, fruitcake, forest floor, graphite and minerality. The wine has stunning fruit and a full-bodied, powerful richness, yet is still nimble on its feet. This is a classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon from an absolutely magnificent hillside vineyard in the Mayacamas Mountains overlooking the Oakville corridor on the valley floor. This opaque, garnet/purple wine is another tour de force and, once again, proves that Harlan Estate is not only one of the greatest wines of California, but of the world. (98+ pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #219, June 2015) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Harlan Estate Red The Maiden Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 1994 nl, wrl 1995 nl, lwrl 1996 nl 1997 lwrl Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Sine Qua Non Syrah 2005 Atlantis tl 2004 Poker Face crc exposing cork Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $600 CLARET FROM A PROMINENT SOUTHERN COLLECTION The wines below represent the last portion of what was once one of the great collections on the Southern Coast. At one point, the cellar numbered in the thousands of cases and the late collector, a prominent doctor, was known throughout the region. A member of the prestigious tasting groups and associations such as the Chevaliers de Tastevins and Commanderie de Bordeaux, this fine gentleman collected just enough to last him into his retirement and beyond. Indeed, he did well and these last few cases are what remains of this epic collection. He purchased the majority of the wines from Northampton Wines and Central Liquors in Washington DC over the course of thirty years, spanning the 70s into the early 90s. His cellar was legendary, and calls to both establishments to verify provenance elicited fond memories and testimonials to the fastidious cellarage and generous spirit of the late consignor. Later in life, this kind collector downsized to a smaller home and fashioned a new cellar in a temperature controlled basement room. Specialists removed these cases from that environment, helped by the collector s son, who now manages the estate. The family spirit of generosity and meticulousness lives on, and now these cases make their way to new homes and families Carruades de Lafite lbsl,, missing lid This has become one of the finest second wines produced. The 1998 (a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 4.5% Cabernet Franc, and 1.5% Petit Verdot) is an outstanding effort. While very Lafite-like (although more supple and forward), it exhibits a dense ruby/purple color in addition to an excellent bouquet of black fruits, smoke, earth, and minerals, supple tannin, an excellent texture, and a long, fine finish. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #134, Apr. 2001) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

157 Lots: 1030, 1036 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 161

158 Lot Chateau Cheval Blanc 1961 St. Emilion htms, lbsl, lscl, cc, sdc Showing considerable amber to the garnet color, this wine shows an exotic nose of licorice, sweet, jammy red and black fruits, spice box, and cedar. In the mouth, the wine is medium-bodied, lush, and fleshy, with plenty of glycerin and a very soft, tactile impression. (91 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Cheval Blanc 1982 St. Emilion 1vhs, 2bsl, 2wrl, 1sdc There is plenty of amber at the edge, and this medium to fullbodied wine shows notes of menthol, cedar, spice box, plums, and black cherries. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Cos d Estournel 1961 St. Estephe 2hs, 1htms, 1bsl, 1tsl, 1sdc Beautifully spicy, evolved aromas and layered flavors of fruit and cedar make this delicious to drink...has firm tannins and a lingering finish. (89 pts. Wine Spectator, Apr. 1996) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Cos d Estournel 1995 St. Estephe 1lscl Bottle (8) A wine of extraordinary intensity and accessibility, the 1995 Cos d Estournel is a sexier, more hedonistic offering than the muscular, backward Opulent, with forward aromatics (gobs of black fruits intermixed with toasty pain grille scents and a boatload of spice), this terrific Cos possesses remarkable intensity, full body, and layers of jammy fruit nicely framed by the wine s new oak. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #115, Feb. 1998) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Haut Brion 1961 Pessac-Leognan 2(5.5cm), 2lbsl, 2lscl, 2cc, 2ssos The dark garnet-colored 1961 Haut-Brion is pure perfection, with gloriously intense aromas of tobacco, cedar, chocolate, minerals, and sweet red and black fruits complemented by smoky wood. This has always been a prodigious effort (it was the debut vintage for Jean Delmas). It is extremely full-bodied, with layers of viscous, sweet fruit. This wine is akin to eating candy. Consistently an astonishing wine! (100 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Dec. 1997) Estimate: $3,500-$4,500 Starting Bid: $2,800

159 1031 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1984 Pessac-Leognan 5bn, 5ts, 1vhs, 4lbsl, 7lcc, Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Lafite Rothschild bn, 2nl, 1sdc Bottle (4) An elegant bouquet of herbaceous, cedary fruit is first class. New oak dominates the palate and some hard tannins exhibit a dryness at the finish. The 1984 is a light but well-balanced wine. (84 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Latour bn, 4lbsl, 8wrl, 3wisl Bottle (8)...the 1982 Latour has been the most opulent, flamboyant, and precocious of the northern Medocs, especially the St.-Juliens, s, and St.-Estephes. It hasn t changed much over the last years, revealing sweet tannins as well as extraordinarily decadent, even extravagant levels of fruit, glycerin, and body. It is an amazing wine, and on several occasions, I have actually picked it as a right bank Pomerol because of the lushness and succulence of the cedary, blackberry, black currant fruit. This vintage has always tasted great, even in its youth, and revealed a precociousness that one does not associate with this Chateau. However, the 1982 is still evolving at a glacial pace. The concentration remains remarkable, and the wine is a full-bodied, exuberant, rich, classic in its aromatic and flavor profiles. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $10,000-$13,000 Starting Bid: $8, Chateau Lynch Bages lbsl Chateau Pichon Baron lbsl Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Montrose 1961 St. Estephe 3htms, 3lbsl, 3tsl, 1nc A stunning wine from a superb vintage, the 1961 Montrose is still in need of another 10 years of cellaring. The deep, opaque dark ruby color, the huge bouquet of ripe cassis fruit and mineral scents, the full-bodied, dense, compelling richness and length, plus gobs of tannin all point to a monumental bottle of wine. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #95, Oct. 1994) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1961 htms, lbsl, lscl, 1cc Huge, cedary, cassis, lead pencil, menthol-like aromas soared from the glass. The black/purple color revealed no signs of lightening or amber at the edge. Full-bodied, rich, and superintense, this was a profound bottle of 1961 Mouton that would have stood up against the compelling (98 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Dec. 1997) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1982 vhs, lbsl, nl This wine remains one of the legends of Bordeaux. It has thrown off the backward, youthful style that existed during its first 25 years of life, and over the last 4-5 years has developed such secondary nuances as cedar and spice box. The creme de cassis, underlying floral note, full-bodied power, extraordinary purity, multilayered texture, and finish of over a minute are a shase for what this Chateau accomplished in The wine is still amazingly youthful, vibrant, and pure. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Mouton Rothschild bn, 5ts, 3bsl, 1tl Deep garnet-black colour. An incredible array of aromas on the nose: blackberry, black cherry, tobacco, espresso, leather, black olive and loam. The palate is absolutely seamless from first impression to finish, effortlessly building layers of complexity in the mouth and leading to a very long, earth and spice finish. I can t see how this could possibly be improvement so have no alternative but concede perfection. (100 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia, May 2009) Estimate: $4,000-$5,000 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Petrus 1961 Pomerol hs, lbsl, sdc, cut capsule shows fully branded cork, great color An estate only needs to produce a handful of wines such as the 1961 Petrus to garner an international following. Not surprisingly, the 1961 Petrus was pure perfection. This fully mature wine possesses a port-like richness (reminiscent of the 1947 Petrus and 1947 Cheval Blanc). The color revealed considerable amber and garnet, but the wine is crammed with viscous, thick, over-ripe black-cherry, mocha-tinged fruit flavors. Extremely full-bodied, with huge amounts of glycerin and alcohol, this unctuouslytextured, thick wine makes for an awesome mouthful. Imagine a Reese s Peanut Butter Cup laced with layers of coffee and cherry, and encased in a shell of Valrhona chocolate! (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #103, Feb. 1996) Estimate: $6,000-$8,000 Starting Bid: $4,750 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 163

160 1040 Chateau Pichon Lalande 1928 htms, lbsl, nc Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau d Yquem 1955 Sauternes ms, wisl, cola color A very good vintage in Sauternes, and a very good wine from Yquem. Fairly deep albeit a bit unfocused, it s ripe and packed with loads of dried apricot flavor - an intense botrytized character that brings out a pleasant bite. (88 pts. Wine Spectator, May 1999) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Romanee St. Vivant 1961 C. Noellat 2(4cm), 4(4.5cm), 4lbsl, 1nl, 2tsl, 1nc, 3sdc, 1ssos Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1, Corton 1990 Grancey, L. Latour 2lbsl, 2lwrl, The nose has reached full maturity and offers up notes of game, some secondary fruit aromas and ample earth nuances that continue onto the rich, full and still nicely firm full-bodied flavors underpinned by moderate tannins and excellent length. This avoids any dryness on the finish as well as the sometimes green aspect that certain 1990s display on the nose. In sum, a lovely wine that has reached its apogee but one that should also hold for many years to come. (91 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Nov. 2017) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $550 MORE ECLECTIC OFFERINGS FROM A PROMINENT EAST COAST WINE EDUCATOR The following lots are consigned from the cellar of one of the East Coast s finest and longest-running wine educators. Happy bidders may remember this consignor from our successful March Sale and the 2nd cellar vault has been opened for more. Over the course of fifty years of teaching and collecting, a cellar was built that indulged every and any wine passion. As benefits the profession, DRC piqued their curiosity as much as an emerging region from Spain. When this couple, partners in all aspects of life, began teaching about wine, Egon Muller was more expensive than Chateau Latour and they could open magnums of Petrus at pizza dinners on Friday night without too much guilt. The cellar is also an architectural marvel and was converted from an old vault in the 1930s. It is a cellar that belongs in an Edgar Allen Poe story dark and damp with a corner that had not been visited for half a century before brave Heritage specialists moved cases around. Thus, drinkers should not fear some damp stained labels. Bottle sampled, even those with lower fills, were uniformly youthful and showed great energy. This couple, whose passion for wine is exceeded only by the warmth of their hearts, is moving from their stunning Art Deco home in New York to their city apartment for a semi-retirement (which for them means working only four days a week instead of seven). Don t worry that apartment has a cellar of 6,000 bottles all to its own. The wines are offered here without reserve to ensure a successful sale Chateau Calon Segur 1961 St. Estephe 1ts, 2hs, 1htms, 6lbsl, 1sdc Mature red-amber color. Developed aromas of singed plum, roasted cherry, currant, tobacco, marzipan and chocolate. Fat, rich and complex in the mouth, with lovely sweetness leavened by firm acids. Fully evolved but still fresh. Very solidly structured wine (92 pts. Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, July 2002) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Cos d Estournel 1982 St. Estephe bn, lbsl, nc, sdc Chateau Gruaud Larose 1982 St. Julien bn, lwrl, nc, ssos Estimate: $550-$750 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

161 1046 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 1964 St. Julien 2vhs, 1hs, 3hbsl 1966 St. Julien 1vhs, 1hs, 2bsl 1967 St. Julien hs, bsl, ssos Magnum (1) Chateau Leoville Las Cases 1966 St. Julien htms, bsl, nl, sdc, sos Chateau Palmer 1967 Margaux 1vhs, 1ms, 1ls, 3bsl, 1ll, 3cc, 2sdc Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Gruaud Larose 1945 St. Julien ls, bsl, tal, sdc, good color Magnum (1) The 1945 is a remarkably young, backward, massive Gruaud- Larose, similar in style to the 1961, 1975, 1982, and Still opaque, garnet/black-colored, with a tight but promising nose of licorice, black fruits, and herbs, this full-bodied, meaty, chewy wine exhibits huge reserves of fruit, as well as a spicy, powerful, tannic finish. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #95, Oct. 1994) Estimate: $2,600-$3,500 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan cm, bsl, cc cm, bsl 1978 bsl, tl, cc Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1966 Pessac-Leognan 1bn, 1vhs, 3hs, 5hbsl, 2tl, 2cc, 1sos Bottle (5) The 1966 La Mission-Haut-Brion, never quite as rich and deep as the 1964, is still a beautifully made, elegant La Mission, with a very cedary and leather-scented, fruity bouquet, medium to full body, and a long, supple, velvety finish. (89 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Dec. 1997) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $ Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan ts, 1vhs, 1hs, 3bsl, 2lwrl, 1sos 1977 ts, bsl, lwrl, sdc bn, 2vhs, 4bsl, 1nl, 2lwrl, 1cc Bottle (4) bn, 2ts, 1lbsl, 1sos Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1962 htms, bsl, sos ls, 2lbsl, 2lwrl, 1nc ts, 1vhs, 2bsl, 2lwrl, 1nc 1967 ms, bsl, lcc, nc Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1959 ts, bsl, nl, ssos The 1959 is unquestionably the greatest Lafite-Rothschild that has approached full maturity. It remains to be seen whether vintages such as 1982, 1986, and 1990 will reach a similar height. The super-aromatic bouquet of flowers, black truffles, cedar, lead pencil, and red fruits is followed by one of the most powerful and concentrated Lafites I have tasted. Medium to full-bodied, velvetytextured, rich, and pure, it is a testament to what this great estate can achieve when it hits the mark. (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #95, Oct. 1994) Estimate: $2,400-$3,250 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1967 bsl, cc Magnum (1) 1973 ts, bsl, cc Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1974 vhs, bsl ts, 2lbsl, 1nl bn, 2ts, 5lscl, 2lwrl, 1tsl, 1cuc exposing cork Bottle (5) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Latour 1945 htms, bsl, taped on label, cc, spc...the aromatics were top-flight, revealing scents of dried fruit, tobacco, smoke, earth, and soy. In the mouth, the wine is medium-bodied, attenuated (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129, June 2000) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Latour ts, 2hbsl, 2scl, 2wrl, 2cc, 2spc, 2sos Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1957 vhs, bsl, sos Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Latour 1962 vhs, hbsl, spc, sos A dense opaque garnet color reveals amber at the edge, as well as an incredible perfume of cedar wood, balsam, coffee, black fruits, leather, and cigar smoke. The wine is supple and full-bodied, with sweet tannin, glorious levels of fruit and extract, abundant glycerin, and a seductive, truffle-flavored finish. (95 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129, June 2000) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $300 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 165

162 1058 Chateau Latour 1965 hs, bsl, ssos Magnum (1) Estimate: $550-$750 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Latour ts, 1vhs, 2htms, 1lbsl, 1hwisl Bottle (5) The wine of the vintage, the 1966 Latour is a classic, old style Bordeaux that has required decades to become drinkable. A dark, opaque garnet color is followed by a fabulous nose of cedar, sweet leather, black fruits, prunes, and roasted walnuts, refreshing underlying acidity, sweet but noticeable tannin, and a spicy finish. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129, June 2000) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Latour 1967 htms, hbsl, wrl, cc 1978 bsl, lwrl, cc, sos Chateau Mouton Rothschild vhs, 1hs, 2hbsl, 1nl, 1nc 1979 hs, bsl, wisl, sos Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Margaux 1961 Margaux 1ts, 1hs, 2hbsl, 2tsl Mature. smooth and finely textured, showing a beautiful bottle bouquet, ample fruity, meaty flavors and firm but integrated tannins. Elegant compared to some of the vintage s blockbusters, and a joy to drink. (92 pts. Wine Spectator, Apr. 1996) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Margaux 1969 Margaux 3ts, 4htms, 5hbsl, 1wrl, 3spc, 1ssos Bottle (7) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Montrose 1978 St. Estephe 3ts, 3vhs, 6bsl, 3nl, Chateau Lynch Bages 1983 ts, bsl Chateau Gruaud Larose 1983 St. Julien 1vhs, 2lscl, 2lwrl, 2cc, 2sdc, 1sos Chateau Palmer 1989 Margaux ts, lbsl, ssos Magnum (1) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Leoville Las Cases 1961 St. Julien 2htms, 2bsl, 1ll, 2scl, 1tsl This has a well defined bouquet, fresher than other bottles of this wine that I have encountered although not as ambitious as Ducru- Beaucaillou or Gruaud-Larose. Dark berries, a touch of soy, mint and cranberry leaf. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, taut tannins; very strict and linear, a slight tinny edge towards the finish but well defined. (92 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Journal, July 2011) Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Margaux 1953 Margaux hs, hbsl, sos...an impressively dark ruby/purple color with only slight lightening at the edge. Its huge nose possesses rich scents of violets, sweet cassis fruit, and spices. Round and opulent, with a velvety texture and gobs of sweet, jammy fruit, this is Chateau Margaux at its most seductive. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #95, Oct. 1994) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Mouton Rothschild ts, 2vhs, 1hs, 4hbsl, 4scl, 3cc, 2spc Bottle (4) The 1962 is extremely fragrant, with a dark garnet color revealing lightening at the edge. A sweet nose of jammy black fruits, cedar, and smoke is followed by a velvety-textured, medium to fullbodied wine with no hard edges. It is a compellingly rich, opulent Mouton that appears to have gained character and complexity with age. (92 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Dec. 1997) Estimate: $2,200-$3,000 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Petrus 1966 Pomerol 3vhs, 3htms, 6hbsl, 1cc, 6nc, 2spc, 1sdc, 6ssos A very Medoc-like Petrus, and somewhat in the style of the wines made during most of the eighties, this dark plum/garnet-colored wine shows plenty of amber at the edge and a sweet nose of melted caramel, licorice, roasted herbs, and sweet curranty and cherry fruit. The wine is medium-bodied, slightly austere, but very complex and elegant. The wine has been fully mature since the early nineties. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 4th Ed., Jan. 2003) Estimate: $9,000-$12,000 Starting Bid: $4, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

163 1068 Chateau Petrus 1969 Pomerol 4ts, 5bsl, 1nl,1lwrl, 1sdc, 3ssos Bottle (5) Estimate: $4,500-$6,000 Starting Bid: $2,200 Lot Chateau d Yquem 1962 Sauternes 2bn, 2hbsl, 2cc, 1spc, 3sos, 1 missing label, cork and capsule confirm vintage and wine, dark amber color This is an excellent, even outstanding Yquem It is rich and honeyed, with a spicy, oaky, tropical fruit aroma, rich butterscotch, toasted fruit, and caramel flavors (90 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998) Estimate: $1,500-$2,000 Starting Bid: $ Chateau d Yquem Sauternes 1966 vhs, hbsl, tl, cc, dark amber color 1976 ts, bsl, nl, cc, sos dark amber color Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Chateau d Yquem 1967 Sauternes 1bn, 3ts, 1vhs, 6hbsl, 1nl, 1ll, 6hcc, 2spc, 6ssos, 6 dark amber color Medium amber/golden with a full intensity bouquet of vanillin spice, honey, ripe pineapples, and coconut, this intense, very ripe, unctuous Yquem has layers of sweet, opulent fruit, excellent balance, and a hefty, powerful finish. Almost too big and rich to be served with food, this wine should be drunk alone as a dessert. From the point of view of this wine s evolution, it has hardly budged in the last six years. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998) Estimate: $4,750-$6,000 Starting Bid: $2, Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes vhs, 1hs, 3hbsl, 2spc, 3oxc, dark amber color ts, 5vhs, 1htms, 9bsl, 5fl, 2nl, 7cc, 6nc, 4spc, 4sos, dark amber color Bottle (9) Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $ Clos de la Roche 1985 A. Rousseau lcc, sos Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $320 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 167

164 1074 Musigny 1976 Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue 1(4cm), 1(5cm), 2bsl, 1wisl, 3ssos, 2sdc Bottle (4) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $ Musigny 1978 Vieilles Vignes, Comte de Vogue 1(4cm), 3lbsl, 1lscl, 2wisl, 2ssos I have had the 78 Musigny on a number of occasions and I have never quite understood why it is not better appreciated as it is both wonderfully complex aromatically and there is a silky, indeed velvety quality to the rich flavors that I find utterly seductive. No, it isn t in the league of the all time de Vogüé greats but it s a fine effort that is drinking perfectly now and in good storage, it should be capable of remaining at this level for years. (92 pts. Allen Meadows, Burghound #20, Oct. 2005) Estimate: $3,750-$4,750 Starting Bid: $1, Clos St. Denis 1980 Dujac 4cm, lbsl, nl, sdc Estimate: $1,700-$2,400 Starting Bid: $ Clos St. Denis 1981 Dujac bsl, nl, sdc, sos Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $ Clos St. Denis 1982 Dujac 4cm, lbsl Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $ Clos Vougeot 1959 J. Prieur 1(5cm), 2bsl, 1hcc, 2sos Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Perrier Jouet Vintage Champagne 1988 Belle Epoque The first few times I tasted Belle Epoque I thought the bottle was more beautiful than the contents. In recent years I ve been converted. The wines always have a brilliant flowery elegance that they keep for many years. Added to the elegance is a nutty and roasted coffee aroma of true greatness. The 88 has all these qualities encapsulated in a youthful shell. (90 pts. Richard Juhlin, Nov. 2003) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Taittinger Vintage Champagne 1975 Brut Rose 10lcc Bottle (10) A great, delectable champagne with massive compactness, silkiness and a somewhat single-track fruit concentration. Faint mintiness and lots of the stickiest strawberry toffee are pressed down into this powerful essence. (94 pts. Richard Juhlin, Jan. 2012) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Riesling Beerenauslese 1976 Oestricher Lenchen, Deinhard 6bsl, 3cc, 6sos 1976 Wehlener Sonnenuhr, E. Hauth-Herpen 3bsl, 3wisl, 3sos 1976 Niersteiner Pettental, F. Karl Schmitt lbsl, wisl, cc, sos Half Piesporter Goldtropfchen, Kettern-Rosenkranz lwrl Half Hochheimer Domdechaney, Schloss Schonborn lbsl, lwrl, sdc, sos Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $ Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 1971 Oestricher Lenchen, August Eser bsl, nl, cc, spc, sos 1971 Merler Adler, Kloster Machern 2lbsl, 2cc, 2sos Half Eltviller Sonnenberg, Schloss Eltz lbsl, spc, sos Riesling Eiswein 1971 Liebfrauenstift Kirchenstuck, P.J. Valckenberg 2bsl, 2hcc, 2sos Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 1959 Steinberger, Eltville bsl, oxc, sos Estimate: $1,300-$1,700 Starting Bid: $ Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 1973 Monte Bello htms, bsl, cc, sos, taped on label Stag s Leap Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 1974 Napa Valley 1ts, 1htms, 2bsl, 2cc 1977 Cask 23 bsl, lwrl, sos Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon 1974 Napa Valley vhs, bsl, cc, sos 1989 Special Selection lbsl Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

165 1086 Stag s Leap Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 1974 Cask 23 2bn, 2vhs, 7bsl, 2nl, 7wrl, 3cc, 7ssos Bottle (11) The wine revealed a dark ruby/purple color with some amber at the edge. A big, spicy, coffee, herb, and curranty nose jumped from the glass. Supple, medium to full-bodied, with the elegance of a top Bordeaux, and the chewy, fat fruit of a California Cabernet... (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #94, Aug. 1994) Estimate: $2,800-$3,750 Starting Bid: $1, Stag s Leap Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 1978 Lot 2 1bn, 3ts, 4hs, 1htms, 9bsl, 3cc, 3wisl, 4sos Bottle (9) Estimate: $900-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Dow s Vintage Port hbsl, 2nl, 2sos bsl, 2tl Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port 1963 ms, bsl, sos Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Fonseca Vintage Port 1945 bsl, nl, cc Croft Vintage Port 1945 lbsl, crc Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Royal Oporto Vintage Port 1908 htms, bsl, crc, sos Smith Woodhouse Vintage Port 1935 bsl, ll, crc Barros Vintage Port 1935 lscl, ssos Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 1937 lbsl, ssos Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Madeira 1906 Malvasia, Blandy 2bsl, 2hwisl, 3cc, 3sos Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Madeira 1910 Malvasia, Blandy 1lbsl, 2hcc, 1sdc Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Madeira 1869 Sercial, Blandy ls, bsl, wisl, crc, hsos. This bottle was purchased from Visconde Valapraiso by Blandy s. Only 100 bottles were made, this is serial number 93. Estimate: $600-$800 Starting Bid: $ Madeira Sercial 1905 Blandy hbsl, cc, sos 1922 Casa Camacho missing label, crc, sos Estimate: $450-$550 Starting Bid: $220 INSIDER WINES This collection is for the somm inside you. The Juge and Jamet, two of the most coveted producers by the vinereotti these days, will blow up your Instagram. For the classicist, Krug Rose and Salon and for the Cali fiend, SQN and Scarecrow. The consignor is an insider with deep contacts, allowing him to source these rare and upand-comers. This is his second consignment with Heritage, and wines purchased and enjoyed from the first round were uniformly incredible. All wines were purchased on release and stored in pristine professional storage Cote Rotie Jamet Bottle (4) Estimate: $1,100-$1,400 Starting Bid: $ Cornas M. Juge lbsl lwrl Estimate: $850-$1,200 Starting Bid: $ Krug Champagne NV Brut Rose 5scl Bottle (5) (91 pts. Richard Juhlin, May 2015) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $600 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 169

166 1098 Salon Vintage Champagne 1996 Le Mesnil 2scl The 1996 Salon is just beginning to enter the early part of its plateau of maturity. Time in bottle has softened some of the razor-sharp focus the 1996 had when it was first released, but all of the energy it had as a young Champagne remains. A host of candied lemon, almonds and wild flowers punctuate the sculpted, persistent finish. Readers who own the 1996 can look forward to another two decades or more of exceptional drinking. This is the ultimate expression of Champagne as wine. (98 pts. Antonio Galloni, Vinous, June 2016) Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 The utterly perfect 2014 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon (1,500 cases) has everything one could possibly want in a Cabernet. Inky purple-colored to the rim, with a glorious nose of white flowers, crème de cassis, hints of blackberry and boysenberry, some licorice and forest floor are followed by an enormously concentrated wine with fabulous purity, a skyscraper-like midpalate and texture, a length of nearly a minute, and stunning flavors, with flawless integration of acidity, tannin, wood and alcohol. This is a great, great wine and certainly one of the Cabernet Sauvignons of this vintage. Drink it over the next or more years. (100 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #228, Dec. 2016) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 CCS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon 2013 LPV, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard Bottle (4) 2013 RBS, Beckstoffer To-Kalon Bottle (4) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Sine Qua Non Grenache 2013 Jusqu a l os It displays a medium to deep garnet color and rock star vibrant red currant and black raspberry scents with hints of licorice, mocha, Indian spices and peppered salami plus oh-so-fragrant and seductive touches of potpourri and chargrill. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and opulently fruited in the mouth, the alluring, velvety tannins support savory, spicy layers right through the long, mineral-laced finish. This is one drop dead gorgeous, femme fatale of a wine. (100 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate, Sept. 2017) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Sine Qua Non Syrah 2013 Le Supplement...the 2013 Syrah Le Supplement is just starting to evolve into beguiling earthy/meaty tertiary notes with suggestions of sandalwood, mossy bark, black soil, patchouli and salami over a core of blackberry compote, preserved plums, mincemeat pie and star anise with a touch of dried lavender. Rich, concentrated and decadent, the full-bodied, opulent palate explodes with black fruits preserves peppered by meaty/savory nuances and culminating in epically lingering exotic spice notes. (100 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate, Sept. 2017) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $800 BORDEAUX AND RARE MADEIRA FROM THE HEART OF TEXAS Pre-war usually evokes thoughts of the tense time in Europe before the Second World War. This collection forces one to rewind back to the American Civil War with the incredibly rare and special bottle of 1864 vintage Madeira made from the driest grape, Sercial. The consignor is a longtime and passionate collector who also has a fondness for Bordeaux, evidenced by the lovely bottles of classified standouts included here. The wines were purchased from reputable retailers and stored in a temperature and humidity controlled home cellar prior to pickup by Heritage specialists for this sale Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 1996 St. Julien The 1996 is long, with a deep mid-palate. It also reveals tannin in the finish. This wine is remarkable. It is muscular, concentrated, and classic. Bottled in late June, 1998, it exhibits a saturated ruby/ purple color, as well as a knock-out nose of minerals, licorice, cassis, and an unmistakable lead pencil smell that I often associate with top vintages of Lafite-Rothschild. It is sweet and full-bodied, yet unbelievably rich with no sense of heaviness or flabbiness. The wine possesses high tannin, but it is extremely ripe, and the sweetness of the black currant, spice-tinged Cabernet Sauvignon fruit is pronounced. This profound, backward Ducru-Beaucaillou is a must purchase. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #122, Apr. 1999) Estimate: $1,600-$2,000 Starting Bid: $1, To view full descriptions, enlargeable images and bid online, visit HA.com/5366

167 1104 Chateau La Conseillante 1990 Pomerol 1bn, 6lbsl, 2nl, 6lwrl, 2ssos This deep ruby/garnet-hued 1990 reveals considerable amber at the edge as well as a knock-out bouquet of cedar, kirsch, licorice, roasted herbs, and spice box. An exuberant, atypically flamboyant effort, it possesses supple texture, medium to full body, sweet fruit, plenty of glycerin, and attractive melted tannin. This wine has been delicious since birth, but additional nuances continue to develop in the bottle. (97 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1,100 Lot Chateau Margaux 1982 Margaux bn, bsl, cuc exposing cork Consistently scoring between , the superb 1982 Margaux may be slightly bigger, bolder, and more masculine than vintages produced over the last years. Its dark plum/purple color is followed by notes of melted tar intermixed with sweet cassis and floral underpinnings. Very full-bodied and dense for a Chateau Margaux, with a slight rusticity to the tannins, it boasts blockbuster power, richness, and impressive aromatics. (98 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009) Estimate: $650-$850 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Margaux 1983 Margaux 3bn, 6ts, 1lbsl, 1wisl, 7sos Bottle (9) The 1983 Margaux is a breathtaking wine. The Cabernet Sauvignon grapes achieved perfect maturity in 1983, and the result is an astonishingly rich, concentrated, atypically powerful and tannic Margaux. The color is dark ruby, the aromas exude ripe cassis fruit, violets, and vanillin oakiness, and the flavors are extremely deep and long on the palate with a clean, incredibly long finish. (96 pts. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book 3rd Ed., Jan. 1998) Estimate: $3,750-$4,750 Starting Bid: $3, Chateau Pichon Lalande lscl, A delicate and refined red. Fresh aromas of raspberries and minerals follow through to a medium-bodied palate, with fine tannins and a delicate, refreshing finish. (88 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, Mar. 2002) Estimate: $950-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Chateau Pichon Lalande lscl, 1lwrl, Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $800 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 171

168 Lot Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 1996 St. Julien 3lbsl Chateau Pichon Lalande bsl, 2lscl Bottle (5) Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Les Forts de Latour lscl Bottle (8) Latour has long produced one of Bordeaux s greatest second wines. The beautiful, pure, deep purple-colored 1999 Forts de Latour reveals sweet, cedary, cassis scents, medium to full body, ripe tannin, and a long finish. (90 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #83, Apr. 2002) Estimate: $800-$1,100 Starting Bid: $ Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux 1999 Margaux 3lscl Gorgeous blackberries, currants and spices on the nose. Mediumbodied, with fine tannins and a luscious aftertaste. (89 pts. James Suckling, Wine Spectator, Mar. 2002) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $ Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne 1990 ogb Louis Roederer Vintage Champagne 1988 Cristal lbsl, lscl Taittinger Vintage Champagne 1985 Comtes de Champagnes lbsl Estimate: $750-$950 Starting Bid: $ Krug Vintage Champagne 1980 Clos du Mesnil 1lbsl, 1nl, 1 in I can hardly believe that it s true. Honestly, can a wine from this relatively simple vintage really be this good? Yes at least my first bottle was fantastic. The similarities with the fabulous 79 were many. The aroma spectrum was basically identical to the legend. Only the cleanness of the 79 surpassed this sensational wine. I just have to taste them together!... Very youthful in Düsseldorf (95 pts. Richard Juhlin, Nov. 2015) Estimate: $1,800-$2,400 Starting Bid: $1,400

169 1114 Solaia 1998 Antinori 6lbsl, 5nl, Solaia has been one of Italy s most brilliant wines since the early eighties. Made in a Bordeaux-like style, it will age for two decades or more. The 1998, a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Sangiovese, and 5% Cabernet Franc (8,000 cases), was aged for 14 months in new and one-year old French oak casks prior to being bottled without filtration. Yields were a low 30 hectoliters per hectare. The 1998 is a classically-structured, dense, fullbodied, youthful, well-balanced wine designed for cellaring. Its opaque ruby/purple color is accompanied by a classic bouquet of black currants, vanillin, earth, tobacco, and a touch of mint. Full-bodied, moderately tannic, dense, and concentrated, this backward 1998 needs 3-4 years of cellaring. (93 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #137, Oct. 2001) Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $ Madeira 1900 Moscatel Reserva, d Oliveiras 2lbsl, 1ssos Estimate: $1,200-$1,500 Starting Bid: $ Madeira 1864 Sercial, Henriques & Henriques lbsl, lscl, ssos, This wine was inherited by the winery in 1895 in oak cask, it was first bottled in 1931 and rebottled in Only 256 bottles were produced, this one is serial number 273. Estimate: $700-$900 Starting Bid: $550 BIG WINES FROM THE EAST COAST The following wines come to us from a private collection on the East Coast. These wines were acquired all through reputable sources and stored in a home cellar Chateau Mouton Rothschild vhs, 3lscl, 2sdc, 3sos Deep garnet-black colour. An incredible array of aromas on the nose: blackberry, black cherry, tobacco, espresso, leather, black olive and loam. The palate is absolutely seamless from first impression to finish, effortlessly building layers of complexity in the mouth and leading to a very long, earth and spice finish. I can t see how this could possibly be improvement so have no alternative but concede perfection. (100 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, In Asia, May 2009) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Chateau Montrose 2003 St. Estephe 2lbsl, 2lscl Bottle (9) A candidate for a perfect score, the 2003 Montrose has been a superstar since the first time I tasted it in barrel. Showing no signs of weakening, it is an amazing wine from this fabulous terroir. It boasts a deep blue/purple color as well as a stunning perfume of blueberries, black currants, blackberries, licorice and camphor. Dense, full-bodied and rich with an unctuous texture, well-integrated, melted tannins, and a long, heady finish, this big, brawny, super-intense, gorgeous 2003 is just beginning to enter its plateau of full maturity. It should remain there for at least two decades. (99 pts. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #214, Aug. 2014) Estimate: $1,400-$1,800 Starting Bid: $1, Masseto 2006 Tenuta dell Ornellaia This is a wine of sheer power, bliss, opulence, infinity and sublime seduction. This Merlot-based masterpiece hits all your senses with the grace of a ballerina and the power of a heavyweight. It is steady on its proverbial feet, but it also glides over the palate with a profound sense of elegance, harmony and rhythm. Among the prized vintages of Masseto, including 2001, 2004 and 2007, this edition is my favorite. The wine delivers an extra sense of tightness or firmness at the back that serves to stitch together its fleshy richness and general sumptuousness. The personality is sunny, expansive, articulate and sophisticated. You ll remember that the 2006 vintage is celebrated for the elegance of its wines. In the coastal Bolgheri appellation, it is also remembered for the power of its wines. You get the best of both worlds with this stunning creation: elegance and power. These traits are particularly well suited to the versatile grape variety at the heart of this Tuscan allrounder. This is a true Renaissance wine. (100 pts. Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, Jan. 2016) Estimate: $2,000-$2,600 Starting Bid: $1, Masseto 2007 Tenuta dell Ornellaia The 2007 Masseto is totally different in style. Here the fruit is sweet, seamless and totally inviting, in a style that is immensely pleasing today without sacrificing potential longevity. Floral notes wrap around the generous, insistent finish. (96 pts. Antonio Galloni, In the Cellar, Nov. 2011) Estimate: $1,000-$1,300 Starting Bid: $800 Session One, Auction #5366 Friday, June 22, :00 PM PT 173

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