FRIDAY, MAY 17 & SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013 AN AUCTION OF FINEST & RAREST WINES INCLUDING AN EXTRAORDINARY SELECTION FROM A MAGNIFICENT CELLAR 9:00AM AT TRU RESTAURANT Tru Restaurant 676 N. St. Clair Street Chicago Those bidding or sending inquiries should refer to this auction as Sale #1305 “HEIRLOOM” Session I: Friday, May 17, 2013 - 9:00am (Lots 1 - 896) Session II: Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 9:00am (Lots 897 - 1778) HART DAVIS HART WINE CO. 363 W. ERIE STREET, SUITE 500W CHICAGO, IL 60654 tel: 312.482.9996 fax: 312.335.9096 www.hdhwine.com Table of Contents Letter from the President 3 Market Analysis: HDH Auction Index 4 HDH Event: The Legendary Wines of Château Latour 5 HDH Retail Selections 6 Session I: Lots 1 - 896 7-82 Session II: Lots 897 - 1778 83-162 Index of Wines 163-187 Half-Bottle & Large Format Index 177-182 OWC Index 182-187 Ullage, Bottle Size Descriptions & Abbreviations Used in this Catalog 188 Procedures for Bidding & Payment 189 Conditions of Sale 191 Collection, Delivery & Storage 192 Our Auction Venue: Tru Restaurant 194 About HDH 195 How to Sell your Wines with HDH 196 Delivery & Collection Instructions Form 197 Catalog Subscription Form 199 Absentee Bidding Form 201-202 Upcoming Auction Dates: June 29, 2013 September 21, 2013 October 26, 2013 Lots Pictured on Front Cover: Lot 1129 (L-R) Lots Pictured on Back Cover: Lots 321, 49, 945, 971, 989, 1019, 1041 (L-R) May 2013 This auction is special to us for various reasons. First, Château Latour is joining us on Friday, May 17 for a very special dinner at the Peninsula Hotel to showcase their incredible wines – an event that promises to be an exclamation point to an incredible auction weekend. Second, following our highly successful Burgundy-specifi c March auction, we are able to change direction with our May sale and offer something for everyone. Bordeaux, Burgundy, California, Germany, Italy, Australia and Port are all well-represented. 2013 has begun well for us at Hart Davis Hart. Our auction business is up signifi cantly over 2012 and our retail sales have broken records month after month. We attribute our strong start to increasingly robust US demand and continued international expansion that has brought stability and dynamism to the marketplace. As a refl ection of the growing international infl uence, our team is currently spread out across the globe. While I write this, Gabe Suk is in Africa, Tina Wu is in China, and Paul Hart and Ben Nelson President Allan Frischman are in Brazil. Nick Pagoria, Dave Domer and Laurel Sallack Macupa returned from Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. Bordeaux yesterday. While we sell wine all over the world, the United States is still our home base. In this auction alone we are selling great American collections for consignors from Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. It is such an amazing experience to meet these collectors from all over the country and it is humbling to know they place their trust in HDH. A STELLAR SELECTON OF THE MOST HIGHLY-SOUGHT WINES OF CALIFORNIA (Lots 146-235) is a collection that includes many of the most important limited production wines being made in California today. Highlights include more than twenty different wines from Sine Qua Non. AN ASTOUNDING CACHE OF FIRST GROWTH BORDEAUX IN CASE QUANTITIES (Lots 897-1045) is the kind of collection upon which we have built our auction business. Everything offered from 1986 and beyond was purchased as futures and has been stored perfectly in professional storage until it was removed by HDH for this auction. This collection reminds us of the Fox Cellar, and should be considered in the same league by our buyers. This is the best of the best in pristine condition. As time passes it becomes more diffi cult to fi nd wines from great old cellars. Many of these exceptional collections have already been sold and many of the wines have been consumed. That is what makes “AN EXTRAORDINARY SELECTION FROM A MAGNIFICENT CELLAR” (Lots 1046-1191) a truly remarkable offering. These wines are extraordinarily rare, and almost impossible to fi nd. The consignor focused on the greatest rarities from named, prestigious long term collections. He bought DRC that was released late from Leroy and 1945 La Mission from the cellars of the Woltner family, as well as wines from Henry Singleton, Lenoir Josey, Norm Alexander, and Marshall Coyne among others. This is a second (and possibly the last) chance to buy a few bottles from many of these great old collections. Lastly, take a close look at the 3 bottles of 1953 Romanée Conti from DRC (Lot 1255). These wines were purchased from the cellar of the late William Burden. The fi ll levels are lower than you see on younger wine, as is appropriate for old bottles, but the wine is still a gorgeous color. If you want to drink Romanée Conti in original condition from an old-time cellar, this is your chance. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago and thank you, as always, for your support of HDH. Sincerely, Ben Nelson President Market Analysis: HDH Auction Index (2006-Present) The HDH Auction Index tracks the performance of 15 key wines sold at HDH auctions. The January 2006 auction was chosen as the benchmark. Each point on the graph denotes an HDH auction. Visit www.hdhwine.com for further details. HDH AUCTION INDEX +175% +150% +125% +100% +75% +50% +25% 0 Jan-06 Jun-06Sep-06Oct-06Dec-06Feb-07Mar-07May-07Jun-07Sep-07Oct-07Dec-07Feb-08Apr-08May-08Jun-08Sep-08Nov-08Dec-08Jan-09Mar-09May-09 Sep-09Oct-09Dec-09Jan-10Mar-10May-10Jun-10Sep-10Oct-10Dec-10Jan-11Mar-11May-11 Oct -11 Oct -12 April-06 Jun-09AJun-09B Jun -11Sep -11 Dec -11Feb -12May -12June -12Sep -12 Dec -12Feb -13Mar -13 HDH Auction Index Performance Top Performing Wine in Index Sale to Sale*: N/A Sale to Sale*: N/A 2013 YTD: +0.61% 2013 YTD: ‘90 Latour +25.00% Three Years: -9.84% Three Years: ‘00 Mouton +29.03% * Our March 23rd “Celebration of Burgundy” auction did not contain any Bordeaux. Top 5 Lots exceeding the high estimate by dollar (March 2013 Auction): Lot Description Estimate Hammer Price Aggregate 726 1991 Clos de la Roche, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Ponsot (12 bs) $7,000-10,000 $16,000 $19,120 723 1985 Clos de la Roche, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Ponsot (4 bs) $7,500-11,000 $15,000 $17,925 725 1990 Clos de la Roche, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Ponsot (12 bs) $11,000-17,000 $20,000 $23,900 6 1991 La Tâche, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (6 bs) $9,000-14,000 $16,000 $19,120 51 1991 Chambertin, Armand Rousseau (3 bs) $3,500-5,500 $7,500 $8,963 Please contact us to sell your wines with HDH at an upcoming auction or at retail. HDH Sell Through Rate Paul Hart, CEO John Hart, Chairman [email protected] [email protected] The sell through rate shows the 312.573.5582 312.573.5588 percentage of offered lots ultimately purchased at auction. A high sell Michael Davis, Vice Chairman Ben Nelson, President through rate is indicative of a broad and [email protected] [email protected] diverse group of active buyers. 312.573.5590 312.573.5593 Ben Ferdinand, Vice President Allan Frischman, Vice President Mar. 2013 2013 All time Senior Consignment Advisor Senior Specialist 100% 99.96% 98.85% [email protected] [email protected] 312.573.5585 312.573.5591 The Legendary Wines of Château Latour With Guests Jean Garandeau & Antoine Donnedieu de Vabres Friday, May 17, 2013 7:00pm Reception | 7:30pm Dinner The Peninsula Avenues Private Dining Room 108 East Superior Street Chicago, IL 60611 $1000 per person We’re delighted to announce an exclusive pre-auction dinner on May 17th that will showcase the magnifi cent wines of Château Latour, co-hosted by two members of the Château team. Jean Garandeau, Commercial Director, and Antoine Donnedieu de Vabres, Ambassador for Château Latour, will present and discuss four vintages of this exceptional wine, as well as fi ve vintages of the Château’s illustrious second wine, Les Forts de Latour. This special dinner is part of our May auction weekend. Château Latour is widely considered the most consistent, elegant and complex of the First Growths, with the most limited production. Les Forts de Latour, arguably the greatest second wine produced in all of Bordeaux, is a selection of the estate’s best plots outside of the Enclos, including some parcels that come just short of the Grand Vin in a given vintage. The evening’s venue will be the elegant Water Tower Park Room at Chicago’s Peninsula Hotel. Acclaimed Chef Lee Wolen (former sous chef of Eleven Madison Park in NY), will create a special multi-course menu featuring contemporary American cuisine specially designed to pair with these exquisite wines: Château Latour: 2002, 2000, 1996, 1995, 1971 (magnum) Les Forts de Latour: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2000, 1996 For more information or to RSVP please contact [email protected] or 312.482 .9766. Space is extremely limited. HDH Retail Selections With an incredible selection of top wines from the world’s best wine producing regions, HDH Retail is a fantastic source for all of your fi ne wine needs. Each bottle is inspected by the same team of experts that make Hart Davis Hart Wine Co.