March 19 & 20 2010: Current Auction Details: Auction: Hart Davis Hart Wine Co.

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An Auction of Finest & Rarest Wines

Friday, March 19 (Lots 1 - 740)
10:00am at Tru Restaurant

Saturday, March 20, 2010 (Lots 741 - 1466)
10:00am at Tru Restaurant

We will hold an auction of Finest and Rarest Wines on March 19th and 20th at award-winning Tru Restaurant, located at 676 North St. Clair Street in Chicago. The impressive two-day sale includes several private cellars from the Eastern Seaboard and multiple collections from the Midwest and West Coast. Prominently featured is a magnificent collection of 1st-Growth Bordeaux, an exciting range of DRC and many wines in large format bottlings. Vast collections of full case Bordeaux from top vintages 1982, 1995, 1996, 2000 and 2005 are featured throughout the sale. Also offered is a library-like run of Château Pétrus. The pre-sale auction estimate is $2.9-$4.3 million and the sale will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 19th & Saturday, March 20th.

Auction attendees will be seated in Tru’s stunning art-filled dining room and will have the opportunity to enjoy the James Beard award-winning cuisine of Chef Rick Tramonto and Pastry Chef Gale Gand, and order wines from the 17,000-bottle wine cellar overseen by Sommelier Chad Ellegood. Attendance to the auction is open to the public and free of charge. Hart Davis Hart will offer a special lunch and tasting on Friday, March 19th. Reservations for lunch at Tru during the auction ($75) should be made by contacting Maria Elgass at 312.573.5597.

In conjunction with the auction, on the evening of Friday, March 19th, Hart Davis Hart will host a unique a walk-around tasting of the exceptional 2005 grand cru vineyard, Bâtard-Montrachet. Comprised of less than 12 hectares, Bâtard-Montrachet produces complex wines of superb quality. The tasting will feature bottles from 13 producers including Leflaive, Ramonet, Sauzet, and Henri Boillot. Chef Laurent Gras, of L2O Restaurant (2300 Lincoln Park West, Chicago, IL) will prepare an assortment of canapés to accompany the wines. The Walk-Around Tasting will begin at 6:30pm and costs $195 per person. For more information or to make reservations, please contact Marc Smoler at 312.482.9766.

Important Bidding and Auction Information

Absentee bids may be submitted online, via facsimile at 312.335.9096 or by calling HDH at 312.482.9996. Phone bidding can be arranged in advance by contacting HDH at 312.482.9996. Live online bidding is available for real-time bidding over the Internet. Visit HDH Live for more details.

The live auction will take place at Chicago’s award-winning restaurant Tru, beginning promptly at 10:00 a.m. (CST) on March 19th and 20th. Tru is located at 676 N.St. Clair Street in Chicago. Attendance is open to the public and free of charge, though we suggest and encourage you to pre-register. If you would like to pre-register for the auction or make reservations for lunch at Tru during the auction ($75), please contact Maria Elgass at 312.573.5597 or by emailing her here.

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Auction Highlights

Lots 2 & 3
1982 Château Lafite Rothschild
(12 bs) (est. $28,000-42,000)

Lot 18
2000 Château Lafite Rothschild
(1 imp (6L)) (est. $9,500-14,000)

Lot 92
1982 Château Pétrus
(12 bs) (est. $28,000-42,000)

Lot 412
2005 Assortment de Grand Crus
Domaine Ponsot
(12 bs) (est. $6,000-9,000)

Lot 671
2005 Sine Qua Non Syrah,
Atlantis Fe2O3-1
(12 bs) (est. $3,000-4,500)

Lot 725
1990 Louis Roederer,
Cristal Millennium Cuvée
(1 meth (6L)) (est. $6,000-9,000)

Lot 746
2000 Château Ausone
(12 bs) (est. $18,000-28,000)

Lot 969
2005 La Tâche
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
(12 bs) (est. $26,000-38,000)

Lot 1068
1997 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon
(3 bs) (est. $5,500-8,500)

Lot 1097
1995 Moët & Chandon,
Cuvée Dom Pérignon, Oenothèque
(12 bs) (est. $2,600-3,800)

Lot 1099
1996 Krug, Brut
(12 bs) (est. $2,600-3,800)

Lot 1102
1996 Salon
(12 bs) (est. $2,000-3,000)

Lot 1183
1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment
(12 bs) (est. $24,000-35,000)

Lot 1270
1997 Bryant Family Cabernet Sauvignon
(6 bs) (est. $4,200-6,500)

Lot 1295
1994 Harlan Estate Red Wine
(6 bs) (est. $3,200-4,800)