Hart Davis Hart is to sell an important collection of wines from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and a magnificent assortment of Lafite Rothschild in an auction estimated at $2.9-$4.3 Million on June 26th in Chicago.

Auction features the second largest offering of Domaine de La Romanee-Conti in Hart Davis Hart history featuring 117 Lots estimated at $518,650-$775,200 and 86 lots of Lafite Rothschild estimated to bring $674,470-1,014,850

The auction of over 1100 lots of Finest and Rarest wines will take place at 9:00 a.m on June 26th at award-winning restaurant Tru, located at 676 North St. Clair Street in Chicago.

This special auction includes the second largest selection of wines from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti ever offered by Hart Davis Hart (second only to the $11.2 million Fox Cellar). Included are a pristine case of 1990 La Tâche and 15 lots of the ultra-rare Romanée-Conti vineyard. Assortment cases, bottles, magnums, jeroboams, and methusalem of DRC will be sold from famous vintages such as 1969, 1978, 1985 and 1990, along with every vintage from 1992-2006.

The auction also includes an enormous selection of Château Lafite-Rothschild – the wine auction world’s most explosive performer – which could bring more than $1 million. Vintages on offer range from 1962-2006, including 10 lots of 1982 Lafite, the highest performing wine in the HDH Auction Index with a 3-year gain of 227%.

Other wines to be sold include large quantities of Haut Brion, Latour, Margaux, Mouton, Pétrus, Le Pin, Armand Rousseau, Harlan Estate, Screaming Eagle, and Sine Que Non. Make your reservations now as this auction is not to be missed!

The live auction will take place at Chicago’s award winning restaurant Tru, beginning promptly at 9:00 a.m. (CDT) on June 26th. Tru is located at 676 N. St. Clair Street in Chicago. Attendance is open to the public and free of charge. Reservations for lunch at Tru during the auction ($75) should be made by contacting Gwen Brooks at 312.573.5599.

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Highlights

Lot | Wine | Estimate
208|1995 Romanée-Conti (6 bs) | $30000-45000
234|2003 Romanée-Conti (3 mags)| $30000-45000
201|1990 Romanée-Conti (3 bs)|$28000-42000
361|1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment (owc) (12 bs):
Romanée-Conti (1), La Tâche (3), Richebourg (2), Echézeaux (2), Romanée-St.-Vivant (2), Grands-Echézeaux (2)|$20000-30000
203|1990 La Tâche (owc) (6 bs)|$18000-28000
215|2000 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment (owc) (12 bs):
Romanée-Conti (1), La Tâche (3), Richebourg (2), Echézeaux (2), Romanée-St.-Vivant (2), Grands-Echézeaux (2)|$12000-18000
252|2004 Romanée-Conti (owc) (3 bs)|$12000-18000
232| 2003 Romanée-Conti (2 bs)|$10000-15000
312|2001 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment (owc) (12 bs):
Romanée-Conti (1), La Tâche (3), Richebourg (2), Echézeaux (2), Romanée-St.-Vivant (2), Grands-Echézeaux (2)|$10000-15000
465|1988 Richebourg (owc) (12 bs)|$7500-11000
220| 2002 La Tâche (owc) (1 jeroboam (3L))| $6000-9000
229|2002 Grands-Echézeaux (owc) (1 meth (6L))|$6000-9000
218|2002 Romanée-Conti 1 b)|$5000-7500
224|2002 Echézeaux (owc) (1 meth (6L))|$5000-7500

Other Auction Highlights
445-447| 1982 Château Lafite Rothschild (owc) (12 bs)| $28000-42000
867-869| 1982 Château Lafite Rothschild (owc) (12 bs)|$28000-42000
320-321|1989 Château Pétrus (owc) (12 bs)|$26000-38000
23-26|2000 Château Lafite Rothschild (owc) (12 bs)|$16000-24000
374| 2005 Château Le Pin (6 bs)| $10000-15000
841|2000 Château Le Pin (owc) (6 bs)|$10000-15000