HDH announces largest ‘Celebration of Burgundy’ yet

US auctioneer Hart Davis Hart has announced the full details of its eighth ‘Celebration of Burgundy’ sale, which is taking place next month and due to be its largest yet.

The sale will be held in Chicago from 17-18 May and will feature 2,550 lots, worth an estimated total of US$5.04 million to US$7.59m.

In total, wines from 212 domaines will be offered covering vintages from 1937 to 2017.

There is an impressive consignment of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, covering 187 lots and 73 vintages from 1942-2015, with US$412,000-622,000 worth of Romanée-Conti and $391,600-582,400 worth of La Tâche.

There are also large offerings of Armand Rousseau, Domaine Leroy and Domaine Dujac, and plenty of top white wines from DRC, Coche-Dury and Domaine Leflaive.

More auction highlights can be seen below:

Lot 3: 2001 Romanée-St-Vivant, Sylvain Cathiard (6 btls) (est. $6,000-9,000)
Lot 27: 1999 Musigny, Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier (6 btls) (est. $7,500-11,000)
Lot 51: 1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment (12 btls) (est. $55,000-85,000)
Lot 116: 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment (12 btls) (est. $48,000-75,000)
Lot 117: 1996 Chambertin, Armand Rousseau (1 Jeroboam (3L)) (est. $15,000-22,000)
Lot 178: 1990 Latricières-Chambertin, Domaine Leroy (6 btls) (est. $12,000-18,000)
Lot 262: 1990 Vosne-Romanée, Cros Parantoux, Henri Jayer (4 btls) (est. $35,000-55,000)
Lot 292: 2001 Romanée-Conti, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (1 Jeroboam (3L)) (est. $60,000-90,000)
Lot 635: 1999 Musigny, Georges Roumier (1 btl) (est. $8,500-13,000)
Lot 783: 1985 Gevrey-Chambertin, Clos St-Jacques, Armand Rousseau (1 btl) (est. $2,000-3,000)
Lot 946: 1990 Grands-Echézeaux, René Engel (2 btls) (est. $2,400-3,500)
Lot 1322: 2009 Romanée-Conti, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (3 btls) (est. $40,000-60,000)
Lot 1464: 1999 Richebourg, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (6 btls) (est. $15,000-22,000)
Lot 1539: 2009 Musigny, Georges Roumier (2 btls) (est. $12,000-18,000)
Lot 1597: 1976 La Tâche, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (1 mag) (est. $3,500-5,500)
Lot 1654: 1947 Clos des Lambrays, Héritiers Cosson (2 mags) (est. $2,600-3,800)
Lot 1713: 1989 Echézeaux, Henri Jayer (1 mag) (est. $8,000-12,000)
Lot 1854: 1992 Montrachet, Domaine Leflaive (1 btl) (est. $4,500-6,500)
Lot 1878: 2007 Montrachet, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (1 Methuselah (6L)) (est. $35,000-55,000)
Lot 1947: 2010 Richebourg, Anne Gros (12 btls) (est. $5,000-7,500)
Lot 2068: 2016 Meursault, Les Perrières, Coche-Dury (12 btls) (est. $22,000-32,000)
Lot 2087: 1976 Musigny, Joseph Drouhin (1 Jeroboam (3L)) (est. $19,000-28,000)