Including The Olander Collection, The Fox Cellar and The Collection of Huston Street
(Chicago, IL)-Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the #1 auction house in the U.S., announces an exceptional three-day auction that will take place December 14th, 15th and 16th at Spiaggia in Chicago. Valued at $5.6-8.5 million, the auction will feature 3,686 lots of incredible diversity and provenance including a rare 12 bottle offering of 1982 Château Le Pin (est. $70,000-100,000).
Hart Davis Hart’s December auction boasts a host of wines and spirits that are sure to please every palate and budget. Thursday’s session will open with a collection of Bordeaux wines from the esteemed Fox Cellar (lots 31-51) followed by a selection of Rhône, White Burgundy, and Italian wines from The Collection of Huston Street (lots 240-426).
Additionally, this sale includes wines from The Olander Collection (lots 1511-2126) and The Wine Cellar of TRU Restaurant (lots 2458-2582). The Olander Collection features 299 lots of California wines including several vintages of Harlan Estate, as well as assorted Italian and Bordeaux wine. The Wine Cellar of TRU Restaurant was recently acquired by a private collector from the cellar of the shuttered Michelin two-starred Chicago fine dining restaurant. The collection features top Burgundy, Bordeaux and Rhône spanning 80 vintages. Both collections have excellent provenance and were stored in ideal conditions.
Also of special note is an incredibly rare 12 bottle OWC of 1982 Château Le Pin (est. $70,000-100,000). Hart Davis Hart previously sold 6 magnums of 1982 Le Pin in our 2010 Celebration of Bordeaux auction for $101,575. This is an extraordinary offering that has the potential to be the most expensive case of 1982 Château Le Pin sold at auction.
Alongside these spectacular consignments, HDH’s December sale will include a collection of Champagne sourced directly from the cellars of Krug (lots 687-715). Included in this consignment are several late released bottles of the 1988 and 1995 Krug, Brut vintages.
Collectors of fine and rare spirits will find nearly 400 lots of spirits estimated between $374,450-561,430. Highlights include NV Old Rip Van Winkle 25 year Straight Bourbon Whisky, Bottled by Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery (est. $10,000-15,000), 1955 Bowmore 40 Year Old Single Malt Scotch (est. $6,000-9,000), and NV Hakushu 25 Year Old Single Malt Japanese Whisky, Limited Edition (est. $2,600-3,800).
Hart Davis Hart will also be donating all the proceeds from lots 1025-1034 to the David G. McLone Foundation which provides assistance to children with Spina Bifida. HDH welcomes bidders to compete fiercely for these quality wines and to help bring awareness to this excellent foundation.
Highlights of the sale include:
• 787 lots of Red Burgundy (est. $1,816,110-2,715,580)
• 533 lots of Red Bordeaux (est. $1,124,710-1,646,250)
• 650 lots of California Cabernet Sauvignon & Meritage ($849,210-1,271,110)
• 270 lots of Italian Red (est. $294,250-436,080)
• 200 lots of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (est. $945,850-1,413,050)
• 84 lots of Domaine Leroy (est. $205,900-308,700)
• 321 lots of American Whiskey, Bourbon (est. $305,830-459,050)
• 47 lots of Port & Madeira (est. $41,270-61,630)
Do not miss the opportunity to join Hart Davis Hart for this spectacular sale. We happily invite connoisseurs, collectors, and investors to join us in the auction room to bid on these phenomenal wines. If you are unable to attend the sale in person, we encourage you to submit absentee bids or participate in real time by using our state-of-the-art mobile app or our auction website, auction.hdhwine.com.
Hart Davis Hart’s auctions take place at Chicago’s award-winning restaurant, Spiaggia, located at 980 N. Michigan Ave, 2nd floor, in Chicago. Our December auction will begin promptly at 8:30am (CT) on December 14th, 15th, and 16th. Attendance at Hart Davis Hart sales is open to the public and free of charge. Reservations for lunch at Spiaggia during the auction ($75) should be made by calling Sam Luchsinger at 312.854.0096 or by emailing [email protected].
For more information on Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. or to arrange a media visit, please contact Sophia Springer at 312.324.0951, [email protected] or visit hdhwine.com
