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THE RUSTY STAUB FOUNDATION

“Benefiting Youth, Fighting Hunger”

It was 1985 and for Rusty Staub, it was time to go to bat for those much less fortunate in life. The Rusty Staub Foundation** was founded that year and, true to our motto “Benefiting Youth, Fighting Hunger”, our only mission ever since has been to give children the opportunity to live full, happy and productive lives and to give aid to the hungry. To this end we have established the Rusty Staub Foundation Emergency Food Pantries. Presently, we have food pantries in Harlem, Brooklyn & Queens. Additionally, our mobile unit brings food to the Bronx and Staten Island and is available in case of an emergency. This year we expect to serve more than one million meals in New York City to the needy. To date, the foundation has raised more than $18 million for organizations that share our mission. We raise funds primarily through events held annually in New York City such as our annual wine auction dinner in October. We also host a golf tournament in June of each year to help fund our food pantries and mobile unit. We are sincerely grateful for all of the financial assistance we have received throughout the years and promise to work as hard as possible to continue to earn your valued support. We, and especially the children and families who have benefited so much from your generosity, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. **The Rusty Staub Foundation is a not-for-profit, 501c(3) charitable organization recognized by the U.S. Federal Government, the Internal Revenue Service and the State of New York (Federal Tax ID # 13-3340651). Any donation received is tax-deductible in accordance with the Federal and State Tax Codes. N.Y. State #221992.

The Rusty Staub Foundation Would Like to Thank

Michael Troise for his unending efforts to make our auction the finest in America *****

Ursula Hermacinski *****

Michael Hodes, Joel Rubins, and Christina Burden of WESTERN CARRIERS for their generosity and tireless assistance before and after the auction

***** All of the California and Burgundy vintners

who gave us so much help with our lots *****

Scott Gerber of MARTIN SCOTT WINES and Gary Rose and Pat Patterson of WINEBOW, INC.

for all your help in bringing so many of our items to New York *****

All of our friends at WILSON DANIELS and TEMPTROL *****

Margaret A. King, Karen Lemme, and the staff of CATHOLIC CHARITIES

***** Becky Wasserman of

Becky Wasserman Selections SARL LE SERBET

***** Kathleen McGowan

***** Rosemont Press, Inc.

***** Alan Stillman and the management and staff at Maloney & Porcelli

The Rusty Staub Foundation Extends A Special Note of Thanks to:

Allen Meadows and BURGHOUND.COM for all the notes on Burgundy wines

All his notes start and end with quotes *****

Becky Wasserman, Peter Wasserman, Russell Hone, and John Traux for all their comments

on the domaines and growers

Ursula Hermacinski is one of the foremost wine auctioneers in the world. She has been standing at a podium from the very start of her career at Christie’s in New York in 1984. Ursula worked as furniture and decorations generalist until Christie’s called upon her to actualize her passion for the grape. In 1994, Ursula established Christie’s New York wine department along with their original auction partner Zachys, the Scarsdale, NY fine wine mega-retailer. The Zachys-Christie’s New York wine auctions set new standards for the American wine auction market. Ursula left Christie’s at the end of 1998 and jumped into the high adventures of the dot com arena. Her

pioneering interest in online wine auctions prompted Wine Spectator to profile Ursula in its article “The Changing Face of Auctions.” Over the years, Ursula has been invited to work most of the country’s top ten benefit wine auctions. In 1992 Ursula became the first woman to take the rostrum at the world famous Napa Valley Wine Auction and continues to appear annually. Ursula works personally with record-holding baseball player Rusty Staub, presiding each year over his foundation’s wine auction. Ursula has also joined forces with celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse to wield the gavel for his foundation. In addition, to banging a gavel, Ursula has spoken at a number of wine conferences and symposia, including the Aspen Food & Wine Festival, The International Pinot Noir Celebration and the American Institute of Wine and Food Nation Convention. Additionally, you may have seen her profiled in Wine Spectator, Decanter, Wine & Spirits, Drinks, Town & Country, and Glamour magazines. Along with the wine world’s most influential figures in the international wine scene, Ursula is included in Ann B. Matasar’s, Women of Wine (University of California Press). Vanity Fair magazine included her as a definition in their 2005 Wine Snob’s Dictionary. Ursula is the Senior Advisor and Principal Auctioneer to the wine auction world’s new powerhouse, Wally’s Wine Auctions. She is the author of The Wine Lovers Guide to Auctions: The Art & Science of Buying and Selling Wine (Square One Publishers). Ursula continues to be one of the most requested and respected wine charity auctioneers in the country. We can’t begin to tell you how honored we are to have Ursula here with us again tonight to do what we think she does better than anyone else.

CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE

1. The auctioneer is the agent for the Rusty Staub Foundation (herein “seller”). 2. These Conditions of Purchase, as amended by addenda or oral announcements during

the sale, constitute the entire terms and conditions of seller with respect to the sale and purchase of wines listed herein. By bidding, the bidder agrees to be bound by these Conditions of Purchase.

3. All bids are per lot as announced by the auctioneer, listed on the bid sheet, or amended in the addendum. Seller may divide, duplicate and/or combine any lot or lots as its sole discretion.

4. Absentee bids for this auction may be placed several ways: via fax (978-535-4214) prior to 5:00 p.m. E.S.T. on October 19th EST or via telephone (917-797-5834), online (ibidmobile.net/rs for lots 300+), or email (lgodjs@gmail.com) until 6:00 p.m. EST on October 20th. All lots will be sold to the highest bidder to be sold at the fall of the gavel. Duplicate lots may be offered to under-bidders at the discretion of the auctioneer.

5. Seller may, at any time prior to the fall of the gavel, withdraw a lot from the Auction. 6. Seller shall have the right to reject any bid at any time prior to the fall of the gavel. Bids will

be accepted only from registered bidders. 7. Should a dispute arise between bidders in the Auction, or should the auctioneer doubt the

validity of any bid, the auctioneer shall have the right to resolve the dispute, re-offer, re-sell or withdraw the lot in question.

8. No bid shall be valid unless acknowledged by the auctioneer. A lot will be deemed sold at the fall of the gavel, after which the buyer assumes full risk and responsibility.

9. Bids that are submitted to the seller in writing, via the internet or otherwise left with the seller prior to the sale, for execution at or below a specified price, are entertained and executed by the seller for the convenience of the bidders; but the seller shall not be responsible for failing to execute such bids or for errors relating to the execution of such bids.

10. All wines sold herein are subject to the provisions of the New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Act and are offered and sold subject to its provisions. Any offer or sale shall be governed and interpreted by the laws of the State of New York.

11. For federal income tax purposes, seller is classified as a tax-exempt corporation (Tax I.D. #13-3340651) under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).

12. Prior to the receipt of any wine, purchasers must make full payment, in U.S. dollars, by November 30, 2015. All payments must be made by cash, check or credit card, or money transfer. Seller reserves the right to re-sell any lot or lots for which payment has not been made.

13. Should any dispute related to these Conditions of Purchase arise, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

14. No representative of seller shall have the right to waive or modify any of the terms and conditions set forth herein, without written permission of Daniel J. Rusty Staub.

15. The Auction is a widely publicized event. As a condition of and in consideration for participation in the Auction, participant releases the seller from any liability connected with the reproduction, adaptation, display, publication, and distribution, in any and all media, whether now known or yet to be developed, of any videos, photographs or other images taken of the participant at the Auction, participant’s name, voice likeness, city of residence, and any other information regarding her or his participation in the Auction.

16. Terms and conditions of all lots and certificates must be strictly adhered to. Changes may not be allowable.

TERMINOLOGY

.375 A half bottle which holds .375 milliliters of wine.

.750 A standard-size bottle which holds 750 milliliters of wine, or 4/5 quart.

Magnum A bottle which holds 1.5 liters of wine, the equivalent of two 750ml bottles.

Double Magnum Also called a Jeroboam in Burgundy, a bottle which holds 3 liters of wine,

the equivalent of four 750ml bottles.

Rehoboam A bottle which holds 5 liters of wine, the equivalent of six 750ml bottles.

Methuselah (Burgundy) or Imperial (Bordeaux) A bottle which holds 6 liters of wine, the equivalent of eight 750ml bottles.

Salmanazar A bottle which holds 9 liters of wine, the equivalent of twelve 750ml bottles.

Balthazar A bottle which holds 12 liters of wine, the equivalent of sixteen 750ml bottles.

Nebuchadnezzar A bottle which holds 15 liters of wine, the equivalent of twenty 750ml bottles.

2013 Burgundy Vintage Report by Rusty Staub

On my way to Burgundy, I must admit that there were questions in my mind about the 2013 vintage. We have all heard the reports about the bad weather. It affected flowering for sure. Then it was wet and cool all through June. There was also another hail attack that affected certain areas, especially Santenay, Meursault, Volnay, Pommard, Beaune, Savigny, Pernand Vergelesses, and Aloxe Corton.

Following 2010, 2011 and 2012, who could afford another small vintage? Well, Mother Nature has her own way most of the time. So 2013 was another vintage that pushed the Burgundy growers to the limit. As I said last year, I feel that these trouble-plagued vintages bring out the best in the good growers. 2013 demanded a tremendous amount of extra work in the vineyards for anyone who hoped to make good wine. The best Burgundian growers were, in my opinion, once again up to the task.

It was a vintage, it seems, that required patience. Most of the growers I meet with every year said they didn’t start picking until October. Again, nothing was easy about 2013. But for those who put in the extra effort in the vineyards and waited to pick, the results are wines that will be wonderful to drink. They display vineyard-specificity and will give great enjoyment. This is a vintage for people who like to drink Burgundy wine, rather than just look at them on the shelf. The heart and soul of Burgundy is made up of 60 to 80 superb growers, who are all willing to do what it takes in each vintage for Burgundy to live up to all that it can be. I am proud to know them and to visit and taste with them every year.

You will be happy with the wines these growers have to offer you in the 2013 vintage. They are a testament of will, talent and hard work. The words I heard when talking to the growers were “fresh and pure…good tension…dense…concentrated.”

Marsannay growers characterized the wines as being “full of fruit and very drinkable.” In Chambolle Musigny and Vosne Romanée I heard: “charming, elegant, ripe with nice tannins, vineyard-specific, very floral and exciting…great texture.” In Morey Saint Denis and Gevrey-Chambertin, the descriptors went on and on: “balanced, concentrated, good tension, energy, juicy fruit, freshness, soft tannins, quality, length and good density.” Pascal Marchand used the terms “solid and refreshing, with lots of energy and no hard edges.” In Gevrey-Chambertin, the wines, especially the nine Grand Crus, were exceptional to taste.

In the areas of Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault, Saint Aubin and Chassagne-Montrachet the words were “elegant, fresh, crisp, good balance, lovely, wonderful fruit and density.” The growers of Volnay and Pommard had very difficult weather conditions, more so than anyone. But the work, though extreme, was effective. It’s amazing what the quality of the very small crop turned out to be.

I truly believe that the 2013 vintage will be a winner, both in red and white. There will be many enjoyable moments for anyone who really enjoys drinking Burgundy wine.

In Vino Veritas, Rusty

LOT #1 - Godme - Champagne

One (1) Imperial (6L)

Rosè Brut Grand Cru - Sparkling Rosè Champagne Opening Bid: $1,000

LOT #2 - Domaine Jean-Louis Chave 2012 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) Hermitage Rouge 2012 3 - 1.5L Hermitage Blanc 2012 3 - 1.5L No comments - Just great wine!! -- DJS Opening Bid: $2,500

LOT #3 - Domaine Dujac 2013 Vintage

Four (4) Methuselah (6L) Grand Cru "These are the only methuselahs available to the public in 2013 Vintage." Bonnes-Mares 2013 1 - 6L A broad ranging and distinctly cool nose. There is an equally cool and restrained mouth feel. Big bodied, intense and muscular flavors. Outstanding mid-palate entration. Gorgeously persistent finish. Clos de La Roche 2013 1 - 6L A relatively elegant and floral nose. Excellent volume and ample power. Good concentration and delineation. Wonderfully intense, saline and well balanced finish. Outstanding length. Clos St. Denis 2013 1 - 6L There is a lovely mouth feel. Refined middle weight flavors. Intense, balanced focused and beautifuly balanced finish. Textbook Clos St. Denis. Echezeaux 2013 1 - 6L A spicy and densely fruited nose. There is excellent volume. Beautifully well-balanced and persistent finish. Opening Bid: $10,000

LOT #4 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

One (1) Magnum (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti 2012 1 - 1.5L An expressive nose. Wonderfully intense and concentrated. The mouth feel is incredibly rich and opulent. A remarkable amount of minerality. Overall impression is one of seemless harmony. Opening Bid: $15,000

LOT B Romanée-Conti 2012 1 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $15,000

LOT C Romanée-Conti 2012 1 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $15,000

LOT #5 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

Three (3) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti 2012 3 - .750 BTL Opening Bid: $20,000

LOT B Romanée-Conti 2012 3 - .750 BTL Opening Bid: $20,000

LOT #6 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

One (1) Magnum (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti, Montrachet 2012 1 - 1.5L Exceptionally pure, perfumed and notably spicy aromas. Super-rich and full bodied flavors. An endless reserve of dry extract. An almost painfully intense and explosively persistent finish. THis is a big wine. Opening Bid: $10,000

LOT B Romanée-Conti, Montrachet 2012 1 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $10,000

LOT #7 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

Three (3) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti, Montrachet 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $15,000

LOT B Romanée-Conti, Montrachet 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $15,000

LOT #8 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

One (1) Magnum (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti, LaTache 2012 1 - 1.5L Cool, pure and suductively textured. Flavors brim with both minerality and plenty of dry extract. Seriously persistent finish. In a word, brilliant. Opening Bid: $5,000

LOT B Romanée-Conti, LaTache 2012 1 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $5,000

LOT C Romanée-Conti, LaTache 2012 1 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $5,000

LOT #9 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti, LaTache 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $15,000

LOT B Romanée-Conti, LaTache 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $15,000

LOT C Romanée-Conti, LaTache 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $15,000

LOT #10 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

One (1) Magnum (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti, Richebourg 2012 1 - 1.5L Abundant minerality. Broad-shouldered, powerful and impressively well-concentrated flavors. A sappy mouth feel. Massively long finish. Superb depth of material. Opening Bid: $4,000

LOT #11 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti, Richebourg 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $12,000

LOT B Romanée-Conti, Richebourg 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $12,000

LOT #12 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

One (1) Magnum (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti, Romanée St. Vivant 2012 1 - 1.5L Pure and explicitly perfumed. An ultra-refined mouth feel. Pure, intense, detailed and lilting. Penetrating and intense finish. This is a wine of grace and harmony. It is the epitome of power without weight. Opening Bid: $4,000

LOT B Romanée-Conti, Romanée St. Vivant 2012 1 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $4,000

LOT C Romanée-Conti, Romanée St. Vivant 2012 1 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $4,000

LOT #13 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti, Romanée St. Vivant 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $12,000

LOT B Romanée-Conti, Romanée St. Vivant 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $12,000

LOT #14 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

One (1) Magnum (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti, Grands-Echezeaux 2012 1 - 1.5L Gorgeously spicy red and plack pinot fruit. There is excellent volume and punch. An abundance of dry extract. Intensely mineral-driven, explosive and strikingly persistent finish. What i find interesting is how such a big wine delivers this much power and muscle with no impression of weight or undue heaviness. Opening Bid: $2,500

LOT B Romanée-Conti, Grands-Echezeaux 2012 1 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $2,500

LOT C Romanée-Conti, Grands-Echezeaux 2012 1 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $2,500

LOT #15 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti, Grands-Echezeaux 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $7,000

LOT B Romanée-Conti, Grands-Echezeaux 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $7,000

LOT #16 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

One (1) Magnum (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti, Echezeaux 2012 1 - 1.5L Here, the floral and spice characters are quite prominent. The suave yet well-detailed medium-bodied flavors brim with dry extract. A finish that delivers excellent length and impressive depth. I very much like the balance. Opening Bid: $2,000

LOT B Romanée-Conti, Echezeaux 2012 1 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $2,000

LOT #17 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru

LOT A Romanée-Conti, Echezeaux 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $6,000

LOT B Romanée-Conti, Echezeaux 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $6,000

LOT #18 - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2012 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru Romanée-Conti, Corton 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $4,000

LOT #19 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

One Bottle (.750) GrandCru

LOT A Le Montrachet 2013 1 - .750 BTL Overtly exotic nose. Concentrated and markedly powerful broad-shouldered flavors. A superb amount of dry extract. Muscular, intense and palate drenching finish. The beautifully textured finish really fans out and lasts for minutes. The word stunning simply does not do justice to this monument in the making. Opening Bid: $2,500

LOT B Le Montrachet 2013 1 - .750 BTL Opening Bid: $2,500

LOT #20 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Three (3) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Chevalier Montrachet 2013 3 - 1.5L The expressive nose plays right on the edge of exoticism. There is absolutely stunning intensity. A saline and kaleidescopeically complex finish. This is breath takingly good. Opening Bid: $4,500

LOT #21 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru

LOT A Chevalier Montrachet 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $4,500

LOT B Chevalier Montrachet 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $4,500

LOT C

Chevalier Montrachet 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $4,500

LOT #22 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

One (1) Jeroboam (3L) Grand Cru Chevalier Montrachet 2013 1 - 3L Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT #23 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Three (3) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Batard Montrachet 2013 3 - 1.5L There is more size and weight and muscle to the medium weight flavors. A massively long finish. It is more elegant than usual but also that it manages to delive so much volume and power without any appreciable weight. In a word, brilliant. Opening Bid: $4,000

LOT #24 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru

LOT A Batard Montrachet 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $4,200

LOT B Batard Montrachet 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $4,200

LOT C Batard Montrachet 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $4,200

LOT #25 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

One (1) Jeroboam (3L) Grand Cru Batard Montrachet 2013 1 - 3L Opening Bid: $3,000

LOT #26 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Three (3) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Bienvenues Batard Montrachet 2013 3 - 1.5L There is stunningly good purity of expression. Flavors that coat the palate with dry extract. Suave yet detailed finale that delivers seriously impressive persistence. The words "pure class" aptly describe this beautifully balanced and age worthy effort. Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT #27 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru

LOT A Bienvenues Batard Montrachet 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $3,800

LOT B Bienvenues Batard Montrachet 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $3,800

LOT C Bienvenues Batard Montrachet 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $3,800

LOT #28 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

One (1) Jeroboam (3L) Grand Cru Bienvenues Batard Montrachet 2013 1 - 3L Opening Bid: $2,800

LOT #29 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) 1ER Cru

LOT A Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 2013 6 - .750 BTLS A strikingly elegant nose. The mouth feel is notably finer and wonderfully seductive. Concludes in a palate coating, saline and linear finish that possesses superb depth and length. Opening Bid: $2,600

LOT B Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $2,600

LOT #30 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Three (3) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 2013 3 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $2,500

LOT #31 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Three (3) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 2013 3 - 1.5L Seductively textured, precise and beautifuly well detailed flavors that brim with dry extract. The almost salty finish is more compelx and slightly more persistent than the Folatieres. Opening Bid: $2,200

LOT #32 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) 1ER Cru

LOT A Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $2,200

LOT B Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $2,200

LOT #33 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Three (3) Magnums (1.5L) 1ER Cru Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres 2013 3 - 1.5L Gorgeously pure with its cool and complex nose. Highly energetic and intensely mineral-inflected. Good richness. Terrific delineation on the firm finish. Opening Bid: $2,200

LOT #34 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) 1ER Cru

LOT A Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $2,200

LOT B Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $2,200

LOT #35 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Three (3) Magnums (1.5L) 1ER Cru Puligny-Montrachet Les Clavoillon 2013 3 - 1.5L A cool and pure nose. There is excellent energy. Flavors that possess a seductive mouth feel. Moderately firm, balanced and solidly persistent finish. Opening Bid: $2,000

LOT #36 - Domaine Leflaive 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) 1ER Cru

LOT A Puligny-Montrachet Clavoillons 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $2,000

LOT B Puligny-Montrachet Clavoillons 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $2,000

LOT #37 - Olivier Bernstein 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Three of each wine

LOT A Chambertin 2013 3 - 1.5L Intensely earth and floral aromas. Ripe yet distinctly cool an drestrained big bodied flavors. A firm base of minerality terminating in an explosively long finish. This is classic Chambertin that is impeccably well-balanced. Clos-de-Bèze 2013 3 - 1.5L Ample floral characters adding a sense of elegance. Rich, intense and powerful. An appealing sense of energy. Strikingly persistent finish. Opening Bid: $6,000

LOT B Chambertin 2013 3 - 1.5L Clos-de-Bèze 2013 3 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $6,000

LOT #38 - Olivier Bernstein 2013 Vintage

Eighteen (18) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru

LOT A Chambertin 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Clos-de-Bèze 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Bonnes-Mares 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Clos de la Roche 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Clos Vougeot 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Charmes-Chambertin 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $6,000

LOT B Chambertin 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Clos-de-Bèze 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Bonnes-Mares 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Clos de la Roche 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Clos Vougeot 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Charmes-Chambertin 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $6,000

LOT #39 - Olivier Bernstein 2009 Vintage

Twelve (12) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru Chambertin, Clos-de-Bèze 2009 2 - .750 BTLS Elegant, pure and spicy nose. Rich, intense and intensely mineral-driven big but classy flavors. Generous amounts of dry extract. Palate staining and hugely long finish. Bonnes-Mares 2009 2 - .750 BTLS Exceptionally rich, powerful and broad-scaled flavors that brim with dry extract. Supple and velvety mouth feel. Precise and explosive finish. This time impressive. Clos de la Roche 2009 2 - .750 BTLS Very rich and textured flavors. Real verve and punch. Strikingly long finish. Charmes-Chambertin V.V. 2009 2 - .750 BTLS A very ripe nose and rich, intense and dense flavors. Excellent power and weight. A textured mouth feel. Remarkably persistent finish. Mazi Chambertin 2009 2 - .750 BTLS Big bodied and overtly muscular flaovrs. Rich, intense, detailed and consipicuously mineral driven. Long, serious and driving finish. Clos Vougeot 2009 2 - .750 BTLS Extremely ripe aromas. Rich, earthy and quite serious medium weight flavors. Good energy on the mouth coating and palate staining finish. Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT #40 - PLEASE HELP US FEED THE NEEDY DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

LET'S LET THEM HAVE SPECIAL HOLIDAY TREATS IN 2015!

$10,000

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$1,000

LOT #41 - Domaine Alain Burguet 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Chambertin, Clos-de-Bèze 2013 6 - 1.5L A restrained but highly complex nose. Attractively textured, intense and solidly concentrated. Relatively fine tannins. Impressively long and powerful finish. Well balanced effort. Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT #42 - Domaine Bruno Clair 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Chambertin, Clos-de-Bèze 2013 3 - 1.5L There is a beguiling mix of detail, tension, power and volume. Plenty of supporting dry extract. Saline, austere and beautifully balanced finale. I very much like the length. Bonnes-Mares 2013 3 - 1.5L There is excellent power, volume and muscle. Mineral-driven broad-shouldered flavors. Highly long finish. Opening Bid: $3,200

LOT #43 - Domaine Bruno Clair 2013 Vintage

Three (3) Jeroboams (3L) Chambertin, Clos-de-Bèze, Grand Cru 2013 1 - 3L There is a beguiling mix of detail, tension, power and volume. Plenty of supporting dry extract. Saline, austere and beautifully balanced finale. I very much like the length. Bonnes-Mares, Grand Cru 2013 1 - 3L There is excellent power, volume and muscle. Mineral-driven broad-shouldered flavors. Highly long finish. Gev. Chambertin, Clos St. Jacques, 1ER Cru 2013 1 - 3L A wonderfully elegant and ultra cool and restrained nose. A very classy mouth feel. Exceptionally refined and equally pure finish. This is lovely stuff. Opening Bid: $2,800

LOT #44 - Joseph Drouhin 2013 Vintage

Eight (8) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze 2013 3 - 1.5L Markedly spicy and beautifully layered nose. This is plenty of hallmark minerality. I very much like the texture. Balanced, persistent and harmonious finale. A wine of class and grace. Clos de Vougeot 2013 3 - 1.5L There is fine mid-palate density. Dry extract that imparts a velvety mouth feel. Delicious broad-shouldered flavors. Excellent length. Firmly structured. Echezeaux 2013 2 - 1.5L Not tasted. Opening Bid: $4,000

LOT #45 - Domaine Faiveley 2013 Vintage

Nine (9) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Bienvenues Batard Montrachet 2013 3 - 1.5L Nose is attractively pure and airy. Flavors are also attractively generous and relatively forward. Very fine intensity. Appealing textured and precise finish that coats the mouth. It is well balanced and classy plus. Batard Montrachet 2013 3 - 1.5L Indeed this is unusually elegant. There is fine richness and muscle. Flavors possess the usual volume and power of a fine batard. A lingering and mouth coating finish. Corton Charlemagne 2013 3 - 1.5L Very rounded and suave. Mineral-driven, saline and notably more persistent finish. An abundance of dry extract. Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT B Bienvenues Batard Montrachet 2013 3 - 1.5L Batard Montrachet 2013 3 - 1.5L Corton Charlemagne 2013 3 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT #46 - Domaine Faiveley 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Chambertin, Clos-de-Bèze 2013 3 - 1.5L A classic and elegant Clos-de-Bèze nose. A sense of elegance. Wonderfuly pure and intense flavors. Lovely minerality. Hugely long, balanced and harmonious finish. This is good stuff. Corton, Clos-de-Bèze 2013 3 - 1.5L There is excellent richness. Powerful and muscular flavors. An imposing sense of scale. Textured and mouth coating finish. Opening Bid: $2,800

LOT B Chambertin, Clos-de-Bèze 2013 3 - 1.5L Corton, Clos-de-Bèze 2013 3 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $2,800

LOT #47 - Domaine Faiveley 2013 Vintage

Twelve (12) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Mazi Chambertin 2013 3 - 1.5L There is outstanding richness. Beautifully textured, powerful, concentrated and energetic. A driving and explosively long finish. Latriciere Chambertin 2013 3 - 1.5L There is superb intensity and minerality. Plenty of that lovely underlying tension. Balanced and impressively persistent finish. A wonderful combination of finess and focused power. Terrific. Clos de Vougeot 2013 3 - 1.5L Exceptionally rich and round. A succulent mouth feel with fine concentration. Plenty of dry extract. Beautifully long finish that is well balanced. Echezeaux 2013 3 - 1.5L A notably spicy and attractively floral-suffused nose. Opening rich and generously proportioned flavors. A lovely sense of vibrancy. Finish that delivers both fine depth and length. Opening Bid: $4,500

LOT B Mazi Chambertin 2013 3 - 1.5L Latriciere Chambertin 2013 3 - 1.5L Clos de Vougeot 2013 3 - 1.5L Echezeaux 2013 3 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $4,500

LOT #48 - Domaine Jean Noel Gagnard 2013 Vintage

One (1_ Methuselah (6L) Grand Cru Batard Montrachet 2013 1 - 6L This is impossible to find! Alan did not taste here is 2013; I did. I love these wines.

-DJS Opening Bid: $6,000

LOT #49 - Louis Jadot 2013 Vintage

Nine (9) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Musigny 2013 3 - 1.5L Here the nose is even more complex. Bigger, richer and more powerful with outstanding intensity and muscle. Flavors that exude a subtle minerality onto the explosive and highly long finale. Chambertin 2013 3 - 1.5L Remarkably braod-ranging with its relatively expressive nose. Overtly powerful and intense big-bodied flavors. Controlled power on the imposingly long finish. This is impressive. Clos-de-Bèze 2013 3 - 1.5L A stunningly spicy nose. There is a lush and enveloping mouth feel. Uterly delicious and seductively textured. A fine bead of mnerality on the even more structured and explosive finale. This is a "wow" wine and I was seriously impressed. Opening Bid: $6,000

LOT #50 - Domaine Jean Noel Gagnard 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Batard Montrachet 2013 6 - 1.5L Alan did not taste at Gagnard this year. No notes. Just great wines! --DJS Opening Bid: $6,400

LOT #51 - Dinner for 6 at Carbone Restaurant

One of the city’s hottest restaurants. Donated by Bob Shawger *Does not include taxes, tips or any alcoholic beverages Opening Bid: $600

LOT #52 - F. Faiveley 2009 Vintage

Eighteen (18) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Batard Montrachet 2009 6 - 1.5L Opulent and succulent broad-shouldered flavors. Imposing size, weight and power. An extract rich and palate staining finish. Bienvenues Batart Montrachet 2009 6 - 1.5L Mouth coating and wonderfully rich flavors. A luxurious mout feel. Abundant amounts of extract. Palate coating finish. Corton Charlemagne 2009 6 - 1.5L An expressive nose. There is excellent density and intensity. Powerful, concentrated and notably more complex flavors. Explosively long and mouth coating finish. This should be stunning in time. Opening Bid: $6,000

LOT #53 - Camille Giroud 2013 Vintage

Twelve (12) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru Chambertin 2013 12 - .750 BTLS There is impressive scale to the energetic, punchy and obviously mineral-infused flavors. Excellent detail and intensity. A reserved, firm and youthfully austere finish that delivers first rate complexity. This is balanced, long and serious yet quiet stylish. An elegant example of Chambertin. Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT #54 - Domaine Jaboulet 2012 Vintage

One (1) Methuselah (6L) Hermitage Rouge, La Chapelle 2012 1 - 6L This is a very hard to get great Rhone wine. This is your chance to own it. -- DJS Opening Bid: $3,000

LOT #55 - Domaine Jaboulet 2012 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) Hermitage Rouge, La Chapelle 2012 6 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $3,200

LOT #56 - Domaine Patrick Javillier 2013 Vintage

Two (2) Methuselah (6L) Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2013 1 - 6L Notably exotic aromas. This is a markedly powerful effort even by the elevated satndards of Corton-Charlemagne. Dense and muscular flavors. A beautifully complex if mildly edgy and dry finale. Bourgogne Blanc Cuvee Oligocene 2013 1 - 6L A pungent and well-layered nose. Flavors possess a bit more size, weight and mid-palate density. Offering slightly more depth and length on a well-balanced finale. This is recommended. Opening Bid: $2,400

LOT #57 - Domaine Patrick Javillier 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Corton Charlemagne 2013 6 - 1.5L Notably exotic aromas. This is a markedly powerful effort even by the elevated satndards of Corton-Charlemagne. Dense and muscular flavors. A beautifully complex if mildly edgy and dry finale. Opening Bid: $2,400

LOT #58 - Domaine des Comte Lafon 2012 Vintage

Three (3) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru Lafon Le Montrachet 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $2,400

LOT #59 - Domaine des Comte Lafon 2012 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) 1ER Cru Domaine Lafon is the only domaine that has all six 1ER Crus in Meursault. There are only 100 numbered cases made with all six 1ER Crus in a stunning wodden box.

LOT A Meursault Perriere 2012 1 - .750 BTLS Meursault Genevrieres 2012 1 - .750 BTLS Meursault Charmes 2012 1 - .750 BTLS Meursault Goutte D'Or 2012 1 - .750 BTLS Meursault Boucheres 2012 1 - .750 BTLS Meursault Porusot 2012 1 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $3,000

LOT B Meursault Perriere 2012 1 - .750 BTLS Meursault Genevrieres 2012 1 - .750 BTLS Meursault Charmes 2012 1 - .750 BTLS Meursault Goutte D'Or 2012 1 - .750 BTLS Meursault Boucheres 2012 1 - .750 BTLS Meursault Porusot 2012 1 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $3,000

LOT #60 - Benjamin Leroux 2013 Vintage

Nine (9) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Batard Montrachet 2013 3 - 1.5L Bonnes-Mares 2013 3 - 1.5L Only bottled in magnum in 2013. There is really lovely detail to the intense big-bodied flavors. A highly attractive sense of underlying tension. A stony and palate coating finish thanks to an abundant amount of dry extract. Clos de la Roche 2013 3- 1.5L Quite plummy in character with its highly complex aromas. There is outstanding volume and concentration. Markedly powerful and muscular broad-shouldered flavors. Seriously long and equally complex finish. Opening Bid: $4,000

LOT #61 - Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg 2013 Vintage

One (1) Methuselah (6L) Grand Cru Ruchottes Chambertin 2013 1 - 6L Sleekly muscular and equaly mineral-driven flavors. Excellent mid-palate concentration. Impressive depth and length. This is real lovely juice. Opening Bid: $3,000

LOT #62 - Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg 2013 Vintage

Eighteen (18) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru Ruchottes Chambertin 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Sleekly muscular and equally mineral-driven flavors. Excellent mid-palate concentration. Impressive depth and length. This is real lovely juice. Clos Vougeots 2013 6 - .750 BTLS An extraordinary complex nose. Outstanding volume and richness. A robust serious and moderately austere finish. Beautifully well balnanced. Echezeaux 2013 6 - .750 BTLS An exuberantly spicy nose. Distinctly sleek mouth feel. Suave and very seductively textured. Simply knock-out depth and length. Impecably well-balanced effort. Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT #63 - Schrader Vineyards 2007 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Schrader TG Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2007 1 - .750 BTL Schrader RBS Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2007 1 - .750 BTL Schrader GIII Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2007 1 - .750 BTL Schrader CCS Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2007 1 - .750 BTL Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2007 1 - .750 BTL Opening Bid: $1,250

LOT #64 - Olivier Bernstein 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Mazi Chambertin 2013 6 - 1.5L The lush yet brooding, dense, concentrated and overtly muscular flavors that exude evident minerality on the complex, long and impressively scaled finish. This beauty of a Mazi is unapologetically built to age. Opening Bid: $4,800

LOT #65 - Schrader Vineyards 2012 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Schrader TG Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2012 1 - .750 BTL Schrader RBS Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2012 1 - .750 BTL Schrader GIII Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2012 1 - .750 BTL Schrader LPV Las Piedras Beckstoffer to Kalon 2012 1 - .750 BTL Schrader CCS Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2012 1 - .750 BTL Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2012 1 - .750 BTL Opening Bid: $1,250

LOT #66 - Domaine Roulot 2013 Vintage

Twelve (12) Magnums (1.5L) 1ER Cru Meursault Perrieres 2013 3 - 1.5L Meursault Charmes 2013 3 - 1.5L Meursault Clos des Roucheres 2013 3 - 1.5L Meursault Porusot 2013 3 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $4,000

LOT #67 - Domaine Philippe Senard 2013 Vintage

Eighteen (18) Magnums (1.5L) Corton Charlemagne 2013 3 - 1.5L Not judged. Corton Blanc 2013 3 - 1.5L There is lovely freshness to the big-bodied flavors. Impressive size, weight and punch. Concluding in a mineral-infected and lingering finish. Very concentrated and attractively textured. Corton CLos du Roi 2013 3 - 1.5L Not judged. Corton Bressandes 2013 3 - 1.5L Not judged. Corton Paulands 2013 3 - 1.5L Excellent power and punch. Opulent if slightly austere and drying finish. The supporting tannins appear to be ripe. Corton Clos de Meix 2013 3 - 1.5L Notably more volume, power, size and weight. Flavors that possess a lush, even opulent mouth feel. Terminating in a firmly structured and ever so slightly dry finish. Opening Bid: $4,000

LOT #68 - Domaine des Epeneaux 2013 Vintage

One (1) Methuselah (6L) 1ER Cru

ONLY METHUSELAH AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. Pommard 1ER Cru Clos des Epeneaux 2013 1 - 6L Cool, pure and airy mix of red and dark currant, violet, earth and tea scents. There is a lovely sense of energy. Linear, moderately structured and austere finish is balanced. Opening Bid: $2,400

LOT #69 - Domaine Denis Bachelet 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Charmes-Chambertin 2013 1 - 3L Markedly vibrant and extremely rich flavors. An opulent mouth feel. Concentrated yet refined finish. Positively huge length. Opening Bid: $3,800

LOT #70 - Domaine Sylvain Cathiard 2013 Vintage

Twenty-one (21) Bottles (.750) Romanée St. Vivant, Grand Cru 2013 3 - .750 BTLS This is a seriously complex wine with brilliantly layered aromas. Utra-fine yet there is plenty of power and verve. Gehtly mineral-infected and remarkably persistent finish. There is simply another dimension of depth and length present here. Vosne Romanée, 1ER Cru, Les Malconsorts 2013 6 - .750 BTLS There is excelent volume, power and muscle. Intensely mineral-infused. Explosively long and impeccably well balanced finish. This is flat out terrific. Vosne Romanée, 1ER Cru, Aux Reignots 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Medium weight and beautifully delineated flavors. A sophisticated mouth feel. Deliscious, intense and saline-infused finish. In a word - Beautfiul. Vosne Romanée, 1ER Cru, Les Suchots 2013 6 - .750 BTLS A distinclty floral nose. There is excellent richness. A hugely persistent finsh. This is lovely juice and very vosne. Opening Bid: $5,500

LOT #71 - Domaine Henri Gouges 2013 Vintage

Four (4) Jeroboams (3L) 1ER Cru Nuits St. George Les St. Georges 2013 1 - 3L 55 Year old vines. A ripe and extremely fresh nose. There is a lovely sense of underlying tension. Velvety textured. Balanced, suave and mouth coating finale. Nuits St. George Les Vaucrains 2013 1 - 3L A very spicy nose. Beautifully textured middle weight plus flavors. Excellent power and verve. Powerful finish. Nuits St. Georges Pruliers 2013 1 - 3L 75 Year old vines. There is good power and punch. Lightly mineral-infected palate coating and impressively persistent finish. I very much like the complexity. Nuits St. Georges Clos des Porrets 2013 1 - 3L There is outstanding volume and density. Gererously proportioned, powerful and exceptionally long finish. Relatively fine grain tannins. The linear finish is robust. Opening Bid: $3,000

LOT #72 - Domaine Jean Grivot 2013 Vintage

One (1) Methuselah (6L) Grand Cru Richebourg 2013 1 - 6L A most floral nose. Superb volume and intensity. Imposing-scaled flavors. Focused power on the extract-rich and beautifully well-detailed finale. An explosively long wine. This is flat out great. Opening Bid: $7,000

LOT #73 - Domaine Jean Grivot 2013 Vintage

Fifteen (15) Magnums (1.5L) 1ER Cru Vosne Romanée Les Beaux Monts 2013 3 - 1.5L Obvious minerl-driven medium-bodied flavors. Lovely sense of underlying tension. Firm, serious and mouth coating finish. Impecably well-balanced effort. Vosne Romanée Les Suchots 2013 3 - 1.5L Ulra-spicy, pure and airy aromas. Excellent volume. Opulent and extract-rich flavors. Impressively persistent finish. Vosne Romanée Aux Brulees 2013 3 - 1.5L A classic Vosne nose. Vibrant and distinctly mineral-driven. Silky and refined mouth feel. Beautifully complex, well-balanced and wonderfully persistent finish. Vosne Romanée Les Chaumes 2013 3 - 1.5L Vosne Romanée Les Rouges 2013 3 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $4,500

LOT #74 - Domaine Anne Gros 2013 Vintage

Eighteen (18) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru Richebrourg 2013 6 - .750 BTLS Supple, round and forward middle-wight flavors. A bead of minerality. Attractively intense, persistent and precise finish. Clos Vougeot Le Grand Maupertui 2013 6 - .750 BTLS There is good ripeness. Moderately rustic and austere finale that delivers medium depth but fine length. Echezeaux 2013 6 - .750 BTLS An expressive and spice-scented nose. There is good richness and volume. Very round medium-bodied flavors. Opening Bid: $4,500

LOT #75 - Domaine Lafon 2011 Vintage

Forty-eight (48) Bottles (.750) Meursault Perrieres 2011 12 - .750 BTLS A strikingly elegant, airy and cool nose. Flavors exude a palpable underlying tension. A vibrant, driving, intense and impeccable well-balanced. This is text book perrieres. This is indisputably very classy juice. Meursault Charmes 2011 12 - .750 BTLS There is terrific underlying tension. Plenty of minerality. Flavors that possess almost painful intensity. Explosively persistent finish. This is first rate. Meursault Goutte D'Or 2011 12 - .750 BTLS This flirts with the exotic. There is excellent richness. Generous, round and enveloping. Not only excellent verve but a palate coating finish. Meursault Clos de la Barre 2011 12 - .750 BTLS Textured and well-concentrated flavors. Dry, clean and very long finish. This is excellent villages. Worth considering. Opening Bid: $6,000

LOT #76 - Domaine Leflaive 2011 Vintage

Twenty-four (24) Magnums (1.5L) 1ER Cru Six (6) Bottles (.750) 1ER Cru each wine.

Puligny-Montrachet Pucelles 2011 6 - .750 BTLS A broad ranging nose. An appealing sense of volume. Beautifully delineated, serious, textured and energetic flavors. Classy and stylish. Hugely long yet impeccably alanced finish. A classic Pucelles of generosity and refinement. Puligny-Montrachet Combettes 2011 6 - .750 BTLS A mildrly exotic nose. Very fine concentration. Mouth coating. Powerful and solidly long finish. I very much like the silky mouth feel. Puligny-Montrachet Folatieres 2011 6 - .750 BTLS There is both good energy and volume. A good sense of detail. Naturally sweet, intense and lingering finish. I like the complexity. Puligny-Montrachet Clavillons 2011 6 - .750 BTLS A markedly floral and distinctly ripe nose. There is good concentration. Sappy and mouth coating medium-bodied flavors. A real sense of volume and dry extract. Opening Bid: $6,000

LOT #77 - Domain Jean Noel Gagnard 2008 Vintage

Eighteen (18) Magnums (1.5L) Batard Montrachet 2008 6 - 1.5L A softly oaked and opening exotic nose. Very round, supple andopulent yet powerful big-bodied flavors. Truly excellent length, impecable balance and superb length. In a word, impressive. Chass. Montrachet Les Caillerets 2008 6 - 1.5L Aromatically elegant and refined with a pure nose, Intensely mineral and naturall sweet flavors. Good volume and fin precision. Attractive an harmonious. Chass. Montrachet Blanchot Dessus 2008 6 - 1.5L An elegant nose. Rich, full and serious middle weight flavors. Plenty of underlying tension. Deep, persistent and mouth coating finish. Opening Bid: $5,000

LOT #78 - Louis Jadot 2010 Vintage

Twenty-four (24) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru Bienvenues Batard Montrachet 2010 3 - .750 BTLS Corton Charlemagne 2010 3 - .750 BTLS Excellent freshness and verve. Impressive mid-palate concentration. Good richness. Mouth-coating dry, clean and pure finish. Grands Echezeaux 2010 3 - .750 BTLS A stunningly complex nose. Powerful and overtly muscular. Firm and intense but not rustic. Mouth coating, explosive and hugely persistent finish. This is robust. Echezeaux 2010 3 - .750 BTLS A notably ripe and spicy nose. Ripe, velvety and seductively textured. An abundance of tannin-buffering dry extract. There is good volume. Chapelle Chambertin 2010 3 - .750 BTLS Exceptionally fresh and cool. Superb intensity. Extremely firm, mouth coating and driving finish.ery serious and stunningly long finish. Latricieres Chambertin 2010 3 - .750 BTLS Charmes-Chambertin 2010 3 - .750 BTLS Clos St. Denis 2010 3 - .750 BTLS 90 year old vines. A velvety mouth feel. Wonderful rich flavors. High level of phenolic maturity. Refined, pure and delicately balanced finish. Absolutely stunning. Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT #79 - Louis Jadot 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 Vintage

Twenty-four (24) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Montrachet 2008 6 - 1.5L Delicious generous and sappy medium-full falvors. Impressively scaled and persistent. A very fine wine. Montrachet 2009 6 - 1.5L Very ripe and moderately exotic and highly complex nose. Outstanding richness, body, size and weight. Impressively long finish. This is a big and opulent Montrachet. Montrachet 2010 6 - 1.5L The nose is impressively broad ranging. Exceptionally rich, powerful and strikingly well-concentrated broad-shouldered flavors. A massively long finish. The balance is flawless. Montrachet 2011 6 - 1.5L A very imposingly scaled wine. Big, musculare and wonderfully complex flavors. Long, focused and explosive finish of breathtaking lenth and intensity. Overtly powerful effort. A "wow" wine. Opening Bid: $8,000

LOT #80 - Domaine Patrick Javillier 2009 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Corton Charlemagne 2009 6 - 1.5L A ripe yet cool and restrained nose. Strongly mineral-inflected, rich and full bodied flavors. Overt muscularity on the long, serious and explosive finish. Opening Bid: $1,500

LOT B Corton Charlemagne 2009 6 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $1,500

LOT #81 - Domaine J.F. Mugnier 2011 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) 1ER Cru Mugnier-Charmbolle Musigny, Le Amoureuses 2011 6 - 1.5L A superb sense of energy and strikingly good detail. Incredibly refined and ultra-pure mouth feel. Deeply complex and gorgeously persistent finish. This is a thing of beauty and textbook Amoureuses. Opening Bid: $5,000

LOT #82 - Domaine Michel LaFarge 2010 Vintage

Eighteen (18) Bottles (.750) LaFarge Volnay Clos Des Chenes 2010 6 - .750 BTLS Brilliantly comples nose. Equally good depth. Focused and sleekly muscular flavors that exude a sense of focused power. Culminating in an explosive, driving and stikingly long finish. LaFarge Volnay Caillerets 2010 6 - .750 BTLS Ultra-elegant but more complex. Retailed and racy. Plenty of underlying tension. A real sense of focused energy. Beautifully well-delineated finish. LaFarge Volnay Clos Du Chateau Des Ducs 2010 3 - .750 BTLS A beautifully broad ranging nose. Intense and breathtakingly pure. Firm but fine tannins. A real sense of focused energy. Impecably balanced finish. A superb vintage for this consistently excellent wine. LaFarge Volnay Mitans 2010 3 - .750 BTLS A gorgeously perfumed nose. Ultra elegant red Pinot fruit that is cool and strikingly pure. Refined flavors, pure silk in a lacy and lifting finish. Burgundy doesn't come more refined that this. Opening Bid: $2,800

LOT #83 - Domaine Lafon 2007 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L)

LOT A Lafon-Volnay Santenots de Milieu 2007 6 - 1.5L The most elegant wine of the range. Silky and round middle weight flavors. Balanced, refined and strikingly persistent. The tannins here are quite fine. Opening Bid: $1,200

LOT B Lafon-Volnay Santenots de Milieu 2007 6 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $1,200

LOT #84 - Domaine Roulot 2011 Vintage

Twelve (12) Bottles (.750) 1ER Cru Meursault Perrieres 2011 12 - .750 BTLS A classic nose. There is superb cut and drive. The best complexityin the entire range. Impeccably well-balanced, moderately austere and extraordinarily persistent finish. Textbook Perrieres. Opening Bid: $2,400

LOT #85 - Schrader Vineyards 2011 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Schrader TG Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2011 1 - .750 BTL Schrader RBS Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2011 1 - .750 BTL Schrader GIII Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2011 1 - .750 BTL Schrader LPV Las Piedras Beckstoffer to Kalon 2011 1 - .750 BTL Schrader CCS Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2011 1 - .750 BTL Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer to Kalon 2011 1 - .750 BTL Opening Bid: $1,250

LOT #86 - Louis Jadot 2013 Vintage

Nine (9) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Montrachet 2013 3 - 1.5L There is seriously good size, weight and punch. Beautifully detailed and notably mineral driven. A chiseled and explosively long finish. I very much like the balance and upside development potential. Chevalier Montrachet - Les Demoiselles 2013 3 - 1.5L Cool, pure and markedly stony flavors. Tension filled, balanced and notably persistent finale. This displays all of the unequaled class that it typically does. Batard Montrachet 2013 3 - 1.5L This is stunningly elegant with its wonderfully pure nose. Elegance and refinement. Notably rich, full-bodied and generously proportioned flavors. Complex and long finish. Opening Bid: $3,200

LOT B Montrachet 2013 3 - 1.5L Chevalier Montrachet - Les Demoiselles 2013 3 - 1.5L Batard Montrachet 2013 3 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $3,200

LOT #87 - Louis Jadot 2013 Vintage

Three (3) Jeroboams (3L) Grand Cru Musigny 2013 1 - 3L Here the nose is even more complex. Bigger, richer and more powerful with outstanding intesity and muscle. Flavors that exude a subtle minerality onto the explosive and hugely long finale. Chambertin 2013 1 - 3L Remarkedly broad-ranging with is relatively expressive nose. Overtly powerful and intense big-bodied flavors. Controlled power on the imposingly long finish. This is impressive. Clos-de-Bèze 2013 1 -3 L A stuningly spicy nose. THere is a lush and enveloping mouth feel. Utterly delicious and seductively textured. This is a "wow" wine. I was seriously impressed. Opening Bid: $3,200

LOT #88 - Domaine Michel Lafarge 2013 Vintage

Three (3) Jeroboams (3L) 1ER Cru Volnay - Clos Des Chenes 2013 1 - 3L 45 year old vines. This is notably expressive. Wonderfully elegant, pure and layered. There is excellent intensity and ample minerality. Intensely saline, firm and lingering finish. Volnay - Clos du Chateau Des Duc 2013 1 - 3L Seemingly without fail the LaFarge's achieve Genuinely remarkable purity of fruit. The high-toned nose is the essencse of red pinot fruit. There is terrific delineation. More minerality with a bit more punch and power. Volnay – Mitans 2013 1 - 3L There is striking purity to the elegant and airy essence. There is really lovely detail and intensity. Refined and lacy. This is textbook Mitans with its finesse and restrained palate feel. Opening Bid: $3,000

LOT #89 - Domaine des Lambrays 2013 Vintage

One (1) Methuselah (6L) Grand Cru Clos des Lambrays 2013 1 - 6L Complex nose that displays prominent floral and spice scents. Very good volume. Utterly delicious medium weight and wonderfully vibrant flavors. Really fine delineation. Mineral-infected and focused finish. I very much admire the sleek mouth feel. Impeccably balance. Lovely juice. Opening Bid: $2,800

LOT #90 - Domaine des Lambrays 2013 Vintage

Twelve (12) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru Clos des Lambrays 2013 12 - .750 BTLS Complex nose that displays prominent floral and spice scents. Very good volume. Utterly delicious medium weight and wonderfully vibrant flavors. Really fine delineation. Mineral-infected and focused finish. I very much admire the sleek mouth feel. Impeccably balance. Lovely juice. Opening Bid: $3,200

LOT #91 - Domaine J.F. Mugnier 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Musigny 2013 6 - 1.5L Highly complex nose features intensly floral aromas. Intriguing contrast between the sheer scale and power with the silky palate impression. Massively long finish that is under pinned by very ripe and well-integrated tannins. I particularly like the lovely sense of tension. This is a zen-like effort. Stunningly good musigny. Opening Bid: $9,000

LOT #92 - Domaine J.F. Mugnier 2013 Vintage

One (1) Methuselah (6L) Grand Cru Musigny 2013 1 - 6L Highly complex nose features intensly floral aromas. Intriguing contrast between the sheer scale and power with the silky palate impression. Massively long finish that is under pinned by very ripe and well-integrated tannins. I particularly like the lovely sense of tension. This is a zen-like effort. Stunningly good musigny. Opening Bid: $8,000

LOT #93 - Domaine J.F. Mugnier 2013 Vintage

Six (6) Magnums (1.5L)

LOT A Bonnes-Mares, Grand Cru 2013 3 - 1.5L Notes of earth, spice and floral nuances add breadth to the ripe and fresh assortment of berries. Robust and muscular flavors possess a suave and seductive mout feel. All wrapped in a hugely long and palate coating finish. Chamb. Mus. Les Amoureuses, 1ER Cru 2013 3 - 1.5L An intensely spicy and floral nose. Middle weight flavors are all lace and satin with superb punch. Extroadinarily persistent and impeccably well-balanced finish that is presnetly quite linear. This is a wine of harmony and intensity. Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT B Bonnes-Mares, Grand Cru 2013 3 - 1.5L Chamb. Mus. Les Amoureuses, 1ER Cru 2013 3 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT #94 – Domaine Lafon 2011 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru Lafon-Montrachet 2011 6 - .750 BTLS Notably ripe aromatic profile. The nose maintains a sense of elegance. There is excellent richness but also fine details. Focused, powerful and tautly muscular flavors. Terrific intensity on the explosive and hugely long finish. A wine of finesse and refinement." Opening Bid: $2.400

LOT #95 - Domaine Clos de Tart 2012 Vintage

One (1) Jeroboam (3L) Grand Cru Clos de Tart 2012 1 - 3L Reserved and markedly ripe aromas. Concentrated big-bodied flavors. Copious amounts of palate coating dry extract. Beautifully long finish. Opening Bid: $2,500

LOT #96 - Domaine J. Faiveley 2013 Vintage

Three (3) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Corton Clos Des Cortons 2013 3 - 1.5L There is a sense of richness. Overtly powerful and muscular flavors. An imposing sense of scale. Textured and mouth coating finish. Opening Bid: $900

LOT B Corton Clos Des Cortons 2013 3 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $900

LOT #97 - Assorted Wines Assorted Vintage

Five (5) Outstanding Bottles (.750) Chateau Latour 1970 1 - .750 BTL Chateau Lafite 1990 1 - .750 BTL Chateau Palmer 1983 1 - .750 BTL Jadot - Chev. Mong. Les Demoiselles 2005 1 - .750 BTL Quinta Do Noval Nacional 1963 1 - .750 BTL Opening Bid: $5,000

LOT #98 - Camille Giroud 2013 Vintage

One (1) Methuselah (6L) Grand Cru Chambertin 2013 1 - 6L There is impressive scale to the energetic, punchy and obviously mineral-infused flavors. Excellent detail and intesnsity. Reserved, firm and youthfully austere finish that delivers first-rate complexity. Balanced, long and serious yet quite stylish. It would be accurate to describe this as being an elegant example of Chambertin. Opening Bid: $2,800

LOT #99 - Domaine Jean Grivot 1997 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru

LOT A Richebourg 1997 6 - .750 BTLS

Opening Bid: $1,800

LOT B

Richebourg 1997 6 - .750 BTLS

Opening Bid: $1,800

LOT C

Richebourg 1997 6 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $1,800

LOT #100 - Domaine J. Faiveley 2013 Vintage

Twelve (12) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru

LOT A Mazi Chambertin 2013 3 - 1.5L There is outstanding richness. Beautifully textured, powerful, concentrated and energetic. A driving and explosively long finish. Latricieres Chambertin 2013 3 - 1.5L There is superb intensity and minerality. Plenty of that lovely underlying tension. Balanced and impressively persistent finish. Wonderful combo of finess and power. Terrific. Clos Vougeot 2013 3 - 1.5L Exceptionally rich and round. A succulent mouth feel. Fine concentration. Plenty of dry extract. Beautifully long finish tht is well balanced. Echezeaux 2013 3 - 1.5L Spicy and attractivley floral nose. Seductive texture. Openly rich and generous. A lovely sense of vibrancy. Finish that delivers both fine depth and length. Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT B Mazi Chambertin 2013 3 - 1.5L Latricieres Chambertin 2013 3 - 1.5L Clos Vougeot 2013 3 - 1.5L Echezeaux 2013 3 - 1.5L Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT 101 – Rutherford Dust in All Its Glory with Staglin Family Vineyard

Two couples (4 people) will be the guests of Rusty’s longtime friends, the Staglin family, at their historic guest house in the heart of the Rutherford Bench lands in Napa Valley. You will get an “insiders” tour of some of the original and oldest vineyards (since 1864) in the Napa Valley the history and people behind them. On the first day you will arrive and check into your suite overlooking the vineyards. The Staglins will accompany you to Mustard’s Grill or Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen where Chef Cindy Pawlcyn will delight you with a dinner prepared from the freshest local ingredients accompanied by wines selected by Rusty and the Staglin’s. On you second day, you will have the opportunity to do a walking tour with the Staglin’s of the vineyards surrounding their property and maybe even meet a few of their neighbors (Scarecrow, Inglenook, BV, Tokalon). Your afternoon is free to get ready for an amazing evening. Begin by meeting the Staglin’s on the loggia of their Italian inspired home, where the Disney movie, “The Parent Trap” was filmed. Take a tour of the Staglin’s private cellar to select wines to accompany your dinner. .After enjoying some wines and the view, you will head over to the Harvest Inn and the new Harvest Table restaurant where you will enjoy the best of wine country with a dinner inspired by celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer and prepared by Chef Levi Mezick showcasing estate-grown ingredients and culinary expertise that you really get to see. Return to your guest house for a relaxing night under the stars reminiscing about your evening and experience. For your enjoyment at your leisure or cellaring, the Staglin’s have selected the following wines: Staglin Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Etched 2009 1.5L Staglin Family Vineyard 30th Anniversary Cabernet Sauvingon 2012 1.5L Donated by Shari, Shannon and Garen Staglin and Staglin Family Vineyard and Chefs Charlie Palmer and Cindy Pawlcyn. Trip must be booked before October 20, 2017, dates to be mutually agreed upon by all parties. Air-fare and ground travel not included. Opening Bid: $5,000

LOT #102 - Domaine Jean Noel Gagnard 2009, 2011, 2012 Vintage

Eighteen (18) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Batard Montrachet 2012 6 - 1.5L Situated just below Montrachet. Densely fruited. There is excellent richness and power. An abundance of dry extract. Serious and almost painfully intense finish. Batard Montrachet 2011 6 - 1.5L Impressively rich and quite firmly structured. Excellent concentration. Plenty of mouth coating extract. Complex, wonderfully persistent and very dry finish. Batard Montrachet 2009 6 - 1.5L There is superb richness. Big-bodied, intense and powerful flavors. Overt muscularity though no heaviness. Focused, pure and harmonious. Opening Bid: $12,000

LOT #103 - Harbison Estate 2012 Vintage

Six (6) Bottles (.750) Three (3) of Each Wine

LOT A Harbison Vineyards The Trail Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 3 - .750 BTLS A dense purple color, a fabulous texture, a full-bodied mouth feel. This is a Napa version of a Bordeaux Pauillac, only richer and fuller. It should drink well for the next 15-20 years. 98 points (40 cases made) Harbison Vineyards Pony Express Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 3 - .750 BTLS A sensational cabernet, it possesses abundant notes of spring flowers, new saddle leather, licorice, baking spices, blackberries and cassis. Full-bodied with a terrific, voluptuous texture and an opulent personality, this is fabulous and will provide sumptuous drinking over the next 15 or more years. 99 points (40 cases made) -Quotes from Robert Parker Opening Bid: $2,400

LOT B Harbison Vineyards The Trail Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 3 - .750 BTLS Harbison Vineyards Pony Express Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 3 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $2,400

LOT #104 - Harbison Estate Vineyard Stay

This is your chance to obtain Cabernet Sauvignon from Oakville, Napa Valley from a four-barrel production, from Harbison Estate, the newest and smallest production cult wine. It is a little five-acre jewel of a cabernet vineyard tucked between their contiguous neighbors, Screaming Eagle, Phelps Backus and Dalla Valle just above them. This incredible red volcanic soil provides world class, first growth reds. Rusty, fill in here what wine(s) you are putting in. The 2011 (was Parker’s Wine of the Vintage in Napa) and the 2012 barrel sample received 98 – 100 points (Wine Advocate), as did the 2013. In addition, this is a rare opportunity for two true wine and food couples to experience an impossible to obtain cult-like two days of sensory and gastronomic utopia! Your unforgettable journey begins with a two-night stay for two couples in the Harbison’s magnificent guest-house with two master bedroom suites, separate baths, mini kitchen, living and dining area where you will enjoy breathtaking views of their vineyard and the Mayacamas Mountains, as well as their neighbors, Screaming Eagle, Phelps Backus and Dalla Valle. Plus, Pat and Joe Harbison, proprietors of this magnificent vineyard, will prepare a dinner for the four of you. These dinners have generated anywhere from $9,000.00 to $22,000.00 for charities including the Jimmy V Foundation, The Make-A-Wish Foundation, the T. J. Martel Foundation and the Emeril Lagasse’s Foundation among others. The final bid determines what gems from the Harbison’s 16,000 bottle wine cellar will appear at the meal. The winning bidder will also be placed on the much-coveted Harbison Estate mailing list (currently 2000 on the waiting list). I can promise you that the Harbison Cellar is incredible, the guesthouse is outstanding and the generosity of the Harbison’s is much appreciated. Your meal will be up to the standards of many of the multi-starred restaurants we all love to go to. – DJS Mutually agreeable dates. Expiration August 31, 2016. Opening Bid $6,000.00

LOT #105 - Screaming Eagle Winery 2009 Vintage

Three (3) Bottles (.750) Screaming Eagle 2009 3 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $3,200

LOT #106 - Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2009 Vintage

One (1) Imperial (6L) First Growth Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2009 1 - 6L It has a remarkable nose. It is stunningly opulent, fat and super-concentrated. This is an amazing wine. R.P. 99+ Points Opening Bid: $10,000

LOT #107 - Chateau Palmer 1989 Vintage

Twelve (12) Bottles (.750) Chateau Palmer 1989 12 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT #108 - Domaine Pierre Morey 2010 Vintage

Twelve (12) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru Twelve (12) Bottles (.750) 1ER Cru

Batard Montrachet 2010 12 - .750 BTLS Intense and overtly powerful flavors. Terminating in a citrusy, explosive and stunningly long finish. This is certainly large-scaled. Meursault Perrieres 2010 12 - .750 BTLS There is a superb sense of underlying tension. Intensely mineral-driven flavors. Driving balanced, linear, austere and again bone dry finish. This should be superb in time. Opening Bid: $6,000

LOT #109 - Domaine Armand Rousseau 2012 Vintage

Twenty-four (24) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru Clos de la Roche 2012 6 - .750 BTLS A broad ranging nose. Tautly muscular with plenty of size, weight and power. A palate coating, long and balanced finish. There is excellent phenolic maturity. Ruchottes Chambertin 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Elegant, airy and cool yet markedly ripe nose. Beautifully well-delineated, intense and mineral-drive. Fine mid-palate concentration. Attractively vibrant, harmonious and strikingly persistent finale. Mazi Chambertin 2012 6 - .750 BTLS Excellent punch and power. Flavors that brim with palate coating and tannin buffering dry extract. Pungently mineral driven and beautifully long finish. This is very Mazi. Charmes-Chambertin 2012 6 - .750 BTLS A beautiful elegant essence of red berry fruit nose. I very much like the sense of freshness and vivacity. Fine detail and a hint of minerality. Silky and saline-inflected finish. Opening Bid: $7,500

LOT #110 - Domaine Ponsot 2010 Vintage

One (1) Jeroboam (3L) Grand Cru Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze 2010 1 - 3L An overtly spicy and very fresh nose. There is a really lovely inner mouth perfume. Equally spicy and pure large-bodied flavors. Excellent mid-palate density. Simply superb focus on the hugely long finish. Opening Bid: $2,000

LOT #111 - Chateaux Margaux 2009 Vintage

One (1) Imperial (6L) First Growth Chateaux Margaux 2009 1 - 6L A brilliant offering from the Mentzelopoulos Family. An uncommonly concentrated, powerful 2009. A wine displaying sweet, well-integrated tannins. Rich, round and unusually approachable. R.P. - 99 Points Opening Bid: $10,000

LOT #112 - Remoissenet 2013 Vintage

One (1) Methuselah (6L) Grand Cru Montrachet 2013 1 - 6L Opening Bid: $2,000

LOT #113 - Domaine Ponsot 2013 Vintage

One (1) Methuselah (6L) Grand Cru Clos de la Roche V.V. 2013 1 - 6L This is absolutely stunning in very respect. A powerful wine that possesses outstanding mid-palate density. A huge reserve of dry extract. A seductive mouth feel. Massively long finish. This is a stunner of a Clos de La Roche. Opening Bid: $5,000

LOT #114 - Domaine Lafon 2010 Vintage

Forty-eight (48) Bottles (.750) Meursault Perrieres 2010 12 - .750 BTLS An elegant, pure, cool and dazzlingly complex nose. There is outstanding precision. A hugely long finish. This is a perfect blend of power and finess. Meursault Charmes 2010 12 - .750 BTLS A highly layered nose. Energetic, delineated and concentrated flavors. Superb depth and even better length. Explosive, balanced and bone dry finish. Meursault Genevrieres 2010 12 - .750 BTLS There is good freshness and plenty of verve. Goreously well-detailed, refined and ultra pure. Long, intense and impeccably well-balanced. I very much like the sense of energy here. Meursault Goutte D'Or 2010 12 - .750 BTLS An expressive and ripe nose. Rich, generous and full-bodied flavors. Unusually refined. Energetic, linear and impressively persistent finish. Opening Bid: $9,000

LOT #115 - Domaine Des Lambrays 2013 Vintage

One (1) Jeroboam (3L) Grand Cru Clos Des Lambrays 2013 1 - 6L Very good volume. Really fine delineation. Utterly delicious medium weight and wonderfully vibrant flavors. Mineral-infected and focused finish. I very much admire the sleek mouth feel. Impeccable balance. Lovely juice. Opening Bid: $2,000

LOT #116 – Louis XIII Cognac

Yes, a magnificent crystal decanter with some of the best cognac you will ever consume. Opening Bid: $1,000

LOT #117 – Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year Old Bourbon

This is impossible to find great Kentucky Bourbon. This is now among the rarest of the rare. --DJS Opening Bid: $2,000

LOT #118 - Aubert Vineyards 2012 Vintage

Twenty-Seven (27) Bottles (.750) All Chardonnay Wines

UV-SL Vineyard 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Ritchie Vineyard 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Shugar Shack Vineyard 2012 3 - .750 BTLS East Side 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Larry Hyde & Sons 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Lauren 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Cix 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Carnerds 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Sonoma Coast 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $3,200

LOT #119 - Aubert Vineyards 2012 & 2013 Vintages

Twelve (12) Bottles (.750) Chardonnay Twelve (12) Bottles (.750) Pinot Noir

Lauren, Chardonnay 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Larry Hyde & Sons, Chardonnay 2013 3 - .750 BTLS East Side, Chardonnay 2013 3 - .750 BTLS Cix, Chardonnay 2013 3 - .750 BTLS UV Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Cix, Pinot Noir 2012 3 - .750 BTLS UV-SL, Pinot Noir 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Richie, Pinot Noir 2012 3 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $3,600

LOT #120 - Domaine Ponsot 2004 Vintage

Twelve (12) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru Clos de la Roche 2004 12 - .750 BTLS Opening Bid: $1,800

LOT #121 - Domaine Liger-Belair 2013 Vintage

Five (5) Jerobaoms (3L) Grand Cru Vosne Romanée – 1ER Cru Aux Reignots 2013 1 – 3L A wonderfully airy, cool and pure nose. There is terrific delineation. Breathtakingly intense. A balanced, mouth coating and strikingly persistent finish. I very much like the complexity. Vosne Romanée – 1ER Cru Aux Brulees 2013 1 – 3L Intensely floral with stikingly elegant and pure aromas. Excellent volume and intesnity. Beautifully delineated. Plenty of minerality. Beautivully well-balanced and hugely long finish. Vosne Romanée – 1ER Cru Les Suchots 2013 1 – 3L There is outstanding richness. Solidly concentrated full-bodied flavors. Energetic, precise and impressively persistent finish. Vosne Romanée – Clos du Chateau 2013 1 – 3L An intensely floral nose displays very fresh and cool aromas. There is fine intensity. Delineated and vibrant. A suave and very round mouth feel. Lingering and well-balanced finish. Recommended. Vosne Romanée – La Colombiere 2013 1 – 3L There is an opulent mouth feel. Very lush and round medium-bodied flavors. Delicsious and nicely balanced finale. Opening Bid: $3,200

LOT #122 - Domaine Liger-Belair 2013 Vintage

Three (3) Magnums (1.5L) Grand Cru Echezeaux 2013 3 – 1.5L Opening Bid: $1,800

LOT #123 - Domaine Liger-Belair 2013 Vintage

One (1) Jerobaom (3L) Grand Cru La Romanée 2013 1 – 3L Opening Bid: $7,200

LOT #124 - Domaine Liger-Belair 2013 Vintage

Twelve (12) Bottles (.750) Grand Cru La Romanée 2013 12 – .750 BTLS Generously spicy nose. Mineral-inflected, focused and velvet textured. A suave mouth feel. Driving, intense and impeccably well-balanced finish that just goes on and on. This is very classy juice. Opening Bid: $18,000

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