| Australian | 3380 |
| Italian | 1292 |
| Imported | 812 |
| Burgundy | 603 |
| Champagne | 382 |
| Bordeaux | 335 |
| New Zealand | 333 |
| Rhone | 293 |
| Sauternes / Barsac | 236 |
| France | 151 |
| Chablis | 133 |
| Whisky | 91 |
| Port | 85 |
| Spirits | 84 |
| Total Lots: | 8210 |
| EVANS & TATE | 1989 |
| EVANS & TATE Hermitage | 1989 |
| COWARD & BLACK VINEYARDS | 2018 |
| COWARD & BLACK VINEYARDS | 2018 |
| COWARD & BLACK VINEYARDS | 2018 |
| COWARD & BLACK VINEYARDS | 2018 |
| EVANS & TATE Hermitage | 1987 |
| EVANS & TATE Hermitage | 1987 |
| EVANS & TATE Hermitage | 1987 |
| EVANS & TATE Hermitage | 1989 |
| PENFOLDS Grange |
| HENSCHKE Hill of Grace |
Here is a list of some of the birth year wine lots in the current auction catalogue. Search for any birth year by using the 'search' button on the tool bar above the current auction page on the Sterling web site. If you have and trouble finding the vintage you need give Sterling a call on 1800 800 959 and we will try our best to track an example down.
PENFOLDS Bin 80C Magill Dry Red 1954PERFECT 70 - From the dawn of Australain dry red table wine - From the experimental Penfolds Grange days - Bin 80C is a close relative to the fabulously rare and legendary 1954 Penfolds Grange Hermitage
| NIK 0386 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 1992, label damage | Current Bid: $2880 |
BABY GRANGE 60th BIRTHDAY BONUS
| NIK 0202 | 1 BOTTLE Mid shoulder, label damage, corroded & damage capsule | Current Bid: $480 |
| NIK 0215 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2006, label damage | Current Bid: $2560 |
| NIK 0476 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label, level down 5cm to 6cm from cork | Current Bid: $160 |
OLD BLACK MAGIC - FABULOUS 50 - - Rock the big Birthday boat with a Killer Combo - RARE AS - One of the greatest achievements in the Dawn of Wine - the 1970's Wolf Blass Jimmy Watson TRIPLE flag
| NIK 0380 | 1 BOTTLE High shoulder & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $160 | |
| NIK 0381 | 1 BOTTLE High shoulder & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $120 |
| NIK 0512 | 1 BOTTLE Doubtful condition, label damag | Current Bid: $32 | |
| NIK 0513 | 1 BOTTLE Doubtful condition, label damage | Current Bid: $32 | |
| NIK 0514 | 1 BOTTLE Doubtful condition, label damage | Current Bid: $32 |
FABULOUS 50 - Classic ICON - Heavy lifter of the Ages - Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is, and always has been, the Oz Cab benchmark
FORTY YEARS - CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
| NIK 0212 | 1 BOTTLE High shoulder | Current Bid: $304 |
| NIK 0493 | 1 BOTTLE Mid shoulder, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $600 | |
| JAI 0060 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder, label detached from bottle - No Sterling shipping Insurance for this lot | Current Bid: $240 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
| STO 0152 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds re-corking Clinic 1997, very high shoulder, slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $352 | |
| NIK 0193 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $240 |
OLD BLACK MAGIC - FABULOUS 40 - Rock the big Birthday boat with some Black Label
| NIK 0377 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged labe | Current Bid: $144 | |
| NIK 0378 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck, slight label damage | Current Bid: $144 | |
| NIK 0379 | 1 BOTTLE Label damage | Current Bid: $160 |
FABULOUS 40 - Classic ICON - Heavy lifter of the Ages - Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is, and always has been, the Oz Cab benchmark
| 211 0145 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $16 |
| NIK 0123 | 1 BOTTLE Label damage and stained label | Current Bid: $800 |
| 211 0138 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder, slight label damage | Current Bid: $20 |
| JAI 0099 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $160 | |
| JAI 0100 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label, slight capsule damage | Current Bid: $120 | |
| JAI 0101 | 1 BOTTLE Slight capsule damage | Current Bid: $136 |
| ADS 0685 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $27 |
| GOG 0644 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $4 |
| GOG 0171 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck & slight label damage | Current Bid: $80 | |
| JAI 0062 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder | Current Bid: $80 |
| 211 0135 | 1 IMPERIAL Cellar damaged label, capsule damage, high shoulder - No Sterling shipping Insurance for this lot | Current Bid: $640 |
| 211 0134 | 1 IMPERIAL Label damage & slight capsule damage - No Sterling shipping Insurance for this lot | Current Bid: $640 |
CHOICES - RP95 - The 2003 Vintage Port was aged for 21 months in wood and comes in at 92 grams of residual sugar. This is another oldie rereleased now. The Taylor's may be burlier and fresher, the Croft more nuanced and complex, but of the trio of 2003s in this report, this might well be the winner today. (Then again, it might not be; the comparison was certainly fun.) It has the most elegance, freshness and nuance, far younger than the Croft and more ready than the Taylor's. I can only say, I respect whatever choice you make; pick 'em. Personally, I lean to Taylor's in the longer run, but that is the least ready of the three.
| HKW 3799 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $92 | |
| HKW 3887 | 1 HALF BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $48 | |
| HKW 3888 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $52 | |
| XDW 0653 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $264 |
VERY IMPRESSIVE - RP95 - The Quinta do Noval Vintage 2003 has a gorgeous raisin, fig and clove-scented bouquet with more freshness than the whole of Pomerol combined. As Christian Seely quipped, “the vines are accustomed to the heat”. It unfolds in the glass, gaining vigor, if not complexity, with touches of leather, California raisin and dried flower emerging. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannins, dishing out lovely ripe and intense blackberry, leather, sage, tobacco and white- pepper notes. In this vintage, the Noval Vintage does not possess the breeding or the bravura of the Nacional and yet it remains a very impressive Port – a success for the vintage. Drink 2016-2030+ Tasted January 2014.
| HKW 3934 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $152 |
WINNER - RP96 - The 2003 Vintage Port is a field blend aged for approximately 21 months in oak vats. It comes in with 93 grams of residual sugar. This oldie will be rereleased soon. As much as the Fladgate Group's 2003 oldies in this report all have bragging points, this is Taylor's, and the structure takes the lead for all of them. Still a wee bit tight, this is far younger than the Croft, not fully mature or at peak and classic Taylor's. The remaining tannins support the fruit perfectly, but nothing to me is better here than the flavor profile. This is a fine Taylor's, still with plenty of room to evolve and improve. It could actually use a few more years, not to tame the tannins, but to acquire more maturity. Of the three (including Croft and Fonseca), this is the winner, but the Fonseca shows better today and the Croft seems to be at peak. So, cellar this a bit more and drink the others now.
| HKW 3787 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $112 | |
| HKW 3788 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $112 |
| XLM 0021 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $899 | |
| XLM 0020 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $899 | |
| XLM 0015 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $899 |
| STO 0203 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $88 | |
| MIC 0118 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $80 |
| SHA 0001 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 |
LIVELY & LONG - JH94 - Blackcurrant fruit with touches of mint and leaf lead into a medium- to medium-full-bodied palate; lively and long, it has abundant cassis and blackcurrant fruit, a touch of mint again apparent, but not excessive; has absorbed the new oak, and has very good structure.
| ACC 16936 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $206 |
Nine Trophies
| JOH 0035 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| JOH 0036 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| JOH 0037 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| JOH 0038 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| JOH 0039 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| JOH 0040 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 |
| XLE 1062 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $214 | |
| XLE 1061 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $214 | |
| XLE 1060 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $214 |
| 106 0893 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $200 |
| SRO 0364 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $20 | |
| SRO 0365 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $20 |
| JON 0115 | 1 BOTTLE Stained label (back label) | Current Bid: $79 | |
| JON 0116 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $79 | |
| JON 0117 | 1 BOTTLE Stained label (back label) | Current Bid: $79 | |
| JON 0225 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $79 |
| WAY 0062 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 | |
| WAY 0063 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 | |
| WAY 0064 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 | |
| WAY 0065 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 |
| PAU 0149 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $50 |
| XWA 2713 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $74 | |
| XWA 2714 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $74 | |
| XWA 2715 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $74 |
| HKW 3891 | 1 HALF BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $36 | |
| HKW 3892 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $36 | |
| HKW 3893 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $36 |
| HKW 3911 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $40 | |
| HKW 3912 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $40 | |
| HKW 3913 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $40 |
| XDW 0064 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $382 | |
| XDW 0063 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $382 |
| XDV 0011 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $449 | |
| XDV 0012 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $449 | |
| XDV 0025 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $449 |
| XDW 0158 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $449 |
| TLA 0001 | 1 BOTTLE Slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $216 |
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