| Australian | 2461 |
| Burgundy | 584 |
| Italian | 456 |
| Rhone | 235 |
| New Zealand | 208 |
| Bordeaux | 196 |
| Imported | 166 |
| Champagne | 151 |
| France | 98 |
| Chablis | 77 |
| Port | 71 |
| Sauternes / Barsac | 32 |
| Whisky | 18 |
| Spirits | 9 |
| Total Lots: | 4762 |
| WENDOUREE | 2004 |
| CHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD | 1998 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 1997 |
| TORBRECK Descendant | 2002 |
| PENFOLDS Bin 707 | 2008 |
| CHATEAU HAUT BRION | 1996 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 1990 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 1996 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 2010 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 2010 |
| PENFOLDS Grange |
| HENSCHKE Hill of Grace |
KRUG COLOSSUS - Fabled vintage - WineSearcher agggregated score 96/100 - Jancis R 19/20 - Jennie Cho Lee 100/100 - La Revue du Vin de France 19/20 - Wine Spectator 94/100 - Robert Parker 96/100
| JCA 0508 | 1 BOTTLE Slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $1100 |
GORGEOUS RP97 - This is a gorgeous Krug vintage that is still on the rise
| ACC 10492 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $395 | |
| ACC 10491 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $389 | |
| ACC 10490 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $389 |
SUPREME CLOS de MESNIL - Fabled vintage - IMPOSSIBLEY Rare - WineSearcher aggregated score 97/100 - La Revue du Vin de France 19/20 - Wine Spectator 96/100 - Cellar Tracker 97/100
| JCA 0507 | 1 BOTTLE Slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $3500 |
POISED JH97 - ..the aromatics, nose and palate, are poised, waiting to find their lift in time. Experience says this wine will be on another level in 5 years
| ACC 10313 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $62 | |
| ACC 10314 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $62 | |
| ACC 10315 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $62 | |
| ACC 10316 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $62 | |
| ACC 10317 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $62 | |
| ACC 10318 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $62 |
GRAVEYARD - HUNTER ICON - well-built, muscular Shiraz
| PRE 0878 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $249 |
HUNTER HERO - JH99 - an extraordinary colour of an extraordinary wine....Here it is perfectly (and naturally) balanced.
VANYA VINO VERITAS - The great truth of passion pursuing perfection - JH99 An extraordinary wine... Deeply coloured and highly fragrant ....takes you on a mesmerising ride with a mid-palate peak of pure, unalloyed cassis fruit, then a swish of integrated savoury tannins before rising again on the dark fruit line of the finish....
| BSD 0254 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $308 |
WORTHY SCION - THE LEGEND IS REWRITTEN - Duke's game changing 2017 Magpie Reserve Riesling has a brand new successor. The 2021, with label glue still wet, is yet to battle with the wine scribes. The word is, 2021 MAY be the next level - FACT - Buy quick or wonder why you missed out
| ACC 10373 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 | |
| ACC 10374 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $32 | |
| ACC 10375 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $32 | |
| ACC 10376 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $32 | |
| ACC 10379 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $32 | |
| ACC 10380 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $32 |
THE GREAT & POWERFUL GRACE - 30th birthday edition is one of the best ever
| JCA 0509 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck | Current Bid: $900 | |
| JCA 0510 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder | Current Bid: $700 |
GRACE RISING - Be prepared! - Beat the rush and disappointment - Best answer to next year's 30th is here NOW
| JCA 0511 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $1120 | |
| JCA 0512 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder, slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $960 |
RARE GRACE - Tiny production - beautiful example
| GAZ 0020 | 1 BOTTLE Slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $580 |
GRAND GORGEOUS GRACE - One of the best back vintage - Classic monument
| GAZ 0021 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck | Current Bid: $540 |
THE JUDGEMENT OF EDELSTONE - The Solomon of wine, the final arbiter of greatness and pretence - 1996 sit supreme
| GAZ 0015 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck, slight label damage | Current Bid: $150 |
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS - Prophetic? - The Wheelwright is a blessing that is too good to be true - JH97
| ACC 10534 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $101 | |
| ACC 10535 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $101 | |
| ACC 10536 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $101 | |
| ACC 10537 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $101 | |
| ACC 10538 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $101 | |
| ACC 10539 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $101 |
OTTO EMPIRE - A TRIBUTE - JH96 - Deep, impenetrable purple, grading all the way to the rim; the bouquet sends wave upon wave of blackberry and black cherry fruit, coupled with licorice, to announce the spectacular palate that follows; oak plus touches of licorice and bitter chocolate join forces with the fruits of the bouquet; despite its massive frame, the wine is well-balanced and, cork permitting, has many decades in front of it. Do remember that this is for lovers of full-bodied Barossa shiraz, and is rated for them.
| BSD 0282 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $200 | |
| BSD 0283 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $200 | |
| BSD 0284 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $200 | |
| BSD 0285 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $200 |
You could moor ships to this - JH96 - First tasted by Campbell Mattinson in Feb '16, the price now increased from $190. I haven't changed his tasting note, but have lifted the points from 95. 'Full-bodied in every sense. Rich, thick, powerful, its muscles bulging with sweet, blackberried, jam-stuffed fruit, its limbs of licorice and coffeed oak rippling with chunky ropes of tannin. You could moor ships to this. Its flavours reach into deep, inky pools; the finish pulls it all safely into harbour.'
| BSD 0275 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 | |
| BSD 0276 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 | |
| BSD 0293 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 | |
| BSD 0294 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 | |
| BSD 0295 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 | |
| BSD 0296 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 |
SOME MOTHER - JH97 - Dean Hewitson took cuttings from one ancient vine planted in 1853 and laboriously increased the number of rootlings year by year. Freakishly good given the youth of the vines; its structure and texture are perfect, a mix of plum, blackberry and savoury notes, the length and balance faultless.
| BSD 0261 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| BSD 0262 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| BSD 0256 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| BSD 0257 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| BSD 0258 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| BSD 0259 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 |
FREAK - GRANGE KILLER - SHOW STOPPER - One of the greatest ever wine show successes - a truly great wine from a very humble family
| GAZ 0012 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder, slight capsule damage, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $110 |
ODYSSEUS COMES HOME - Get ready for next year - JH94
| JCA 0513 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck | Current Bid: $96 |
UGLY BEAUTY - Ravishes of time have rendered this great classic a badly ullaged and faded relic - Museum display?
| GAZ 0010 | 1 BOTTLE Mid low shoulder & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $100 |
TRUE BELIEVERS - There to witness the glorious birth and ascendancy of Oz Grenache greatness - JH92 - Lays down multiple challenges: its opulence, its alcohol, its variety and its price. The heat engendered by the alcohol is the issue, not so much the other facets of this massively powerful, old vine grenache. The jury is likely to be out for a considerable time.
| BSD 0274 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $50 |
TRIAL BY JURY - Jury of success - A new day for premium Grenache - 2012 was near the take-off date
| BSD 0277 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $50 | |
| BSD 0278 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $50 | |
| BSD 0279 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $50 | |
| BSD 0280 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $50 | |
| BSD 0281 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $50 |
UNKNOWN LEGEND - no reviews - must be good - how good?
| GAZ 0011 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $132 |
PLAY TIME FOR THE ARTISTS IN THE PROCESS PLANT - Along with Johann, incredible wines that gave the talent pool a great super premium project to be proud of
| GAZ 0007 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck, stained label | Current Bid: $29 | |
| GAZ 0008 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $28 |
WE LOST HUGO - Could have been a contender - flashes of greatness contained and controlled by the faceless ones obsessed by discounting and distribution - Seek out this Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon that never disapoints - A wine that could have been so much more - Now chopped into so many little brands - Lost forever
ONE OF THE LOST BOYS - Wendy where are you?
| GAZ 0009 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck, slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $25 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - Rare collectable early Bin 389
| TAP 0001 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder & cellar damaged label, slight corroded capsule - Penfolds red wine clinic 2000/2001 | Current Bid: $200 |
LONG & SUMPTUOUS - Get ready for next year - JH94 Dense red-purple; an exceptionally rich, concentrated and complex bouquet with blackcurrant, a touch of mint and well-balanced and integrated oak. The palate is long and sumptuous, with densely rich chocolate, blackberry and blackcurrant flavours, finishing with lingering tannins, surrounded throughout by layers of American oak.
| JCA 0516 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck | Current Bid: $400 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink 2025 to 2060+. Four exceptional Grange vintages all connected to each other through combined oak maturation – 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2016. A unique experience of layered complexity and richness. Comprising 100 percent Grange DNA, Penfolds g4 has been expertly blended to fully animate and integrate the strengths of each Grange vintage. Peter Gago’s limited release multi-vintage Grange takes Max Schubert’s multi-regional masterpiece, where the sum is greater than the whole, to a new imaginative level. Deep crimson. Intense elderberry, blackberry, ginger and roasted walnut/chestnut/vanilla mocha aromas. Richly concentrated and expansive with dense blackberry, black cherry and bramble flavours, ginger, vanilla and grilled nut complexity and fresh-integrated acidity. Finishes firm and solid with liquorice and dark chocolate notes. Fresh and juicy with all the elements still unsprung, despite the near two-decade maturation period of the oldest vintage. This is Penfolds Grange through the prism of a time machine. Will last and last. Received 100 points from James Suckling and London’s World of Fine Wine magazine. “A rosebud with many petals. Intense, focussed and richly layered with very refined granular tannins and integrated new oak. Elemental and unknitted but should come together with further age.” (NB) “Softer and silkier than g3, reflecting the relative maturity of its components.” (NR)
| DAN 0260 | 1 BOTTLE Blends of 2002, 2004, 2008, & 2016 Granges | Current Bid: $2960 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2060 Medium-deep crimson, intense blackberry, dried plum, grilled nut, shellac, walnut panforte, cherry liqueur and chinotto aromas with roasted chestnut and vanilla notes. Generous ripe blackberry, dark chocolate, panforte, grilled nut and shellac flavours with chocolaty tannins, mocha vanilla spice and oak notes with beautifully balanced acidity. Finishes chocolaty firm with plenty of mineral length and freshness. A decadent and hedonistic wine with extraordinary fruit density and attack. One of the greatest. 95 percent shiraz, 5 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Clare Valley and Coonawarra. Voted Red Wine of the Year by Wine Spectator magazine in December 1995. “A famous vintage and wine. Everything is laid out with infinite precision finesse and length. At the peak of perfection.” (JH) “Fresh, vibrant and voluminous with layers of cedar, spice and mulberries and underlying but animated tannins.” (FW)
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2050 Deep crimson. Intense complex black cherry, blackberry and dark chocolate aromas with roasted walnut and liquorice. A dense and spectacularly balanced wine with black cherry and blackberry fruits, apricot notes, plentiful chocolaty tannins, mid-palate generosity and underlying fresh acidity. Finishes chalky firm with superb apricot, vanilla and mocha notes. Classic Grange with all the elements in perfect balance. 95 percent shiraz, 5 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. A worthy sparring partner to the more famous 1990. “Attractive balsamic aromas with beautifully controlled energy, mid-palate richness/vitality and silky velvety tannins.” (NB) “A study in opulence, ambition and deployed power. Raspberry, boysenberry, heady spices, Dutch liquorice and star anise. Vigorously fresh acidity, supple fruit and feathered finesse to the tannins.” (NR)
| KNS 0378 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $720 | |
| JDW 0001 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck | Current Bid: $750 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2040 Drink now to 2040. Deep crimson. Fresh lifted dark cherry, mulberry, blackberry and shellac aromas with mocha/dark chocolate notes. Expressive wine with fleshy mulberry, blackberry, graphite and espresso flavours, fine dense persistent tannins and integratedvanilla, roasted coffee and mocha oak complexity. Finishes chocolaty firm, long and sweet. A classic Grange vintage combining opulence, tannin richness and integrated acidity for further aging. 89 percent shiraz, 11 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and Coonawarra. “Tightly coiled, balanced and concentrated with bitter dark chocolate, wood varnish aroma and an excellent layered creamy structure with underlying grainy tannins.” (NB) “Doesn’t waste time in establishing its Grange credentials. The purple and black fruits, tannins and oak are perfectly weighted.” (JH)
| 106 0820 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $656 | |
| COL 0166 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $641 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2050 . Deep crimson. Fresh smoky coffee, mocha, blackberry and graphite aromas with liquorice herb garden/sage complexity. Generous and supple with dark cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, dark plum fruits and fine plentiful chalky tannins, sweet mocha and vanilla oak, superb mid-palate density and salted liquorice/grilled nut complexity. Finishes grainy firm with persistent sweet apricot, mulberry fruit. One of the great vintages of the 1990s. 94 percent shiraz, 6 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and Magill Estate (Adelaide). Maturation of Grange temporarily discontinued at Magill. “Gridlock tannins indicate the wine is caught between adolescence and maturity. Leave it for a while.” (JH) “Bright and elegant with balsamic blueberry and blackberry fruits and pretty cedar spice notes. Mature palate with attractive richness, fine firm tannins and savoury complexity.” (FW)
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2055 Deep crimson. Intense dark plum, mulberry, blackberry, roasted chestnut, tobacco, chinotto and liquorice notes. Inky deep with mulberry, black cherry, blackberry and chinotto fruits, fine loose-knit chalky textures, attractive mid-palate density and dark chocolate and mocha oak complexity. Finishes chocolaty with a long tannin plume. Superbly balanced with sweet ripe fruit, perfectly attuned oak, integrated tannins and acidity. Supple and seamless in structure. A great Grange vintage. 97 percent shiraz, 3 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate (Adelaide) and Padthaway. “Splendidly rich and full bodied with blackberry fruits and made to measure tannins. Still youthful and exuberant despite its two decades of aging.” (JH) “An apogee of the opulent, decadent, all-this-andmore Grange style. A great example of exuberance without excess.” (NR)
| 106 0826 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $700 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2050 Deep crimson. Fresh dark cherry, blackberry and graphite aromas with dark chocolate, herb garden and chinotto notes with a hint of sage and violet. Inky sweet with supple dark cherry, mulberry, blackberry and praline espresso flavours, fine persistent chalky velvet tannins, roasted meat, chinotto and dried herb notes with attractive mid-palate richness and persistent long slinky al dente finish. Superb fruit complexity and mineral length. Elegance and power. 98.5 percent shiraz, 1.5 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley) and Barossa Valley. “Rich energetic wine with juicy red fruits, bitter chocolate spice flavours and fine grippy tannins.” (JR) “Fresh and youthful with vibrant black fruits, dark chocolate/cocoa notes. Some cedar and sandalwood on the palate with remarkable linear acidity and fine tannins.” (FW)
| 106 0833 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $681 | |
| 106 0834 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $681 | |
| PRE 0572 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $759 | |
| PRE 0573 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $759 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink 2028 to 2060 Deep crimson. Attractive blackberry, boysenberry and mulberry aromas with dark chocolate, mocha, grilled nut and slight camphor notes. Rich and ripe blackberry, boysenberry and liquorice flavours, fine dense chocolaty tannins and underlying espresso vanilla oak notes. Finishes chocolaty gravelly firm with superb flavour and length. Developing lovely apricot notes. A perfectly symmetrical Grange. Keep! 96 percent shiraz, 4 percent cabernet sauvignon (significant contribution from Block 42). Barossa Valley (including a substantial proportion of Kalimna Vineyard shiraz), McLaren Vale and Magill Estate (Adelaide). “Classical style with superb cassis, dark cherry, candied violet and liquorice aromas and flavours. The palate is sappy and taut with very long fine tannins.” (JR) “Massively concentrated, elemental and strongly structured with rich dark fruit, vanilla, cocoa and mint notes.” (FW)
| KIM 0095 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $1499 | |
| PRE 0817 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $749 | |
| PRE 0818 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $749 | |
| BSD 0289 | 1 MAGNUM BOXED | Current Bid: $1100 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience – Drink 2025 to 2065 Drink 2025 to 2065. Deep crimson. Deep blackberry, mulberry, dark chocolate, liquorice and herb garden notes. Beautifully concentrated blackberry, mulberry and liquorice flavours with fine plentiful rich persistent chalky tannins, attractive inky complexity and buoyancy on the mid-palate. Fresh roasted walnut, mocha and vanilla oak notes. Finishes chalky firm with a long graphite tannin plume. A superb vintage. 100 percent shiraz. Barossa Valley (including significant contributions from Kalimna and Koonunga Hill vineyards) and Magill Estate (Adelaide). “Fabulously dark fruited and opulent with plush velvety tannins. A seamless tannic mass but nothing at all abrasive. Glorious future ahead.” (NB) “Powerful smoky cherry aromas with floral exotic spices. Rich and dense with bitter cherry, pipe tobacco flavours, roasted coffee oak complexity and fine supple tannins.” (JR)
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience – Drink 2025 to 2060 Drink 2025 to 2060. Deep crimson. Beautiful dark cherry, blackberry pastille, dark chocolate and mocha aromas with sweet apricot and stone fruit notes. Generously supple and inky with ample blackberry pastille and blackcurrant fruits, fine dense chalky tannins, superb mid-palate buoyancy, underlying mocha notes and long fresh ripe sweet tannins. Finishes chocolaty firm with plenty of liquorice notes. A riper-style Grange with marvellous power and density from a classic Penfolds year. 98 percent shiraz, 2 percent cabernet sauvignon. Barossa Valley, Clare Valley and Magill Estate (Adelaide). Difficult growing conditions were overcome by meticulous vineyard management and fruit selection from earlier ripening, older vines. Received 100 points from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. “Animated fresh blueberry, mulberry and incense aromas. Beautifully supple and surprisingly graceful with polished tannins, oak complexity and well-integrated acidity.” (NB) “Youthful and exuberant with cassis, bitter chocolate, violet and liquorice characters. Chewy/grippy tannins, superb density and tension.” (JR)
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience – Drink 2036 to 2060 Deep crimson. Intense pure elderberry, blackberry and liquorice aromas with roasted chestnut, vanilla and camomile notes. Plush and densely packed with elderberry, blackberry liquorice flavours, plentiful fine chalky tannins and underlying mocha, vanilla and roasted chestnut oak notes. Finishes chocolaty firm with abundant sweet fruits. Classical, powerful and expressive Grange with superb density, richness and balance. Still needs time to unfold. 96 percent shiraz, 4 percent cabernet sauvignon. Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale and Magill Estate (Adelaide). “Expressive blueberry kirsch dark chocolate notes. Beautifully proportioned palate with lovely density and richness. Best to step back from this.” (NB) “Watch this wine closely because it’s a very special and important Grange!” (PG)
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience – Drink 2030 to 2080 Drink 2030 to 2080. Deep crimson. Fresh blackberry, blackcurrant, red cherry, dark chocolate and mocha aromas with herb garden and star anise notes. Generous and supple with inky dark cherry, blackberry pastille and mulberry fruits, fine graphite textures, inky mid-palate complexity and fresh underlying mocha/crème brûlée oak. Silken, sinuous and beautifully integrated with extraordinarily restrained power and wonderful mineral length. Finishes with a firm chocolaty plume. Not as substantial as 2014 but more classic in structure like the Claret style first envisaged. Is it 1963 all over again? 98 percent shiraz, 2 percent cabernet sauvignon. Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley and Magill Estate (Adelaide). Voted Wine of the Year by US lifestyle magazine Robb Report in June 2020. “Dark fruits and dark chocolate bouquet with most attractive dark liquorice nuances. The tannins are civilised and settled playing a very supportive structural role.” (JH) “Inky deep with a sweet core of ripe sweet black fruits and coating, quite grippy tannins.” (FW)
| VIN 0059 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $520 | |
| VIN 0062 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $520 | |
| VIN 0063 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $650 | |
| VIN 0065 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $520 | |
| VIN 0066 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $520 | |
| VIN 0067 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $520 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience – Drink 2030 to 2070 Deep crimson. Intense elemental wine with elderberry, brambly liquorice, dark cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant and blueberry aromas. Gorgeously seductive with dark cherry, blackberry, dried plum fruits, superb rich dark chocolate and grilled nut notes, plentiful ripe tannins and mocha-roasted chestnut and vanilla oak notes. Finishes slinky chalky and long with mineral length. Superb density and power. All in balance but still unintegrated. Superb potential. 97 percent shiraz, 3 percent cabernet sauvignon. Barossa Valley (including Kalimna Vineyard), McLaren Vale and Clare Valley with a 1 percent contribution from Magill Estate. “Powerful young Grange with plush blue and dark fruits, spicy mocha oak, and dense chewy tannins all in seamless harmony.” (JR) “Lovely crushed blueberries and cocoa with seamless new oak. Very beautiful and harmonious with a deep-seated elegance.” (FW
| VIN 0119 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $525 | |
| VIN 0121 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $520 | |
| VIN 0122 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $520 | |
| VIN 0123 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $520 | |
| VIN 0124 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $520 | |
| VIN 0125 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $520 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - PENFOLDS FOUR STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink soon - Deep crimson. Intense dark chocolate,dark cherry, roasted walnut and vanilla aromas with nutmeg and polished leather notes. Inky and supple with roasted walnut, redcurrant, dried mushroom, leather and nutty crème brûlée flavours, fine sinewy tannins, attractive mid-palate richness and long and integrated mineral acidity. Finishes chalky/al dente firm with a long graphite plume. 94 percent shiraz, 6 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Magill Estate (Adelaide). Won the Jimmy Watson Trophy in 1968, the second time in three years. Released as Bin 95 (also Bin 74). “In remarkably fresh condition with a fragrant bouquet, good dark berry dark chocolate flavours and still active supple tannins; nothing drying or rasping.” (JH) “Tapenade, meaty, Dutch liquorice and dark spices with riding boots still carrying the faint scent of the last ride.” (NR)
| BRE 0002 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic, label damage | Current Bid: $2000 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - PENFOLDS FOUR STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2030. Deep crimson. Fresh roasted walnut, praline and earthy, waxy leather aromas with nutty vanilla espresso, spicy oak and salted liquorice notes. Beautifully concentrated inky deep wine with deep-set dark chocolate espresso, roasted walnut, vanilla spice and waxy leather flavours, fine persistent chalky but supple tannins, superb sweet fruit/oak complexity and long fresh integrated acidity. Finishes chalky firm. Wonderful complexity, richness and vigour. Will probably last quite a while longer. 87 percent shiraz, 13 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate (Adelaide), Clare Valley and Coonawarra. “If you had to point to a wine which fulfilled the ambitions of Grange it would have to be the 1971.” Max Schubert, 1993. Topped the Gault-Millau Wine Olympics in Paris in 1979 – beating some of the best Rhône wines and creating a sensation. This vintage was used as an alternative investment indicator by Australia’s Access Economics during the 1990s. “Gloriously opulent and exhilarating with richly silky textures, marvellously complex flavours and morning-has-broken freshness.” (NB) “Supple, layered and finely fleshy with fine-grained complexity. Everything mature Grange from great years should be. A beautifully framed legend that has done nothing to diminish that reputation today.” (NR)
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - PENFOLDS TWO STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink up (now to past). Now looking overdeveloped. The fruit richness is fading, revealing drying tannins and marked acidity. 91 percent shiraz, 9 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate (Adelaide) and Clare Valley.
| TAP 0002 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label - Penfolds red wine clinic 2000/2001 | Current Bid: $1280 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2040 Medium-deep crimson. Intense dark chocolate, blackberry shellac, hazelnut and herb garden aromas with cola, dust and graphite notes. Inky textured but substantial with developed dark chocolate, blackberry, hazelnut and crème brûlée flavours and red liquorice notes. Plentiful fine lacy textures, attractive inky complexity and extra-fine acidity. Finishes chalky with apricot and graphite notes. 94 percent shiraz, 6 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate and Modbury Vineyard (Adelaide). “Powerful and expressive with smoky dried cherry, blueberry, espresso aromas, superb richness, spicy sweet oak notes and fine persistent tannins.” (JR) “Lovely lifted spice nose and a graceful elegant palate with many layers of spice cake, mulberry, coffee and cocoa.” (FW)
| JCA 0522 | 1 MAGNUM Very high shoulder | Current Bid: $1361 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2045 Deep crimson. Evolved blackberry and dark chocolate aromas with mocha, roasted chestnut, liquorice notes and herb garden nuances. Richly concentrated, dense and powerful with pronounced dark chocolate, mocha, blackberry liquorice flavours, fine muscular tannins, meaty dried herb complexity and underlying roasted chestnut and vanilla oak notes. Firm chocolaty graphite finish with an attractive inky plume. A landmark Grange vintage. 87 percent shiraz, 13 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, McLaren Vale and Modbury Vineyard (Adelaide). Don Ditter’s last Grange. “Evolved, concentrated dark berry and slightly caramelised fruit with grippy unresolved tannins.” (NB) “A savoury, meaty, earthy wine with sweet brambly fruit poking through. An ironstone spine and sternfirmness.” (NR)
| JCA 0523 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $2101 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to soon - Medium-deep brick crimson. Intense orange peel, camomile, rose garden and cassis aromas with beautiful roasted coffee notes. A superbly concentrated wine with orange peel, rose garden, dried herb and chinotto flavours. Superb fine silky textures, long fresh acidity and smoked meat notes at the finish. A beautiful wine and one of the great St Henri vintages of all time. “Ravishingly silky and succulent with meaty savoury notes. The palate still has plenty of fruit sweetness and depth supported by very fine supple tannins.” (NB) “Dark berries and dry leaves, a lick of sweet soy and char siu, spice and smoke. A suppleness and restrained fleshiness. Some cola and chinottonotes at the finish.” (NR)
| NIK 0062 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2018, label damage | Current Bid: $805 |
JWT FANCY PANTS - Boxed magnum celebrating the Jimmy Watson Trophy win - Sweet dreams on memory lane
| JCA 0524 | 1 MAGNUM Into neck, label damage | Current Bid: $180 |
THE CHOSEN OLD - The cheapest super premium experience around - Delivers velvet smooth, long and complex at a mad low price - The forces of fashion deem GSM a lesser creature than the pricy Sultan of Shiraz - Fashions change - Try it - Love it - Buy it - Hold it, If you can
| XPO 0531 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $39 | |
| XPO 0532 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $39 | |
| XPO 0452 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $39 | |
| XPO 0450 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $39 | |
| XPO 0447 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $39 | |
| XPO 0448 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $39 |
THE CHOSEN OLD - The cheapest super premium experience around - Delivers velvet smooth, long and complex at a mad low price - The forces of fashion deem GSM a lesser creature than the pricy Sultan of Shiraz - Fashions change - Try it - Love it - Buy it - Hold it, If you can
| XPO 0586 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| XPO 0582 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| XPO 0583 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| XPO 0584 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| XPO 0585 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| XPO 0581 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 |
THE BIG GUN - From 2010, the time of extreme, unmeasurable excellence
| BSD 0255 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $690 |
ARCHIVISTS - The Voyage of discovery begins - One for the Museum
| GAZ 0014 | 1 BOTTLE Mid-high shoulder, label damage | Current Bid: $19 |
BUY OR MISS OUT - One of the hottest properties in the mix
MARVEL OF THE NEW RENAISSIANCE - RP97 - The Produttori del Barbaresco 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Asili (with 9,029 bottles produced) is distinguished by its elegance and the very smooth and silky delivery of fruit managed here. Seamless transitions are made between wild berry, blue flower, limestone, earth and crushed stone. The wine is expertly stitched together and ever so polished and glossy, just like a ruby gemstone. The Conti, Lembo and Viglino families take credit for supplying the Asili fruit for this blend.
| ACC 10528 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $134 | |
| ACC 10529 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $134 | |
| ACC 10530 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $135 |
MARVEL OF THE NEW RENAISSIANCE - RP92 The 2011 Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota is reflective of the warm vintage. This is a solid and slightly rigid expression that shows hints of cherry marmalade, rum cake and prune. Those heavy aromas lift to reveal a wine with dark red cherry and mild spice at its core. Subtle background tones of balsam herb and rosemary oil add extra dimension. In the mouth, the wine delivers a point of sharpness or tartness. Overall, this wine is not as open as the others in this beautiful series of Riserva wines.
| ACC 8660 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $97 | |
| ACC 8947 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $98 | |
| ACC 8951 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $98 | |
| ACC 8952 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $98 |
MARVEL OF THE NEW RENAISSIANCE - RP96 The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota stands out in this group of nine for the slightly more mineral-driven definition on the bouquet and the bigger textural impact and structure of the mouthfeel. There is plenty of wild fruit and cherry, but the wine's aromas also veer toward crushed stone, iron ore, spice and candied orange peel. You feel the impact on the palate, thanks to integrated tannins, freshness and an elegant dose of fruit or phenolic weight. Fruit for this wine is sourced from vineyards owned by the Bellora, Lignana and Viglino families. Production for Muncagota in this vintage is 11,157 bottles.
| ACC 10525 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $135 | |
| ACC 10526 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $134 | |
| ACC 10527 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $134 |
MARVEL OF THE NEW RENAISSIANCE - RP95 Starting off this tasting of new Riservas from Produttori del Barbaresco is the 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Pora. This is a beautifully elegant and silky wine with a soft entry of wild berry fruit, lilac and wild rose. The bouquet opens gracefully with a fluid, slow-building intensity that feels silky and delicate to all the senses. It holds back from showing any overt or determined level of power, remaining instead silky and smooth throughout. It treads quietly and softly. Production is 13,403 bottles, and fruit is sourced from the Dellaferrera and Manzone family vineyards. I came back to this wine 24 hours after the bottle was open and added one more point to my score.
| ACC 10531 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $134 | |
| ACC 10532 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $134 | |
| ACC 10533 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $134 |
ON A HIGHER PLANE - RP95 While in some vintages La Mission Haut-Brion and Haut-Brion can be close in quality, that is not the case in this vintage. The 1996 Haut-Brion, a blend of 50% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc is clearly on a higher plane than the La Mission. There is something much more expansive and complete on the nose: greater depth of fruit, more harmonious with scents of underbrush, tar, black olive and this bottle perhaps less "feral" than I have noticed on previous examples. The palate is very well balanced with dark cherries, sous-bois and cedar. This is one vintage where I think the Cabernet Franc plays an important role and lends more complexity. This is a 1996 that has retained and built upon beguiling fleshiness and it will continue to evolve with style and panache. Tasted July 2016
| JKL 0080 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $1201 | |
| JKL 0081 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $1250 |
A BEAUTY - RP96 - A beauty, the opaque dense purple-colored 1995 exhibits jammy cassis, vanillin, and minerals in its fragrant but still youthful aromatics. Medium to full-bodied, with exceptional purity, superb concentration, and a long, intense, ripe, 40-second finish, this is a magnificent example of Latour. As the wine sat in the glass, scents of roasted espresso and toasty new oak emerged. This classic will require considerable cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2050.
| JKL 0076 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $1200 | |
| JKL 0077 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $1000 | |
| JKL 0078 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $985 | |
| JKL 0079 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $985 |
Love the place this wine is in right now - RP97 - Composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 1998 Mouton Rothschild is deep garnet-brick in color with lovely crème de cassis, dried roses, hoisin and baking spice notes with underlying notions of dried cherries and mulberries plus touches of wood smoke, incense and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied and packed with rich fruit framed by firm, chewy tannins, it is stacked with complex, evolving flavors and finishes with incredibly long-lasting perfumed notes. According to winemaker Philippe Dhalluin, this needs about three hours of decanting at this stage. I simply love the place this wine is in right now, possessing plenty of mature, tertiary characters yet still sporting bags of fruit. It won’t be fading anytime soon either and should cellar nicely for 20-25+ more years.
| JKL 0082 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $1301 |
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