| Australian | 2954 |
| Burgundy | 644 |
| Italian | 405 |
| New Zealand | 199 |
| Rhone | 194 |
| Imported | 176 |
| Bordeaux | 147 |
| France | 95 |
| Champagne | 82 |
| Chablis | 68 |
| Port | 51 |
| Spirits | 47 |
| Sauternes / Barsac | 27 |
| Whisky | 4 |
| Total Lots: | 5093 |
| LEEUWIN Estate Art Series | 2010 |
| GRALYN Vintage Fortified | 2014 |
| GRALYN Vintage Fortified | 2014 |
| GRALYN Vintage Fortified | 2014 |
| HENTLEY FARM Clos Otto | 2009 |
| MAYER | 2014 |
| CLONAKILLA | 2010 |
| CLONAKILLA | 2010 |
| ELDERTON Command Single Vineyard | 2005 |
| GRALYN Vintage Fortified | 2014 |
| PENFOLDS Grange |
| HENSCHKE Hill of Grace |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Viva Zapata - Revolutionary Malbec - PR98 There are three separate bottlings from the Adrianna vineyard, one of them the 2013 Adrianna Vineyard River Stones, sourced from the stonier part, close to the dry river, the equivalent to the White Stones white, with a north-facing exposure, the warmer exposure, which in cooler years like 2013 works nicely. This has the combination of power and elegance, of flowers and fruit, minerality and spice, precise, focused, harmonious, all about finesse. This seems to be the one that worked better with the cool year. 2,000 bottles produced. I was shown some 20+ wines blind while visiting the Catena Institute and I could immediately find this wine even if I had only tasted it a couple of times before. Such is the strong personality of this wine...
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Viva Zapata! - Revolutionary Malbec - PR98 The 2014 Adrianna Vineyard River Stones is the second vintage of the Malbec from the stonier part of the Adrianna Vineyard in Gualtallary that is next to a dry river bed (the vineyard has 110 hectares that were planted in 1994). It fermented in open-top 500-liter oak barrels with full clusters. It was pressed before the end of fermentation, and it then finished fermenting without skins (like a white) and matured in 1,800-liter oak foudre for 18 months. It's a compact, super serious Malbec with concentration and power, great balance, abundant tannins, strong minerality, firm texture, great austerity and no concessions for sweetness whatsoever. It has all that it takes to develop for a long time in bottle. 5,400 bottles were filled in July 2016.
| XSA 1153 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $138 | |
| XSA 1152 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $138 | |
| XSA 1151 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $138 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Viva Mendoza! CARINAE could have been a contender? - Lots of big ticket fancy Argentine wine projects were looking for markets in the noughties - only to fade into obscurity - What is Carinae? How good? Gran Reserva - V Prestige?
| THE 0070 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $40 | |
| THE 0068 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $40 | |
| THE 0069 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $40 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Viva Mendoza! CARINAE could have been a contender? - Lots of big ticket fancy Argentine wine projects were looking for markets in the noughties - only to fade into obscurity - What is Carinae? How good? Gran Reserva - V Prestige?
| THE 0059 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 | |
| THE 0061 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Fancy Fizz! Billecart Louis 2006 - Blankety Blanks - RP94 The 2006 Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Louis Salmon derives from old vines holdings in the same villages that inform Billecart's non-vintage Blanc de Blanc, and it has seen 11 years sur lattes. Wafting from the glass with aromas of warm bread, blanched almonds, dried citrus and fresh pear, it's medium to full-bodied, gourmand and fleshy, with tangy acids and an enveloping core of fruit that lends it a vinous profile, underpinned by lively acids and concluding with a tangy, saline finish. This is a very fine rendition of this cuvée, formerly known as the Prestige Blanc de Blancs.
| XDW 0615 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $330 | |
| XDW 0614 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $330 | |
| XDW 0613 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $330 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Fancy Fizz! Pol/Winston 2009 - Super serious wine that enshrines Winston & Odette - do the wiki - RP95+ Pol Roger's 2009 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill has turned out very well, offering up a demonstrative bouquet of golden apples, clear honey, hazelnuts and fresh pastry that's still quite primary. Full-bodied, fleshy and textural, it's deep and concentrated, with an ample core of fruit, ripe but racy acids, a pinpoint mousse and a long, penetrating finish. This is an expressive, deceptively immediate rendition of this bottling, yet despite its charm out of the gates, readers willing to wait at least five years will be rewarded with significant additional complexity
| XSA 1359 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $297 | |
| XSA 1358 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $297 | |
| XSA 1357 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $297 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Far Side! Bannockburn Pinot Noir, always in the hunt
| ACC 8555 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $43 | |
| XFW 0610 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $43 | |
| XFW 0614 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $43 | |
| XFW 0615 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $43 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Bowen Estate, like an old friend you know will be there when you need a lift - Good wine you can relax with, in any company - JH95 Deep crimson-purple, it is full of rich fruit, yet not extractive or alcoholic, simply full-bodied, with a perfect marriage of fruit, oak and tannins. Bowen has had its ups and downs - this is definitely up.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Bowen Estate, like an old friend you know will be there when you need a lift - Good wine you can relax with, in any company
| MUL 0332 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $21 | |
| MUL 0287 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $21 | |
| MUL 0108 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $21 | |
| MUL 0082 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $21 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Bowen Estate, like an old friend you know will be there when you need a lift - Good wine you can relax with, in any company
| MUL 1083 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $21 | |
| MUL 1082 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $21 | |
| MUL 1081 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $21 | |
| MUL 1080 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $21 |
BEYOND THE GRAVE - Brokenwood Graveyard has always been super premium shiraz - 1993 an early expression from a poor / challenging vintage - JH94 Youthful purple-red; complex and concentrated fruit aromas of licorice, game and spice dominate the bouquet. The palate is absolutely delicious, with blackberry, licorice and spice, finely balanced tannins and very well-handled oak.
| 251 0041 | 1 BOTTLE Label damage (back) | Current Bid: $110 |
BEYOND THE GRAVE - Brokenwood Graveyard has always been super premium shiraz - 2018 is the finesh expression - Ever? - Near Perfect - JH99 A single block of mainly 50yo vines. Take a bottle with you to drink with Maurice O'Shea and he'll be ecstatic. It's supple, perfectly balanced, a pure expression of a quirky vineyard that has been the work of winemaker Iain Riggs for 4 decades. '18 was a great vintage, and he pinged it
| XSA 1432 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $298 | |
| XSA 1433 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $298 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - to hear Angels - JH97 Avant garde winemaking, coupled with high quality fruit, has worked to perfection. Single vineyard shiraz was co-fermented with 5% riesling in used French barriques, then pressed to 100% new French barriques for 15 months maturation on lees. While Charles Melton says the quality will be enhanced over the next 10 years, the Angels are already singing about a medium-bodied wine with perfectly integrated oak, silky tannins and a savoury edge to finish off the plum and blackberry fruit.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - Hail kings of past - PERFECT 50th - 1971 Reynella was King when Penfolds Grange was an upstart pretender
| GGR 0145 | 1 BOTTLE No capsule, level down 5cm from cork, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $120 | |
| GGR 0146 | 1 BOTTLE No capsule, level down 5cm from cork, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $120 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - Hail kings of past - PERFECT 40th - 1981 Reynella was King when Penfolds Grange was a pretender with a path to power
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - flirt with PERFECT - Astralis 2015 RP100 - The fitting capstone to what was a terrific vintage for Clarendon Hills, the 2015 Astralis Syrah is destined to become a McLaren Vale legend. Remarkably precise, complex and pristine aromas of anise, pepper, mint and blueberries lead the way. Theyre followed by a full-bodied yet impeccably ripe palate thats dense and concentrated yet supple, leading into a velvety, nearly endless finish. Wow.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - engage pleasing price & wonder of fine wine - Best value premium McLaren Vale Shiraz? - JH96 - The swagger and the silk. This marries an exaggerated volume of inky, berried flavour with the surest, softest touch, the end result guaranteed to both seduce and satisfy. This is shiraz to the power of ten, and yet for all its sweetness and wealth it never really feels overdone. Such is class.
| ACC 8059 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $84 | |
| ACC 8060 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $84 | |
| ACC 8061 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $84 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - engage pleasing price & wonder of fine wine - Best value premium McLaren Vale Shiraz? - JH97 From the 1919 estate planting, hand-picked, whole berries open-fermented, 10 days on skins, matured for 19 months in barrel and 2 years in bottle before release. An extremely focused and regal wine, its future virtually unlimited. Savoury black fruits, earth and dark chocolate are joined together at the hip, a bond that won't be broken.
| ACC 8119 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $84 | |
| ACC 8120 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $84 | |
| ACC 8122 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $84 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - an audience with the Empress - The sun never sets on this imperious Cabernet - JH99 An extraordinary wine from the oldest ('71) estate plantings, wild fermented and matured for 19 months in French oak (47% new). Deeply coloured and highly fragrant, the palate 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 thanks in part to 3% petit verdot. 388 dozen made.
| ABL 0060 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $280 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - an audience with the Empress - The sun never sets on this latest manifestation of Imperial Cabernet - JH98 From old estate vines yielding 1.5t/ha picked on a new moon day with a solar eclipse, wild-fermented in terracotta eggs, 86 days on skins, pressed to four French barrels (3 new), matured for 6 months. A totally harmonious medium to full-bodied cabernet, all the components precisely (naturally) calibrated, supple cassis, olive and bay leaf keep watch. 1080 bottles made.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - Celebrate and Praise the Althaus - JH96 There is no reason whatsoever to disparage this wine just because it's cabernet from Tasmania. Indeed, the reason it's so good is its varietal makeup (including 4% each of cabernet franc/merlot and 2% petit verdot) and the time it's been given in bottle. The tannins have been vanquished, and the blackcurrant/bramble flavours are in fine fettle, with a touch of cedary oak the final touch. Length and balance are its trademarks. VALE Peter Althous - Wine Powerhouse and Visionary
| XFW 0667 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $78 | |
| XFW 0668 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $78 | |
| XFW 0669 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $78 | |
| XFW 0670 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $78 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - Celebrate and Praise the Althaus - JH91 Estate-grown, fermented in new French barriques, 1 year on lees, released with a recommendation of another 2 years in the cellar. The problem is the cork: it is of high quality, but guarantees variability sooner or later, manifesting itself as premature oxidation - ask any maker of White Burgundy.. VALE Peter Althous - Wine Powerhouse and Visionary
| ACC 7767 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $49 | |
| XFW 0671 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $48 | |
| XFW 0672 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $48 | |
| XFW 0673 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $48 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - Praise the DUKE - Reverse Robber Baron? Simple as - Dukes of Porongurup ONLY makes excellent wine - ONLY sold at mad cheap prices - All things change
| XTI 0201 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $29 | |
| XTI 0202 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $29 | |
| XTI 0200 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $29 | |
| XTI 0199 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $29 | |
| XTI 0196 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $29 | |
| XTI 0198 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $29 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - Praise the DUKE - Reverse Robber Baron? Simple as - Dukes of Porongurup ONLY makes excellent wine - ONLY sold at mad cheap prices - All things change
| XTI 0207 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| XTI 0206 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| XTI 0204 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| XTI 0205 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| XTI 0208 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| XTI 0203 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - Praise the DUKE - Reverse Robber Baron? Simple as - Dukes of Porongurup ONLY makes excellent wine - ONLY sold at mad cheap prices - All things change
| XTI 0214 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| XTI 0213 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| XTI 0212 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| XTI 0211 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| XTI 0210 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| XTI 0209 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - Mess with the left side - and - mess with the right side - Bordeaux banks and Cabernet dominance? - Does Margaret River Premium Claret HAVE to be Cabernet based? I think not!
| ACC 8636 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $21 | |
| ACC 8637 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $21 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - know the Sexton Secret - Phil with Midas touch has turned Yarra Valley Burgundy folly into a bankable reality - Every Giant Step wine over delivers - The premiums are amazing - every single one is a game-changer
| XBW 1591 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 | |
| XBW 1590 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 | |
| XBW 1559 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - know the Sexton Secret - Phil with Midas touch has turned Yarra Valley Burgundy folly into a bankable reality - Every Giant Step wine over delivers - The premiums are amazing - every single one is a game-changer
| XBW 1637 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $52 | |
| XBW 1636 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $52 | |
| XBW 1635 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $52 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - know the Sexton Secret - Phil with Midas touch has turned Yarra Valley Burgundy folly into a bankable reality - Every Giant Step wine over delivers - The premiums are amazing - every single one is a game-changer
| XBW 1640 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $47 | |
| XBW 1639 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $47 | |
| XBW 1638 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $47 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - know the Sexton Secret - Phil with Midas touch has turned Yarra Valley Burgundy folly into a bankable reality - Every Giant Step wine over delivers - The premiums are amazing - every single one is a game-changer
| XBW 1558 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 | |
| XBW 1557 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 | |
| XBW 1556 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - know the Sexton Secret - Phil with Midas touch has turned Yarra Valley Burgundy folly into a bankable reality - Every Giant Step wine over delivers - The premiums are amazing - every single one is a game-changer
| XBW 1634 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $47 | |
| XBW 1630 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $47 | |
| XBW 1629 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $48 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - know the Sexton Secret - Phil with Midas touch has turned Yarra Valley Burgundy folly into a bankable reality - Every Giant Step wine over delivers - The premiums are amazing - every single one is a game-changer
| XBW 1068 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 | |
| XBW 1063 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 | |
| XBW 1057 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - know the Sexton Secret - Phil with Midas touch has turned Yarra Valley Burgundy folly into a bankable reality - Every Giant Step wine over delivers - The premiums are amazing - every single one is a game-changer
| XBW 1617 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 | |
| XBW 1603 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 | |
| XBW 1596 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - know the Sexton Secret - Phil with Midas touch has turned Yarra Valley Burgundy folly into a bankable reality - Every Giant Step wine over delivers - The premiums are amazing - every single one is a game-changer
| XBW 1628 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 | |
| XBW 1619 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 | |
| XBW 1618 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $41 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - Hail Kings of past - PERFECT 60th - 1961 Glenview didn't have Royal title - certainly Royal Blood - The seed of Kings spread far and wide - Well cellared contender to the best 60th Birthday vintage - NB this one will not cost $4.5K a la Grange 1961
| JOH 0157 | 1 BOTTLE Severe label damage | Current Bid: $120 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - Hail Miracle of the Furnace - PERFECT 30th - 1991 Meschach come with lofty lineage - Meshach, Shadrach, Abednego were divinely shield from the furnace fire of King Nebuchadnezza
| MIK 0814 | 1 BOTTLE Label damage | Current Bid: $68 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - Enjoy saying Gruner-Veltliner - JH95 A well-defined middle path between a restrained fruit expression and more savoury lines. Typical notes of cut celery and white pepper, subtle citron and Granny Smith apple flavours. An immaculately tempered palate with a dash of spice and grapefruit pithy acidity. Pleasing and complex textures deliver a fulfilling wine on many counts.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - remember a Great Lady and her Shiraz JH95 Dense and brooding when first released, it has already evolved into a highly sophisticated marriage of fruit and oak on bouquet and palate; Excellent savoury tannin structure balances the lashings of opulent fruit.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - Climb Mount Edelstein, a Gem indeed - PERFECT 30th
| GGR 0131 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $240 | |
| GGR 0132 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $240 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - One of Jack Mann's best - JH97 - A blend of cabernet sauvignon and malbec from Frankland River, a true tribute to the wine style of the late Jack Mann. Dense purple-red, the rich and concentrated bouquet oozes sweet blackcurrant/cassis, the huge, ultra-concentrated fruit of the palate balanced by appropriately firm tannins and lavish oak.
| 107 0340 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $108 | |
| 107 0336 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $108 | |
| 107 0337 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $108 | |
| 107 0338 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $108 | |
| 107 0339 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $108 | |
| 107 0335 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $108 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - to explore the best of Barossa Matero - JH97 - It's all about putting the spotlight on fruit from a dry-grown centenarian vineyard in Light Pass. I love this. It's a commanding wine. It oscillates between deep, dark, spicy fruit to savoury, meaty flavours. It's long and pure, with poised yet determined tannins. I doubt mataro gets any better than this. Respect.
| XSA 1109 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $46 | |
| XSA 1108 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $46 | |
| XSA 1111 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $46 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - to experience the Duval journey from Barossa to beyond Hermitage - JH97 - John Duval is a master blender. This is all about the best of the vintage, fruit from various sites across the Barossa and Eden Valleys, to morph into the mighty Eligo. A powerhouse of flavour yet never loses focus. Dark plums infused with star anise, cinnamon, Dutch licorice and soy sauce. Full-bodied with velvety rich tannins. It gets the most oak - French hogsheads 54% new, aged 18 months, and needs time to settle in. It will.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - to share the best picnic /BBQ fizz around - Kreglinger (nothing to do with Krug) looks tastes and impresses like the real deal - Oh! and you get 2 bottles for the price of a Moet NV
| XBW 2242 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $23 | |
| XBW 2241 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $23 | |
| XBW 2239 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $23 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - to share Chardonnay truth - Leeuwin Art - THIS IS THE WAY - 2006 - JH97 Bright and youthful colour; a complex array of nectarine, grapefruit and spice, particularly cinnamon, is offered on the bouquet; the palate exhibits understated power, with grilled nuts supporting the very generous, yet refined, level of stone fruit and oak; the finish is staggeringly long, fine and complex. The adoption (since '04) of screwcaps has brought a collective sigh of relief from all of its many admirers.
| XLE 0867 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $201 | |
| XLE 0865 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $201 | |
| XLE 0859 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $201 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - to share Chardonnay truth - Leeuwin Art - THIS IS THE WAY - 2010 JH97 Bright yellow-green; the sheer purity and intensity of this wine is remarkable, even in the context of its imperious ancestry; it has its own flavour and tactile characters stemming from the perfect balance between the white peach and grapefruit flavours carried through the very long and detailed palate by bright acidity.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - to share Chardonnay truth - Leeuwin Art - THIS IS THE WAY - 2014 - JH98 - Part hand, part machine-picked, part wild and part cultured yeast, matured for 11 months in new French oak. Incredibly youthful quartz-green colour; a great chardonnay, its intensity and length right up there with the best prior vintages; white peach and nectarine open the batting, pink grapefruit coming swiftly thereafter, creamy/nutty oak almost lost in the crowd. If this weren't enough, the aftertaste is a work of art, complete in itself.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - to share Chardonnay truth - Leeuwin Art - THIS IS THE WAY - 2015 - JH96 Generous of flavour and texture, imparted by Leeuwin's stamp of extended skin contact, an approach that demands impeccably ripe fruit. And so it is. White peach and nectarine notes are strung pitch perfect across scales of clotted cream oak and juicy acidity. Long and pliant. Each piece of the jigsaw is in perfect synchronicity. A pedigreed wine boasting an impressive track record. I have had older vintages reminiscent of top Meursault.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - to share Chardonnay truth - Leeuwin Art - THIS IS THE WAY - 2016 - JH99 The perfumed perfection of the bouquet and the wonders of the palate, with its ever-shifting mosaic of white stone fruit, rock melon, grapefruit, Granny Smith apple and custard apple reign supreme. Oak? Yes, it's there, although subtle. Acidity? Yes, the giver of life now and into the future.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - to share Chardonnay truth - Leeuwin Art - THIS IS THE WAY - 2015 - JH99 This achieves another step up the quality ladder for Leeuwin Estate, seemingly impossible. There's been no change in the vinification, nor in the vineyard. The change is an increase in the intensity of the flavours, and hence their length and aftertaste. It's an extraordinary wine, among the greatest of Burgundy (and elsewhere in the world). Whatever you expect from its future development will be delivered.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Hunter Ho Down - Perfect Brokenwood Graveyard 2018 next to 2014 Maurice - JH99 'Arguably, one of the greatest red vintages in living memory', says Mount Pleasant. The flagship wine. Destemmed and crushed, short cold soak, open-fermented, matured in large format French oak (30% new) for 18 months. Has the gently throbbing power of a Rolls Royce; superb, deep crimson-purple hue, itself rare in the Hunter Valley. Countless layers of black fruits have absorbed the oak and put the undoubted tannins into limbo land. O'Shea would have died a happy man had this been his last wine. Dissecting it now is an academic exercise at best, so great is its future. This is as close to a 100-year potential as you are ever likely to find.
| STI 0081 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $162 | |
| STI 0082 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $162 | |
| STI 0083 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $162 | |
| STI 0084 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $162 | |
| STI 0085 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $162 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to - A perfect specimen 1991 Bin 707 - PERFECT 30th - Five Star - Drink now to 2035. Medium-deep crimson. Fresh espresso, earthy, blackcurrant and cranberry aromas with chestnut mocha notes. Generous and supple with sweet fruit cassis flavours, some leafy capsicum notes, fine chalky-grainy tannins and plentiful mocha vanilla oak. Finishes grainy firm with plenty of fruit sweetness and emerging polished leather notes. “Intense ripe blackcurrant/cassis aromas with a touch of capsicum. Powerful and layered with deep-set fruit, structured tannins and vibrant acidity.” (NB) “Bin 707 first, cabernet second.” (PG) Penfolds Rewards of Patience 8th Edition
| GGR 0122 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $480 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - The ultimate prize - PERFECT 60th - Three Star Drink now to past. Beautiful old Grange showing fresh developed dark chocolate, panforte and tobacco leaf characters and fine, persistent graphite tannins. Still has mid-palate richness and amplitude. Very rare. 88 percent shiraz, 12 percent cabernet sauvignon. Magill Estate, Morphett Vale and Modbury Vineyard (Adelaide), Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley) and Coonawarra. Released as Bin 95 and Bin 395. Penfolds Rewards of Patience 8th Edition
| BRE 0001 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 1991, signed by John Duval, level is Very high shoulder to Into Neck, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $3680 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - The ultimate 50th celebration - Five Star - 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) Penfolds Rewards of Patience 8th Edition
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - The ultimate 40th celebration - Three Star - Drink now to 2025. A sturdy Grange with plentiful dark chocolate, dark berry, dried fruits, graphite characters and dense powerful firm tannins. Will continue to hold. 89 percent shiraz, 11 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate and Modbury Vineyard Penfolds Rewards of Patience 8th Edition
| NIK 0041 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck & slight label damage | Current Bid: $1200 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink 2023 to 2045 Medium-deep crimson. Fresh blackberry, cassis, black cherry, dark chocolate, ginger and five-spice aromas. Beautifully concentrated black cherry, cassis and liquorice flavours, ripe and dense chocolaty textures, rose garden and aniseed notes and pronounced indelible acidity. Finishes chalky firm and minerally. A great St Henri vintage.
“Beautifully composed with ripe blackberry and raspberry fruits and fresh liquorice graphite notes. Very stylish and silky with a very intricate weave of succulent fruits and extra fine-grainy tannins.” (NB) “Joins the quintet of 1971, 1990, 1996, 2004 and 2016 as one of the all-time greats.” (PG)
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - The Sweet success 40th celebration - Personally Track tested - fresh intense thick luscious mouth filling, hangs around the gums for hours - wonderful examples, just released from a loving refrigerated cellar
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Rockford Shootout - Legendary Basket Press 2010 againts JH99 top score dandy 2014?
| JIM 0060 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $250 | |
| JIM 0061 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $250 | |
| JIM 0062 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $250 | |
| JIM 0063 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $250 | |
| BEN 0060 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $475 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants - Rockford Shootout - Legendary Basket Press 2010 againts top score dandy 2014? - Best EVER 2014 JH99 - Quintessential Basket Press, bowing to no passing fad or fancy, the high-shouldered, brown glass bottle with Rockford Wines embossed on its base and the distinctive label that will never change because it's so perfect. It's a manifestation of the wine it contains, always very good, this vintage outstanding. I taste well over 5000 wines per year for the Wine Companion, and am never tempted to swallow during a day-long tasting session - well, this wine was the exception to prove the rule. Its balance, mouthfeel and silky purple and black fruits are perfect
| JIM 0119 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $201 | |
| JIM 0123 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $200 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - The Top Tawny 70th celebration - You decide Pinnacle Port for hundreds or the undrinkable 1951 Grange for $100,000? Need more time?
| JOH 0156 | 1 BOTTLE Label damage | Current Bid: $159 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants SA Shiraz Shootout - The Barossa Shiraz whisperer Duval's Eligo up against Dynamic Duo S&S and their Adelaide Hills Balahannah - JH97 Hand-picked and sorted, open-fermented as whole berries and whole bunches, matured for 14 months in used French puncheons, then a further 14 months in bottle. The wine is still in its infancy, black fruits, spice, pepper and licorice in a Catherine wheel of flavours. It's a special wine that will have a very long life as the tannins are fully tamed.
| XBW 1675 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $60 | |
| XBW 1674 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $60 | |
| XBW 1673 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $60 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants Chardonnay knockout - 2017 Leeuwin V 2017 Lenswood - JH98 All four Bernard clones 76, 95, 96 and 277, then the usual winemaking techniques, but the quality of this wine is anything but usual. For the record, chilled overnight, whole-bunch pressed to new and used French puncheons. This is an utterly brilliant wine, elegant and intense, the fruit flavours reflecting the glorious vintage.
| XBW 1144 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $61 | |
| XBW 1141 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $61 | |
| XBW 1132 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $61 |
STARGAZER PINOT NOIR ROCKS - and Flies! - Get in quick - JH98 The seductive bouquet exudes dried rose petals, spices and some darker foresty notes underneath. The intense palate is all class, blending purity, precision and power. There's a freshness to the mouthfeel that carries through to the long finish and lingering aftertaste.
| ACC 8622 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $45 | |
| ACC 8620 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $45 | |
| ACC 8623 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $45 | |
| ACC 8616 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $45 | |
| ACC 8624 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $45 | |
| ACC 8625 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $46 |
TAHBILK MONUMENT - 1927 VINES - Cheapest world class white wine - Amazing cellar lover - WARNING - DO NOT Drink until 15 years old - 20 is better
| ACC 8598 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $34 | |
| ACC 8597 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $34 |
TAHBILK MONUMENT - 1927 VINES - Cheapest world class white wine - Amazing cellar lover - WARNING - DO NOT Drink until 15 years old - 20 is better
| ACC 8599 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 | |
| ACC 8600 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 | |
| ACC 8601 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 | |
| ACC 8602 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 | |
| ACC 8603 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 | |
| ACC 8604 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 |
EVERYONE NEEDS AN ALBERT TO LEAN ON - Old Vine Albert JH93 - This is a paean to old school Barossa shiraz. Fresher and less hard around the tannic rims than the old norm, but hard to glimpse the light amidst the brilliant vermilion colour, mint and chocolate nuances, dried fruit and blueberry to Christmas cake spice references, all clinging to vanillin oak rails in the process of being absorbed by the melee.
| ACC 8391 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $30 | |
| ACC 8392 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $30 | |
| ACC 8393 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $30 | |
| ACC 8394 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $30 | |
| ACC 8395 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $30 | |
| ACC 8396 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $30 |
SELF RIGHTEOUS? The winning style that never ages - JH94 Teusner's flagship is an unashamed take on full-throttle Barossa shiraz; loaded with the supple, spicy, ripe black fruits of old vines and confidently supported by the dark chocolate and fine-grained tannins of French oak (50% new). The finish holds undeviating line and outstanding persistence, heightened by the acid drive of this cool season, yet lacking nothing in generosity and integrity.
| XFW 0914 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $109 | |
| XFW 0912 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $109 | |
| XFW 0913 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $109 |
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants Cabernet crash - Moss Wood V Riddoch -JH97 Impenetrable red-purple; rich, concentrated and luscious blackberry/blackcurrant/cassis fruit on both bouquet and palate has largely - though not entirely - subsumed the oak. Likewise, the tannins are there, but are in perfect balance.
LOAD EM UP - DRAG EM OUT - Want Ata Rangi Pinot? Buy it or miss out RP93 Cool, slightly minty stem notes accent bright cherry fruit in the 2017 Pinot Noir, most of which was picked before the rains, according to winemaker Helen Masters. It's crisp and medium-bodied, with silky tannins and a long, refreshing finish. It may be even longer-lived than I've suggested.
SELF HELP - Wine Spoiling - Lynton wants to join the elites and drink the reserved premium NZ Pinot Noir from Dry River - Still waiting for my invitation!
NZ ANSWER TO TIGNANELLO - Coleraine is super trendy - move fast if you want some
| XBW 1828 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $80 | |
| XBW 1827 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $80 | |
| XBW 1825 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $80 |
RANCIA RP96 - The 2016 Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia knocks it out of the park. Like the other new releases from Fèlsina, this pure expression of Sangiovese needs more time to evolve and improve with bottle age. But even at this young stage, you are made fully aware of the beautiful intensity and complexity of the quality fruit at its core. There is so much energy and tension here, further reinforced by the fresh acidity of the vintage. There are vibrant tones of wild cherry, raspberry and spice, followed up by white truffle and tilled earth.
DRAMA CURE - Magnum spoiling - DOLCE VITA Luxury - BLENDED FERRARI & CHIABATTA - Fast comfort - Style to burn - Best recent vintage
RP92 Here's a great value from Tuscany. The 2016 Chianti Classico opens to a stream of pretty aromas, with cherry, blue flower and potting soil at the front line. The wine is made with 82% Sangiovese, 15% Canaiolo and 3% Syrah. The fruit is fermented in stainless steel, and the wine ages in oak for a brief seven months. The effect is streamlined and compact, and the wine's natural freshness gives way to wild cherry, cassis and plum
| ACC 8334 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $73 | |
| ACC 8335 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $73 | |
| ACC 8336 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $73 | |
| ACC 8337 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $73 | |
| ACC 8338 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $73 | |
| ACC 8339 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $73 |
I WANT ONE - Redigaffi 2016 - RP98 - Wow. This is a beautiful year for Tua Rita's legendary Merlot. The grapes were harvested early, between September 4th and the 6th, and spent 21 months in barrique. This wine is a perennial overachiever, and the 2016 Redigaffi is no exception. It has a remarkable persistence to the bouquet, along with tonic crispness and a velvety mouthfeel. It's a complete and beautifully structured expression, most notable for its freshness and softness. This Redigaffi is still a bit closed, which leads me to think it is going to be a stunner when you finally retrieve it from your cellar in 5-10 years from now
| XSA 1360 | 1 MAGNUM Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $874 | |
| XSA 1362 | 1 MAGNUM Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $874 |
PLEASE SIR, CAN I HAVE SOME MORE? - Jacques Perrin 2012 - RP99 - The wine of the vintage is the Perrin’s 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin, and it will most likely merit a perfect rating in another couple of years. Full-bodied, massive and layered on the palate, with awesome purity and freshness, it delivers incredible aromatics of beef blood, truffle, graphite, iron and black and blue fruits. Given all of the fruit and texture, you almost have to hunt for the structure here, but trust me, it’s there. The tasting at Beaucastel took place a 9 a.m., and even then, this is one wine I found impossible to spit. It’s a tour de force that will have 3-4 decades of life.
| XSA 1177 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $747 | |
| XSA 1176 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $747 | |
| XSA 1175 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $747 |
PLEASE SIR, CAN I HAVE SOME MORE? - Jacques Perrin 2014 - RP94-96 Probably the wine of the vintage (I feel like I say that every year for this cuvee), the 2014 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin is a substantial, full-bodied, shockingly concentrated 2014 that gives up classic notes of blackberries, blueberries, forest floor, beef blood and licorice. Mouth-coating and rich with building tannin, it will be approachable at an earlier age than most vintages, yet will still need 5-6 years of cellaring.
| XSA 1179 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $747 | |
| XSA 1178 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $747 |
PLEASE SIR, CAN I HAVE SOME MORE? - Jacques Perrin 2015 - RP98 As this was bottled only a week before I tasted it, I suspect this rating will prove to be conservative once a few months have passed. The 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin is another prodigious version of this wine. How many wines in this world can be so huge yet so lacking the feeling of weight? There's plenty of layered spice but also a core of raspberries; rich tannins, yet no real astringency; and a long finish without any apparent heat. Wow!
| XSA 1180 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $781 |
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