| Australian | 3076 |
| Burgundy | 614 |
| Italian | 448 |
| New Zealand | 213 |
| Rhone | 208 |
| Imported | 168 |
| Bordeaux | 154 |
| France | 107 |
| Champagne | 79 |
| Port | 56 |
| Chablis | 41 |
| Sauternes / Barsac | 33 |
| Spirits | 21 |
| Whisky | 4 |
| Total Lots: | 5222 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 1994 |
| MAYER | 2014 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 1991 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 1996 |
| BALGOWNIE ESTATE | 2003 |
| PENFOLDS Bin 707 | 1988 |
| PENFOLDS Grange Hermitage | 1981 |
| CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD | 2002 |
| CHATEAU YON FIGEAC | 2000 |
| FABER VINEYARD Millard Vineyard | 2009 |
| PENFOLDS Grange |
| HENSCHKE Hill of Grace |
REGAL RIESLING - Bargain priced retro riches - Melaleuca 2017 JH94 The highly perfumed, flowery bouquet sings of wild flowers, and it's not autosuggestion from the name. Sweet and sour lime juice (not the least unpleasant) arrives on the palate, confirming this is indeed riesling, and with all the attitude its unusual personality suggests it should have.
REGAL RIESLING - Bargain priced renowned riches - Springvale 2019 JH95 Slightly deeper colour than the Polish Hill, although why it should be thus I don't know. The bouquet and palate march in tune, bringing Meyer lemon, lime and green apple into play from the outset. It's dangerously easy to drink.
REGAL RIESLING - Bargain priced retro riches -HP 2005 - Museum Rlease JH96 Intense, almost pungent, deep lime/citrus aromas; flooded with lime juice on the palate, yet not at all heavy. Outstanding wine.
| LOR 0323 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 |
REGAL RIESLING - Bargain priced retro riches - HP 2010 Museum Release - JH95 Bright, light quartz-green; a flowery bouquet with hints of orange blossom is followed by an utterly seductive, juicy fruit palate, minerally acidity on the finish and aftertaste tying all the components together.
| LOR 0311 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $27 |
REGAL RIESLING - Bargain priced retro riches - HP 2011 Museum Release - JH96 Pale straw-green; each year the evidence increases that Porongurup is one of the best regions for long-lived riesling anywhere in Australia. This wine is typically exceptionally fine, and both it (and the track record of the region) tells you greatness awaits around the corner in five+ years time, and long thereafter. Do not be fooled by the reticence of its youth.
| LOR 0329 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| LOR 0330 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| LOR 0331 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| LOR 0332 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 |
REGAL RIESLING - Bargain priced retro riches - HP 2012 Museum Release JH96 Bright, gleaming straw-green; filled with juicy lime fruit and crisp, crunchy acidity, the length a given; the aftertaste lingers, and echoes the flavours of the mid-palate. Lovely wine.
| LOR 0284 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| LOR 0306 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| LOR 0326 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| LOR 0327 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| LOR 0328 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 |
REGAL RIESLING - Bargain priced retro riches - HP 2014 Museum Release - JH96 From one of the two oldest vineyards in the Porongurup subregion. The flowery bouquet leads into a fine, yet intense palate typical of young Porongurup riesling; lime zest and vibrant minerally acidity run the length of the beautifully balanced palate. The end point of this lovely wine is far distant, likely later than 2034
| LOR 0296 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| LOR 0297 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 |
REGAL RIESLING - Bargain priced retro riches - HP 2013 Museum Release - JH94 Some development in the colour is no issue, for it is tinged with green; the bouquet and fore-palate have ripe lime fruit to the fore, then crisp, minerally acidity balances and lengthens the palate, boding well for the future.
| LOR 0315 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| LOR 0316 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 |
REGAL RIESLING - Bargain priced renowned riches - Georgia's 2018- JH94 This is often the finest wine from this estate, albeit, the unsung hero. Lanolin, quince, grapefruit, yellow plum, fennel and lemon drop shimmer. This is as reliant on its waxy grip for focus and poise, as it is on its palpably natural acidity. A delicious, understated riesling. Dry. Germanic. Relaxed.
ART SERIES - MASTERPIECE - Leeuwin competes with the best white Burgundy, at a tiny fraction of the price - 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 2004) of screwcaps has brought a collective sigh of relief from all of its many admirers.
| XLE 0826 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $201 | |
| XLE 0825 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $201 |
ART SERIES - MASTERPIECE - Leeuwin competes with the best white Burgundy, at a tiny fraction of the price - 2009 JH97 Craftmanship of the highest order in the vineyard and winery have combined to create a perfect example with this wine. The intensity and power unwind effortlessly, but with multiple aroma and flavour messages from the barrel fermentation and subsequent maturation of the fully ripe, pink grapefruit and peach at its core.
| XLE 0827 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $159 | |
| BOT 0125 | 1 BOTTLE Slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $104 |
ART SERIES - MASTERPIECE - Leeuwin competes with the best white Burgundy, at a tiny fraction of the price - 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.
ART SERIES - MASTERPIECE - Leeuwin competes with the best white Burgundy, at a tiny fraction of the price - 2011 - JH98 - There is always cause to genuflect in the presence of chardonnay royalty, such as that of Leeuwin Estate. It imposes its will without a flicker of effort; the line between citrus and stone fruit, and between oak and mineral comes and goes, leaving you grasping at straws; it's a wine of flawless balance, line and length.
ART SERIES - MASTERPIECE - Leeuwin competes with the best white Burgundy, at a tiny fraction of the price - 2012 JH98 A very youthful bright green-quartz colour sets the scene for a riveting wine of exquisite purity and finesse. It almost floats in the mouth, so effortless is its invocation of all things chardonnay: white flowers, white stone fruits and immaculately balanced acidity. Oak? Well, yes it's there, but rendered mute by the fruit. Has greater staying power than any other Australian chardonnay.
ART SERIES - MASTERPIECE - Leeuwin competes with the best white Burgundy, at a tiny fraction of the price - 2013 JH98 55% machine-picked at night, 45% hand-picked, 64% cultured yeast, 36% wild yeast, fermented in and matured for 11 months in new French oak. It is supremely elegant and finely balanced, and has absorbed the new oak in a manner worthy of a Grand Cru White Burgundy, leaving the fragrant bouquet and finely structured palate of startling length to occupy centre stage.
ART SERIES - MASTERPIECE - Leeuwin competes with the best white Burgundy, at a tiny fraction of the price - 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.
ART SERIES - MASTERPIECE - Leeuwin competes with the best white Burgundy, at a tiny fraction of the price - 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.
ART SERIES - MASTERPIECE - Leeuwin competes with the best white Burgundy, at a tiny fraction of the price - 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.
| XLE 0897 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $93 | |
| XLE 0894 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $93 | |
| XLE 0891 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $93 | |
| XLE 0892 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $93 |
ART SERIES - MASTERPIECE - Leeuwin competes with the best white Burgundy, at a tiny fraction of the price - 2017 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.
| XLE 0908 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $85 | |
| XLE 0909 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $85 | |
| XLE 0906 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $85 |
LIFE & TIMES OF BABY GRANGE - Bin 389 Forever classic - Serious wine at a bargain price - 1990 - 5 star - Drink now to 2040.Medium-deep crimson. Complex and developed forest floor, graphite and dried rose aromas with remnant cassis notes. A supple and impeccably framed wine with rich inky cassis and leafy flavours, fine bittersweet tannins and underlying roasted walnut and chestnut notes. Finishes long, sweet and minerally.
“A harmonious expressive wine with beautiful freshness, length and balance.” (JH) “Richly satisfying to drink with developed and hearty meaty savoury aromas, attractive density and supple fine tannins.” (NB) Rewards of Patience 8th edition
| CHR 0003 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $158 |
LIFE & TIMES OF BABY GRANGE - Bin 389 Forever classic - Serious wine at a bargain price - 1995 - 3 star Drink now or soon. Medium-deep crimson. Developed praline, dark berry and espresso aromas with soy demi-glace notes. Generously concentrated and fully mature with plentiful dark chocolate, blackberry, brambly flavours, mid-palate fruit sweetness and plentiful fine chalky dry tannins. Finishes chocolaty firm. Still holding on. Rewards of Patience 8th edition
| 029 0002 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck | Current Bid: $119 | SOLD |
| 029 0006 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $119 | SOLD |
| 029 0019 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $244 |
LIFE & TIMES OF BABY GRANGE - Bin 389 Forever classic - Serious wine at a bargain price - 1996 - 5 star Drink now to 2040. Medium-deep crimson. Intense blackberry and dark chocolate aromas with panforte and graphite notes. Beautiful, complex and harmonious with rich nutty dark chocolate notes. Fine, loose-knit chalky textures and integrated acidity. Still possesses attractive richness, density and vigour. One of the stars of the vintage.
“A wonderful display of structure with its balance, depth of fruit and ripe tannins.” (JH) “Quite heady on the nose with enjoyable complex spice leather top notes. Lots of grippy powerful tannins. Will they ever calm own?” (FW) Rewards of Patience 8th edition
LIFE & TIMES OF BABY GRANGE - Bin 389 Forever classic - Serious wine at a bargain price - 1997 - 3 star - Drink now. Medium-deep crimson. Fragrant cranberry, cassis and sage aromas with earthy tobacco and polished leather notes. The palate is generously concentrated and sweet fruited with attractive mid-palate density and plentiful grippy firm tannins. Holding on but best to drink up.
| DAN 0064 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $180 |
LIFE & TIMES OF BABY GRANGE - Bin 389 Forever classic - Serious wine at a bargain price - 1998 - 4 star - Drink now to 2035. Medium-deep crimson. Developed mulberry, dark berry, dark chocolate, espresso and bay leaf aromas. Well-developed with mulberry, choco-berry, inky and spicy sous bois flavours, attractive mid-palate richness, fine grainy/firm but persistent tannins and underlying roasted chestnut and mocha oak complexity. Finishes chalky firm. A famous Penfolds vintage.
“Balanced and concentrated with abundant dark fruits and compact fine-grained tannins. Very potent and structured with a drying finish.” (NB) “Blueberries, dark chocolate, mint leaf and beef tea. Chewy musculature to the fruit, sinewy and long.” (NR) Rewards of Patience 8th edition
LIFE & TIMES OF BABY GRANGE - Bin 389 Forever classic - Serious wine at a bargain price - 2006 - 5 star - Drink now to 2045. Medium-deep crimson. Espresso and cassis aromas with dark chocolate herb notes. Plush and rounded with rich cassis, blackberry, panforte and espresso flavours, dense chocolaty firm tannins and roasted chestnut and mocha oak complexity. Finishes firm but not overly muscular. A great year.
“Crushed black fruit and chocolate nose with a layered feeling. Very tight with a surprisingly slightly leafy, minty feel. Very fresh and full of energy.” (FW) “A pinot-like delicacy with lovely red fruits, appealing sweetness and seamless texture. Very long and seductive.” (JR) Rewards of Patience 8th edition
| BRU 0006 | 1 BOTTLE Slightly stained label | Current Bid: $100 | SOLD |
BEST EVER- 5 Star - Drink now to 2040. The 1962 Penfolds Bin 60A is one of the greatest Australian wines ever made. In a world where egos readily clashed, the Bin 60A unified wine critics and show judges. It is Penfolds most successful show wine, winning 19 trophies and 33 gold medals. A meeting of oenological, physical and philosophical achievement, 1962 Bin 60A is a cross-regional blend that demonstrates the emerging Penfolds House Style of the 1960s and the success of blending cabernet and shiraz. In seeking his “ethereal” wine, Max Schubert identified that the perfumed cassis/violet aromas, elegant flavours and fine-grained tannins of cool-climate Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon could be complemented by the warm-climate characteristics of ripe fruit and round chocolaty textures of Barossa Valley shiraz. Medium-deep brick crimson. Lovely ground coffee, vellum, roasted walnut, tobacco leaf and chinotto aromas with salted liquorice notes. Beautifully concentrated roasted coffee, tobacco and roasted walnut flavours, supple and rich midpalate creaminess, fine loose-knit lacy/silky textures and underlying notes of tar and roses. Gorgeous density, a fine-boned structure and a beautiful feathery plume. In suspended animation. How long will it last? Very rare, with only 425 dozen made. Two-thirds Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon (Sharam’s Block and Block 20) and one-third Barossa Valley shiraz (Kalimna Vineyard’s original shiraz blocks). Vinified and oak matured at Magill Estate. Bottled December 1963 at Auldana.
“Gentle, penetrating, ethereal and evergreen. Reserved, effortlessly expansive and silky textured. Gracefully fades at the finish.” (NB) “A polished leather and spicy bouquet followed by a silken palate with flavours spanning forest floor, flower gardens, lacquered wood and antique leather. A marvellous wine in wonderful condition.” (JH) Rewards of Patience 8th edition
| BNS 0002 | 1 BOTTLE High shoulder | Current Bid: $13560 |
PENFOLDS CLASSIC CLARET- 1966 BIN 620 CABERNET SAUVIGNON SHIRAZ 3 Star Penfolds 1966 Bin 620 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz was almost as famous as 1962 Bin 60A in its day. It enjoyed plenty of success at Australia’s major capital wine shows. As a younger wine it was almost always talked about whenever Bin 60A was mentioned. The wine was considered a classical Claret-style wine. Importantly, it was one of the wines that showed the massive potential of Coonawarra during the 1960s and proved to be a catalyst for the subsequent land rush for terra rossa soils. The wine inspired the 1982 Bin 820 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz, the 1990 Bin 920 Cabernet Shiraz and the 2008 Bin 620 Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz. It is is past its best with fading fruit, very frail tannins and fractured acidity. Sharam’s Block and Block 20 cabernet sauvignon. Some good bottles may be holding up. Rare. Rewards of Patience 8th edition
| BNS 0001 | 1 BOTTLE High shoulder & severe label damage | Current Bid: $2360 |
ONE OF THE GREAT PENFOLDS REDS - Block 42 Kalimna Vineyard - 5 Star - Drink now to 2045. Deep brick crimson. Intense cassis, blackcurrant, polished leather, dark chocolate and sage aromas with espresso/leafy complexity. Lovely concentrated blackcurrant, dried plum, mulberry, and liquorice flavours, fine-grainy tannins, silken/supple mid-palate and underlying roasted chestnut/vanilla oak. Finishes cedar/leafy firm. Beautiful density, power and elegance. One of the great Penfolds reds of this decade. “A seriously good wine and developing very well.
Has the blood lines of Bin 64.” (JH) “A towering monument to Barossa cabernet, built on dark, ripe fruit and load-bearing tannins. A celebration of the tanned muscular varietal character that old vines in warmer climes canbring (NR) Rewards of Patience 8th edition
| DAN 0014 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $424 | |
| DAN 0015 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $420 |
GRANGE HERMITAGE - Incorrectly listed
| JAK 0001 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck & severe label damage | Current Bid: $552 |
GREAT GRANGE - Extremely collectable 1960 is very good condition
| KNS 0360 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $2312 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
| KNS 0368 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds red wine clinic 1996, into neck, severe label damage | Current Bid: $2040 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
| KNS 0364 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds red wine clinic 1991, into neck, & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $1360 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - VERY rare
| KNS 0365 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds red wine clinic 1994, into neck, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $881 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
| KNS 0361 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds red wine clinic 1991, into neck, & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $1560 |
BEAT THE WAVE & THE PRICE HYPE/HIKE - 1981 Penfolds Grange, Perfect 40th pressie for 2021 - Be prepared!
| OTT 0212 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $1101 | SOLD |
| OTT 0213 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $800 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
SUPER RARE - SUPER COLLECTABLE - 1983 Grange - Hard to find - Worth the challenge
| OTT 0214 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $700 | SOLD |
SUPER RARE - SUPER COLLECTABLE - 1986 Grange - hard to find - worth the challenge
| OTT 0217 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $800 | |
| OTT 0218 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $800 | |
| OTT 0219 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck | Current Bid: $800 | |
| OAK 0352 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $590 |
REGAL RIESLING - Bargain priced renowned riches - R139 2016 JH95 A wine of great delicacy, yet a certain verve too, the latter driven by the acidity, the former by the subtle fruit flavours. A mix of lime juice, cardamom-infused poached pears topped with ginger spice, glace lemon dusted with sugar and a gentle flinty/chalky nuance to the finish. 375ml.
Kiwi Cultish! - Aristocratic, Rare, VERY special and top of the tree, no expense spared
| ACC 8234 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $51 | |
| ACC 8235 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $51 | |
| ACC 8236 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $51 | |
| ACC 8237 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $51 | |
| ACC 8238 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $51 |
Kiwi Cultish! - Aristocratic, Rare, VERY special and top of the tree, no expense spared
| XSA 0281 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $51 | |
| XSA 0279 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $51 | |
| XSA 0276 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $51 | |
| ACC 7998 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $51 |
Fellowship of the Felton! - Golden child of the NZ wine tribe - to know it is to love and want it
| ACC 8213 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| ACC 8214 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| ACC 8215 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| ACC 8216 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| ACC 8217 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| ACC 8218 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 |
THE NEW SUPER STAR - The Dame Kiri Te Kanawa of NZ claret - Check the credentials - you will be hearing a lot more about Njakirkiri - rare and in demand - prices will go up
| ACC 8539 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $117 | SOLD |
| ACC 8540 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $117 | SOLD |
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