Australian | 2856 |
Italian | 1228 |
Imported | 805 |
Burgundy | 606 |
Champagne | 371 |
New Zealand | 330 |
Bordeaux | 315 |
Rhone | 291 |
Sauternes / Barsac | 233 |
France | 144 |
Chablis | 134 |
Port | 78 |
Spirits | 78 |
Whisky | 68 |
Total Lots: | 7537 |
PENFOLDS St Henri | 2005 |
STARWARD New World Projects Ging... | NV |
LANGMEIL Orphan Bank | 2010 |
MOSS WOOD Wilyabrup | 2014 |
ST HALLETT Blackwell | 2010 |
WIRRA WIRRA The Absconder | 2018 |
WIRRA WIRRA The Absconder | 2018 |
WIRRA WIRRA The Absconder | 2018 |
QUINTARELLI GIUSEPPE | 2005 |
MAS MARTINET Clos Martinet | 2013 |
PENFOLDS Grange |
HENSCHKE Hill of Grace |
GORGEOUSLY RICH - RP92 - Opus One's 1991 is a gorgeously rich, opaque ruby/purple-colored wine with a knock-out nose of smoke, cassis, vanilla, and a whiff of herbs and licorice. Full-bodied, with surprisingly supple, concentrated, chocolatey, cassis, and blackcurrant flavors that ooze across the palate, this voluptuously-textured example of Opus One is atypical in a vintage that produced so many backward wines. There is no question the wine possesses plenty of tannin, but it is admirably concealed by the copious quantities of concentrated fruit. This Opus can be drunk now as well as over the next 15+ years.
GOG 0524 | 1 BOTTLE Corroded capsule, cellar damaged label - No Sterling shipping insurance for this lot | Current Bid: $340 |
ONE OF THE FINEST - RP97+ - Disgorged with seven grams per liter dosage, the 2008 Brut Rosé Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon is one of the finest wines I've tasted from Billecart in recent years. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of peach, mandarin oil, warm bread, red berries and petals, it's full-bodied, deep and vinous, with lovely mid-palate amplitude, terrific concentration and bright girdling acids. In what is quite a tightly wound vintage and from a house whose style is rather understated, this is a dramatic, fleshy wine that concludes with a long, flavorful finish.
ACC 15599 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $329 |
PERFECT BILLECART STYLE - RP96 - The 2008 Brut Cuvée Nicolas François was disgorged during the third quarter of 2022 with less than three grams per liter. It has a delicate, pure, clean bouquet with aromas of orchard fruits, spring flowers, honey and licorice, with hints of brioche and pastry with aeration. Medium to full-bodied, chiseled and crystalline, with racy acids and a chalky texture, the palate is tense and the finish is long, penetrating and salty. It exhibits perfect Billecart style, yet tension is present, a sign of the vintage. It is a blend of 60% Pinot Noir (sourced from Aÿ, Mareuil and Verzenay) and 40% Chardonnay from Mesnil, Chouilly and Cramant, and it matured 83% in tanks and 17% in old oak barrels.
ACC 17112 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $319 | |
ACC 17113 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $319 |
FULL BODIED, FLESHY & ENVELOPING - RP96 - Disgorged with eight grams per liter dosage, Bollinger's 2014 Brut La Grande Année Rosé wafts from the glass with aromas of tangerine oil, red berries, warm biscuits and English walnuts. Full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, it's a broad, vinous Champagne, with a deep core of fruit and racy acids, complemented by a delicate pinpoint mousse and concluding with delicate and enlivening phenolic grip on the finish.
ACC 15505 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $318 | |
ACC 15506 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $318 | |
ACC 15507 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $318 | |
ACC 15508 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $318 | |
ACC 15509 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $318 |
FINEST - RP98 - Disgorged in September 2017 with 7.5 grams per liter dosage, the 2008 Cristal was produced from 37 of the 45 parcels that are candidates for inclusion in this cuvée—some 40% of which were farmed organically back in 2008—and it's a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. The finest young Cristal in decades, the wine wafts from the glass with a pure and vibrant bouquet of crisp orchard fruit, clear honey, warm brioche, citrus zest and white flowers. On the palate, it's full-bodied, intense and incisive, with superb concentration, racy acids and a long, searingly chalky finish. Pristinely balanced, there are some 500,000 bottles of this legend-in-the-making.
HOL 0731 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $640 |
BRILLIANT CHAMPAGNE - RP96 - The 2014 Cristal is a terrific effort that transcends the vintage. Bursting from the glass with expressive aromas of ripe citrus fruit, nectarine, white flowers, freshly baked bread and subtle hints of honeycomb, it's medium to full-bodied, vinous and fleshy, with an exuberant core of fruit that's girdled by racy acids, resulting in a wine that's simultaneously chiseled and demonstrative, meaning that early appeal doesn't come at the expense of the requisite tension for long-term cellaring. Concluding with a long, aromatic and intensely chalky finish, it is a brilliant Champagne that will offer a broad drinking window. This bottle was disgorged in June 2021 with seven grams per liter dosage.
ACC 15686 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $401 | |
ACC 15689 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $401 | |
ACC 15690 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $401 | |
ACC 15691 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $401 |
SHOW BEAUTIFULLY - RP96 - The 2013 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill continues to show beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruit, mandarin oil, freshly baked bread and pastry cream. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and precise, it's deep and vinous, with a racy spine of an acidity and a tensile but relatively charming profile that means it's already approachable. In style, the 2013 is in contrast with the broader, fleshier 2012, but the two vintages are very close in ultimate quality.
ACC 17188 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $349 |
STELLA WINE - JH96 - A stellar wine boasting an intensity of flavour, palate-staining levels of extract and a forensic precision to the tannins that forces one to swish the wine about the mouth while chewing every ounce of nourishment from it. Subdued at first, before 2019's ripe kit of black cherry melds with lilac florals and a long trail of pepper, Indian spice mix and charcuterie flavours. A venerable wine in the making.
ACC 12312 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $289 | |
ACC 12313 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $289 |
STUNNING - RP99 - Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2006 Astralis has stunning nose redolent of warm blackberries, meat, toast and charcoal, infused with notes of smoked duck, anise and a slight bit of peat. Though still very youthful, this big, rich, and powerful full-bodied wine has firm yet velvety tannins, a vibrant acid line and is very long on the finish. Drink it now to 2026+.
106 0888 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $240 | |
SGW 0001 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $236 | |
SGW 0002 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $236 | |
SGW 0003 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $236 |
WOW - 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. They're followed by a full-bodied yet impeccably ripe palate that's dense and concentrated yet supple, leading into a velvety, nearly endless finish. Wow.
PHI 0048 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $260 |
WONDERFUL - JH97 - Deeply coloured; the bouquet is almost backward and is slow to reveal the intricate layers of black fruits that lie therein; time reveals succulent black fruits, minerals, fine spices and a touch of fresh garden herbs; the palate delivers a wonderful mixture of opulent fruit, savoury complexity, and silky fine tannins that persist for an incredibly long time; only at the very end do you get a glimpse of the fine oak in use; certain to be long-lived.
106 0884 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 | |
106 0885 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 | |
106 0886 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 | |
JOH 0009 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $76 |
BEST - JH98 - A co-fermented 94/6% blend. The hue is good, although not deep - pinotish. Tim Kirk nails it when he writes of a line of pure spice running through the bouquet and palate - I would simply add 'and the aftertaste' because this has superb length and texture, replete with red berry flavours. Clonakilla at its best.
HKW 3869 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $80 |
FINE & CLEAN - JH97 - Dense impenetrable purple; fine and clean, yet concentrated bouquet with perfectly ripened fruit and subtle oak. The palate is similarly concentrated yet fine, with supple tannins running through dark red berry fruit (and echoes of dark chocolate and mint), giving the wine great structure and length.
JAI 0069 | 1 MAGNUM Very high shoulder & capsule damage | Current Bid: $120 |
GREAT WINE - JH98 - 89% cabernet sauvignon, 4% petit verdot, 3% merlot and 2% each of malbec and cabernet franc blended after fermentation, hand-picked and sorted, destemmed (66% whole berries), wild-fermented in stainless steel, average 23 days on skins, matured in French oak (69% new) for 18 months. Right in the slot of the style established (with some polishing and refining) over the years. The complexity of the texture and structure is second to none, led by the born to rule cabernet. The might of the tannins is the key to this great wine.
PHI 0041 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 | |
PHI 0043 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 | |
PHI 0044 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 | |
PHI 0045 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 | |
PHI 0046 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 | |
PHI 0047 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $124 |
GOSH - WHAT A WINE - JH97 - Diana Madeline. The name evokes a lot of emotions, for what the woman stood for then and what the wine stands for now. The 2021 vintage equals 50 years of cabernet sauvignon plantings at Cullen. When released in early 2023, it was on what would have been her 100th birthday. It’s a wine that can come from nowhere else, so strong is its sense of place. Expect to swoon over aromas of roses, violets and mulberries doused in baking spices, a ferruginous quality as much as detailed if persuasive tannins. It’s complex, complete and structured. Gosh, what a wine. What a woman. The perfect combination.
ACC 16608 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $134 |
BEAUTIFUL OLD VINE WINE - The 2022 Diana Madeline is a culmination of over 50 years of dedication effort and respect for the land to make the best quality wine. The vintage was perfect for elegant cabernet sauvignon, with warm conditions early and then cooler conditions making it an epic vintage with reds ripening earlier than usual. Hand harvested over 5 biodynamic calendar days from 12th March to 16th March, three flower days and culminating on a full Moon fruit day when Venus and Saturn were in conjunction.
An average of 30 days on skins. The wine spent 14 months in 55% new oak. In a mixture of biodynamic barriques and puncheons. The final blend comprises 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Malbec.The Cabernet Sauvignon vines were planted in 1971, Merlot 1976, Cabernet Franc 1976 and Malbec in 1978… beautiful old vine wine. Cullen Website
ACC 16693 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $133 | |
ACC 16692 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $133 | |
ACC 16623 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $133 | |
ACC 16624 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $133 |
KEVIN HEAVEN - JH96 - Even if this is a rich rendition full of white stone fruit, quince paste with pomelo dusted in ginger powder and daikon radish, it has the Kevin John thumbprint. And while all that’s all well and lovely, it’s how this feels that makes it special: a density of fruit yet succulence, fleshy and full with umami lees, this is pulsing with flavour and energy and the oak gives off a savoury appearance. As always, compelling.
ACC 15908 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $154 | |
ACC 15909 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $154 |
SPECIAL - PERFECT - JH97 - Five gold medals in the second half of '17 will have been added to by the time of publication. Mainly sourced from Wilyabrup, the wine has a special type of phenolic grip (not limited to white wines) that makes the taster incapable of doing anything other than swallow it (bad phenolics have the opposite effect). A special wine, with perfect fruit/oak balance.
HOL 0722 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $52 | |
HOL 0721 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $52 | |
HOL 0720 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $52 |
NEW WORLD ORDER - JUDGEMENT OF GIACONDA - Magnum Mayhem - Incredible opportunity, Priced to find the worthy
LEE 0061 | 1 MAGNUM BOXED No Sterling insurance on freight for this lot | Current Bid: $560 |
NEW WORLD ORDER - JUDGEMENT OF GIACONDA - Magnum Mayhem - Incredible opportunity, Priced to find the worthy
LEE 0062 | 1 MAGNUM BOXED No Sterling insurance on freight for this lot | Current Bid: $560 |
NEW WORLD ORDER - JUDGEMENT OF GIACONDA - Magnum Mayhem - Incredible opportunity, Priced to find the worthy
LEE 0064 | 1 MAGNUM BOXED No Sterling insurance on freight for this lot | Current Bid: $580 |
LUCIOUS, INTRIGUING, STYLISH - JH97 - Hand-picked fruit, whole-bunch crushed, basket pressed, fermented in French oak (30% new), mlf, matured 20 months in an underground cave. The secret – if there is one – to Giaconda chardonnay is the depth of complexity achieved. It is a thing of wonder to get lost in, as you wander through layer upon layer of stone fruits, citrus and grilled nuts, almond cream, spice and then gently embedded oak. Luscious. Intriguing. Stylish.
LEE 0067 | 1 MAGNUM BOXED No Sterling insurance on freight for this lot | Current Bid: $580 | |
LEE 0068 | 1 MAGNUM BOXED No Sterling insurance on freight for this lot | Current Bid: $580 |
INIMITABLE - RP100 - Having tasted five bottles of this remarkable wine over the past year (most of them mine), I can confirm that it is evolving and changing with time in the bottle, but each time I taste it, I am amazed by its ability to highlight parts of the wine I may not have focused on the last time I tasted it. Twice this week, the 2021 Estate Vineyard Chardonnay has spoken first of its reduction and flint: it is bony and austere and taut, and I mean this in the best of ways. It speaks of its architecture currently, over its fruit. Yet it is propelled by the fruit. Giaconda manages focus and precision alongside its famous reduction, and this is what separates it from other producers in the country. It may be easy to can the reduction if it's not your preferred quality in Chardonnay, but the fruit and phenolic focus of the wine is untouchable. This is inimitable. I'm running out of bottles to taste, but I've loved every single one so far.
JIM 0082 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $260 |
GORGOUS, ELEGANT, PRECISE, MAGNIFICIENT - RP98 - The 2022 Estate Vineyard Chardonnay follows hot on the heels of the perfect 2021 release, and in doing so, it has big boots to fill. Aromatically, the wine leads, as all Giaconda Chardonnay's do, with white flowers and notions of campfire and charred gum leaves, cracked white peppercorns and white peach, salt and caper brine. Crushed and salted nuts, enoki mushroom, shaved fennel, torched pink grapefruit ... the cavalcade of flavors march on across the palate. In this season, the wine is altogether more quietly nuanced and placid than the sleek, powerfully focused 2021 vintage. However, in so saying, this wine is balanced and fine, somewhat less overtly reductive (although still imbued with that salivating characteristic), populated by softer-spoken fruit and yet no less sapid or palate staining. It is in the mouth that the pedigree of the wine comes to the fore. The chalky texture and the penetrating intensity of flavor in combination are what make this wine so great, as I see it, and the 2022 vintage provides a gentle framework within which the wine exists. This is a gorgeous, elegant, precise and detailed release of this magnificent wine. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
LEE 0086 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $236 | |
LEE 0087 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $236 | |
LEE 0079 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $236 | |
LEE 0080 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $236 | |
LEE 0081 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $240 | |
JIM 0076 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $232 |
EXQUISITE FINESSE - JH97 - From Lou Primavera's 2001-planted vineyard at Woori Yallock; 25% whole bunches on the clone 115 component, while clones MV6 and G were destemmed. Matured in French barriques (25% new). Wonderfully perfumed and vibrant with its aromas of cranberries, wild strawberries, a little Sichuan pepper, fresh citrus oil and musk roses at dusk. A wine of exquisite finesse and excellent depth, the tannins are very fine and long, as is the finish. This will provide much enjoyment over the next decade or so.
ACC 15573 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $72 | |
ACC 15574 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $72 | |
ACC 15578 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $72 | |
ACC 15579 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $72 | |
ACC 15580 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $72 | |
ACC 15581 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $72 |
OTHERWORLDY - RP99 - The 2004 Shiraz “Creek Block” is near otherworldly. It was sourced from a 66-year-old vineyard with yields of 1.0 tons per acre and aged for 28 months in used American oak. It delivers a super-fragrant nose of smoked meat, bacon, violets, an earthy/truffle element, blackberry, and blueberry muffin. This leads to a full-bodied, voluptuous wine with gobs of spicy, complex blue and black fruit flavors, great balance, and a finish that just won’t quit. This loaded wine can be enjoyed now but will drink well for another 15-20 years.
LAR 0027 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $116 |
INCREDIBLE ARRAY - RP95+ - Deep garnet in color, the 2007 Roennfeldt Road Shiraz displays an incredible array of aromas: sandalwood, oolong tea, cinnamon stick, cardamom, damp earth, tobacco, cedar, licorice and menthol over a core of dried mulberries and fruit cake. Very full-bodied and densely packed with spiced, dried berry flavors, it has a good line of enlivening acid, medium to firm grainy tannins and a long finish with the oak still poking through. It is approachable now but should drink best 2024+.
ACC 16380 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $247 | |
ACC 17193 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $247 |
LIVELY & LONG - JH94 - Blackcurrant fruit with touches of mint and leaf lead into a medium- to medium-full-bodied palate; lively and long, it has abundant cassis and blackcurrant fruit, a touch of mint again apparent, but not excessive; has absorbed the new oak, and has very good structure.
ACC 16936 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $206 |
HIGH QUALITY - JH95 - High quality wine; blackcurrant and cassis fruit leads both bouquet and palate; fine tannins and cedary oak add layers to the mouthfeel.
106 0898 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 |
AGE MAGNIFICENTLY - JH96 - Some of the vines for this wine were planted by Cyril Henschke back in the 1960s. Matured in French oak (10% new) for 18 months. Bright blackberry and blackcurrant fruits with top notes of redcurrant and red cherry. Olive tapenade, cedar, light briar notes and mountain herbs. Fine lacy acidity and tight, powdery tannin provide the frame, and there is no doubt that this release will age magnificently.
ACC 16786 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $129 | |
ACC 16787 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $129 |
RP93 - Deep brick color, the 1986 Hill of Grace is a well-defined nose of dried mulberries and kirsch with hints of truffles, menthol, earth and cigar boxes. Medium-bodied with good fruit concentration and plenty of savory, spicy layers of flavors, it has bright acid, medium-firm, grainy tannins and a long finish. It is mature. Robert Parker Wine Advocate – Lisa Perotti Brown – 25th April 2013
NIK 0568 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $680 |
RP 89 - The 1988 Hill of Grace is medium deep brown in color and replete with earthy and leathery aromas marred by a touch of rancio /aldehydic notes that seem to recover after a few minutes and show some treacle and Indian spice hints. It is an interesting wine, though just a bit flat and tired on the palate with of medium level chewy tannins, crisp acid and a good length on what remains of the fruit. It is mature. Robert Parker Wine Advocate – Lisa Perotti Brown – 25th April 2013
NIK 0565 | 1 BOTTLE Severe label damage | Current Bid: $680 |
RP90 - Deep garnet-brick in color, the 1998 Hill of Grace has a medicinal nose of iodine plus warm plums, prunes, licorice and espresso. A bit hard in the mouth, it has crisp acid, medium to firm, chewy and somewhat astringent tannins through the long finish. Mature now, it should keep through 2020+. 2013 Lisa Perotti-Brown MW vertical tasting
SRF 0007 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $544 |
GREATEST GRACE? - JH99 - The 60th anniversary of what is widely considered Australia's finest single-vineyard wine. Sometimes you've got to pinch yourself and ponder what a lucky existence this wine hack stuff is, sitting here in the Henschke cellar door having just tasted 26 vintages of Hill of Grace spanning back to 1958. Grace by name, grace by nature, it is an elegant, beautiful wine, tannin–acid architecture on point, the fruit depth is just stunning, dotted with five-spice, sage, pepper, charcuterie, crushed quartz and the most lovely, kinetic tannin structure. Finishes with great sustain, harmony and grace. Voluminous and complex, with amazing fruit density and just a complete wine. A classic!
RP98 -The Hill of Grace vineyard, in Eden Valley, comprises 13 separate blocks, six of which feed into the Hill of Grace Shiraz. The oldest block (0.56 hectares), known as "Grandfathers," was planted around 1860. The other blocks were planted in 1910 (0.33 hectares), 1951 (1.08 hectares), 1952 (0.7 hectares), 1956 (0.88 hectares) and 1965 (0.57 hectares). The 2018 Hill of Grace Shiraz was matured in a combination of new (20%) and seasoned (80%) oak hogsheads (83% French, 17% American) for 18 months prior to blending and bottling. On the nose, the 2018 vintage assists this wine in speaking clearly of its regional location: raspberry and licorice, coal dust, black tea and tobacco leaf. There are inflections of black truffle and bone broth, which always seem to emerge, however the wine is brighter and more focused than I have seen. It offers a beautiful, svelte display of fruit and tannin, with all things in harmony in the mouth. This is very long, as we would expect from the pedigree of this wine and the vineyard. It is concentrated and intense, sinewy, elegant and powerful—a wine for the future generation.
ACC 15965 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $749 | |
ACC 15966 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $749 | |
ACC 15967 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $749 | |
ACC 16426 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $749 |
GREATEST GRACE? - JH99 - Henschke has deemed the 2019 release 'a vintage graced by the nurturer', a reference to Prue Henschke's work in the vineyards and relentless pursuit of perfection in the viticultural field. I used to live on the property between Hill of Grace and Mount Edelstone and have seen first hand the hard work and love given to these vines, so hats off to the nurturer. Again, tiny yields in 2019, but it is a beautifully detailed, layered wine – as expected from these gnarled ancestor vines (160 years old). It's seamless with perfectly poised blackberry and dark berry fruits, five-spice, sage, softly spoken oak and the gentle tug of superfine, toothsome tannins. Lacy, mineral-laden acidity propels the wine forward and the finish is long, elegant and in perfect pitch. Grace by name, grace by nature.
RP97 - SUPER - The 2019 Hill of Grace Shiraz was picked earlier than the Mount Edelstone fruit, and it was picked on a single day, on March 8. This vineyard has more silt, and it brings out anise and five spice aromas in the wine. It ripens earlier than Mount Edelstone, is darker and more concentrated than the former and brings out the concentration of black fruit and fine tannins that the Eden Valley is so capable of. On the palate, the wine is super fragrant, elegant and fine, with bone broth and rose petals, peppercorns, crushed herbs, black cherry, raspberry pip, black tea and graphite. This is an eloquent wine, and it speaks of the evocatively beautiful place that is the Eden Valley. The tannins hold the fruit in a gentle way in the mouth. It is fine, such a fine expression—I must say, it's not at all what I expected of the 2019 vintage. It's a triumph of a wine. Super. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under Vinolok. Bottle number 0074.
ACC 16640 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $841 | |
ACC 16641 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $841 | |
ACC 16642 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $841 |
POWERFUL & COMPLEX - JH92 - From Post Office Block 3, is reflective of the drought year, but in some ways to its advantage; very powerful and complex, the flavour ripe on the full-bodied palate, yet not tough. For cellar door (best customers) and fine retail sales. Shiraz.
NEV 0118 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $352 | |
NEV 0119 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $352 |
GREATEST - JH98 - Vivid, deep purple-crimson; this is a blue-blood aristocratic shiraz, certain in its supreme power, length and balance, and not going out to prove anything. If anyone doubts its quality now, the scales will fall from their eyes over the decades ahead, as it will be recognised by all and sundry as one of the greatest Mount Edelstones.
SRO 0423 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $130 | |
WAY 0038 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
WAY 0039 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
WAY 0040 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
WAY 0041 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
WAY 0042 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 |
GORGEOUS - JH98 - I lived on the property that lies between the Mount Edelstone and Hill of Grace vineyards for eight years. My god it's a beautiful part of the world. Planted in 1912 by George Fife Angus and purchased by Cyril Henschke in 1974, though it had been bottled as a single-vineyard wine since 1952. Picture perfect blackberry and blackcurrant fruits, shades of mixed spice, purple floral tones, earth, licorice, rosehip and crushed quartz. A gorgeous expression of site, pure with long, ripe tannins, lacy mineral-laden acidity providing clarity and drive and a finish that sails on for some time before finishing chalky and sustained
ACC 16425 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $184 |
FRAGRANT & ELEGANT - JH96 - CW Ferguson was the owner/winemaker of Houghton from 1863 to 1911, and employed George Mann (father of Jack Mann) as winemaker, providing a direct link of well over 100 years. This is a fragrant and elegant wine, bordering on juicy, reflecting open fermentation, gentle extraction, and maturation in high quality French oak.
JOH 0013 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
JOH 0014 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $26 | |
JOH 0015 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
JOH 0016 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 |
DELICIOUS - JH97 - C.W. Ferguson was winemaker at Houghton from 1863-1911, and employed George Mann, father of Jack Mann, the latter legendary for his long tenure at Houghton. This is a delicious wine, the firm power of the cabernet augmented by the rich compote of plum ex the malbec. It's a style (and quality) Jack Mann would have approved of. Two Gold Medals
JOH 0056 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $28 | |
JOH 0057 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $28 | |
JOH 0058 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $28 |
FIRST CLASS - JH96 - Good colour; an imposing and powerful wine which nonetheless has first class balance and great length, the tannins supporting cassis-accented fruit. Nine Trophies
JOH 0035 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
JOH 0036 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
JOH 0037 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
JOH 0038 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
JOH 0039 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
JOH 0040 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 |
POWERHOUSE - JH96 - A veritable powerhouse, as the wine usually is. This is deadly serious cabernet sauvignon, like a knight in full-body armour. Inside there is a wealth of blackcurrant/ blackberry fruit, and tannins as a second line of defence. When and how to attack is the question. Two Trophies and Four Gold Medals
JOH 0047 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $58 | |
JOH 0048 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $58 | |
JOH 0049 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $58 | |
JOH 0050 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $58 | |
JOH 0051 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $58 | |
JOH 0052 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $58 |
HIGH QUALITY - JH97 - From the Barley Vineyard in Wilyabrup, Hand-picked, wild-fermented and matured in French barriques. Bright crimson-purple; as always a high quality wine with a compelling bouquet and a rich, layered and extremely long palate. The tannins do their duty, and the oak is of high quality. The more you go back to it, the better it tastes.
JOH 0059 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $47 | |
JOH 0060 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $47 | |
JOH 0061 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $47 | |
JOH 0062 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $47 | |
JOH 0063 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $47 | |
JOH 0064 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $47 |
BEAUTIFUL - JH96 - Deep purple; a beautiful wine in every respect; purity of classic varietal fruit; texture, structure and length all perfect; fine tannins and integrated oak. Cabernet Malbec. Six Trophies
JOH 0083 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $324 | |
JOH 0084 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $324 | |
JOH 0085 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $324 | |
JOH 0086 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $324 | |
JOH 0087 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $324 | |
JOH 0088 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $324 |
IT WILL FASCINATE - JH94 - Truffle, leather and heightened blackcurrant aromas/flavours dominate all the initial impressions, marking complexity as a main driver at the expense of pure fruit power. This isn't the blockbuster you might imagine; the flavour profile too is exotic, if not downright quirky. It will fascinate fields of drinkers for many years
PHI 0029 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $244 | |
PHI 0030 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $244 | |
PHI 0031 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $244 | |
PHI 0032 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $244 |
RESPECT - JH96 - The Barry team extracts the maximum from the vineyard with a deft (14.2% alcohol) touch. It's savoury, earthy, its tannins are four square and ready, charred meat in another channel. It's utterly original, whether or not the family thought they could match Grange. To know the wine you don't have to love it, but you do have to respect it.
ACC 16564 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $169 | |
ACC 16565 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $169 |
OPULENTLY FRUITED - RP97 - Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2013 Shiraz Old Bastard has a slowly emerging, complex nose of incense, cloves, star anise, tar, underbrush and earth with a blackberry and blackcurrant core plus a touch of wild thyme. The big, full, opulently fruited palate delivers tons of flavor layers and wonderful structure with firm, rounded tannins and a racy acid line supporting the generous fruit through the very long finish.
PHI 0027 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $136 | |
PHI 0028 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $140 |
SHEER PURITY & INTENSITY - 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.
WVB 0057 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $150 | |
WVB 0058 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $150 |
RATHER LOVELY - JH96 - There’s as much a Moss Wood DNA thumbprint as a regional one here. This shows off violets, cedary/toasty oak (thankfully not too much), chocolate and a slight ironstone character. Fuller bodied yet the palate is smooth and contained with fine-grained, almost silky tannins, plus dabs of sweet mulberries and blackberries with refreshing acidity tying everything together. Rather lovely now but will garner more complexity in time.
ACC 16931 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $124 | |
ACC 16932 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $124 | |
ACC 16934 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $124 |
STRUCTURED BEAUTY - JH97 - Moss Wood's flagship wine is a structured beauty with nothing out of place. The gloss of the colour, the florals, blackberries and mulberries infused with black olives, dried herbs and eucalypt; the French oak and the fine-grained tannins seal the deal. Very even and will reward the patient.
GREAT - JH99 - Includes 5% petit verdot and 4% cabernet franc, hand-picked, destemmed, open-fermented, 14 days on skins, matured in French barriques (18% new). A luscious, plush cabernet, its voluptuous palate trimmed by dry herbs and foresty notes. A great vintage maximised by the thoughtful vinification.
HKW 3935 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $96 |
MESMERISING - JH96 - From 51yo vines, 88/8/4% cabernet sauvignon/petit verdot/cabernet franc. Matured for 29 months in French oak (15% new). The 2017 vintage is responsible for cabernets of incredible poise and layering. This is not a thundering power piece, rather an intricately detailed and mesmerising wine, with fine folds of flavour: bay leaf, raspberry, star anise, sage, hints of fennel, pomegranate and pink peppercorn. This is pure, floral, pretty, and very long. Moss Wood has proven its capability for graceful ageing and this will be no exception.
HKW 3936 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 |
ANOTHER GREAT - JH97 - This is a masterclass in refinement. It is svelte and streamlined, the cool, mineral spool of flavour across the tongue is what the 2019 vintage can look like at its most restrained and harnessed. The length of flavour basically flutters out over the finish, so weightless and enduring. The 2018 that came before it had a thundering, legendary quality - legs widespread, hands on hips, power pose. This is the creative in the family, the quiet guy. It's intriguing and intelligent and thoughtful ... poignantly red fruited, spicy and super-supple. I'm descending into hyperbole. It's unnecessary. This is another great Moss Wood release.
MEM 0038 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $72 | |
MEM 0039 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $72 | |
MEM 0040 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $72 |
CLASSIC - JH95 - A vibrant, medium-bodied wine, with spice, pepper and plum in classic cool-grown mode; superfine tannins and exceptional length.
JOH 0020 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $60 |
INTENSE YET BALANCED - JH99 - Hand-picked, wild-fermented with 80% whole bunches and 20% whole berries, 2-3 weeks on skins, matured for 18 months in French barriques (18% new), 280 dozen made. Wonderfully, tumultuously intense yet balanced, black licorice and herbal/foresty nuances all in play.
ACC 16040 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $139 |
LUCIOUSLY - JH97 - Lusciously rich blackberry and spice; perfect oak integration; long finish. Best since O'Shea death in 1956.
106 0892 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 |
ROLLS ROYCE - 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 0382 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $109 | |
STI 0387 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $109 | |
STI 0388 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $109 | |
STI 0389 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $109 | |
STI 0390 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $109 | |
STI 0391 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $109 |
BABY GRANGE 60th BIRTHDAY BONUS
NIK 0202 | 1 BOTTLE Mid shoulder, label damage, corroded & damage capsule | Current Bid: $480 |
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NIK 0146 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine 2010 Clinic & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $800 |
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NIK 0148 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2016 & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $480 |
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TAP 0007 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2000/2001, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $300 |
VINTAGE OF GOLD - LEGENDARY 1990 - PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - 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)
NIK 0159 | 1 BOTTLE Label damage | Current Bid: $136 |
GRAND POTENTIAL - JH94 - 78% cabernet (Napa Valley and Sonoma) with 22% shiraz (Paso Robles). Matured 16 months in 60/40% 1yo/new American oak barrels. Peter Gago describes his entry-level ('if you'd call it that!') California blend as strongly Australian influenced, 'because there couldn't be anything more Australian than cabernet shiraz' He lets cabernet take the lead here, 'because it's so much better than shiraz in California.' The ultimate multicultural marriage, a far-flung take on the great Australian blend, exuberantly celebrating the luscious, ripe and generous mood of California within the signature scaffolding of Penfolds. A core of cabernet is proclaimed in impressive blackcurrant and cassis, with a fleshy mid palate built by the spicy blackberry fruit of shiraz. In time, it morphs triumphantly into intense fresh licorice straps. Fine American oak and fruit tannins unite to form a taut frame that declares a strong finish of great length and grand potential.
SHA 0005 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $54 |
VERY RARE - VERY SPECIAL - RP99+ - The release of the 2004 Bin 60A following the epic 1962 Bin 60A is old news now, but the wine was looking very fine indeed when I tasted it so I thought I’d add a note. Blended of 56% Coonawarra Cabernet from Block 20 and 44% Barossa Shiraz from Koonunga Hill Block 56G and Kalimna Blocks 4 and 14, the wine was matured in 100% new American oak hogsheads for 13 months. Very deep purple-black in color, it offers restrained notes of game, smoked meat, earth, blackberry and black currant liqueurs, yeast, marmite-toast plus whiffs of dried lavender, cedar and bark. Very crisp, very tight and very firm, this taut medium-bodied wine is still all structure at this stage, going very long and earthy in the finish. Give it time and consider broaching it from 2014. It should drink well into the 2030s if not beyond. With a lot of changes happening around the Foster’s Group, it is business as usual at Penfolds…which seems to operate within its own world. But this is no small world. The vineyard holdings here are vast and the connections with growers go back generations. Chief winemaker Peter Gago is the very well spoken front-man for the production team backed-up Kym Schroeter in charge of the whites and Steve Lienert crafting some very fine, consistent and sometimes inspired reds. If Champagne is all about the art of blending, then Penfolds is the Champagne of Australian wine. Those that think large companies producing wines that emphasize blending can’t make great wines need to think about the Champagne model or simply try some of Penfolds top wines to become believers. That said – check out their recent single vineyard release: the very special 2004 Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet Sauvignon, the first release of a wine made purely from this 100+ year old single block (perhaps the oldest block of Cabernet in the world?) since 1996.
LOST LEGEND? - Rarer than hen's teeth - Regal lineage, Sibling to Bin 60a 1962 - Made to the highest standard - Value? Try and find another bottle
ALC 0014 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder & label damage | Current Bid: $556 |
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NIK 0441 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2004 | Current Bid: $1280 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2030 Medium-deep crimson. Beautifully developed wine with blackcurrant, black cherry and ground coffee aromas. Richly flavoured with ample blackcurrant, cherry and underlying chinotto/cola notes, fine supple-yet-firm dusty tannins and fresh integrated long mineral acidity. Generous and vigorous in structure. Classic Bin 707. “A fine example of a mature Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon with its great complexity, length and balance.” (JH) “Cassis, liquorice, spice and tobacco aromas. Weighty, velvety and round with generous fleshy dark fruits and smooth dense tannins.” (JR)
JAI 0031 | 1 BOTTLE Severe label damage | Current Bid: $200 | |
JAI 0032 | 1 BOTTLE Severe label damage | Current Bid: $200 | |
JAI 0072 | 1 BOTTLE Severe label damage | Current Bid: $220 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink 2025 to 2050 - Deep crimson. Intense chocolate, mulberry and aniseed aromas with herb garden notes. Generous, powerful and sweet fruited with ample mulberry and inky blackcurrant fruits, powerful fine tannins, attractive mid-palate richness, savoury mocha oak and integrated slaty acidity. Well-balanced with decades of potential. “Expressive wine with dark berry fruits and lifted incense notes. The tannins are totally in balance with the intensity and concentration of fruit.” (JR) “Chocolaty, expansive, deep and detailed with a fine, granular grip and long finish.” (NR)
HOL 0723 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $480 |
PERFECT 70 - From the dawn of Australain dry red table wine - From the experimental Penfolds Grange days - Bin 80C is a close relative to the fabulously rare and legendary 1954 Penfolds Grange Hermitage
NIK 0386 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 1992, label damage | Current Bid: $2880 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2045 Deep crimson. Intense blackcurrant, leafy herb and sage aromas with dark chocolate and mocha notes. A faint hint of mint and eucalypt. Dense and ripe blackcurrant, cassis and mulberry fruits, sage and leafy leather characters. Fine, dense and compact grainy cedar tannins, liquorice, roasted walnut and graphite notes. Finishes cabernet sauvignon in total alignment. Selected for the limited-edition 750mL Penfolds Ampoule – designed and crafted by Adelaide glass artist Nick Mount with the assistance of Hendrik Forster (metal detailing), Andrew Bartlett (Jarrah timber cabinet) and Ray Leak (glass blower). Very rare with only 12 made. Released at $168,000 each in 2012, at the time the most expensive wine in the world sold direct by a winery. “Elemental and multi-layered with cassis intensity and capsicum sweet herbal notes. Supremely silky in texture with deep dark fruits underlying new oak complexity and fine grainy tannins. Beginning to relax and fan out.” (NB) “Full on Penfolds blood lines and complex beyond belief.” (JH)
JOE 0016 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $480 | |
WAY 0082 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $460 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - 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 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)
DBA 0001 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $521 | |
DEB 0053 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $548 | |
DEB 0054 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $548 | |
DEB 0055 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $548 | |
DEB 0056 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $548 | |
HOL 0724 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $560 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience – Drink 2035 to 2060 - Deep crimson. Fresh blackberry, mulberry,mocha and liquorice aromas with vanilla spice and espresso notes. Richly flavoured with plush sweet blackberry, mulberry, liquorice flavours, plentiful fine chalky dense tannins, grilled nut, mocha, vanilla, meaty complexity, superb mid-palate buoyancy, viscosity and integrated fresh acidity. Finishes chocolaty al dente firm. Still elemental in structure with amazing density and richness. A great Grange vintage. 98 percent shiraz, 2 percent cabernet sauvignon. Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. “Beautifully controlled and restrained with superb black fruit, graphite notes and compact tight porcelain structure. Will steadily reveal itself like a Fabergé egg.” (NB) “Full bodied, intense and unrelenting. Masterly management of tannins, oak and high-quality fruit make this an outstanding Grange.” (JH)
MDW 0002 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $700 | |
EST 0001 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $720 | |
EIO 0200 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $616 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience – 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)
ADR 0009 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $517 | |
ADR 0010 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $517 | |
ADR 0011 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $517 | |
ADR 0012 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $517 |
MOST DECORATED - PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Bin 95 - Rewards of Patience - Drink now. Medium crimson. Fresh and mature with parsnip, aniseed and slightly soupy miso and demi-glace notes with a touch of crushed ant. Developed gamey, roasted walnut, roasted parsnip, dark chocolate and leathery flavours, with fine loose-knit/sinewy tannins and long fresh acidity. Some dried roses and vellum notes. Still holding, but rare. 90 percent shiraz and 10 percent cabernet sauvignon. Magill Estate and Morphett Vale (Adelaide), Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley) and McLaren Vale. The most decorated Grange – winner of 12 trophies and 52 gold medals during its relatively short career on the Australian wine show circuit. Spent only nine months in oak. Named by US magazine Wine Spectator as one of 12 “Wines of the Millennium” in 2000. Bin 95 is the most common bottling and commercially available. Also released as Bins 13, 14, 53, 54 and 148A. “Still showing some cut flowers, mocha and sweet fruits but not a great bottle despite its fame and history.” (JH) shoulders, expansive tannins and slightly menacing snarl despite its flagging energy.” (NR)
NIK 0555 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2018, slight label damage | Current Bid: $8000 |
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NIK 0340 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2016 | Current Bid: $4000 |
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NIK 0215 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2006, label damage | Current Bid: $2400 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence PENFOLDS FOUR STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink Soon. Medium-deep brick crimson. Intense roasted walnut panforte and hazelnut aromas with apricot, stone fruit, cedar and floral notes. Generous developed panforte and apricot flavours, sweet and plentiful tannins and underlying roasted walnut, grilled nut, vanilla oak complexity with integrated acidity. Finishes slightly leathery but chalky firm with attractive espresso and ground coffee notes. Just past its peak of development, although the elements are still aligned. Rare. 95 percent shiraz, 5 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate and Morphett Vale (Adelaide), McLaren Vale. Jimmy Watson Trophy Winner. Released as Bin 95 (also as Bins 69, 70 and 71). “Dried leaves, faded roses, liquorice and ecclesiastical smoke. Muscular firm in structure with the fruit fading away.” (NR) “Spice box, cedar and sandalwood. Tertiary on entry but the finish still carries delicate sweet fruit. Graceful and elegant.” (FW)
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NIK 0384 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label, Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2018 | Current Bid: $3200 |
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NIK 0554 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 1991, label detached | Current Bid: $2400 |
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NIK 0161 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2018, & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $1760 | |
STO 0155 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2012, slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $1760 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - RP84 - A blend of 90% Shiraz and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine was attenuated and compressed, with excessive tannin. The wine has medium body and a very hard, angular, austere style. It is fully mature, so cellaring is not going to improve it. RP 2002 TASTING
JKN 0001 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2004, label damage | Current Bid: $1416 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - RP90 - A blend of 95% Shiraz and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, this was considered "a good wine from an undistinguished vintage." It certainly was outstanding in June in Adelaide, showing a terrific nose of blackberry jam intermixed with sweet earth, plum, brown sugar, and tobacco. Full-bodied, deep, rich, and fully mature, this layered, concentrated, very fresh wine even exhibited some espresso-infused chocolate in the finish. It should drink well for another 5-7 years. RP 2002 TASTING
JKN 0002 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2004 & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $860 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - PENFOLDS FOUR STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink Soon. A sturdy Grange with surprising richness and muscular frame. Barnyard notes are now beginning to dominate but some good bottles around. 90 percent shiraz, 10 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley and Coonawarra.
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - RP100 - Consistently one of the most awesome wines ever made at Grange, this blend of 89% Shiraz and 11% Cabernet Sauvignon (13.9% alcohol) was the first Australian wine to cost $20 upon release. I have had this wine six separate times, every time rating it between 96 and 100. It had a phenomenal showing at Penfolds' Magill estate. The color is an opaque purple, the wine massive, full-bodied, and to me, the quintessential Grange. Notes of blackberry liqueur intermixed with cassis, charcoal, new saddle leather, and underbrush resonate from the glass. Huge, thick, unctuously textured, with extraordinary concentration but perfect harmony among all of its elements, this is a prodigious Grange that is still not fully mature. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2020. A legend for sure!
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - RP93 - A blend of 95% Shiraz and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, this was considered "a good wine from an undistinguished vintage." It certainly was outstanding in June in Adelaide, showing a terrific nose of blackberry jam intermixed with sweet earth, plum, brown sugar, and tobacco. Full-bodied, deep, rich, and fully mature, this layered, concentrated, very fresh wine even exhibited some espresso-infused chocolate in the finish. It should drink well for another 5-7 years. RP 2002 TASTING
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2030 - Medium-deep crimson. Fresh red cherry, blackberry herb garden aromas with roasted walnut, panforte and chinotto notes. Generous deep-set red cherry, blackberry redcurrant fruits, fine roasted chestnut and vanilla notes and fine chalky tannins. Finishes minerally and long with attractive tannin plume. Still looking fresh with unusual cherry, raspberry and kirsch notes. An atypical Grange but showing very well. 94 percent shiraz, 6 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, Magill Estate and Modbury Vineyard (Adelaide) and Clare Valley. “Luscious black fruits with a background of persuasive tannins. Very much moving into a newer Grange era.” (JH). “A chunkier atypical Grange with shaded fruit characters, mocha and caramel. Very much a wine of its time.” (NR)
STO 0191 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2012 | Current Bid: $784 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - 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)
NIK 0122 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2006 & label damage | Current Bid: $608 |
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NIK 0395 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2004 | Current Bid: $800 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to past. At the end of its optimum life. Some bottles holding up with advanced maturity but fine sinewy tannins. Very rare. 90 percent shiraz, 10 percent cabernet sauvignon. Magill Estate and Morphett Vale (Adelaide) and Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley). The third and final “hidden Grange”. Released as Bin 46 (also Bins 49 and 95). The Bin 95 bottling was the most commercially available. Specimen - Very Collectable
NIK 0567 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder & slight label damage | Current Bid: $8000 |
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NIK 0429 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2010, slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $1360 |
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STO 0152 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds re-corking Clinic 1997, very high shoulder, slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $344 |
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)
JOH 0050 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 |
OFF THE PACE - JH87 - Medium red-purple; a very traditional style, with red and black fruit flavours merging into vanilla oak on the bouquet; riper, dark berry fruit comes through on the smooth but not particularly complex palate; for once, seems slightly off the pace.
GOG 0666 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $100 |
AGE OF AQUARIUS - The time of sharing and Kibbutz Krondorf - Super Rare, old BP
WAY 0075 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $192 | |
WAY 0076 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $192 | |
WAY 0077 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $192 |
RESTRAINT - JH94 - Medium-bodied; classic exercise in restraint; an array of black fruits on a long palate; fine, savoury tannins; minimal oak.
WAY 0070 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $180 | |
WAY 0071 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 | |
WAY 0072 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 |
ELEGANT - JH90 - Mid-garnet; surprisingly elegant and light-bodied; has good flavour and length but seems a fraction under-ripe; better than the other extreme.
WAY 0050 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
WAY 0051 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
WAY 0052 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 |
A CLASSIC - JH95 - The brown glass, high-shouldered proprietary bottle gives the right message: this is a classic, gently understated Barossa Shiraz that will sail on for decades if the dubiously short cork permits. Drinking it sooner would not be a capital offence.
NO SECRETS - JH95 - Medium red-purple; this is in the heartland of Barossa Valley shiraz style, the custom-made bottle a throwback to the 1940s; the bouquet is fragrant, and hides no secrets: silky, ripe tannins, abundant blackberry and spice fruit, and oak in perfect unison.
GREAT CLASSIC - GREAT VINTAGE - JH96 - A great classic from a great vintage. At the end of the day, it's all about the grapes that come from loyal growers who shook hands with Rocky O?Callaghan many years ago. There are no magic tricks in the winery, just attention to detail.
NIK 0557 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage, slight capsule damage | Current Bid: $160 | |
NIK 0558 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $160 |
ALLURE - JH95 - The beautiful label, traditional brown bottle, and the wine within, all have an allure. It's the richness and depth of the tannin structure - velvety and ripe, the suppleness on the palate, the savoury thread with coffee grounds, pepper, bitumen and yes oak but everything in its place plus its heady perfume with florals and red plums.
NIK 0419 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 |
PERFECT - 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.
GJ3 0030 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
GJ3 0031 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
GJ3 0032 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
GJ3 0033 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 |
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN - Rare and wonderful original unopened box of 2016 - First of the Lost to Fame vintages - 2015 Last Halliday review
NIK 0422 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 |
LOST TO FAME - Too sexy for Milan, New York & Japan - Dont need ratings
MJB 0197 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $176 | |
MJB 0198 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $176 | |
MJB 0199 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $176 | |
MJB 0200 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $176 | |
MJB 0201 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $176 | |
MJB 0202 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $176 |
LOST TO FAME - Too sexy for Milan, New York & Japan - Dont need ratings
LOST TO FAME - I do my little turn on the catwalk - Dont need ratings
303 0147 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 | |
303 0148 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 | |
303 0149 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 | |
GIL 0009 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $128 |
RICH - JH94 - The style is familiar – rich, plum-driven fruit, a toasty element, a creaminess to the texture – but there's a sinewy element to this release, aided and abetted by herb, twig and earth characters. This gives the wine a cooler dynamic, a less-is-more feel. In keeping with that, its best drinking days are likely to be in the medium rather than short or long term.
CHRISTMAS BLESSING
303 0228 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $92 | |
303 0229 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $92 | |
303 0230 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $92 |
SVS - RFR - Rockford for Royalty - Super Rare - Super Special - Too elite for common folk
NIK 0404 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $400 |
SVS - RFR - Rockford for Royalty - Super Rare - Super Special - Too elite for common folk
NIK 0547 | 1 BOTTLE Stained label | Current Bid: $240 | |
NIK 0548 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $240 | |
NIK 0549 | 1 BOTTLE Stained label | Current Bid: $240 |
SVS - RFR - Rockford for Royalty - Super Rare - Super Special - Too elite for common folk
NIK 0551 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $240 |
SVS - RFR - Rockford for Royalty - Super Rare - Super Special - Too elite for common folk
NIK 0402 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $360 | |
NIK 0403 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $360 |
SVS - RFR - Rockford for Royalty - Super Rare - Super Special - Too elite for common folk
NIK 0400 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $264 |
SVS - RFR - Rockford for Royalty - Super Rare - Super Special - Too elite for common folk
NIK 0544 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $240 | |
NIK 0545 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $240 |
SVS - RFR - Rockford for Royalty - Super Rare - Super Special - Too elite for common folk
GOG 0670 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck | Current Bid: $220 |
PERFECT HARMONY - JH97 - The Rare Chance name came with the impact of the GFC that reduced demand for grapes, including ultra-premium that Rocky O'Callaghan snapped up, increasing production, thus allowing up to 12 months' bottle age prior to release. Vivid, deep crimson-purple, this is an outstanding Basket Press Shiraz, with fruit, tannins and oak in in perfect harmony, the price a fraction of what most who know the wine would be prepared to pay.
GJ3 0037 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $176 | |
GJ3 0039 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $176 | |
GJ3 0038 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $176 |
ADORED - JH98 - Fraser McKinley's epic Dallwitz Syrah is again in stellar form with the 2022 release. Like everything Fraser does, the attention to detail is amazing, from vineyard to packaging. It hails from the Hoffmann vineyard in Ebenezer. A cask selection from DW-OLD (planted between 1888–1912), ER-27 (planted 1927) and DW-95VSP (planted 1995) with a 76 week elevage in Burgundian pièces. Perfectly ripened macerated satsuma plum, black cherry and cassis with blueberry lift; layered with exotic spice, graphite, allspice, pan juices, panforte, dark chocolate, plum conserve, violets, fennel and rich earth. Heady concentration and perfectly poised, with powdery tannins sporting a real sense of compression and singing clearly of their northern Barossa roots. It's a stunning wine. Much adored and sought after, and it sure is easy to see why.
JIM 0078 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
JIM 0079 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
JIM 0080 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 |
VERY VERY GOOD - RP95 - The Sami-Odi 2020 Little Wine # 10 was made from 13 barrels of 2020, plus barrels containing 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015—24 barrels in total. "We’ve made two wines a year from the Hoffmans for a long time," says Fraser. "They’re blended at the same time, the following September (picked in February). They spend two winters in barrel; the oldest component has been on lees in barrel for six years." The older vintages that comprised the soft and cushioned base in the mouth is really important to understand—each of them as standalone components, so you can better understand it in the glass. There’s frisky life and edge from the concentrated 2020 and 2019 vintages, but there’s gnarled muscle and shaved meat, pure coulis fruit and dark chocolate, with clove, aniseed and fennel flower too. Good. Very, very good.
JIM 0069 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $128 |
ANOTHER CRACKING RELEASE - JH96 - A cooler vintage for Tolpuddle with some hen and chicken and lighter bunches due to a wetter-than-normal spring, before excellent ripening conditions for the remainder of the growing season. When compared to the '22 release there is a little more concentration on display. Vibrant, magenta-splashed ruby in the glass with aromas of dark cherry, plum and blackberry fruits with hints of crushed herbs, softly spoken vanillin oak, raspberry coulis, charcuterie board, purple flowers, bay leaf and stone. Rich and flowy with spice, herbal and floral tendrils weaving through the pure base layers of dark fruits. Textural and harmonious with finely crushed riverstone tannins and mineral line providing support and cadence. Another cracking release from Tolpuddle.
ACC 17256 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $88 | |
ACC 17257 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $88 | |
ACC 17258 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $88 | |
ACC 17259 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $88 | |
ACC 17260 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $88 | |
ACC 17261 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $88 |
FINISHING VERY LONG - RP98 - Co-fermented with a splash of Viognier, the 2007 RunRig gives a very deep garnet-purple color and a perfumed nose of warm cassis, crushed blackberries and blueberries over anise, cassia, cloves, tea leaves, rose hips plus earthy hints of black truffles and tilled loam. The full-bodied palate offers rich, ripe but not over-ripe fruit with a taut structure of firm grainy tannins and crisp acid, finishing very long with a gamey/savory character coming through with some cedar and baking spices. Not a style to be broached too early, consider drinking this from 2015 to 2025+.
STO 0171 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
STO 0180 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 |
OH SO SATSIFYING - RP97+ - Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2014 Run Rig opens with a bang, delivering intense fruits of the forest and blackberry preserve notes with hints of sandalwood, cardamom, dried Provence herbs, Indian spices and garrigue. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated and oh, so satisfying, the beauty ticks all the great Barossa Shiraz boxes and then some. It is still relatively primary, so I’d recommend giving it another 2-3 years at least in bottle and drink it over the next 20+.
ACC 17221 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $349 | |
ACC 17222 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $349 | |
ACC 17223 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $349 | |
ACC 17224 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $349 |
TOUR DE FORCE - RP98 - Who would've thought that in the context of Barossa Shiraz, the 2015 RunRig would seem like a relative bargain? It's certainly much less expensive than Grange or Hill of Grace will be when they're released. It's also more approachable in its youth, with enormously appealing aromas of grilled fruit, savory complexities and rich, velvety tannins. Of course, it's full-bodied and concentrated, with the stuffing to age for up to a couple of decades, and it has a long, licorice-tinged finish. Winemaker Ian Hongell, who joined Torbreck from Peter Lehmann, may not have made this wine, but he deserves a lot of credit for the blending and finishing of this tour de force.
ACC 17213 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $339 | |
ACC 17214 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $339 | |
ACC 17215 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $339 | |
ACC 17216 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $339 |
COMPLETE MASTERPIECE - RP100 - A blend of 98% Shiraz and 2% Viognier made just prior to bottling, the 2016 RunRig is a complete masterpiece. It kicks off with elegant notes of pencil shavings accenting blueberries and blackberries on the nose, then shows incredible, palate-staining intensity of fruit in the mouth. It's full-bodied, plush and velvety without being unstructured and manages to be fruit-forward yet savory on the long-lasting finish, where it picks up hints of mocha and black olives. This should be drinkable with pleasure throughout its entire two-decade life (it may live longer from cold cellars or in larger formats), but if I were lucky enough to have a bottle or two, I'd try the first one about 10 years out. Scheduled for June 2019 release.
ACC 17231 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $324 | |
ACC 17232 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $324 | |
ACC 17233 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $324 | |
ACC 17234 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $324 | |
ACC 17235 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $324 |
TREMENDOUS - RP98 - As usual, the 2017 RunRig is approximately 2% Viognier. It spent almost 30 months in oak, 40% of which was new. Hints of peach or apricot appear on the nose, alongside notes of hickory smoke, cherries and baking spices. It's full-bodied and concentrated but supple and silky enough to seem lighter in the mouth, showing tremendous length and elegance on the finish, where it adds nuances of cinnamon and cocoa.
ACC 17217 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $299 | |
ACC 17219 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $299 | |
ACC 17220 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $299 |
DAMN ENJOYABLE - RP99 - Torbreck's 2018 RunRig needs a bit of air right now, as the nose and palate truly open up and expand after a while in the glass. Unlike some vintages, it's rather tight and cedary upon first pour, then relaxes to reveal hints of stone fruit, blueberries, cherries, pastry crust and baking spices. In the mouth, it's full-bodied and concentrated, richly textured and marked by ripe tannins, which leave behind a velvety, mouth-coating finish tinged with licorice and dark berries. While approachable now—and even damn enjoyable—it deserves another several years in the cellar. Drink the 2018 Descendant while waiting.
ACC 17227 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $279 | |
ACC 17228 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $279 | |
ACC 17229 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $279 |
VORTEX - RP98 - The... how to describe this... it's like a kaleidoscopic vortex of midnight flavor (dark, dense, brooding and spicy), swirling tannins and endlessly plush length. The Viognier in this 2019 RunRig has been absorbed somehow, compressed by the warm, low-yielding vintage that birthed it. It has been pushed down into the reaches of the Shiraz, which is a very good thing, as its propensity for slinky-like bounce and spiral needs some limiting. This is insanely complex yet also balanced. Charry oak frames the wines from all sides, but like the gravity pull on the earth from the sun, the oak is drawn inexorably inward. Pretty impressive, but this wine always is. A beast unto itself, wines like this have few peers.
JIR 0017 | 1 MAGNUM | Current Bid: $412 |
POWER WITH GRACE - JH96 - 100% shiraz sourced from the parishes of Gomersal, Krondorf, Marananga and Ebenezer, aged for 12 months in French oak. Glossy red purple in the glass with characters of ripe satsuma plum and macerated summer berry fruits, Asian five-pice, cedar, licorice and Old Jamaica chocolate. Fruit weight, purity and intensity perfectly on point here, tannins too, fine and long. There just seems to be so much packed into the wine yet everything is in proportion and true. Power with grace.
ACC 17476 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $109 | |
ACC 17477 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $109 | |
ACC 17478 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $109 | |
ACC 17479 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $109 | |
ACC 17480 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $109 | |
ACC 17481 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $109 |
CHAMPION - JH96 - Shiraz from the parishes of Gomersal, Krondorf, Marananga and Ebenezer matured in French oak (40% new) for 24 months. This year's Factor sports an inky, graphite-led intensity of fruit and a sense of purity. Compression, too, with deep satsuma plum, blackberry and black cherry fruits initially feeling compact and tight before exploding onto the palate with substantial tannin heft and layers of dark spice, cedar, licorice and dark chocolate. While you could happily tuck into this tonight, it will cellar like a champion
ACC 17194 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $114 | |
ACC 17195 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $114 |
EXPLOSIVE - RP97 - Torbreck's 2015 The Laird boasts explosive aromas of Christmas spices, ripe plums, vanilla, hickory smoke and maple syrup. It's a big wine, loaded with fruit and oak, full-bodied, rich and velvety, adding hints of toasted coconut and cinnamon streusel on the long, almost dessert-like finish. For a more savory experience, age it a decade or so before pulling a cork.
ACC 12298 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $639 |
FINDS ITS FUTURE - JH93 - All from 1919 plantings. A parcel of fruit set aside singularly. Roasted coffee beans, licorice, then blackcurrants with salted, preserved plum, turned earth, old campfire and choc-stout beer whiffs. The palate an echo of this with a grippy, twiggy oak element in the mix. Feels stern and firm, a bitter note in the wine, zesty-lemon acidity is noted here. More preserved, salted plum follows in taste with choc-mint, espresso and eucalyptus in tow. The wine lingers with a more vibrant, tart cherry character and sweet spice to finish. Tannins are puckering, grippy and stony. Not quite pleasure zone stuff yet, but stay the course as it finds its future balance and flourishes in cellar.
JEL 0465 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $209 | |
JEL 0466 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $209 | |
JEL 0467 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $209 |
SERIOUSLY LOVELY - JH97 - The gold-bronze screen printed bottle is massively heavy, but makes the desired statement. The Pasquin Vineyard, planted for Wolf Blass Wines in '94-95 by Wolf's first and only chief winemaker John Glaetzer and Langhorne Creek legend Bill Potts. A 61/39% blend, it spent 18 months in new and used French and American oak barrels; it is a seriously lovely wine, the sheer intensity (and harmony) of the lush black fruits giving the palate energy and life from the start to the finish. A tribute to the man and the vintage.
SHA 0013 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $90 |
BENCHMARK - JH98 - The Caley has quickly established itself as a benchmark for the classic cabernet/shiraz blend. In 2018, it's 80/20% Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon/ Barossa shiraz matured for 20 months in French barriques (38% new). The melding of both variety and region is compelling and captivating. Beautifully poised blackberry and blackcurrant lie sympatico with plum and dark cherry. Notes of cedar and tobacco with fine spices, gentle herbal tones, dried citrus blossom, pencil case and cinnamon. Picture-perfect fruit depth, powdery mineral framework and harmony in all aspects of its composition, leaving the impression of a wine at the top of its game and one destined for a long life in the cellar.
SHA 0023 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $240 |
BENCHMARK - JH98 - The Caley has quickly established itself as a benchmark for the classic cabernet/shiraz blend. In 2018, it's 80/20% Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon/ Barossa shiraz matured for 20 months in French barriques (38% new). The melding of both variety and region is compelling and captivating. Beautifully poised blackberry and blackcurrant lie sympatico with plum and dark cherry. Notes of cedar and tobacco with fine spices, gentle herbal tones, dried citrus blossom, pencil case and cinnamon. Picture-perfect fruit depth, powdery mineral framework and harmony in all aspects of its composition, leaving the impression of a wine at the top of its game and one destined for a long life in the cellar.
ACC 16828 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $324 |
A CRIME TO SPIT - RP98 - The fruit for this 2019 High Sands Grenache is sourced from the highest plot on the estate, from old bush vines planted in 1946. This an incredibly complex wine that undulates and ripples across the tongue; it brings blood and ferrous, crushed quartz and pink peppercorns, poise and succulence, but never, ever heaviness. Weight: no. This has silken sway and lithe flow, but no heaviness. What an amazing wine that lingers and echoes through the finish. An emphatic, resounding, YES. In fact, I was almost done with this tasting note, and it occurred to me that there is also framboise, licorice, a hint of anise, salami and graphite through the finish. It's a crime to spit this out—so I won't.
ACC 14748 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $212 |
A WINE OF DISTINCTION - JH98 - From the small block of shiraz planted in 1969 comes a wine of distinction, thanks to the constant fine tuning orchestrated by winemaker Sarah Crowe. Wafts of pepper, woodsy spices, iodine and florals end up mingling with the pure fruit flavours within. Ribbons of fine tannin grace the palate, as does gossamer-like acidity, holding everything perfectly in place and just allowing the finish to linger and impress even more.
ACC 16032 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $229 | |
ACC 16033 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $229 |
BRAVO - JH95 - Just 2 barrels. A labour of love. It is not easy to maintain varietal purity for viognier without it turning broad and oily. None of that here. It's almost delicate, with just a smidge of apricot and kernels. Infused with lemon, orange and woodsy spices, it's textural, but light as a feather across the palate. Bravo.
ACC 16538 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $114 | |
ACC 16539 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $114 |
SUPERSTAR - RP98 - The 2021 Coleraine is a superstar. It's the best I recall seeing on release in recent years, a total "pleasure-dome" situation. Tea tree, oyster shell, lavender, black tea and tobacco leaf burst from the glass. Seamless, polished tannins grace the palate. There is texturally more silk to the tannins here than the Awatea tasted beside this (another great wine, for what it's worth). There are notes of creamy red fruits, cassis and bramble, Asian five spice, black cherry and graphite/mineral skein. The persistence of flavor here is extraordinary; it's detailed and nuanced but insistent in the mouth. The tannins cup the fruit in the mouth. Winemaker Phil Brodie said there are no enzymes or added tannin; it's all from the vineyard. This is a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc. 2021 was left in barrel a little longer than the 2020 to refine the tannins.
ACC 14744 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 | |
ACC 14745 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 | |
ACC 14746 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 |
OUTRAGEOUS - RP97+ - The 2022 Coleraine is laden at this stage with the outrageous attractiveness of youth. I mean, it's irresistible. There's raspberry, nori, rose petals, coffee grounds, star anise, salted licorice, sun-dried kelp/nori, warm pine (I know this smell because I was hiking around the Te Mata peak yesterday, and there was a fallen pine tree lying in the sun, and it smelled great) and layers of peppercorns. In the mouth, the wine is so fresh, so alive, with so much energy, but it already is showing the svelte line of this house, this place. With a hint of raw cocoa laced through the finish, I'm sad to push this glass away. It will be the last time that I taste it for a while. A ripper. Excellent. This is composed of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc.
ACC 17355 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $124 | |
ACC 17356 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $124 |
SPECTACULAR - RP94 - This is a slightly more subdued vintage of this legendary wine, albeit just as sophisticated as past editions. The 2014 Barolo Sperss opens to gorgeous aromas of dark fruit, wet earth and white truffle. The vineyards in Serralunga d'Alba produced much less fruit than average and suffered from bouts of downy mildew during the rainy seasons. But Serralunga d'Alba fruit is also harvested late, and that extra time was important for achieving grape ripeness targets. The wine presents depth and complexity within the context of a thinner vintage. Having said that, the bouquet is spectacular.
LUC 0001 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $320 |
BEAUTIFUL EXPRESSION - RP96 - A pure expression of Sangiovese, the 2018 Cepparello is a beautiful expression that speaks to the classic and most exemplary side of this versatile and deeply expressive grape. This vintage is especially bright and ethereal with a true sense of luminosity and clarity that radiates from both the wine's appearance and its fragrant bouquet. Tart cherry and cassis segue to balsam herb and wild violets. To the palate, the wine shows muscle and determination with sweet tannins and impressive depth of favor. Cepparello remains true to its unique identity in this vintage. Production is 42,000 bottles.
ACC 16963 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $144 |
BEST - RP90 - The 2000 Solaia, not unexpectedly, is the best wine of the series with expansive aromas of black currants, thyme, and sage, much eucalyptus and chocolate on the palate along with ripe, sweet fruit, and a sizeable finish. Drink: 2005-2018. Are we dealing with a half-full or a half-empty glass here? Hard to say, but the competition among the bigger houses is getting tougher in Tuscany, and Antinori may have to look at its quantities in less favorable vintages. It is not clear, for instance, that the right stuff for over one hundred thousand bottles of Guado al Tasso was available in 2000.
106 0889 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $241 |
CRAVING - RP96 - Tasted blind in Bordeaux, the 1976 Chateau d'Yquem reaffirms its reputation as one of the great wines of the decade, although I would suggest that that 1971 and 1975 are the true pinnacles. However, in no way do I wish to slight this Sauternes. Deep and slightly burnished in color, it offers dried pineapple, barley sugar, almond and a cheeky puff of café latte. There is wonderful definition here. The palate is underpinned by nigh on perfect acidity with orange rind, mango, crème brûlée and minerals. As it fans out towards the finish, there is a tang of Seville orange marmalade, and though it does not quite possess the persistence of the 1975 Yquem, you will be craving for the next sip. At its peak now, enjoy this great Yquem over the next 20-30 years. Tasted April 2016.
KNS 0406 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $624 |
PRISTINE HARMONY - RP100 - In comparison to the 2010 vintage, the 2009 d'Yquem is more concentrated with a stunning "rôti," the consequence of noble rot in French. Developing a powerful, complex bouquet with aromas of pineapple, apricot, saffron, flowers, spices and orchard fruits, it’s dense and concentrated, full-bodied and layered with a crystalline texture complicated by notes of white truffles that reveal a racy, endless and a superb finish concluding with a pristine harmony. Readers with bottles in their cellars will have to be patient before opening this masterpiece with 155 grams of residual sugar.
ACC 17192 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $629 |
HOMMAGE - RP96+ The 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin is a beast of a wine that’s shed most of the baby fat it showed from barrel. A normal blend of 60% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache, and the rest Syrah and Counoise, this tiny production release has incredible minerality to go with searing black and blue fruits, forest floor, smoked earth and leather. Full-bodied, inky, concentrated and backwards with a serious kick of tannin, it will need a decade of cellaring to be approachable. I suspect it will have 2-3 decades of longevity
ACC 10638 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $649 |
SAY SYRAH LEGEND - LA LANDONNE - RP95+ - La Landonne is never destemmed and is always the last of the single-vineyard wines to be picked. Philippe Guigal calls it “the most Pauillac of the Cote Roties,” and the 2013 Cote Rotie La Landonne bears that out. It’s slightly austere and firmly tannic, with attractive floral aromas and layers of dark fruit that will require time to fully emerge.
KEV 0012 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $492 | |
KEV 0013 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $492 |
SAY SYRAH LEGEND - LA LANDONNE - RP95+ - While the 2014 Cote Rotie La Landonne looked like the pick of the litter from barrel, now that it's in bottle, it's closed down a bit and is showing more of its stemmy, whole-bunch character. Medium to full-bodied, it's the most potent and concentrated of the La Las but considerably less charming at this point in time, with brooding, dark fruit, hints of espresso and black olive on the palate and a chewy, tannic finish. Give it at least 5 years in the cellar before checking in on it.
KEV 0014 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $417 | |
KEV 0016 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $417 |
SAY SYRAH LEGEND - LA MOULINE - RP94 - The 2013 Cote Rotie La Mouline shows none of the vintage’s sometimes dry tannins. It offers crisp black fruit—plums and blackberries—underscored by hints of pencil shavings, espresso and grilled meat. Suave and long, it should drink well for a couple of decades.
KEV 0017 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $442 | |
KEV 0018 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $442 |
SAY SYRAH LEGEND - LA MOULINE - RP97 - Floral aromas accent sturdy notes of grilled meat and almost delicate notes of red berries in the open, approachable 2014 Cote Rotie La Mouline. Medium to full-bodied, it shows great purity and a supple, silky, classic feel. It's built more on elegance and complexity than power, with those floral, herbal notes leaving a long, silky impression on the finish.
KEV 0020 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $421 | |
KEV 0021 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $417 |
DRC - PATIENCE - RP96 - While the 2017 La Tâche Grand Cru is one of the most approachable recent vintages of this great monopole, it's still really too soon to be opening bottles. However, these things happen, and it's certainly a striking wine, unwinding in the glass with detailed aromas of wild berries, plums, exotic spices, orange, rose petals, peony and coniferous forest floor. Full-bodied, satiny and seamless, its beautifully refined tannins and succulent acids are cloaked in an ample core of fruit. Like many of the best 2017s, its charm is deceptive, as there's a lot waiting in reserve here, and even a few years' patience will bear dividends.
MIR 0001 | 1 BOTTLE Very slightly stained label, bottle number : 09876 | Current Bid: $6240 |
97/100 - WINESEARCHER - 96/100 - Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch, 19.5/20 - Bettane et Desseauve, 19.5/20 - La Revue du Vin de France, 97-100/100 - Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy, 98/100 - Tim Atkin, 96/100 - CellarTracker - Average Price $10,117 - Winesearcher
MIR 0002 | 1 BOTTLE Bottle number : 06358 | Current Bid: $6400 |
OUTSTANDING - RP90 - While La Mission Haut-Brion’s 2004 is not one of this estate’s top successes, it is an outstanding wine, no doubt because of this extraordinary terroir. Deep ruby/purple with notes of lead pencil shavings intermixed with black cherries, cassis, and a hint of scorched earth, medium body, sweet tannin, and a good, but uninspiring finish, this attractive, mid-weight La Mission should age nicely for 15 or more years.
EIO 0237 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $361 |
POTENTIAL - RP99 - The 2019 La Mission Haut-Brion unwinds in the glass with aromas of inky berry fruit, wild plums and cherries mingled with notions of warm spices, burning embers and creamy new oak. Full-bodied, deep and layered, it's rich and concentrated, with a deep core of fruit, bright acids and fine, powdery tannins. Powerful and tightly wound, this is less sumptuous and demonstrative out of the gates than its sibling Haut-Brion, but I suspect it possesses even greater potential.
SIM 0001 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $600 |
PERFECT? - RP98+ - Since I gave this wine a perfect score, I suppose some could see this as a downgrade. I found everything still there for a perfect rating, but I was just struck by how tight and backward the wine was. A blend of 93.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot, the wine still has a dark ruby/purple color and an extraordinarily youthful nose of graphite, black currants, sweet, unsmoked cigar tobacco, and flowers. The wine is rich, medium to full-bodied, but has that ethereal elegance and purity that is always Lafite. I originally predicted that it would first reach maturity in 2011, but I would push that back by 5-7 years now, although it has 50-60 years of life in front of it. Owners of this beauty are probably best advised to forget it for 5 years. Tasted next to a 1996 several days after the 2000 tasting, the 1996, which is a perfect wine, was far closer to full maturity than the 2000.
BRA 0003 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $1440 |
INTENSE NOTES - RP95 - The 1995 Léoville Las Cases is a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc. Medium garnet colored with a touch of brick, it needs a fair bit of swirling to unlock the intense notes of baked plums, dried mulberries and boysenberry preserves with hints of black truffles, Chinese five spice, unsmoked cigars and dusty soil, plus wafts of beef drippings and cast-iron pan. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers good weight and generous fruit, supported by plush tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with loads of earth, sautéed herbs and mineral-inspired flavors.
106 0957 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $400 |
SPECTACULAR - RP98 - The 2000 Léoville Las Cases takes time to unwind in the decanter and glass, but when it begins to show all its cards, the display is spectacular. Mingling aromas of dark berries and red fruits with aromas of pencil shavings, loamy soil, cedar box, bitter chocolate, dried rose petals and licorice, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a layered, complete mid-palate that's rare in this vintage, powdery tannins and a long, resonant finish. An uncompromising classic, even as it closes in on its 22nd birthday, the 2000 Las Cases remains an infant in terms of evolution.
BRA 0005 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $472 |
Magificient MOUTON ROTHSCHILD - 2014 Art offer with David Hockney gracing the label - RP95 - The 2014 Mouton-Rothschild was closed at first when I tasted the wine in bottle with winemaker Philippe Dhalluin. But as it transpires, this First Growth is just toying with you. Initially quite understated, it responds to aeration like a young child peeking from around a corner and then running out, waving its hands. It suddenly hits you with gorgeous black cherries, bilberry, cedar and wilted rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky smooth entry. This is utterly seductive: a wine without a hair out of place. It is not as powerful or as complex as the 2015 Mouton-Rothschild, yet the precision and focus here is beguiling. It will require five to seven years to absorb the 100% new oak, then it will be an utterly delicious and to use a term employed at en primeur, "cerebral" First Growth that is destined to give two or three decades of pleasure.
DCH 0002 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $956 |
MILLIONIARE - RP87 - Given the past performance of Petrus in vintages such as 1980 and 1984, I would not be surprised to see the rating of the 1987 go up three or four points in 5-6 years. This is one of the most backward and full-bodied wines of the vintage, with a tremendous amount of tannic clout, yet excellent underlying power and body. The problem is that it is impossibly closed, almost impenetrable, suggesting that my score may be entirely too conservative. If you are a millionaire who wants to buy wine for a child born in 1987, this wine will still be in reasonable condition by the time he or she turns 21. Anticipated maturity: Now-2010. Last tasted, 11/90.
HEN 0001 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck, slight label damage | Current Bid: $2000 |
DEEP, UNCTUOUSLY TEXTURED - RP97 - It is hard to call Petrus a “sleeper of the vintage,” but the 2008 will merit more attention than most consumers would think. Low yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare resulted in only 25,000 bottles of this beauty. A wine of great intensity (possibly the most concentrated wine of the vintage), this 100% Merlot boasts a dark purple color as well as a sweet perfume of mocha, caramel, black cherries, black currants, earth and forest floor. Deep, unctuously textured, full-bodied and pure, it will benefit from 4-5 years of cellaring and should drink well for 25-30+ years.
MIR 0299 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $4929 | |
MIR 0300 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $4929 | |
MIR 0301 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $4929 | |
MIR 0302 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $4929 |
RP89 - The 2005 Pichon Lalande, with its aromatics of cassis, forest floor and earth are followed by a medium-bodied wine that doesn’t have quite the length and richness the aromatics suggest. Nevertheless, it is medium-bodied, elegant, and pure, and a classic example for this château. Drink it now as well as over the next 15 or so years. It is showing better than my earlier notes suggest.
EIO 0238 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $352 |
HARMONOUS & TENSILE - RP94 - Tasted at the property, the 2006 Château Pichon-Lalande has a voluminous bouquet with outgoing blackberry, cassis and violets scents, a touch of boysenberry jam tucked just underneath, although it does not quite have the delineation of the Lynch Bages. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. This feels very composed in the mouth, quite fresh with well-judged acidity, harmonious and tensile on the finish. This deserves a higher score than I awarded out of barrel and it continues to improve year by year. Tasted April 2016.
131 0085 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $300 | |
131 0086 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $300 |