| Australian | 2742 |
| Italian | 976 |
| Burgundy | 722 |
| Imported | 535 |
| Bordeaux | 428 |
| New Zealand | 402 |
| Champagne | 299 |
| Rhone | 218 |
| Sauternes / Barsac | 197 |
| France | 149 |
| Chablis | 97 |
| Port | 48 |
| Whisky | 44 |
| Spirits | 36 |
| Total Lots: | 6893 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 2003 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 2003 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 2003 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 2003 |
| FELTON ROAD Block 5 | 2021 |
| BIBI GRAETZ Testamatta | 2018 |
| CHATEAU LA NERTHE Cuvee des Cade... | 2015 |
| FRANCIS DARROZE Domaine de Bouil... | 1976 |
| BROKENWOOD Latara Vineyard | 2009 |
| LEO BURING DW 118 Leonay Mature ... | 2005 |
| PENFOLDS Grange |
| HENSCHKE Hill of Grace |
Here is a list of some of the birth year wine lots in the current auction catalogue. Search for any birth year by using the 'search' button on the tool bar above the current auction page on the Sterling web site. If you have and trouble finding the vintage you need give Sterling a call on 1800 800 959 and we will try our best to track an example down.
PENFOLDS Grange Hermitage Shiraz 1966CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
| NIK 0615 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 1998, capsule damage, label damage | Current Bid: $2240 | |
| NIK 0616 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 1998 & cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $2240 |
PERFECT 50 - SUPERB 96pts - Tasting note: [November 2016 bottling] Pure polished copper. Great viscosity. Superb aromas of dried fig, fruit cake, dates, cinnamon, cigar box, liquorice bullets, hazelnut and cocoa. Four decades in oak makes its presence felt but the wood is sufficiently balanced by a sweet thread of orchard fruits (fig, nectarine, apricot); enlivened with warming spices through the finish. An understated, drier-style. The bouquet is a delight. 41.9% Alc./Vol.
Previous bottling tasted October 2016: Distilled in 1976 and bottled in June 2016. Deep mahogany with gold ochre edges. Fabulous dessert styled aromatics are pure and intense including caramel fudge, sticky date pudding and mocha followed by unexpectedly vibrant, fruity notes of dried apricot / fig / mango; five minutes of air contact draws out fruit toast, cigar box and rancio adding further layers to the bouquet. Delicate and breezy entry has a fruit freshness that belies its age. Mid palate gains momentum with a slow motion tsunami of bitter chocolate, rancio, hazelnut, dried fig and vanilla carried by powdery tannins. After four decades the oak is closing in but never quite overwhelms. Rounds off with a late burst of muscat-like sugars, vying with ultra-fine tannins in an aftertaste that goes on and on. A stunning grandfather brandy that's a relative bargain on the world stage. Superb. 41.5% Alc./Vol. 96 points
| SHU 0073 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED Bottled in June 2016, 40% Alc./Vol - Freight only for buyers in Australia | Current Bid: $250 |
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!
| NIK 0639 | 1 MAGNUM Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $288 | |
| NIK 0640 | 1 MAGNUM Into neck, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $280 | |
| NIK 0641 | 1 MAGNUM High shoulder, cellar damaged label, weeping | Current Bid: $240 |
| XNE 3002 | 1 BOTTLE Museum Release - Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $449 | |
| XNE 3003 | 1 BOTTLE Museum Release - Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $449 | |
| XNE 3001 | 1 BOTTLE Museum Release - Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $449 |
| NIK 0566 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $128 |
THE "SIXES" ARE COMING! - 1986 BIN 707 - ONE OF THE BEST?
| NIK 0601 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $400 | |
| NIK 0602 | 1 BOTTLE Into neck, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $400 |
MEISTER BLASS-TER - Wolf Blass THE man who electrified the Oz Wine Industry - BLACK LABEL 1986 - WOW - Again, from the original carton resting in the cellar since release
| CNA 0021 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder | Current Bid: $64 | |
| CNA 0019 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder | Current Bid: $64 |
| NIK 0528 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $144 |
UNFURLS - RP95+ - The 1986 Lafite Rothschild unfurls in the decanter and glass with aromas of earthy blackcurrant fruit mingled with notions of cigar box and red berries. Richer and darker in profile than the 1975 drunk alongside, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and concentrated, displaying a velvety attack and a lively core of fruit, with just a touch of the tannic asperity that often defines this vintage in the Médoc making itself felt on the finish. As it approaches its 40th birthday, the 1986 Lafite still needs several hours' decant to show its best. MUSEUM RELEASE
| XNE 2842 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $4999 |
LONG-TERM - RP95+ - The exquisite, well-made 1996 vintage Champagne is a backward, long-term proposition that remains 1-2 years away from its apogee. The 1996 Cuvee Elizabeth Salmon Rose reveals a light pink hue as well as vivid strawberry, raspberry, and berry fruit with hints of smoke, crushed rocks, and even a touch of rhubarb in the background. Boldly-flavored, with crisp acidity, with most of its character at the back of the mouth, this is a brilliant, medium to full-bodied vintage rose to drink over the 10+ years.
GREAT ON STEROIDS - Great Vintage - Great House - Great Big format - A Magnum for the Big occassions - Great Timing - Perfect tribute to celebrate a Big "6" birthday in 2026 - 40 - 50 - 60 - 70 - Great Presentation - Comes in the legend Cristal Wooden "jewel box" presentation case
BUYER BEWARE - this magnum comes from a suitable private cellar - The bottle was "ear tested" and sounds good - high pitch ping - Dont forget this is an original release magnum - the vintageis now 30 years ago - Who Dares Wins - (most of the time)
| JAM 0014 | 1 MAGNUM IN WOODEN BOX | Current Bid: $800 |
BRILLIANT - RP98 - The brilliant 1996 Dom Perignon, which has largely disappeared from the marketplace, may be the finest young example of DP I have ever tasted. Notes of crushed rocks, honeysuckle, lemon oil, orange marmalade, and white pear provide a stunning aromatic display as well as palate impression. Great acidity and huge flavor intensity backed up by vibrant acidity make this an exquisite Champagne. It should drink well for 20-25 years, possibly longer. Readers should remember that the 1971 Dom Perignon Rose is still drinking exquisitely. I recently had the 1969 and 1970 Dom Perignons (from magnum), and both were drinking brilliantly. It makes one realize just how long-lived these wines can be. Production is confidential, but there must be hundreds of thousands of cases of Dom Perignon since it available in most of the world’s luxury hotels and restaurants.
BUYER BEWARE - this magnum comes from a suitable private cellar - The bottle was "ear tested" and sounds good - high pitch ping - Dont forget this is an original release magnum - the vintageis now 30 years ago - Who Dares Wins - (most of the time)
| JAM 0007 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $376 | |
| JAM 0008 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $376 |
REMARKABLE - RP97 - The 1996 Dom Perignon OEenotheque offers up layers of pastry, lemon, smoke and toastiness. At first deceptively understated, the wine turns positively explosive and layered on the palate, showing remarkable tension, elegance and power, all wrapped around a seriously intense frame. The balance between fruit and acidity is awesome. This is a marvelous DP OEeno. The OEeno is the same juice as the regular Dom Perignon, except the OEeno is aged on the cork while the regular DP is aged in crown-sealed bottles. Once disgorged, the OEenos gets a slightly lower dosage than is typical for the original release DP. This bottle was disgorged in 2008. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2026.
| THI 0002 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $640 | |
| THI 0001 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $640 |
| SHU 0498 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $60 |
GLOWING- JH95 - AUSSIE d'YQUEM - Heaven sent Christmas feast and 1996 Birthday Gift treats! - NOBLE indeed - Perfect specimens, lovingly cellared since release
Glowing, deep golden yellow; as ever, almost impossibly rich with apricot, cumquat and lime aromas with well-balanced and integrated oak giving a hint of grated coconut. The palate provides more of the same, with fresh cumquat, coconut and vanilla flavours, long carry and finish.
| GIG 0073 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $35 |
| SHU 0504 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $80 |
| SHU 0109 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $28 | |
| SHU 0110 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $28 |
| JOH 0109 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 |
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2045 - Deep brick crimson. Intense cassis, blackcurrant, polished leather, dark chocolate and sage aromas with espresso/leafy complexity. Lovely concentrated blackcurrant, dried plum, mulberry, and liquorice flavours, fine-grainy tannins, silken/supple mid-palate and underlying roasted chestnut/vanilla oak. Finishes cedar/leafy firm. Beautiful density, power and elegance. One of the great Penfolds reds of this decade. “A seriously good wine and developing very well. Has the blood lines of Bin 64.” (JH) “A towering monument to Barossa cabernet, built on dark, ripe fruit and load-bearing tannins. A celebration of the tanned muscular varietal character that old vines in warmer climes can bring.” (NR)
| 106 0894 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $560 |
| SHU 0361 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| SHU 0362 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| SHU 0363 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| SHU 0364 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 |
MOUNT BARKER CLASSIC - PLANTAGENET PIONEERS
| GIG 0095 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $27 | |
| GIG 0096 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $27 | |
| GIG 0097 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $27 | |
| GIG 0098 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $27 | |
| GIG 0099 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $27 | |
| GIG 0100 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $27 |
| NIK 0623 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $96 |
ALOOF - RP98 - The 1996 Lafite-Rothschild was remarkably deep in color considering that it is now 20 years in age. The bouquet is classic Pauillac with pencil shavings and sous-bois infusing the black fruit, masculine and a little aloof, yet focused and very well delineated. The palate is very well balanced with crisp blackberry and boysenberry fruit, spicier than I recollect, a crescendo of flavors so that it seems understated at first but fans out with a sense of confidence towards the finish. I think this still has more to give so cellar it away for another 5-8 years if you can, but otherwise this is an exemplary Lafite-Rothschild that I can envisage getting better and better in bottle, if not quite as enthralling as either Mouton-Rothschild or Château Margaux. Tasted July 2016. MUSEUM RELEASE
| XNE 2841 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $3549 |
THE BOY'S LINE UP - Another classic BLAST from the past - LINE UP? - Yep! Only 6 bottles of the E&E Black Pepper!
| JOH 0098 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $98 | |
| JOH 0099 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 | |
| JOH 0100 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 | |
| JOH 0101 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 | |
| JOH 0102 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 |
| IAN 0002 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $21 |
| JMO 0327 | 1 BOTTLE5 | Current Bid: $26 | |
| JMO 0328 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 | |
| JMO 0329 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $26 |
TROPHIES - JH96 - DWI 18 Watervale. Bright straw-green; a super-fragrant bouquet is led by citrus fruit, a framework of minerally acidity appearing on the palate in support of the fruit, but in perfect balance. A gold medal at the International Wine Challenge 2009 was followed by three trophies at the Queensland Wine Show 2010.
| SHU 0405 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $20 | |
| SHU 0406 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $24 | |
| SHU 0407 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $20 |
JH94 - Outstanding red-purple; powerful, blackcurrant and cassis fruit in abundance; the tannins are a fraction chunky, but there is no doubt which way the cat will jump as those tannins settle down.
| CHR 0007 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 | |
| CHR 0008 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 | |
| CHR 0014 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $100 | |
| CHR 0015 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $100 |
EXCELLENT - JH94 - Retains good hue; has excellent balance and structure to the array of cassis and blackcurrant fruit, finishing with fine tannins.
| WAY 0252 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| WAY 0250 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| WAY 0247 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| WAY 0246 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| WAY 0245 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| WAY 0244 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 |
TOUR de FORCE - RP96-99 - The Anamorphosis project features Shiraz from Kalimna in the Barossa Valley aged in new oak from four of France’s finest coopers. Like most of the other R Wines, it has exceptionally creative packaging. There will be 100 cases of the 2005 Shiraz which will spend 30 months in new French oak. It was sourced from vineyards with 40- and 100-year-old vines. Opaque purple in color, it offers up an intense perfume of pain grille, scorched earth, tar, licorice, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. Voluptuous, thick rich, and full-bodied, it is a powerful yet seamless expression of Shiraz from a great terroir. It will age effortlessly for 20 years but can be enjoyed young because of its mammoth fruit. It is a winemaking tour de force.
| TUR 0840 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $756 |
JH90 - Mid-garnet; surprisingly elegant and light-bodied; has good flavour and length but seems a fraction under-ripe; better than the other extreme.
| PHO 0017 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
| PHO 0018 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
| PHO 0019 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
| PHO 0020 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
| PHO 0021 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 | |
| PHO 0022 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 |
BEAUTY - JH96 - Deep purple-red hue; has great equilibrium and harmony, partly reflecting its blend of Barossa/Eden Valley grapes and its 20 months in French oak, partly due to moderate alcohol, and a clear decision in the winery not to over-elaborate a wine of considerable beauty; 50 years under screwcap, half that under cork.
| CWA 0031 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $59 | |
| CWA 0032 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $59 | |
| CWA 0033 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $59 | |
| CWA 0034 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $59 | |
| CWA 0035 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $59 | |
| CWA 0036 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $59 |
| NIK 0510 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $96 |
| DON 0096 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $176 |
ABSOLUTE JOY - RP100 - The Laird is Powell’s new baby, coming from a single 5 acre / 2 hectare vineyard of Shiraz in the Marananga sub-region planted in the 1960s that recently became available for contracting. This is a very different wine from Run Rig. What is most striking about it is the combination of power and elegance in this first vintage, coming from a very good year in the Barossa. Matured for 3 years in new Dominique Laurent “Magic Casks” (Troncais French oak barriques with thicker staves designed for the long aging of Shiraz), 2005 The Laird gives a deep garnet color and pronounced nose that shows savory and spice notes over the fruit, with aromas of hung meat, Peking duck, fertile loam, underbrush, tree bark, anise, cumin seed, menthol, dried roses and lavender over warm black cherries, crush blackberries and fruit cake. The tight-knit, full-bodied palate is very fine with a high level of silt-like tannins and crisp acid running through the concentrated fruit and savory flavors, finishing very long with lingering earth and spice notes. At 14.8% declared alcohol, this is by no means one of the biggest wines in the Barossa, but it is most certainly one of the best. It’s an absolute joy to drink now but it is recommended readers give it 4-5 years more in bottle to soften and marry and enjoy it to 2030+.
| CHR 0046 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $600 | |
| CHR 0047 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $600 |
| DON 0197 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $24 | |
| DON 0198 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $24 | |
| DON 0199 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $24 | |
| DON 0200 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $24 | |
| DON 0201 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $24 |
| DON 0222 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $28 |
STRIKINGLY - JH96 - Bright straw-green, it has a strikingly perfumed bouquet of grass, herbs and wild flowers, the palate charged with lemon juice and lemon zest flavours, crisp acid driving the long palate and lingering finish.
| SHU 0229 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $100 |
WUTHERING WEDOUREE - no scores / notes to be found
| JMO 0215 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $78 |
NEEDS 5-10 -JH94 - Slightly lighter colour than the Shiraz, but similar brilliant hue; the mataro/mourvedre tannins are evident, but not trenchantly so; nonetheless, needs 5-10 years to fully unfurl its sails.
| CHR 0067 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $73 | |
| CHR 0068 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $76 |
WUTHERING WEDOUREE - no scores/notes to be found
| JMO 0199 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $80 | |
| JMO 0200 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $80 |
PERFECTLY BALANCED - RP98+ - The 2005 d'Yquem continues to drink beautifully today, evoking aromas of honey, saffron, vanilla pod, apricot, jasmine and orange peel. Full-bodied, sensual and juicy, it’s medium to full-bodied, with a seamless texture and a perfectly balanced palate, finishing fruity and racy. Although still a little closed and in a rather discreet phase, it has magnificent aging potential, and readers with bottles in their cellars should leave them to mature for 10 to 20 years. MUSEUM RELEASE
| XNE 0414 | 1 HALF BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $76 | |
| XNE 0415 | 1 HALF BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $76 | |
| XNE 0427 | 1 HALF BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $76 |
| XNE 2870 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $1749 |
| XNE 2843 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $374 | |
| XNE 2844 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $374 | |
| XNE 2845 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $374 |
| REB 0072 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $41 | |
| REB 0073 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $41 | |
| REB 0074 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $41 | |
| REB 0075 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $41 | |
| REB 0076 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $41 |
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