| Australian | 2432 |
| Italian | 908 |
| Burgundy | 770 |
| Imported | 542 |
| Bordeaux | 451 |
| New Zealand | 359 |
| Champagne | 277 |
| Rhone | 212 |
| Sauternes / Barsac | 183 |
| France | 159 |
| Chablis | 100 |
| Port | 53 |
| Whisky | 37 |
| Spirits | 36 |
| Total Lots: | 6519 |
| SIMONE SCALETTA Chirlet | 2017 |
| SIMONE SCALETTA Chirlet | 2017 |
| SIMONE SCALETTA Chirlet | 2017 |
| PERRIER JOUET Blason de France | NV |
| HENSCHKE Hill of Grace | 1989 |
| HENSCHKE Hill of Grace | 2016 |
| PENFOLDS Grange | 2012 |
| PENFOLDS Grange Hermitage | 1973 |
| CULLEN Diana Madeline | 2022 |
| ELDERTON Command Single Vineyard | 2004 |
| HIGHLAND PARK 40 Year Old | NV |
| PENFOLDS Grange Hermitage Bin 46 | 1959 |
| PENFOLDS Grange Hermitage | 1955 |
| CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD | 1986 |
| CHATEAU LAFLEUR | 2010 |
| CHATEAU LAFLEUR | 2010 |
| DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU | 2010 |
| CHATEAU MARGAUX | 2015 |
| DOMAINE MONGEARD MUGNERET | 1999 |
| CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD | 1996 |
| 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.
HARDYS Reserve Bin M804 Vintage Port 1966SIXTY - WOW - The Best? 60th Pressie - Guaranteed to WOW everyone at the Big Birthday celebration - Made when Aussie Fortified was King of the Vines
| GGR 0199 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $299 |
CLINIC 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 |
| GGR 0204 | 1 BOTTLE Mid shoulder, cellar damaged label, corroded capsule | Current Bid: $49 |
FIFTY - WOW - The best? 50th Pressie - Guaranteed to WOW everyone at the Big Birthday celebration - Made when Aussie Fortified was King of the Vines
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: $301 | |
| NIK 0640 | 1 MAGNUM Into neck, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $300 | |
| NIK 0641 | 1 MAGNUM High shoulder, cellar damaged label, weeping | Current Bid: $240 |
FORTUNATE FIFTY - Classic from the time when Wolf's Black Label RULED
| NIK 0582 | 1 BOTTLE Mid shoulder, label damage | Current Bid: $160 |
| XNE 2965 | 1 BOTTLE Museum Release - Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $449 | |
| XNE 2963 | 1 BOTTLE Museum Release - Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $449 | |
| XNE 2962 | 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 |
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 2796 | 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.
| SHU 0498 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $60 |
| SHU 0504 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $80 |
| SHU 0109 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $28 | |
| SHU 0110 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $28 |
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 |
PERFECT 30 BIRTHDAY PRESSIE - MOVE FAST - ALL GONE - TOO GOOD TO LAST IN THE CELLAR
PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2050 . Deep crimson. Fresh smoky coffee, mocha, blackberry and graphite aromas with liquorice herb garden/sage complexity. Generous and supple with dark cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, dark plum fruits and fine plentiful chalky tannins, sweet mocha and vanilla oak, superb mid-palate density and salted liquorice/grilled nut complexity. Finishes grainy firm with persistent sweet apricot, mulberry fruit. One of the great vintages of the 1990s. 94 percent shiraz, 6 percent cabernet sauvignon. Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley), Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and Magill Estate (Adelaide). Maturation of Grange temporarily discontinued at Magill. “Gridlock tannins indicate the wine is caught between adolescence and maturity. Leave it for a while.” (JH) “Bright and elegant with balsamic blueberry and blackberry fruits and pretty cedar spice notes. Mature palate with attractive richness, fine firm tannins and savoury complexity.” (FW)
| GGR 0208 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $999 | |
| JOS 0001 | 1 BOTTLE Faded label, slight label damage | Current Bid: $600 |
MOUNT BARKER CLASSIC - PLANTAGENET PIONEERS
| GIG 0095 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 | |
| GIG 0096 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 | |
| GIG 0097 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 | |
| GIG 0098 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 | |
| GIG 0099 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 | |
| GIG 0100 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 |
MOUNT BARKER CLASSIC - PLANTAGENET PIONEERS
| GIG 0101 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 | |
| GIG 0102 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 | |
| GIG 0103 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 | |
| GIG 0104 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 | |
| GIG 0105 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 | |
| GIG 0106 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 |
| NIK 0623 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $96 |
| GGR 0205 | 1 BOTTLE Slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $1499 |
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 2795 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $3549 |
PERFECT 30 PRESSIE - BEAUTIFUL - RP98 - When I used to drink this wine as a student, it generally left me a bit cold, but several recent bottles of the 1996 Château Margaux lead me to think that I must have had bad luck with a poorly stored batch of bottles. Along with Haut-Brion, Margaux is the most forward of the 1996 first growths, offering up an expressive bouquet of creamy cassis fruit mingled with cigar wrapper, sweet spices, espresso roast and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, suave and fleshy, with melting tannins and a long, expansive finish, it's in a beautiful place today
| GGR 0206 | 1 BOTTLE Slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $2499 |
| SHU 0067 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $64 |
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: $96 | |
| JOH 0099 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $96 | |
| JOH 0100 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $96 | |
| JOH 0101 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $96 | |
| JOH 0102 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $96 |
| JMO 0327 | 1 BOTTLE5 | Current Bid: $25 | |
| JMO 0328 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 | |
| JMO 0329 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $25 |
| EST 0002 | 1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder | Current Bid: $54 |
| ALP 0001 | 1 MAGNUM BOXED | Current Bid: $760 |
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: $34 | |
| WAY 0250 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $34 | |
| WAY 0247 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $34 | |
| WAY 0246 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $34 | |
| WAY 0245 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $34 | |
| WAY 0244 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $34 |
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: $738 |
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 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 0034 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $56 | |
| CWA 0035 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $56 | |
| CWA 0036 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $56 |
| DON 0096 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $170 |
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: $592 | |
| CHR 0047 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $592 |
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: $68 | |
| CHR 0068 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $68 |
WUTHERING WEDOUREE - no scores/notes to be found
| JMO 0199 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $76 | |
| JMO 0200 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $76 |
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 0427 | 1 HALF BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $76 | |
| XNE 0415 | 1 HALF BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $76 | |
| XNE 0414 | 1 HALF BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $76 |
| XNE 2826 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $1749 |
| XNE 2797 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $374 | |
| XNE 2798 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $374 | |
| XNE 2799 | 1 BOTTLE Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $374 |
| REB 0072 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| REB 0073 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| REB 0074 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| REB 0075 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 | |
| REB 0076 | 1 HALF BOTTLE | Current Bid: $38 |
| XNE 2977 | 1 BOTTLE Museum Release - Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $174 | |
| XNE 2976 | 1 BOTTLE Museum Release - Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $174 | |
| XNE 2975 | 1 BOTTLE Museum Release - Ex-cellar | Current Bid: $174 |
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