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Birth Year Wines

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 1955
Shiraz South Australia
Estimate Per Bottle: 15000-15200

MOST DECORATED - PENFOLDS FIVE STAR  - Bin 95Rewards 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 damageCurrent Bid: $8000

DOMAINE LA SOBILANE Red Blend 1955
Red Blend Rivesaltes
Estimate Per Bottle: 380-400

BIG BIRTHDAY TREAT 


MIK
1114
1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $272

PENFOLDS Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 1965
Cabernet Shiraz South Australia
Estimate Per Bottle: 1200-1400

CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence 


NIK
0146
1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine 2010 Clinic & cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $560
NIK
0147
1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder, cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $480

PENFOLDS Bin A55 Dry Red Wine Shiraz Mataro 1965
Shiraz Mataro South Australia
Estimate Per Bottle: 800-1000

AUSTIN A55? - Ask Ford Prefect


NIK
0181
1 BOTTLE Level down approx. 4cm to 5cm & label damageCurrent Bid: $360

PENFOLDS Grange Hermitage Shiraz 1965
Shiraz South Australia
Estimate Per Bottle: 3800-4000

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)


NIK
0192
1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 1994, very high shoulder, label damageCurrent Bid: $1605
NIK
0205
1 BOTTLE Into neck, severe label damage, capsule damageCurrent Bid: $1760
NIK
0350
1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder, cellar damaged label, capsule corrosion, Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 1991Current Bid: $1600

RIVEYRAC White Blend 1965
White Blend Rivesaltes
Estimate Per Bottle: 300-330

BIG BIRTHDAY TREAT 


MIK
1113
1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $232

HUNGERFORD HILL Collection DR 19B Cabernet Sauvignon 1975
Cabernet Sauvignon Pokolbin
Estimate Per Bottle: 70-80
NIK
0480
1 BOTTLE High shoulder & cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $48

PENFOLDS Grange Hermitage Shiraz 1975
Shiraz South Australia
Estimate Per Bottle: 2200-2500

CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence - PENFOLDS FOUR STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink SoonA 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. 


NIK
0437
1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2008, slightly stained labelCurrent Bid: $1600
NIK
0438
1 BOTTLE Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2018, cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $1600
NIK
0439
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $1600

PENFOLDS St Henri Shiraz 1975
Shiraz South Australia
Estimate Per Bottle: 1300-1500

CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence


NIK
0143
1 BOTTLE Into neck & cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $280
NIK
0187
1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder, cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $280
NIK
0406
1 BOTTLE Into neck, slight label damageCurrent Bid: $320
ALC
0015
1 BOTTLE High shoulder & label damageCurrent Bid: $300

WYNNS COONAWARRA ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon 1975
Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra
Estimate Per Bottle: 240-250
NIK
0391
1 BOTTLE Very high shoulder, cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $130

VASSE FELIX The Heytesbury Cabernet Blend 1995
Cabernet Blend Margaret River
Estimate Per Bottle: 90-100

MARVELLOUSLY COMPLEX - JH95Medium to full red-purple; a marvellously complex and rich bouquet with chocolatey/earthy fruit and subtle oak. The fruit comes to the fore on the palate, with rich, sweet blackcurrant and chocolate fruit flavours surrounded by sweet oak, and ample yet soft tannins on the finish


OSC
0013
1 BOTTLE High shoulderCurrent Bid: $55

YALUMBA The Signature Cabernet Shiraz 1995
Cabernet Shiraz Barossa Valley
Estimate Per Bottle: 70-80

FAB 30TH - Great wine with tradition and story to rival Penfolds Grange 


ADA
0033
1 BOTTLE Into neckCurrent Bid: $44

CHATEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 2me Cru Classe 1995
2me Cru Classe Saint Julien
Estimate Per Bottle: 600-650

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 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $400

DUVAL LEROY Vintage Brut 2004
Brut Champagne
Estimate Per Bottle: 100-110
MUL
2138
1 BOTTLE Ex-cellarCurrent Bid: $92
MUL
2139
1 BOTTLE Ex-cellarCurrent Bid: $92
MUL
2140
1 BOTTLE Ex-cellarCurrent Bid: $92

CAPE MENTELLE Wallcliffe Shiraz 2004
Shiraz Margaret River
Estimate Per Bottle: 35-40

LUXURY CLASSIC - JH94Excellent colour, very deep; strongly structured, with complex texture, the black fruits having absorbed the French oak; long palate, finish and aftertaste.


PAO
0030
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $25

CLARENDON HILLS Piggott Range Syrah 2004
Syrah McLaren Vale
Estimate Per Bottle: 350-400

FOR TRUE CONNOISSURS - RP95+ - The 2004 Syrah Piggott Range (from 40-year-old vines) requires 3-4 years of cellaring. This is a powerful, intense Syrah meant for true connoisseurs who have cold cellars as well as enough patience to wait it out. A perfume of crushed rocks, acacia flowers, blackberries, roasted coffee, pepper, spice, bacon fat, and a subtle touch of eucalyptus is followed by a deep, rich, full-bodied wine that should age for 20-25 years.


ACC
15678
1 MAGNUM Level down 5.0 to 6.0cm from cork, signs of past leakingCurrent Bid: $99
ACC
15679
1 MAGNUM Level down 5.0 to 6.0cm from cork, signs of past leakingCurrent Bid: $99

HARDYS Eileen Hardy Shiraz 2004
Shiraz South Australia
Estimate Per Bottle: 150-160
WAY
0264
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $60
WAY
0263
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $60
WAY
0262
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $60
WAY
0261
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $60
WAY
0260
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $60
WAY
0259
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $60

HOUGHTON Gladstones Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River
Estimate Per Bottle: 90-100

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 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $44
JOH
0048
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $44
JOH
0049
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $44
JOH
0050
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $44

HOUGHTON Jack Mann Cabernet Blend 2004
Cabernet Blend Great Southern
Estimate Per Bottle: 500-550

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 MAGNUMCurrent Bid: $232
JOH
0084
1 MAGNUMCurrent Bid: $232
JOH
0085
1 MAGNUM Slight stained labelCurrent Bid: $232
JOH
0086
1 MAGNUMCurrent Bid: $232
JOH
0087
1 MAGNUMCurrent Bid: $232
JOH
0088
1 MAGNUMCurrent Bid: $232

JUNIPER ESTATE Shiraz 2004
Shiraz Margaret River
Estimate Per Bottle: 110-120
XWA
2265
1 MAGNUM Ex-cellarCurrent Bid: $96
XWA
2266
1 MAGNUM Ex-cellarCurrent Bid: $96
XWA
2267
1 MAGNUM Ex-cellarCurrent Bid: $96

LEEUWIN Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2004
Chardonnay Margaret River
Estimate Per Bottle: 300-350

SEAMLESS - JH96 - The fruit literally sings, appropriate given Leeuwin's annual concerts; white peach, nectarine and grapefruit are the s opranos, barrel ferment and mlf the orchestra behind, the result seamless but synergistic - MUSEUM RELEASE


XLE
0973
1 BOTTLE Ex-cellarCurrent Bid: $214
XLE
0993
1 BOTTLE Ex-cellarCurrent Bid: $214
XLE
1006
1 BOTTLE Ex-cellarCurrent Bid: $214

MOSS WOOD Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River
Estimate Per Bottle: 4000-4500

STAR FLEET COMMAND - Mission Moss Wood, boldly going were no Wine Fam has been before  - BIG THING MAGESTIC MONUMENT - House Score 9/10 - JH95 - Classic, austere regional/varietal expression; curiously, the grip is more evident on entry than on the finish and aftertaste, thanks to superfine tannins. NB 6l Imperial - Freight restrictions 


PMU
0019
1 IMPERIAL Ex-cellar - Freight only to buyers in Western AustraliaEx-cellarCurrent Bid: $3528

PENFOLDS Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2004
Cabernet Shiraz South Australia
Estimate Per Bottle: 80-90

PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2040 Medium-deep crimson. Fresh dark cherry/kirsch, blackcurrant and mocha aromas with graphite notes. Inky and seductive with smooth and sweet dark cherry and cassis flavours, fine satin-like textures, superb inky complexity and espresso oak notes. Finishes firm. A classic Bin 389 year with superb vinosity and maturation characters. “Expansive with highly floral aromatics, cherry and redcurrant fruits and spice cake notes. Gets better and better with air.” (JR) “A dark fruit profile with liquorice, lavender and cedar notes. Sinewy and finely tapered with gently gritty tannins.” (NR)


SRO
0479
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $52
SRO
0480
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $52
SRO
0481
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $65

PENFOLDS Bin 60a Cabernet Shiraz 2004
Cabernet Shiraz Coonawarra Barossa Valley
Estimate Per Bottle: 1000-1100

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.


EDW
0001
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $516
JOE
0024
1 BOTTLE Slight cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $492
JOE
0025
1 BOTTLE Slight cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $492
JOE
0026
1 BOTTLE Slight cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $500
WAY
0074
1 BOTTLE BOXEDCurrent Bid: $760

PENFOLDS Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Cabernet Sauvignon Barossa Valley
Estimate Per Bottle: 700-750

FABULOUS - RP97 - It’s not known exactly when the Kalimna Block 42 was planted but there are suggestions that the vines existed during the latter part of the 19th Century. They could be the oldest Cabernet vines in the world, although the famous Metala Cabernet vineyard in Langhorne Creek was known to have been planted in 1891 so could very well pre-date Kalimna. Regardless, I’ve been there and the vines are truly old. Only very rarely does Penfolds release this as a single vineyard wine, when the Cabernet is so fabulous it can’t possibly be blended. The 2004 Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet Sauvignon was such a vintage. Matured in 100% new American hogsheads for 13 months, it displays a very deep garnet-purple color and profoundly earthy / gamey aromas over black cherry preserves, creme de cassis plus scents of leather, pencil shavings, Mediterranean herbs, black truffles, underbrush and black olives. The elegant, medium-bodied palate is tightly-knit and led by structure with a high level of grainy tannins, very high acid and a long earthy finish. Approachable now, it should continue to evolve and drink to 2025+.


JOE
0016
1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged labelCurrent Bid: $456
WAY
0082
1 BOTTLE BOXEDCurrent Bid: $460

PENFOLDS RWT Shiraz 2004
Shiraz Barossa Valley
Estimate Per Bottle: 130-140

PENFOLDS FIVE STAR - Rewards of Patience - Drink now to 2035 Medium-deep crimson. Attractive dark cherry, plum and praline aromas with hint of tar. Plush and concentrated with dark cherry, plum, blackberry, rich dark chocolate and tarry flavours, fine-dense satin tannins and underlying roasted chestnut and vanilla oak. Chalky dry finish with attractive mineral length. “Fresh black fruits progressively unfurl their sails. A powerfully complete wine.” (JH) “A gorgeous wine with beautiful dark fruits and polished velvety tannins.” (JR)


MIC
0014
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $92
KEL
0222
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $85
KEL
0223
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $85
KEL
0224
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $85
KEL
0225
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $85
KEL
0226
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $85
KEL
0227
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $85

PIERRO Reserve Cabernet Merlot 2004
Cabernet Merlot Margaret River
Estimate Per Bottle: 80-90

BEAUTIFUL - JH96A beautiful wine, intriguingly more elegant than the Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot LTCf, with a silky fragrance and mouthfeel, the accent on a rainbow of red fruits, the tannins exceptionally fine.


WAY
0239
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $70
WAY
0240
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $58
WAY
0238
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $58
WAY
0237
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $58
WAY
0234
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $58
WAY
0235
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $58

WYNNS COONAWARRA ESTATE White Label Shiraz 2004
Shiraz Coonawarra
Estimate Per Bottle: 20-25
PAO
0044
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $5
PAO
0045
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $5
PAO
0046
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $5
PAO
0047
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $5
PAO
0048
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $5
PAO
0049
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $5

CHATEAU BELLEVUE MONDOTTE Grand Cru 2004
Grand Cru Saint Emilion
Estimate Per Bottle: 500-600
XDV
0026
1 BOTTLE Ex-cellarCurrent Bid: $374

CHATEAU CLOS LES LUNELLES 2004
Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux
Estimate Per Bottle: 110-120
ACC
16562
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $94
ACC
16563
1 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $94

CHATEAU LA MISSION HAUT BRION Cru Classe 2004
Cru Classe Graves
Estimate Per Bottle: 650-700

OUTSTANDING - RP90While 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 BOTTLECurrent Bid: $336