| Australian | 2724 |
| Burgundy | 730 |
| Italian | 451 |
| Bordeaux | 218 |
| Champagne | 205 |
| New Zealand | 166 |
| Rhone | 131 |
| France | 126 |
| Chablis | 105 |
| Imported | 98 |
| Port | 72 |
| Sauternes / Barsac | 29 |
| Spirits | 28 |
| Whisky | 8 |
| Total Lots: | 5091 |
| CORIOLE Mary Kathleen Reserve | 2013 |
| CORIOLE Mary Kathleen Reserve | 2013 |
| CORIOLE Mary Kathleen Reserve | 2013 |
| CORIOLE Mary Kathleen Reserve | 2013 |
| CORIOLE Mary Kathleen Reserve | 2013 |
| CORIOLE Mary Kathleen Reserve | 2013 |
| CORIOLE Mary Kathleen Reserve | 2016 |
| NOON WINERY Reserve | 2010 |
| WYNNS COONAWARRA ESTATE | 1996 |
| CLARENDON HILLS Blewitt Springs ... | 2015 |
| PENFOLDS Grange |
| HENSCHKE Hill of Grace |
OLD GOLD - valued at $10-15K - 1836 oldest vintage EVER at Sterling - Battle of the Alamo in Texas and Charles Darwin was on the Beagle in the Pacific - recent bottling. 1970's?
| KNS 0326 | 1 BOTTLE BOXED | Current Bid: $6385 |
IN & OUT - Rare allocations - New releases "rationed" to try and meet demand - not enough Dukes premium Riesling to go around - snap it up
| ACC 6386 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 | |
| ACC 6387 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 | |
| ACC 6388 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 | |
| ACC 6389 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 | |
| ACC 6390 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 | |
| ACC 6391 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $33 |
IN & OUT - Rare allocations - New releases "rationed" to try and meet demand - not enough Grosset Polish Hill to go around - snap it up - 2019 is a tiny, super quality vintage - and MAGNUMS!
A JOKE? - JH94 crowd pleasing Shiraz for pennies? - have the last laugh - You Jest? JH notes - Estate-grown at the southern end of McLaren Vale near the seaside town of Aldinga, cooled by sea breezes. The crimson-purple colour leads the way for a wine of considerable intensity and length, nimbly stepping around any sledgehammer blows of full-bodied shiraz. Elegance? Yes, but modesty might be a better one-word description, value another.
| ACC 6751 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $9 | |
| ACC 6752 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $9 | |
| ACC 6746 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $9 | |
| ACC 6743 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $9 | |
| ACC 6740 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $9 | |
| ACC 6738 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $9 |
IMORTAL? - Brother to Bin 60a? - The 1967 Penfolds Bin7 is a legend - the greatest ever? Likely 2nd after the bin 60a 1962 - Cabernet Shiraz as a Penfolds world beater
GRANGE GAME CHANGER - The great 1990 Grange - Wine Spectator wine of the year - Put Oz Premium Shiraz on the map and the industry on the Premiumisation path - Now rare and in demand - Sterling even offering a Clinic 2014 grad.
SECRET SUPERSTAR - The contender that never got a shot at the title - Father Grange, Peter Gago, cant pick between 1990 and 1991 Grange - Which do I prefer – the 1990 or 1991? These two vintages are both evocative expressions of Grange. It’s difficult to pick. This week I favour…’
VERY SPECIAL - Looks brand new - Perfect capsule and label
| KNS 0294 | 1 BOTTLE High shoulder | Current Bid: $4800 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
| SKO 0027 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds red wine clinic 2018, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $1600 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
| SKO 0028 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds red wine clinic 2018, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $2312 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
| BEN 0054 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds red wine clinic 2012, severe label damage | Current Bid: $942 | |
| SKO 0029 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds red wine clinic 2018, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $1960 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
| SPU 0015 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds red wine clinic 1994, into neck, cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $458 |
PERFECT 40TH - Hot property - lots of folks want this one
| MK5 0001 | 1 BOTTLE High shoulder | Current Bid: $800 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
| ALL 0056 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds red wine clinic 2014, slight cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $419 |
CLINIC CERTIFICATION - Buy with confidence
| ALL 0057 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds red wine clinic 2014, slight label damage | Current Bid: $419 | |
| ALL 0059 | 1 BOTTLE Penfolds red wine clinic 2014 | Current Bid: $419 |
BIG JIM IS A ROOSTER - this is one to crow about - JH95 and smooth words from Ned Goodwin - Crafted from select shiraz sourced from the Wark family's Stonewell site, this is a burly red invoking a Barossan classicism, while glimpsing a fresher zeitgeist. Some sexy oak, nicely toasted, is bundled together with kirsch liqueur and blue fruit allusions. The finish is persuasive, but what is truly hedonistic is the expansive sweetness across the wine's core, somewhat akin to drinking mulberry pie with some bitter chocolate thrown in. Creamy oak tannins wrap it all up nicely. A manicured package of rich fruit and well positioned oak for those who like it smooth.
| ACC 6763 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $31 | |
| ACC 6762 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $31 | |
| ACC 6759 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $31 | |
| ACC 6758 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $31 | |
| ACC 6757 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $31 | |
| ACC 6761 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $31 |
IN & OUT - Rare allocations - New releases "rationed" to try and meet demand - not enough Tolpuddle Chardonnay to go around - snap it up - The Tolpuddle star is rising - The hottest name in the game
| ACC 6683 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| ACC 6684 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| ACC 6685 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| ACC 6686 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| ACC 6687 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 | |
| ACC 6688 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $64 |
IN & OUT - Rare allocations - New releases "rationed" to try and meet demand - not enough "super trendy" Tolpuddle Pinot Noir to go around - snap it up - The Tolpuddle star is rising - The hottest name in the game
MUSEUM PIECE - WORK OF ART? - Smartest 60th? - Not Penfolds Grange BUT; in so many ways, even more historic and valuable - 1959 Wynns Cabernet - looking good!
| MK5 0003 | 1 BOTTLE High shoulder | Current Bid: $560 |
RIDDOCH MAGNUM 1982 BY ANOTHER NAME - Special commemorative bottling of 1982 John Riddoch for the retiring Wynns MD Frank Devine (just 160 bottles were produced, all gifted to dignitaries) - Wine maker John Wade has verified the contents as the iconic / record breaking 1982 John Riddoch - NB - Label does NOT reference John Riddoch
| MK5 0004 | 1 MAGNUM HIgh shoulder | Current Bid: $640 |
SMART BORDEAUX - Ready to go -2002 produced some great wines and great value - particularly compared to mad prices for recent releases
| RHU 0588 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $120 |
SMART BORDEAUX - Ready to go -2002 produced some great wines and great value - particularly compared to mad prices for recent releases
| RHU 0594 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $700 |
SMART BORDEAUX - Ready to go -2002 produced some great wines like the Lafite - RP94 - Check the notes - A brilliant offering and a candidate for wine of the vintage, this is classic Lafite that reminded me somewhat of the 1976, although the vintage conditions were completely different. This is a medium-weight, quintessentially elegant style of Lafite with notes of lead pencil shavings/graphite along with black currants, plums, and crushed rocks/mineral. Wonderfully pure, dense, with a deep ruby/purple color and loads of fruit, definition, and a long finish, this is a brilliant, elegant Lafite Rothschild that builds incrementally in the mouth and has more power and density than it initially seems. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2025.
| RHU 0589 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $800 |
SMART BORDEAUX - Ready to go -2002 produced some great wines like the Latour - RP96 - Check the notes - The wine of the vintage? There are only 10,000 cases of this extraordinarily rich, dense 2002 that is as powerful as the 2003 (even the alcohol levels are nearly the same, 12.85%) . It is dark ruby/purple to the rim, with notes of English walnuts, crushed rocks, black currants, and forest floor, dense, full-bodied, and opulent, yet classic with spectacular aromatics, marvelous purity, and a full-bodied finish that lasts just over 50+ seconds. Huge richness and the sweetness of the tannin are somewhat deceptive as this wine seems set for a long life. Administrator Frederic Engerer seems to be more pleased with what Latour achieved in 2002 than in any other recent vintage. Hats off to him for an extraordinary accomplishment in a vintage that wouldn’t have been expected to produce the raw materials to achieve something at this level of quality. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2045.
| RHU 0593 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $700 |
SMART BORDEAUX - Ready to go -2002 produced some great wines like the Barton - RP92 - Check the notes - Even better from bottle than from cask, and one of the finest wines of the vintage, this dense purple-colored 2002 reveals wonderfully sweet notes of charcoal, fresh mushrooms, smoke, earth, leather, cassis, and cedar. Full-bodied, highly extracted, broodingly backward, dense, and deep, this impressively endowed offering is built for the long term. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028. One of the classic wines of Bordeaux and still realistically priced, Leoville-Barton is becoming increasingly popular because of the extraordinary quality/price ratio it offers.
| RHU 0591 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $112 |
SMART BORDEAUX - Ready to go -2002 produced some great wines
| RHU 0587 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $92 |
SMART BORDEAUX - Ready to go -2002 produced some great wines like the Margaux - RP93 - Check the notes - Performing better from bottle than at any time in cask (which of course is the objective of great winemaking, isn’t it?), this wine reveals a dense ruby/purple color in a style somewhat reminiscent of the 1988 but with more power, concentration, and volume. It has a beautifully elegant nose of black fruits intermixed with truffle, flower, and oak. The wine is medium to full-bodied, dense, with wonderful precision, freshness, and a long, full-bodied finish with impressive levels of concentration. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2030.
| RHU 0595 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $680 |
SMART BORDEAUX - Ready to go -2002 produced some great wines like the Mouton - RP91 - Check the notes - Tasted blind as a vintage comparison at the Valandraud vertical, the 2002 Mouton-Rothschild is a wine that burned brightly in its youth, though recent encounters suggest that maybe it is beginning to flag as it enters what you might call middle age. Here, it has a conservative bouquet with blackberry, cedar, warm bricks and melted tar aromas - an unfussy, uncomplicated, quite serious Pauillac bouquet. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity. It feels lively on the entry with fine tannin, a Mouton that is nimble on its feet with a gentle grip towards the finish, which offers a satisfying aftertaste of spice and clove. It does not mirror some of the outstanding bottles I consumed within the first decade of its life, and peering into this First Growth, it is difficult to see whether it will repay those who cellar it longer. Tasted December 2016.
| RHU 0592 | 1 BOTTLE Cellar damaged label | Current Bid: $680 |
SMART BORDEAUX - Ready to go -2002 produced some great wines like the Palmer - RP94 - Check the notes - A successful wine for the vintage, this blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 8% Petit Verdot boasts complex notes of menthol, black currants, plums, licorice, and a hint of cappuccino in its stunning aromatics. Dense, medium to full-bodied, with high levels of tannin in a big, full-bodied style (much in the spirit of such classic Bordeaux vintages as 1966, 1986, and 1996), this wine possesses superb purity and serious length, but should be purchased only by those with considerable patience and a good, cold cellar, since it will need plenty of time. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028.
| RHU 0584 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $207 |
SMART BORDEAUX - Ready to go -2002 produced some great wines like the Pichon Comtesse - RP94 - Check the notes - One of the best wines of the vintage, this is a classic Pauillac that is a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Petit Verdot. Dense ruby/purple in color with a glorious nose of melted licorice, lavender, barbecue smoke, black currants, and graphite, the wine is tannic, classically structured with an opaque ruby/purple color, beautiful definition, and a 1996-ish personality. This deep, full-bodied, elegant yet powerful 2002 should age handsomely for over two decades. Some patience will be required since this vintage exhibits more muscle and virility than normal. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025.
| RHU 0590 | 1 BOTTLE | Current Bid: $160 |
SMART BORDEAUX - Ready to go -2002 produced some great wines like the Rauzan Segla - RP90 - Check the notes - 53% of the crop made it into this blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. An outstanding wine with a dark ruby/purple color and more power, richness, and concentration than its younger sibling, the 2002 reveals outstanding potential, exhibiting plenty of concentrated black currant fruit with some vanilla, herbs, and licorice. It has about the same level of tannin as the 2003, but seems to have sweeter fruit and more mid-palate and length. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2022
| RHU 0585 | 1 BOTTLE Slight label damage | Current Bid: $116 |
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