September 2023 Auction

Fonseca 1970 Vintage Port / Matthew Gloag and Son 12x75cl

1970 vintage Port from the house of Fonseca. Shipped, matured and bottled by Matthew Gloag and Son.

Vintage Port is a specific style of Ruby Port which is made only in exceptional years and from the ripest grapes. The fermented wine is fortified before being aged for 2 years in massive oak vats which preserve the ripe fruit character. Upon bottling, the wines continue to age and can reward patient maturation for many decades.

Fonseca was founded in 1815 and is considered one of the leading Port wine companies, famed for its Vintage Port since their first release in 1840.

Please see condition report regarding this lot.

Please note that there shall be a shipping charge for 12 bottles applied to this lot.

Fonseca 1970 Vintage Port / Matthew Gloag and Son 8x75cl

1970 vintage Port from the house of Fonseca. Shipped, matured and bottled by Matthew Gloag and Son.

Vintage Port is a specific style of Ruby Port which is made only in exceptional years and from the ripest grapes. The fermented wine is fortified before being aged for 2 years in massive oak vats which preserve the ripe fruit character. Upon bottling, the wines continue to age and can reward patient maturation for many decades.

Fonseca was founded in 1815 and is considered one of the leading Port wine companies, famed for its Vintage Port since their first release in 1840.

Please see condition report regarding this lot.

Please note that there shall be a shipping charge for 8 bottles applied to this lot.

Frank Family Vineyards 'Winston Hill' 2003 Rutherford, Napa Valley 9x75cl

A left-bank Bordeaux style blend from the Rutherford AVA, located within California's renowned Napa Valley: aged for a prolonged period in French oak barrels. 

First released in 1998, Winston Hill, which takes it's name from the estates vineyard, is typically a full blend of Cabernet Sauvignon 85%+ with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot.

Please note that there shall be a shipping charge for 9 bottles applied to this lot.

Frank Family Vineyards 'Winston Hill' 2003 Rutherford, Napa Valley 12x75cl

A left-bank Bordeaux style blend from the Rutherford AVA, located within California's renowned Napa Valley: aged for a prolonged period in French oak barrels. 

First released in 1998, Winston Hill, which takes it's name from the estates vineyard, is typically a full blend of Cabernet Sauvignon 85%+ with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot.

Please note that there shall be a shipping charge for 12 bottles applied to this lot.

F. Protheau & Fils 'Cuvée François de Salins' 1978 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru / Hospices De Beaune

Chardonnay from the iconic Grand Cru vineyard and appellation of Corton-Charlemagne within the subregion of Côte-de-Beaune, Burgundy.

Cuvée François de Salins was produced by François Protheau & Fils on behalf of the world-famous Hospices De Beaune charitable wine auction.

The average age of the Corton-Charlemagne vines is approximately 50+ years. The wines are typically aged in traditional oak barrels, new oak use varies depending on the winery. 

Ferrari Centanni Brut 1995 Trentino Alto

A rare bottle of Ferrari 1995 Centanni by F.lli Lunelli. This special edition was disgorged in 2002 to celebrate the centenary of the winery.

Made from 100% Chardonnay grapes and produced by the classic Champagne method (Metodo Classico),

Yalumba 'FDR1A' 2000s Barossa Valley 6x75cl

Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz blend from the Eden Valley in South Australia; matured in French oak barrels for 15 months.

This lot contains 5x 2004 and 1x 2006 vintage. 

Please note that there shall be a shipping charge for 6 bottles applied to this lot.

Wine Correspondence & Invoices x18 / 1844 - 1909

Eighteen very interesting and historical wine correspondence and invoices dating from 1844 to 1909.

Wine Society Quinta Da Foz 1970 Portugal

A rare Vintage Port from Quinta Da Foz bottled for the Wine Society.

Wine Correspondence & Invoices x17 / 1861 - 1907

Seventeen very interesting and historical wine correspondence and invoices dating from 1861 to 1907.

Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Trocken 2011 Mosel 3x75cl

Dry Riesling from the single vineyard, Juffer-Sonnenuhr by the village of Brauneberg on the southern bank of the famous Mosel river.

Please note that there shall be a shipping charge for 3 bottles applied to this lot.

Warre's 1980 Vintage Port

Vintage Port is a specific style of Ruby Port which is made only in exceptional years and from the ripest grapes.  The fermented wine is fortified before being aged for 2 years in massive oak vats which preserve the ripe fruit character.  Upon bottling, the wines continue to age and can reward patient maturation for many decades.

1980 Vintage; Bottled 1982.

William Fevre \"Grenouilles\" 2002 Chablis Grand-Cru 

Chardonnay from the renowned Grand Cru vineyard of Grenouilles, within the iconic French appellation of Chablis; Matured for 14-15 months including 5-6 months on fine lees in French oak barrels for around half of the cuvée.

Chablis is one of the most well-known wine regions in France producing famous Chardonnay, which unlike other Chardonnay wines, rarely uses oak-ageing.

The Grenouilles vineyard is the smallest Climat in the Chablis Grand Cru appellation, covering less than 10 hectares. 

Wine Society The Society's Crusted Port / Bottled 1972

Crusted Ports are Ruby Ports blended from multiple vintages, matured in oak casks for a period of approximately 3 years before being bottled without filtration. During normal filtration, grape sediment would be removed from the Port; without filtration, this sediment remains within the wine, eventually forming a solid crust which adds slight complexity. The premise behind Crusted Ports is to achieve a wine which falls somewhere between a normal Ruby and a Late Bottled Vintage Port in terms of complexity and flavour development.

F. Protheau & Fils Cuvee Billardet 1978 Pommard / Hospices De Beaune

Pinot Noir from the Burgundian appellation of Pommard.

This 1978 vintage of Cuvee Billardet was produced by François Protheau & Fils on behalf of the world-famous Hospices De Beaune charitable wine auction.

Fontodi 'Case Via' Syrah 2009 Colli della Toscana Centrale, Tuscany

Syrah from the Tuscan (Toscana) wine-region of Italy: aged for 10 months in used oak barriques. 

Frank Cornelissen 'Munjebel' No. 8 Etna Rosso 2010-2011 Etna

100% Nerello Mascalese made from a blend of the 2010 and 2011 vintages from the Etna DOC located on the Italian island of Sicily.

Etna covers the slopes of Mount Etna, the 3330 meter volcano (the biggest active volcano in Europe) that dominates the Italian island of Sicily. 

Frank Cornelissen wines are sold without a seal over the cork. Cork type and markings are correct for this bottle.

Faustino I 1994 Rioja Gran Reserva

Tempranillo dominant blend from the Rioja region in northern Spain. Classified as a Gran Reserva, this wine was matured for a minimum period of 24 months in oak barrels.

Rioja is arguably Spain's top wine region and is one of only two regions classified under the Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa) system. Other than Tempranillo and Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo (Carignan) are also used in the red wines of Rioja. 

Weingut Josef Spreitzer Lenchen Riesling Spatlese 2018 Rheingau 4x75cl

Dry Riesling from the single vineyard of Domdechaney, located in the Rheingau region of west-central Germany: aged in 80% large wooden barrels and 20% stainless steel. 

Wynns Cabernet Sauvignon 1976 Coonawarra

The Coonawarra region, located roughly halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne in South Australia, is famed for it's Terra Rossa - red earth.  The hot climate and this unique soil suit Cabernet Sauvignon particularly well.

Founded by Scottish Pioneer John Riddoch in 1891, Wynns is the oldest winery in the Coonawarra region. David Wynn purchased the winery and vineyards in 1951 and renamed it, Wynns Coonawarra Estate.

Yalumba The Octavius Shiraz 2004 Barossa Valley

Matured in Yalumba coopered oak octaves; the inspiration behind the name of this wine from Australia's famous Barossa Valley, located to the north of Adelaide.

Wynns \"John Riddoch\" Cabernet Sauvignon 1994 Coonawarra

Cabernet Sauvignon from the Coonawarra region, located roughly halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne in South Australia.

Frank Family Vineyards Chardonnay 2005 Napa Valley 2x75cl

Chardonnay from California's renowned Napa Valley.

Please note that there shall be a shipping charge for 2 bottles applied to this lot.

Yabby Lake Vineyard 'Single Block Release' Pinot Noir 2015 Mornington Peninsula

Australian Pinot Noir from the single block of Block 1 within the Yabby Lake Vineyard from the Mornington Peninsula wine region of south of Melbourne, Victoria: matured for approximately 12 months in  20% new French oak puncheons. 

Fletcher's 40 Year Old Tawny Port

Tawny Port is a particular style of Port in which the fortified wines are aged for a number of years in small oak casks.  This process of deliberate and careful oxidative maturation imparts typical characteristics of stewed fruits, nuts and leather. The wines do not age or improve further upon bottling.

This Port was matured for an average of 40 years prior to bottling in 2021.

Jouffreau Jean 'Clos De Gamot' 1994 Cahors 3x75cl

Old vine Côt (aka Malbec) from single vineyard of Clos de Gamot, within the appellation of Cahors in the southwest of France. Matured in oak barrels between 18 to 24 months.

Note- one vintage date label is missing. It is assumed these are all from the 1994 vintage.

Please note that there shall be a shipping charge for 3 bottles applied to this lot.

Wirra Wirra Vineyards Chook Block Shiraz 2002 McLaren Vale

Shiraz from the McLaren Vale region of South Australia.

From Wirra Wirra's own biodynamically farmed Chook Block Vineyard, containing very small parcels of exceptionally intense, high quality fruit.

Yalumba \"The Signature\" Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2005 Barossa

Premium blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz from the renowned Barossa Valley wine-region, located just north of Adelaide; Matured for 22 months in a combination of American-, French- and Hungarian Oak barrels.

Ferreira 'Duque De Bragança' 20 Year Old Tawny Port

Tawny Port aged for 20 years from the house of Ferreira.

Tawny Port is a particular style of Port in which the fortified wines are aged for a number of years in small oak casks.  This process of deliberate and careful oxidative maturation imparts typical characteristics of stewed fruits, nuts and leather.  The wines do not age or improve further upon bottling.

Woodlands Reserve Cabernet Merlot 2005 Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend from the 10 hectare Woodland vineyard within the Wilyabrup sub-region of Margaret River of Western Australia.

Wirra Wirra Vineyards 'R.S.W.' Shiraz 1996 McLaren Vale

Shiraz from the McLaren Vale region of South Australia.

Warwick Estate 'Trilogy' 1997 Stellenbosch

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot from South Africa's renowned Stellenbosch wine-region.