September 2023 Auction

Truchard Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 Carneros, Napa Valley 4x75cl

Cabernet Sauvignon dominant Bordeaux-style blend from the (Los) Carneros AVA located within California's renowned Napa Valley

Please note that there shall be a shipping charge for 4 bottles applied to this lot.

Two Hands 'Zippy's Block' Shiraz 2005 Barossa Valley

Single vineyard Shiraz from 'Zippy's Block' within the Roennfeldt Road vineyard located in Australia's famed Barossa Valley just north of Adelaide: matured in used French oak for 18 months.

Turley 'Duarte' Zinfandel 2002 Contra Costa County, California

Zinfandel dominant blend from the Contra Costa County AVA California of the larger Central Coast of California. 

First released in 1995, Duarte pays homage to Joe Duarte, a prominent grape grower in Contra Costa. It is made from old vines planted from 1890 to 1960 and is made from a full blend of Carignane, Granache, Mataro Carignane, Granache and Mataro: matured for 15 months in 20% new oak barrels. 

Tommasi 'Poggio al Tufo' Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Maremma Toscana 6x75cl

100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Maremma Toscana region of Tuscany (Toscana), Italy: aged for 12 months in Slavonian oak barrels. 

Made from grapes grown on the Poggio al Tufo estate in Pitigliano.

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

Two Hands 'Zippy's Block' Shiraz 2008 Barossa Valley

Single vineyard Shiraz from 'Zippy's Block' within the Roennfeldt Road vineyard located in Australia's famed Barossa Valley just north of Adelaide: matured in used French oak for 18 months.

Taittinger Brut Reserve NV Champagne

Non-vintage Champagne from the renowned House of Taittinger.

Taittinger is one of the last great independent Champagne Houses owned and managed by the same family named on the label, currently overseen by Vitalie Taittinger. Taittinger's history can be traced back to 1734, when it was originally known as Forest-Fourneaux, making the house the third oldest Champagne producer in history.

Taittinger Brut Réserve is assembled from more than 35 crus and is a blend of Chardonnay (40%) and Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier (60%). In relation to sparkling wines, the term \"Reserve\" asserts that older (reserved) wines have been included in the multi-vintage blend.

Krohn 1995 LBV Port

1995 Late Bottled Vintage Port from the house of Krohn. Bottled in 1999.

Late Bottled Vintage Port (LBV) is a specific style of Ruby Port in which the fortified wine - from a single, specified vintage - is aged for an extended period of time before bottling.  Unlike Vintage Ports, LBV Ports do not continue to mature in the bottle.

Krohn Port House was founded in 1865 by two Norwegian cousins. Over the following 150 years, the firm built up an outstanding reputation for its cask-aged Ports, in particular its colheitas and single harvest tawnies. Today the port house produces a full range from White Port, Ruby, Vintage, Late Bottled Vintage, Tawny to old Colheitas. 

Ken Forrester 'The FMC' Chenin Blanc 2020 Stellenbosch

Single vineyard, old vine Chenin Blanc from South Africa's acclaimed Stellenbosch wine-region: matured for 12 months in new 400 litre French oak barrels. 

Kerpen 'Wehlener Sonnenuhr' Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 2001 Mosel 37.5cl

Sweet Riesling from the single vineyard, Sonnenuhr by the village of Wehlen in the Germany's famous Mosel river valley.

Trockenbeerenauslese, or TBA for short, translates to \"dry berry selection\". Made from handpicked individually selected fully ripe or overripe grapes, which the best are infested by noble rot. It is the absolute sweetest style of German wine and an utterly rare delight.

Terre del Barolo 1979 Barolo

Founded in 1958, Terre del Barolo is a cooperative winery based in Castiglione Falletto with more than three hundred members.

Barolo, often referred to as the “king of wines”,  must always be made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes-, and matured for a minimum period of 38 months, 18 of which must be in oak barrels - (traditionally in large Slavonian oak casks).

Barolo wine comes from a traditional village of the same name located in the northern region of Piemonte. It is so revered that it was one of just three wines awarded DOCG status on the same day that the classification was introduced in July 1980. The region encompasses 11 villages in the heart of Piemonte, Most of the estates are small and family-owned, therefore production of wines from the Barolo DOCG is low.

Ken Forrester 'Three Halves' GSM 2013 Stellenbosch

A GSM blend (Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre) from South Africa's acclaimed Stellenbosch wine-region: matured for 18 months in second-fill French oak barrels. 

Typically a blend of approximately 57% Mourvèdre, 32% Shiraz and 11% Grenache.

Ken Forrester Barrel Selection Roussanne 2021 Stellenbosch

White wine made from 100% Roussanne grapes from South Africa's acclaimed Stellenbosch wine-region.

Truchard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 Carneros, Napa Valley

100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the (Los) Carneros AVA located within California's renowned Napa Valley: typically matured for 20 months in 75% new French oak. 

Kereskedőház 'Grand Selection' Késői Arany Late Harvest 2013 Tokaji 50cl

The wines of Tokaji are produced from the Furmint grape, left on the vines until affected by the noble fungus, Botrytis Cinerea, which dehydrates the grapes to raisins, leaving only the sweet sugary pulp with which to make the most incredible sweet wine.

Kirchheimer Schwarzerde Riesling Spätlese 1996 Pfalz

Semi-sweet Riesling from the Pfalz wine-region of south-western Germany.

Spätlese is the the lightest of the German late harvest wines, produced from slightly-late-harvested grapes and may be either sweet or dry. If “Trocken” is noted on the label you can assume it's a dry style.