January 2025 Auction

Lacrima lui Ovidiu Vin Special Licoros Murfatlar, Romania

Known as the only fortified wine in Romania, Lacrima lui Ovidiu (Ovidius’s Tears) is a unique sweet white wine made from a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Muscat Ottonel grapes from the Murfatlar sub-region of Romania: aged for 5 years in oak barrels. 

This wine is also produced in a red and rosé version.

La Fourcesienne 'Rare' Vin de Liqueur de Gascogne a l'Ancienne 50cl

A sweet, liqueur white wine made by mixing grapes and young Armagnac from Gascony, France. 

Lustau En Rama Fino Sherry 50cl

Fino sherry is a very crisp and dry style, \"biologically\" aged under a crust of yeast for a distinctively tangy taste.

En Rama sherries are Fino and Manzanilla sherry which are have only the very lightest of fining prior to bottling, thereby preserving their full flor characteristics and delivering flavour profiles which are slightly different year on year.

Bottled Spring 2017.

Las Mercedes del Cabriel Bobal 2019 Utiel-Requena, Valencia

Red wine made from 100% Bobal grapes from the Utiel-Requena wine region of the larger Valencia region in eastern Spain: aged for 9 months in new French oak followed by 12 months in old oak. 

One of 2400 bottles. 

Luis Felipe Edwards 'Signature Series' Reserva Viognier 2021 Colchagua Valley

Viognier from the Colchagua Valley wine region in central Chile.

Prieuré Saint-Jacques 2011 Corbières

Carignan dominant blend from the Corbières AOC, within the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region in the south of France.

Louis Bernard 2001 Lirac

From the appellation of Lirac in France's Southern Rhone valley, the red wines are blends which must contain a minimum 40% Grenache, minimum 25% Syrah and Mourvedre (together), Carignan and a maximum 10% of Cinsault.

Lindisfarne Mead England 35cl

Mead is known as the world's oldest alcoholic drink. It is a honey-wine made by fermenting honey mixed with water, and sometimes with added ingredients such as fruits, spices, grains, or hops.

This mead comes from the holy island of Lindisfarne off the coast of Northumberland in the north-east of England.

Pony Cream British Sherry 10cl circa 1960s

a cream sherry produced by Pony Wine Company around the 1960s.

Cream sherry is a sweetened blend of dry wine such as Oloroso with naturally sweet Pedro Ximénez, Moscatel or Amontillado sherries- produced originally for the British palate.

Pieroth Burg Somlo Muskat-Ottonel 1976 Somló, Hungary 3x70cl

Sweet white wine made from Muskat-Ottonel grapes from the small wine region of Somló in the northwestern of Hungary.

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

Pieroth Ausbruch Muskat-Ottonel 1978 Somló, Hungary 3x70cl

Sweet white wine made from Muskat-Ottonel grapes from the small wine region of Somló in the northwestern of Hungary.

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

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet-Shiraz 1988 South Australia

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz from South Australia.

First made in 1960, Bin 389 is often referred to as ‘Baby Grange’ because components of the wine are matured in the same barrels that held the previous vintage of Grange.

Penfolds is one of Australia's great iconic wineries and has been making world renowned wines since 1844. It was established at Magill Estate in the Adelaide Hills in 1844 by Dr Christopher Rawson Penfold and his wife Mary who In the early years, produced and sold fortified wines. Today Penfolds offer a huge variety of wines ranging from entry-level to premier offerings such as their flagship \"Grange\". On its 50th birthday in 2001, Grange was listed as a South Australian heritage icon.

Penfolds 'Bin 389' Cabernet-Shiraz 1999 South Australia

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz from South Australia.

First made in 1960, Bin 389 is often referred to as ‘Baby Grange’ because components of the wine are matured in the same barrels that held the previous vintage of Grange.

Penfolds is one of Australia's great iconic wineries and has been making world renowned wines since 1844. It was established at Magill Estate in the Adelaide Hills in 1844 by Dr Christopher Rawson Penfold and his wife Mary who In the early years, produced and sold fortified wines. Today Penfolds offer a huge variety of wines ranging from entry-level to premier offerings such as their flagship \"Grange\". On its 50th birthday in 2001, Grange was listed as a South Australian heritage icon.