January 2025 Auction

Henschke 'Hill Of Grace' 1995 Eden Valley

Iconic single-vineyard, seriously old-vine (100+ years) Shiraz from Australia's Eden Valley, located just north of Adelaide.

The first Hill of Grace Shiraz was created in 1958 from the pre-phylloxera vines at the Hill of Grace vineyard which was planted around 1860. The wine is typically matured for 18-21 months in new French and American hogsheads. 

1868 marked the first recorded sale of Henschke wine. The historic estate has been family-owned for over 156 years with the sixth generation currently at the helm.

H. Weinz Armsheim 'Armsheimer Adelberg' Trockenbeerenauslese 1976 Rheinhessen

Very sweet white wine likely made from a Silvaner domiannt blend from Germany's Rheinhessen wine-region, located south of Frankfurt.

Trockenbeerenauslese, or TBA for short, translates to \"dry berry selection\". These rare wines are made from hand-picked 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.

Herman Story Wines Syrah 2005 San Luis Obispo County, California 4x75cl

Syrah from the San Luis Obispo County region of California.

San Luis Obispo County is located half way between San Francisco and Los Angeles, California and encompasses more location-specific AVAs.

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

Hyde De Villaine 'Ygnacia' Pinot Noir 2016 Carneros, Napa Valley

Pinot Noir from a single block at Hyde Vineyards within the (Los) Carneros AVA located within California's renowned Napa Valley.

Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay 20106Hemel-En-Aarde

Chardonnay from South Africa's coastal wine-region of Hemel-En-Aarde, in the Walker Bay district in the Western Cape of South Africa; 100% barrel fermented (30% new oak) with 9 months in barrel.

Hamilton Russell Vineyards is one of South Africa’s iconic wine estates making only Pinot noir and Chardonnay. The wines produced from the estate are known to bear a remarkable similarity to the top Burgundies.

Honore Lavigne 1990 Nuits-Saint-Georges

Pinot Noir from the Burgundian appellation of Nuits-Saint-Georges, within the subregion of the Côte-de-Nuits.

Hardys 'Eileen Hardy' Shiraz 1998 South Australia

Shiraz from South Eastern Australia: aged for 24 months in new and used oak barrels. 

First released in 1970, the best Shiraz parcels are selected from regions throughout Australia to be bottled under the Eileen Hardy label.

Hooper's 1985 Vintage Port

1985 vintage Port from the house of Hooper's.

Vintage Port is produced only in the most exceptional deemed years from a single harvest. The fermented wine is fortified before being aged for 2-3 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. The decision to declare a vintage is made by the individual Port house. 

Hooper's 1985 Vintage Port

1985 vintage Port from the house of Hooper's.

Vintage Port is produced only in the most exceptional deemed years from a single harvest. The fermented wine is fortified before being aged for 2-3 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. The decision to declare a vintage is made by the individual Port house. 

Hubert Lamy 'La Goujonne' Vieilles Vignes 2014 Chassagne-Montrachet

Old vine Pinot Noir from the vineyard of La Goujonne located in the iconic Burgundian appellation of Chassagne-Montrachet.

The La Goujonne vineyard was planted in 1950.

Hilltop Neszmely '5 Puttonyos' 2001 Tokaji 2x50cl / Marks and Spencer

The wines of the famed Tokaji wine region of northeastern Hungary are predominantly produced from the white wine grapes Furmint, which are left on the vines until affected by the noble fungus, Botrytis Cinerea, which dehydrates the grapes to raisins, leaving only the sweet sugary pulp.

Tokaji wines are classified by sweetness, from 1 Puttonyos (dry) to 7 Puttonyos (absolute sweetness) and can be produced from the following grapes; Furmint, Hárslevelű, Yellow Muscat, Zéta (aka Oremus), Kövérszőlő and Kabar.

Bottled for UK supermarket Marks and Spencer.

Hofgut Falkenstein 'Niedermenniger Herrenberg' Riesling Kabinett Feinherb 2022 Mosel

Off-dry Riesling from the single vineyard of  Niedermenniger Herrenberg within Germany's famous Mosel wine region, which also includes the Saar and Ruwer tributaries.

Kabinett is the lightest style of German wine. It is made from grapes which were picked at full ripeness (but not late-harvested) and the style typically ranges from dry to off-dry with well balanced residual sweetness and acidity. 

Hermits Hill Botrytis Semillon 2004 Australia 37.5cl / Marks and Spencer

A sweet white wine made in the same style as Sauternes wine- from botrytis effected Sémillon grapes from Australia. 

As with the famous wines of Sauternes, this white wine is made from grapes affected by the noble fungus, Botrytis Cinerea, which dehydrates the grapes to raisins, leaving only the sweet sugary pulp for pressing.

Henri Maire Seillances 1974 Bourgogne

Pinot Noir from the regional appellation of Bourgogne (aka Burgundy).