January 2025 Auction

Amandio Silva & Filhos 1953 Old Tawny Port

1953 Tawny Port from the house of Amandio Silva & Filhos.

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. Tawny port are non-vintage wines which come in various styles, primarily recognised by the length of time the wine has been aged. The wines do not age or improve further upon bottling. 

Talley Rosemary's Pinot Noir 2020 Arroyo Grande Valley 2x75cl

100% Pinot Noir from the Arroyo Grande Valley in Californias San Luis Obispo County, USA.

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

Taylor's Crusted Port / Bottled 1974

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.

Taylor Fladgate & Yeatman, more commonly known as \"Taylor’s\" was founded in 1692 and is one of the largest, oldest and most well-known of all the founding Port houses with over three centuries of production.

Antinori 'Guado Al Tasso' 1998 Bolgheri Superiore

Guado Al Tasso is a \"Super-Tuscan\" by nature of being made from grape varieties not native to Tuscany

The wine is a Cabernet Sauvignon dominant blend with Merlot and Cabernet Franc occasionally with a small amount of Petit Verdot ; matured for 14 months in small oak barrels with a further 10 months in bottle prior to release. 

The Guado al Tasso estate (previously named Tenuta Belvedere) is located in the small Bolgheri DOC and is part of the famed Marchesi Antinori portfolio. Marchesi Antinori is one of Tuscany’s most iconic producers and can trace its history back to 1385 with twenty-six generations of the Antinori family personally managing the business. 

Tenute Silvio Nardi 1994 Brunello di Montalcino 3x75cl

100% Sangiovese from the Tuscan town of Montalcino.

Brunello di Montalcino is one of the great under-appreciated wines of Italy.  100% Sangiovese which undergoes an extended period of pre-fermentation maceration to extract maximum colour, flavour and tannins which affords the wine its ability to mature for long periods.  Brunello di Montalcino must be aged in oak - commonly Slavonian oak - for a minimum of 2 years, though traditionally winemakers would age their Brunellos in oak for at least 3 years before release.

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

Taylor's 1983 Vintage Port

1983 vintage Port from the renowned house of Taylor's. Bottled in 1985.

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. 

Taylor Fladgate & Yeatman, more commonly known as \"Taylor’s\" was founded in 1692 and is one of the largest, oldest and most well-known of all the founding Port houses with over three centuries of production.

Taylor's 1983 Vintage Port

1983 vintage Port from the house of Taylor's. Bottled 1985.

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.

Taylor Fladgate & Yeatman, more commonly known as \"Taylor’s\" was founded in 1692 and is one of the largest, oldest and most well-known of all the founding Port houses with over three centuries of production.

Taylor's 1985 Vintage Port

1985 Vintage Port from the renowned house of Taylor's.

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. 

Taylor Fladgate & Yeatman, more commonly known as \"Taylor’s\" was founded in 1692 and is one of the largest, oldest and most well-known of all the founding Port houses with over three centuries of production.

Aldo Conterno Granbussia 1974 Barolo

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.

Granbussia is made from old vines in the Bussia vineyards within Monforte d'Alba and is matured for a over 30 months in oak casks and cellard for a further 6 years prior to release. 

Tenute Silvio Nardi 1999 Brunello di Montalcino 2x75cl

100% Sangiovese from the Tuscan town of Montalcino.

Brunello di Montalcino is one of the great under-appreciated wines of Italy.  100% Sangiovese which undergoes an extended period of pre-fermentation maceration to extract maximum colour, flavour and tannins which affords the wine its ability to mature for long periods.  Brunello di Montalcino must be aged in oak - commonly Slavonian oak - for a minimum of 2 years, though traditionally winemakers would age their Brunellos in oak for at least 3 years before release.

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

Tollot Beaut & Fils 1966 Corton Grand-Cru

Pinot Noir from the renowned Grand Cru Burgundian appellation of Corton.

Talenti Pian di Conte 1985 Brunello di Montalcino

100% Sangiovese from the Tuscan town of Montalcino.

Brunello di Montalcino is one of the great under-appreciated wines of Italy.  100% Sangiovese which undergoes an extended period of pre-fermentation maceration to extract maximum colour, flavour and tannins which affords the wine its ability to mature for long periods.  Brunello di Montalcino must be aged in oak - commonly Slavonian oak - for a minimum of 2 years, though traditionally winemakers would age their Brunellos in oak for at least 3 years before release.

Thierry Laffay 'Vaudesir' 1998 Chablis Grand-Cru 4x75cl

Chardonnay from the iconic Grand Cru hilltop vineyard of Vaudésir in the iconic Burgundian appellation of Chablis; Matured for 10-14 months in 80%, partially new oak barrels and 20% Stainless steel vats. 

Chablis is located in northern Burgundy and is one of the most well-known wine regions in France producing world renowned cool-climate Chardonnay. Compared to other Burgundian Chardonnays, Chablis wines typically have little or no oak influence- though many of the Grand Cru and Premier Cru wines receive some maturation in oak barrels.

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

Terre del Barolo 1985 Barbaresco 3x75cl

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

DOC Barbaresco is one of the great - yet largely unsung - wines of Italy. Similar to it's more famous neighbour, Barolo; Barbaresco is made from Nebbiolo grapes and must be aged for a minimum of 26 months (at least 9 months in wooden barrels) prior to release.

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

Taylor's 1985 LBV Port 150cl

1985 Late Bottled Vintage from the renowned house of Taylor's. Bottled in 1990.

Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) Port 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.

Taylor Fladgate & Yeatman, more commonly known as \"Taylor’s\" was founded in 1692 and is one of the largest, oldest and most well-known of all the founding Port houses with over three centuries of production.

This is a 1.5 litre magnum bottle.

Please note that due to the additional weight, there shall be a shipping charge for 2 bottles applied to this lot.

Alvear Pedro Ximenez Dulce Viejo 1927 Montilla-Moriles

This sweet wine from the mountainous region of Montilla Moriles, located in northern Andalusia, Spain, is made in much the same styles and processes as Sherry, though unlike sherry it is not fortified. 100% Pedro Ximénez grapes are dried in the sun, then left to age in a tradition system of soleras and criaderas.

Taylor's 'Quinta de Terra' Feita 1987 Vintage Port

A single-estate 1987 Vintage Port from Taylor's vineyards at Quinta de Terra Feita. Bottled in 1988.

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. 

Taylor Fladgate & Yeatman, more commonly known as \"Taylor’s\" was founded in 1692 and is one of the largest, oldest and most well-known of all the founding Port houses with over three centuries of production.

The Other Wine Co. Shiraz 2015 Adelaide Hills 6x75cl

Single vineyard Shiraz from the Adelaide Hills wine-region of South Australia.

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

Assorted Williams & Humbert 12 Year Old Pedro Ximénez Sherry Spain 4x50cl

Pedro Ximénez sherry is produced from both the Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel grapes, picked late at fully concentrated sugar ripeness, part-fermented before fortification with grape-spirit and matured through fractional-blending in the traditional solera and criaderas system. The result is a seriously dark, seriously sweet sherry of sheer decadence.

Sherry is exclusively produced in the region of Jerez, Spain. It is made from three traditional white wine grapes only. The Palomino grape is the most commonly used along with Moscatel and Pedro Ximénez.

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

Tenuta La Poderina 1992 Brunello di Montalcino

100% Sangiovese from the Tuscan town of Montalcino.

Brunello di Montalcino is one of the great under-appreciated wines of Italy.  100% Sangiovese which undergoes an extended period of pre-fermentation maceration to extract maximum colour, flavour and tannins which affords the wine its ability to mature for long periods.  Brunello di Montalcino must be aged in oak - commonly Slavonian oak - for a minimum of 2 years, though traditionally winemakers would age their Brunellos in oak for at least 3 years before release.

Au Bon Climat 'Los Alamos Vineyard' 2016 Santa Barbara County / Historic Vineyards Collection

Single vineyard Chardonnay the wine region of Santa Barbara County, located north of the city of Santa Barbara, California.

The 459 acre Los Alamo vineyard is located 20 miles from the Pacific Ocean and is planted with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto 2007 Tuscany

From Tenuta San Guido - the estate behind \"Sassicaia\", one of Italy's greatest and most iconic wines - \"Guidalberto\" is another \"Super-Tuscan\" by nature of being made from grape varieties not native to Tuscany, and which pays significant homage - and competition - to Bordeaux.

First released in 2000, Guidalberto is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot; matured for 20-25 months in French oak barriques. 

Terre del Barolo 1994 Barolo 2x75cl

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.

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

Assorted Rioja Gran Reserva 3x75cl

Tempranillo dominant red wine from the famed Rioja region in northern Spain; Classified as a Gran Reserva, this wine was matured for a minimum period of 5 years including a minimum of 24 months in oak barrels.

This lot contains the following;

• Castillo San Lorenzo 1994 Rioja Gran Reserva - 12.5%
• Muriel 1996 Rioja Gran Reserva 13%
• Berberana 1988 Rioja Gran Reserva 12.5%

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. 

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

Assorted Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey​ Sauternes 1er-Cru / Cordier 2x75cl

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey was ranked, as part of the former Chateau Peyraguey, as a First Growth Premier Cru (1er-Cru) in Bordeaux' famed 1855 Classification of the Gironde.

The vineyard of Lafaurie-Peyraguey lies on Sauternes' high gravel terrace, 70 m above sea level, next to Château d'Yquem. The estate matures it's Sauternes for 18-19 months in 40-70% new French oak barrels. 

The wines of Sauternes are produced from a blend of Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and occasionally a small amount of Muscadelle, 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 one of the worlds most sought after sweet wines.

This lot contains one each of the 1985 and 1994 vintage.

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

Timo Mayer Dr. Mayer Pinot Noir 2018 Yarra Valley

Pinot Noir fropm the renowned Yarra Valley region in Victoria, Australia.

Assorted Burgundy Pinot Noir 3x75cl

Three bottles of Pinot Noir from various areas within Burgundy.

This lot contains the following;

• Jaboulet-Vercherre 1982 Santenay 
• Laboure-Roi 2001 Hautes-cotes de Beaune Bourgogne
• Bichot 1986 Bourgogne Passetoutgrain

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

The Liberator 'No5' Episode 29 Chenin Blanc 2019 Western Cape 4x75cl

Chenin Blanc from the Western Cape region of South Africa.

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

Assorted Muré'Vorbourg' Alsace Grand-Cru x2

Two sweet white wines from the Grand-Cru vineyard of Vorbourg within the eastern French wine-region of Alsace.

• Muré 'Selection de Grains Nobles' Vorbourg 'Clos StLandelin' Tokay-Pinot Gris 1985 Alsace Grand-Cru 75cl
• Muré 'Vorbourg' Vendanges Tardives Gewurtztramier 2005 Alsace Grand-Cru 50cl

The renowned Alsace wine region located in Eastern France, is home to aromatic white wines made from Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sylvaner, Muscat d'Alsace and Pinot Gris. A small amount of red wine is also produced in the region, mostly from Pinot Noir grapes. The wines are permitted to be made in a dry or sweet style. The history of Alsace, flitting between French and German ownership for centuries, imparts itself within the region's wines - a cacophony of grapes native to both countries, ennobled and respected individually.

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

Assorted Sauternes 1er-Cru 2x37.5cl

The wines of Sauternes are produced from a blend of Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and occasionally a small amount of Muscadelle, 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.

This lot contains;

• Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey​ 1996 Sauternes 1er-Cru 37.5cl
• Château Guiraud 1983 Sauternes 1er-Cru 37.5cl

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

Au Bon Climat 'Bien Nacido' Vineyard 2014 Santa Maria Valley / Historic Vineyards Collection

Single vineyard Chardonnay from the Santa Barbara County of California.

The renowned 900 acre Bien Nacido vineyard was first planted in 1973 and is primary vineyard source for Au Bon Climat wines.

Au Bon Climat 'Los Alamos Vineyard' 2016 Santa Barbara County / Historic Vineyards Collection

Single vineyard Chardonnay the wine region of Santa Barbara County, located north of the city of Santa Barbara, California.

The 459 acre Los Alamo vineyard is located 20 miles from the Pacific Ocean and is planted with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.