June 2024 Auction

Torbreck 'Descendant' 2003 Barossa Valley

Single vineyard Shiraz with small amounts of the white wine grape Viognier from South Australia's renowned Barossa Valley: matured for 18 months in used French oak barrels. 

Torbreck, named after a forest in Scotland, was founded in 1994 by Dave Powell and has quickly become one of the most revered producers in Australia creating wines from some of the most renowned vineyards in the area. The first wine made under the Torbreck label was the 1995 RunRig, which was released in 1997.

Rolly Gassmann 'Oberer Weingarten de Rorschwihr' Selection de Grains Nobles Gewurztraminer 1997 Alsace 2x75cl

Old vine, sweet Gewürztraminer from the single vineyard of Rorschwihr, in the eastern French wine-region of Alsace.

Rolly-Gassmann is located at Rorschwihr, a village on the northern rim of Haut-Rhin. The vineyards are located in Rorschwihr and the neighbouring Rodern and Bergheim.

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.

The Firestone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1977 Santa Ynez Valley, California 8x75cl

Cabernet Sauvignon from the Santa Ynez Valley AVA within the greater Santa Barbara County of California.

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

Torbreck 'Descendant' 2003 Barossa Valley

Single vineyard Shiraz with small amounts of the white wine grape Viognier from South Australia's renowned Barossa Valley: matured for 18 months in used French oak barrels. 

Torbreck, named after a forest in Scotland, was founded in 1994 by Dave Powell and has quickly become one of the most revered producers in Australia creating wines from some of the most renowned vineyards in the area. The first wine made under the Torbreck label was the 1995 RunRig, which was released in 1997.

Torbreck 'Descendant' 2003 Barossa Valley

Single vineyard Shiraz with small amounts of the white wine grape Viognier from South Australia's renowned Barossa Valley: matured for 18 months in used French oak barrels. 

Torbreck, named after a forest in Scotland, was founded in 1994 by Dave Powell and has quickly become one of the most revered producers in Australia creating wines from some of the most renowned vineyards in the area. The first wine made under the Torbreck label was the 1995 RunRig, which was released in 1997.

Richard Nagler 'Hochheimer Herrnberg' Riesling Auslese 1985 Rheingau 2x75cl

Semi-sweet Riesling from the single vineyard of Herrnberg in the village of hochheimer within the Rheingau region of west-central Germany.

Auslese is a semi-sweet or sweet style of German wine, made from individually-selected bunches of very ripe grapes based on their ripeness level and sugar content.

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

Real Companhia Velha 'Royal Oporto' 1983 Vintage Port

A 1983 vintage port from the renowned Real Companhia Velha.

Founded in 1756 by the Silva Reis family and still today owned and operated by that same family almost 3 centuries later - Royal Oporto is the flagship brand of the Real Companhia Velha which is one of the oldest wine companies in Portugal.

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. 

Tapanappa 'Whalebone Vineyard' Merlot 2004 Wrattonbully 3x75cl

Single-vineyard blend of Merlot from the Wrattonbully wine-region, within the Limestone Coast of South Australia: matured for 18 months in new French oak barriques.

This 2004 Merlot was the first release from Tapanappa produced from 1 hectares of vines within the Whalebone Vineyard aged 32 years as of this vintage. 

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

Torbreck 'Descendant' 2003 Barossa Valley

Single vineyard Shiraz with small amounts of the white wine grape Viognier from South Australia's renowned Barossa Valley: matured for 18 months in used French oak barrels. 

Torbreck, named after a forest in Scotland, was founded in 1994 by Dave Powell and has quickly become one of the most revered producers in Australia creating wines from some of the most renowned vineyards in the area. The first wine made under the Torbreck label was the 1995 RunRig, which was released in 1997.

Torbreck 'Descendant' 2003 Barossa Valley

Single vineyard Shiraz with small amounts of the white wine grape Viognier from South Australia's renowned Barossa Valley: matured for 18 months in used French oak barrels. 

Torbreck, named after a forest in Scotland, was founded in 1994 by Dave Powell and has quickly become one of the most revered producers in Australia creating wines from some of the most renowned vineyards in the area. The first wine made under the Torbreck label was the 1995 RunRig, which was released in 1997.

Tokaj Kereskedőház Aszú 5 Puttonyos 1983 Tokaji 50cl

Sweet wine made from Furmint grapes from the famed Tokaji wine region of northeastern Hungary.

The wines of Tokaji are produced from the white wine grape Furmint, 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 famed sweet wines of Tokaji. 

Tokaji wines are classified by sweetness, from 1 Puttonyos (dry) to 7 Puttonyos (absolute sweetness).

Tokaj Kereskedőház was renamed Grand Tokaj in 2016.

Torres 'Mas La Plana' 2011 Penedès

Single vineyard, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the DO of Penedès within the larger Catalonia region in the northeast of Spain: matured for 18 months in predominantly French oak barrels and a small portion stainless steel. 

The Mas La Plana vineyard is a 29 hectare site planted in the 1960s with Cabernet Sauvignon. 

Tapanappa 'Whalebone Vineyard' Merlot 2004 Wrattonbully 3x75cl

Single-vineyard blend of Merlot from the Wrattonbully wine-region, within the Limestone Coast of South Australia: matured for 18 months in new French oak barriques.

This 2004 Merlot was the first release from Tapanappa produced from 1 hectares of vines within the Whalebone Vineyard aged 32 years as of this vintage. 

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

Reynella 'Basket Pressed' Shiraz 2012 McLaren Vale

Shiraz from the McLaren Vale region of South Australia.

Ruffino 'Modus' 2007 Toscana

Modus is made from a blend of from Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from the Italian region of Toscana (Tuscany): matured for 12 months in barriques. 

The Colonial Estate \"Émigré\" 2005 Barossa Valley

Émigré is a Grenache dominant blend from South Australia's famed Barossa Valley; matured in 100% new French oak barrels. 

A full blend of Grenache, Shiraz blended with some of the following grapes depending on the vintage: Mataro, Cabernet Sauvignon, Moudvedre, Carignan and Muscadelle.

Rosemount 'Balmoral' Syrah 1995 McLaren Vale

Old vine Syrah from the McLaren Vale wine-region to the south of Adelaide; Aged for approx. 20 months in a combination of new and used French and American oak. 

This wine is made from parcels of small vineyards with an vine age of 50-100 year old. 

Raúl Ferreira 'Quinta do Barão' Vinho Generoso Carcavelos circa 1980s

Mature fortified wine (Vinho Generoso) from the tiny, traditional Portuguese wine region of Carcavelos.

Carcavelos is a rare and unique wine fortified with vinho abafado. The wine can be made from a blend of nine permitted red and white grape varieties and are aged for a prolonged period in used barriques. The vineyards and wines were nearly completely lost in the 20th century due to phylloxera and area redevelopment. Today there is only one active producer of this wine in the entire region. 

Note- this is a non-vintage wine. We estimate this to be circa 1980s

Taylor's 1997 LBV Port

1997 Late Bottled Vintage from the house of Taylor's. Bottled in 2002.

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.

Rosemount 'Traditional' 1998 McLaren Vale 2x75cl

Cabernet Sauvignon dominant blend with Merlot and Petit Verdot from Australia's McLaren Vale wine-region located to the south of Adelaide. Matured in American oak barrels for 14 months. 

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

Tenuta Marcati 2012 Amarone della Valpolicella

Amarone della Valpolicella is one of Italy's most iconic wines.  As with all Valpolicellas, the wine is a blend of the Corvina, Molinara and Rondinella grape varieties. 

Amarone is produced through a process of partially rack-drying grapes for several months prior to fermentation, resulting in a wine of atypical power, concentration and alcohol content with an ability to benefit from long periods of maturation.

Tim Smith Wines Shiraz 2002 Barossa Valley

Shiraz from South Australia's famed Barossa valley.

Barossa Valley is amongst Australia's oldest and most renowned wine regions. The internationally recognised region has a Mediterranean climate and is synonymous with Australia's signature grape, Shiraz. The area also boasts some of the world's oldest continually producing Shiraz, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling vines. Other prominent grapes of the region include, Semillon, Viognier and Mouvedre. 

Ruffino 1976 Chianti

Chianti is a classic red wine from the heartland of Tuscany - one of Italy's iconic wine regions.

The wine is Sangiovese dominant, with up to 25% of the blend permitted to be constituted from a small handful of other approved grape varieties.

Roger Lassarat 'Cuvee Prestige' 1993 Saint-Véran 

Mature Chardonnay from the lesser known Burgundian appellation of Saint-Véran, within the subregion of Mâconnais.

The Saint-Véran DOC was created in 1971 and is an appellation for dry white wines made from Chardonnay grapes, in the southern half of the Mâconnais sub-region of Burgundy.

The Victoria Wine Company 'Conference' Fine Ruby Port / Martinez Gassiot

Ruby Port is a relatively simple port made from a blend of young wines from multiple years. Matured in massive vats or tanks which prevent any significant oxidative effect which preserves the naturally ripe red berry character of the base wines. Ruby Ports do not improve with bottle age.

Selected and bottled by Martinez Gassiot & Co. Ltd for the Victoria Wine Company, London. 

Tenuta Monte Fitti 2021 Custoza Superiore

A white wine blend of Garganega, Cortese and Trebianello from the Custoza DOC within the larger Veneto region of Italy.

Produced by Marcia Bonomo for online retailer Naked Wines. 

Torres 'Sangre De Toro' 1986 Penedès Reserva

Sangre de Toro is a blend of Garnacha, Cariñena and Syrah from the DO of Penedès within the larger Catalonia region in the northeast of Spain.

The name Sangre de Toro (blood of the bull) is meant to be a homage to Bacchus, a Roman God of wine known also as The son of the Bull.

After the traditional methods of harvesting and producing the wines, Sangre de Toro rests for 6 months in American oak barrels.

Réserve Pierre Merlot 2021 France

Merlot from France produced by Pierre Latard for online retailer Naked Wines.