4 bottles per lot
Details
Grange Hermitage--Vintage 1986
South Australia. Penfolds
Lot 452 and 453 good labels, levels: base of neck or better. Lot 454 and 455 good labels, levels: top-shoulder or better. Lot 456 two good labels, six bin-soiled and stained, levels: base of neck. Lot 457 in original carton, original tissues and good labels, levels: top-shoulder or better. Lot 458 good labels, levels: base of neck or better. Lot 459 one badly bin-soiled label, one damaged label, ten good labels, levels: base of neck or better
Medium-full purple/red. Superbly intense and balanced, with all the hallmarks of longevity and greatness. Still shows smooth, plum/cherry fruit with touches of fig and licorice. Immensely concentrated, with deeply set licorice/prune fruit and some dried fig characters, lovely fine-grained tannins, underlying spice and long finish. Adolescent, yet close to perfection. Yet to flower fully.
4 bottles per lot
South Australia. Penfolds
Lot 452 and 453 good labels, levels: base of neck or better. Lot 454 and 455 good labels, levels: top-shoulder or better. Lot 456 two good labels, six bin-soiled and stained, levels: base of neck. Lot 457 in original carton, original tissues and good labels, levels: top-shoulder or better. Lot 458 good labels, levels: base of neck or better. Lot 459 one badly bin-soiled label, one damaged label, ten good labels, levels: base of neck or better
Medium-full purple/red. Superbly intense and balanced, with all the hallmarks of longevity and greatness. Still shows smooth, plum/cherry fruit with touches of fig and licorice. Immensely concentrated, with deeply set licorice/prune fruit and some dried fig characters, lovely fine-grained tannins, underlying spice and long finish. Adolescent, yet close to perfection. Yet to flower fully.
4 bottles per lot
Special notice
ParcelWineOffered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.