8 bottlesper lot
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Grange Hermitage--Vintage 1986
South Australia. Penfolds
Lot 482 good labels, levels: top-shoulder or better. Lot 483 two good labels, six bin-soiled and stained, levels: base of neck. Lot 484 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.
8 bottlesper lot
South Australia. Penfolds
Lot 482 good labels, levels: top-shoulder or better. Lot 483 two good labels, six bin-soiled and stained, levels: base of neck. Lot 484 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.
8 bottlesper lot
Special notice
Offered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.