12 bottles per lot
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FINE RED WINES FROM PENFOLDS
Lying in Gloucestershire at Christie's (Octavian)
Grange Hermitage--Vintage 1986
South Australia. Penfolds
In original carton
Medium to full purple-red, almost luminiscent. The bouquet is wonderfully opulent with rich black cherry, currant and plum fruit, smooth oak and the faintest hint of earthy shiraz varietal character starting to develop. On the palate a wonderfully ripe, rich and succulent wine, veering towards cabernet with its cassis berry characters--James Halliday, Classic Wines of Australia, 2nd Edition
12 bottles per lot
Lying in Gloucestershire at Christie's (Octavian)
Grange Hermitage--Vintage 1986
South Australia. Penfolds
In original carton
Medium to full purple-red, almost luminiscent. The bouquet is wonderfully opulent with rich black cherry, currant and plum fruit, smooth oak and the faintest hint of earthy shiraz varietal character starting to develop. On the palate a wonderfully ripe, rich and succulent wine, veering towards cabernet with its cassis berry characters--James Halliday, Classic Wines of Australia, 2nd Edition
12 bottles per lot
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