12 bottles per lot
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CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN WINES INCLUDING TORBRECK RUN RIG 1996 AND PENFOLDS BIN60A
Lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Torbreck Run Rig--Vintage 1996
Slightly bin-soiled labels, two labels almost detached
Tasting note: The spectacular 1996 Run Rig reminds me of some of Marcel Guigal's single vineyard Côte-Rôties. Made from 40-120-year old Shiraz vines with 3 Viognier added to the blend, this wine, which is aged for 30 months primarily in new French oak, with a touch of American wood, is spectacular in every sense of the word... It is full-bodied, with exquisite concentration, an unctuous texture, low acidity, and beautifully integrated tannin and alcohol (14.5... production was a minuscule 150 cases. This staggering wine can be drunk now or cellared for 10-12 years. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #122, April 1999
12 bottles per lot
Lying in Weybridge, Surrey (EHD)
Torbreck Run Rig--Vintage 1996
Slightly bin-soiled labels, two labels almost detached
Tasting note: The spectacular 1996 Run Rig reminds me of some of Marcel Guigal's single vineyard Côte-Rôties. Made from 40-120-year old Shiraz vines with 3 Viognier added to the blend, this wine, which is aged for 30 months primarily in new French oak, with a touch of American wood, is spectacular in every sense of the word... It is full-bodied, with exquisite concentration, an unctuous texture, low acidity, and beautifully integrated tannin and alcohol (14.5... production was a minuscule 150 cases. This staggering wine can be drunk now or cellared for 10-12 years. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #122, April 1999
12 bottles per lot
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