February Rare and Fine Wines

February Rare and Fine Wines (#32) 11/02/2020 6:30 PM NZDT CLOSED

Description

We are thrilled to bits to bring to you the first live auction in New Zealand of the new decade. Not only do we hold more Live auctions than anyone else in New Zealand we are the only auction house to have printed catalogues to assist our buyers with information on the wines we are auctioning.

February is a traditionally strong auction and this year is no different. The New Zealand section has the always sought after Te Mata with both Coleraine and Awatea as well Stonyridge Larose and Destiny Bay from Waiheke joined by the now non-producing St Nesbit from Karaka. Central Otago Pinots are high on everyone’s list and we have many including Felton Road Block 5 and the Prophet’s Rock Cuvee aux Antipodes made by Musigny superstar Francois Millet. There are also fantastic Pinots from the very exclusive and mostly elusive Bell Hill in North Canterbury and the highly regarded single vineyard Pinots from Escarpment. Hawkes Bay Syrah’s are headlined by the Homage from Trinity Hill. If it is Chardonnay you are after we have good quantities from Central Otago, North Canterbury with Mountford and Greystone, Nelson with the Bob Campbell MW 100-point Neudorf 2014, Marlborough with Pyramid Valley and Hawkes Bay with Te Mata Elston, Clearview Reserve and Sacred Hill Rifleman’s.

Australia is also looking marvellous with South Australia proudly showing off the Yalumba Octavius, Henschke with multiple vintages and Hill of Grace and the Cyril Cabernet and a 1976 Museum Release, John Duval (formerly the winemaker of Grange) and Bins 707, 389, 28 as well as Grange and RWT from Penfolds. Not to be outdone West Australia has Cullen, Moss Wood and many vintages of Cape Mentelle Cabernet including the prestigious Jimmy Watson winning 1982.

Europe features Vega Sicilia Unico from Spain and Egon Muller from Germany and Italy puts its best foot forward with Tignanello, Sassicaia, Ornellaia and Masseto from Tuscany and Gaja and Bricco Rocche from Piedmont.

France is really pushing the boat out with prestige Champagne from the likes of Dom Perignon and Krug. But the fun really begins with the huge amount of 100-point wines from all over France with Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape 1990, Paul Jaboulet La Chapelle 1990, Chateaux Cheval Blanc 2000, Latour 1982, Mouton Rothschild 1986, Angelus 2005, Pavie 2005 and 2009 and Leoville Las Cases 2005. But we not only have 100-pointers but also DRC, Armand Rousseau, Ramonet and Leroy from Burgundy, Clos des Papes from Rhone, Chateau d’Yquem from Sauternes as well as First and other Classed Growths and great value Cru Bourgeois from Bordeaux.

There are wines for all palates and wallets in this auction and as you can probably tell we are a little bit proud and as pleased as punch to be able to offer them in this auction.

As with buying any second-hand goods there can be risk. This risk can be mitigated through reviewing widely available vintage reports and critic reviews and imposing realistic expectations. You will also notice that our photographs of each new lot are more detailed, helping you to inspect the wine from the comfort of your seat. The reward however, of a fine wine at its absolute peak of maturity, offering its full range of primary, secondary and tertiary flavours should be significant enough for most to negate the occasional disappointment. So, if the risk-reward scales are deemed favourable, we have a lovely selection of wines at various stages of maturity available in our current auction.

Best of luck with your bids and don’t hesitate in contacting us if you would like to know about any of the wines.

Collection Information

Wine is not stored on-site. To collect your purchases from The Wine Auction Room, please contact the team at least 24 hours prior to your preferred collection time.

Terms and conditions

Important Conditions of Sale

VIEWING TIMES

Viewing by appointment only.

CONDITION OF WINE

Goods are described as accurately as can be ascertained by The Wine Auction Room at the time, however Buyers of older wine must make appropriate allowances for natural variations of ullage and the condition of corks and labels. The Wine Auction Room has made every effort to describe any bottle that is not in excellent condition. Each Lot is sold by the Vendor with all faults and defects (if any) and with all errors of description and shall be at the Buyer’s risk on the fall of the hammer and neither The Wine Auction Room nor the Vendor shall be accountable for any deficiency, damage or loss which may arise thereafter.

CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR BUYERS

Please refer to www.wineauctionroom.com for The Terms and Conditions For Buyers. The Terms and Conditions For Buyers can also be viewed in The Wine Auction Room’s sale room.

BIDDING

All bids and price estimates are per bottle (excepting sets), not per lot. For example, if you make a bid of $10 per bottle on a lot containing 12 bottles you are making a total bid of $120. All prices are in New Zealand dollars. Successful buyers shall pay to The Wine Auction Room a buyer’s premium of 17.5% of the hammer price plus GST on the premium.

Bidding is per bottle and you must take the entire lot on offer unless the auctioneer states otherwise. All wines are checked prior to consignment. Phone bidding is by prior arrangement. Absentee bidding is available for registered bidders.

ONLINE BIDDING

You can also bid online during the auction if you have registered with us.

PAYMENT

Payment is Cash, Bank Cheque, Credit Card, or Money Transfer. We accept Visa and MasterCard for all wine purchases with an addition of 3%. Payment must be cleared prior to collection of wine and is due five days after the completion of the auction at the latest. This includes all buyers either Absentee Bidders or those present on the night.

COLLECTION

Wine is not stored on-site. To collect your purchases from The Wine Auction Room, please contact the team at least 24 hours prior to your preferred collection time.

Ratings

We have used ratings from a number of well-known wine writers. RP (RobertParker.com), WS (Wine Spectator), ST (Stephen Tanzer), JS (James Suckling), AG (Antonio Galloni), TA (Tim Atkin MW), JH (James Halliday), JO (Jeremy Oliver), HH (Huon Hooke) , JCL (Jeannie Cho Lee MW), BC (Bob Campbell MW) and BH (Burghound) scores are out of 100. JR (Jancis Robinson MW) and D (Decanter) are scores out of 20.

Descriptions

Ullage is the term that refers to the gap between the bottom of the cork and the fill level of the wine. All wines are listed in the catalogue have Ullage level “IN into neck” or higher. If the level is lower, it is stated in the catalogue.

TS (Top Shoulder) A good level in any wine 20 years or older.

US (Upper Shoulder) Indicates slight natural reduction through easing of the cork and evaporation through the capsule

MS (Mid Shoulder) Indicates some weakening of the cork and therefore some risk. This is not unusual in wines over 50 years old and estimates will take this into account.

LMS (Low Mid Shoulder) indicates high risk and will attract low estimates.

OC Original Carton

OPB Original Presentation Box

OWC Original Wooden Case

IN Into Neck

TS Top Shoulder Fill

US Upper Shoulder Fill

MS Mid Shoulder Fill

LS Low Shoulder Fill

TC Torn Capsule

OX Oxidised Capsule

NC No Capsule

CC Corroded Capsule

RL Replacement Label

FL Faded Label

TL Tattered Label

TOL Torn Label

STOL Slightly Torn Label

HSL Heavily Stained Label

BSL Bin Stained Label

TSL Tissue Stained Label

SOL Soiled Label

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February Rare and Fine Wines (#32) 11/02/2020 6:30 PM NZDT CLOSED

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