April Rare and Fine Wines

April Rare and Fine Wines (#35) 21/04/2020 6:30 PM NZST CLOSED

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These are indeed strange times. We were due to have our Live auction on April 07 but that was obviously put on hold. We are now having the aucion on Tuesday 21st April at 6.30pm.

We’re keen to keep you and your family safe.
To do this we ‘ve outlined a few of our our COVID-19 Practices below, ensuring that we are also complying with Liquor Licensing Guidelines

When picking and packing your successful bids, our team will wear a facemask and gloves
To comply with NZ Government Guidelines all successful bids will be delivered to you.
Deliveries will be contactless, and you must be home to receive your items
You will be notified when we arrive (by call, or knock)
Our driver will remain at a safe distance, will ask your name and will sign for the delivery on your behalf noting CV-19. Please remember receivers of the parcel must be 18 years or over.
We will then place your parcel at an appropriate place for you to uplift and enjoy.

You’ll notice some Lots have a limited number of photos – apologies, this was due to the short lead-in to the compulsory shutdown.

Now to the details of the auction. As always, we are thrilled to bring these wines to you. We are offering the most amount of wine from temperature-controlled cellars in this one sale than we’ve been able to do previously. This is an auction of two halves.

Lots 1 – 119 are from a single vendor with a temperature-controlled cellar. There are many highlights in this collection; the perfect provenance; a wide range of wines from around the world with some spectacular exemplars. This gentleman has curated a beautiful collection, and this is now available to you.

Lots 120 – 322 are from many vendors, many of whom also have temperature-controlled cellars. We have had the privilege of showcasing wines from many of these vendors before and there are some mouth-watering examples in this auction. Keep an eye out for the many 100-point Rhones, the always sought after 1998 Te Mata Coleraine (with many other vintages as well), Pyramid Valley Pinots, and aged New Zealand Pinots just to name but a few. There are certainly a few wines in there that I think will enhance my personal cellar! We won’t go into too much detail so you can have your own surprise and delight moments – we certainly did.

While we can’t get any more photos of any of these wines to you during the look-down we can still provide limited condition reports including where and how these wines have been cellared. As always, we welcome your questions.

Finally, 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. Please bid responsibly.

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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April Rare and Fine Wines (#35) 21/04/2020 6:30 PM NZST CLOSED

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