February Rare and Fine Wine Live

February Rare and Fine Wine Live (#52) 09/02/2021 6:00 PM NZDT CLOSED

Description

Welcome to the first Live/online auction of 2021. We’re mighty pleased to present this sale.

There are some absolute knock-out wines in this auction, and in a first for us, to coincide with Chinese New Year (the upcoming Year of the Ox) we have Moutai on offer.

We’ve presented many auctions that boast having all five First Growths from the Medoc, but this time we also have Pomerol superstars Petrus and Lafleur, as well as La Mission Haut Brion and Angelus. We have number of wines from both the 1970s and 80s; with a significant amount of wine from the 1982 vintage.

Aged Burgundy is always a favourite and there is plenty on offer with Drouhin, Jean-Luc Dubois, Hudelot-Noellat, Montille and noted Chablis producer Dauvissat.

The Festive season may well be over now but the Champagne continues to flow, and rightly so indeed. We have large format Laurent Perrier and Mumm along with prestige Champagne from Louis Roederer Cristal and Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame.

Italy has been performing incredibly well for us which reflects global trends in the secondary market for Italian wine. Here, we have more of the best with Masseto and Tignanello, not to be outdone by some Amarone’s and a couple of Sottimano Barbaresco’s with great critic ratings.

The “lucky country” is always well represented, and we are pleased to bring some of South Australia’s most prestigious and sort after wines with AP Birks Wendouree and Jim Barry Armagh from the cooler Clare Valley, Penfolds St Henri and Bins 389 (including 1996 and 98) and 707 and Wynn’s Black Label from the early 1970s.

We will start the auction with some wonderful wines from our own shores with regular contributors Te Mata Coleraine and Stonyridge Larose ably supported by many vintages of Te Motu (including the highly rated 1994 and 1998 with the inaugural vintage 1993), Esk Valley Terraces, Matua Valley with wines from the Smith-Dartmoor vineyard and their first two Trophy winning Ararimu vintages. 1998 features well with wines from Hawkes Bay that are surely at their best now.

We produce Pinot Noir that is the envy of many other wine producing nations and we have some aged Ata Rangi, Fromm, Mount Edward, Prophets Rock (the 2013 is drinking really well at present and we have put another case into the cellar at home), Amisfield, Valli, Carrick and Felton Road with many of these in magnum.

As with buying any second-hand goods there can be risk. This risk can be mitigated by reviewing widely available vintage reports, critic reviews, inspecting the detailed photographs for each lot, and setting realistic expectations. The reward 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 an outstanding selection of wines at various stages of maturity available in our first live sale for 2021.

Best of luck with your bids and don’t hesitate to contact us if you would like to know about any of the wines. Please bid responsibly.

Collection Information

To collect your purchases from The Wine Auction Room, please contact the team at least 24 hours prior to your preferred collection time. Collection is from 16-22 Virginia Avenue East, Eden Terrace. If you have supplied us with an out of Auckland address we will automatically assume you will want your wine couried to you. The cost of the courier is passed on at our cost and will automatically be added to your invoice. All wine must be collected within 10 days of invoice.

Terms and conditions

Important Conditions of Sale

VIEWING TIMES

Full terms and conditions are available to view here.

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.

INCREMENTS

$1 - $19 $1 increments

$20 - $49 $2 increments

$50 - $99 $5 increments

$100 - $499 $10 increments

$500 - $999 $20 increments

$1000 - $4999 $50 increments

$5000+ $100 increments

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

Ratings

We have used ratings from a number of well-known wine writers. RP (RobertParker.com), WS (Wine Spectator), AG (Vinous), JO (Jeremy Oliver), JCL (Jeannie Cho Lee MW), BC (Bob Campbell MW) D (Decanter) and BH (Burghound) scores are out of 100. JR (Jancis Robinson MW) and (RC) Raymond Chan 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 Wine Live (#52) 09/02/2021 6:00 PM NZDT CLOSED

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