Andrew Caillard
“Vintage Grange tops auction batting order”
Penfolds On-Line Wine Auction
Closes Tuesday 1st September, 2009
One of the greatest collections of Penfolds wines will be sold at auction by Langton’s on the 1st September. The catalogue of over 2200 lots is a narrative of Penfolds groundbreaking winemaking philosophy and reflects an astonishing record of achievement over the modern era. It includes the historic 1951 Grange, the most recognised icons of Australian innovation and the astonishingly beautiful 1962 Bin 60A; voted one of top ten wines of the 20th Century. The on-line wine auction represents a superb opportunity to buy “ready-to-drink” and “laying-down” vintages of Koonunga Hill, Bin 128, Bin 28, Bin 138, Bin 389, Bin 407, Bin 707, Magill Estate, RWT, St Henri, Yattarna, experimental bins and Grange. Estimates range from less than $10 to $130,000 per lot!
Andrew Caillard MW, the biographer of Penfolds and Langton’s Fine Wine Principal said “Penfolds is one of the most bankable, consistent and reliable wine labels in the world. These beautiful wines have remarkable cross-generational and international appeal. It is an everyman’s wine with a track record of excellence from the inexpensive early drinking Koonunga Hill and Bin 28 Shiraz to the legendary Grange. The development of Penfolds richly structured and buoyant red wines capture Australian sentiment and our way of life. It is a story of ordinary people making extraordinary wines (at almost every price point). Penfolds is an Australian trust mark; almost every wine collector in this country has a few bottles stashed away.”
Langton’s on-line magazine features extracts from the wine collectors “bible” Penfolds Rewards of Patience, 6th Edition, Andrew Caillard, MW (Allen & Unwin 2008). The book is available at all good bookstores with tasting notes and ratings for almost every Penfolds wine ever made.
Auction Highlights
* = very rare
$ Estimate Range – depending on vintage
Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet (First vintage: 1976)
Estimate Range; $10-26 per bottle
1978*,1986,1987,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1997,1998,1999,2001,
2002,2003 & “Seventy Six” 2006, 2007
Bin 138 Old Vine Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre (First vintage: 1992) Estimate Range; $17-$36 per bottle
1992,1996,1997,1998,1999,2001,2002,2003,2004,2007 Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz (First vintage: 1962)
Estimate Range; $18-$60 per bottle
1963*,1966*,1975,1982,1990,1992,1993,1994,1996,1997,1998,1999,
2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2007 Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz (First vintage: 1959) Estimate Range; $20-$58 per bottle
1970*,1983,1986,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,
1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2006 Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon (First vintage: 1990)
Estimate Range; $24-$64 per bottle 1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,
2002,2004,2005 Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz (First vintage: 1960)
Estimate Range; $34-$115 1966*,1970*,1971*,1975,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,
1992,1993.1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,
2004,2005,2006 Magill Estate Shiraz (First vintage: 1983)
Estimate Range; $40-80 per bottle 1986,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1995,1997,1998,1999,2000,
2001,2003,2006 St Henri (First vintage: 1953)
Estimate Range; $48-$1000 per bottle, $110-$210 per magnum 1955*,1957*,1959*,1965,1966,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1975,1979
1980,1982,1983,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,
1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2004,2005 RWT Shiraz (First vintage:1997)
Estimate Range; $80-$150 per bottle, $200-$300 per magnum
1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006 Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon (First vintage: 1964)
Estimate Range; $100-$320 per bottle, $220-$350 per magnum
1976*,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,
1994,1996,1997,1998,1999,2001,2002,2004,2005,2006 Yattarna Chardonnay (First vintage 1995)
Estimate Range; $45-$95 per bottle, $140-$180 per magnum
1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004
Grange Shiraz (First vintage: 1951)
Estimate Range; $180-$47,000 per bottle, $700-$2200 per magnum
Collections 1951–2002(52 bottles); $110,000-$130,000)
Collections 1979-1994 (16 magnums); $18,000-$22,000)
1951*,1952*,1953*,1954*,1955*,1956*,1957*,1958*,1959*,1960*,
1961*,1962*,1963*,1964*,1965*,1966*,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971*,
1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,
1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,
1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004 Ultra rare, rare and special bins
Estimate Range; $100-4000 per bottle 1945 Grandfather Tawny Port*, 1954 Bin 158*; 1960 Bin 52*,
1962 Bin 60A*, 1966 Bin 620*, 1967 Bin 7*, 1980 Bin 80A*,
1982 Bin 820*, 1990 Bin 90A*, 1990 Bin 920*, 1996 Block 42*,
2004 Bin 60A*, 2004 Block 42*
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Caillard Archive
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Exaggerated Classicism: 2012 Bordeaux Primeurs
Henschke Hill of Grace 50th Anniversary Tasting
Hill of Grace - 50th Anniversary
Henschke Hill of Grace 50th Anniversary
Classification V - Introduction
To lose one’s wine once is unfortunate..
The Story of Penfolds Grange
Jasper Hill a Retrospective Tasting
TEN THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT PENFOLDS...
Where have all the great Hunter reds gone?
Chief Winemaker Peter Gago talks about Australian Wine & Penfolds
Bordeaux 2011 Left Bank- Tasting Notes
Bordeaux 2011 - Right Bank & Sauternes Tasting Notes
In the Tiger's Den - Bordeaux 2011
Semillon - Lovedale and Haut Brion Blanc
Provenance – The Phony War
2011 A review of Coonawarra
Penfolds Red Winemaking Overview 2011
Penfolds 2006 Grange Release
A history and description of famous 20th Century Australian wines -1973 Wolf Blass Bilyara Black
Classification V - Questions & Answers
A history and description of famous 20th Century Australian wines - 1973 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvigno
Region Focus - Margaret River
A history and description of famous 20th Century Australian wines- Penfolds Grange 1971
Bordeaux 2009 Top Picks from the Great Solar Vintage
Overview of the Langtons Penfold's Sale
Languid Lunches and Goose-Fat
Bordeaux 2009 The Great Solar Vintage
Entering the Realm of First Growths
The Annual Croissant Fight
A history and description of famous 20th Century Australian wines
Region Focus - Eden Valley
A history and description of famous 20th Century Australian wines
Region Focus - Hunter Valley
GiantSteps - Winery Spotlight
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Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz
2009 Penfolds Auction Overview
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Wine Australia - An Historical Tasting
Classic Wines of Australia Part One
Forecasting the wine auction market 2009 (through a cumulonimbus).
Classification Predictions
10 Things About Langton's
Penfolds Wine Making Philosophy
Dhillon and Walter the faces of biodynamic Pinot Noir
Master of Wine Charity Auction
Penfolds and the Australian Secondary Wine Market
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