Oddbins July auction saw over 1,100 lots go under the hammer at the Stonyfell Winery Complex.
As the first post-GST auction to be held in Australia, the sale showed a "steady as she goes" mentality prevail. A good crowd and strong support from absentee bidders ensured any GST jitters were overcome, with prices remaining firm and within the estimates.
Again, shiraz remains the darling of the auction market, with the big two Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace commanding the highest prices. Markets for both wines remained strong, particularly for good vintages.
Fox Creek, Turkey Flat, Rosemount Estate, Mountain Blue, Barossa Valley Estate E & E shiraz, and a parcel of 1996 Penfolds Bin 389 cabernet shiraz all attracted favourable bidding.
A small but select parcel of imported wines attracted wide interest and good bidding.
A parcel of Coopers Vintage Ale and Hahn Millennium Ale failed to attract bids, showing that reports of sales in the hundreds of dollars a case are a myth, with many vendors and few if any purchasers. The myth of a market created by brewery marketing departments serves only to defraud the gullible of their money and the creation of a 'south sea bubble' style market matched only by the demise of dot.com stocks.
| $ | ||
| Barossa Valley Estate E & E Black Pepper Shiraz | 50 | |
| Basedow Shiraz 1992 (double magnum) | 210 | |
| Ch Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 | 30 | |
| Charles Melton Nine Popes Grenache Shiraz 1990 | 55 | |
| Fox Creek JSM Shiraz Cabernet 1996 | 26 | |
| Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz 1996 | 55 | |
| Grant Burge Meshach Shiraz 1990 (magnum) | 270 | |
| Hardys Eileen Hardy Shiraz 1997 | 50 | |
| Haselgrove H Reserve Shiraz 1996 (double magnum) | 220 | |
| Henschke Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon 1987 | 100 | |
| Henschke Hill of Grace | 1990 | 280 |
| 1991 | 220 | |
| 1992 | 170 | |
| 1994 | 210 | |
| Henschke Mount Edelstone | 1993 | 60 |
| 1994 | 58 | |
| Leconfield Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet 1990 | 45 | |
| Lindemans St George Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon | 1980 | 65 |
| 1986 | 47 | |
| Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 1982 | 46 | |
| Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon | 1969 | 80 |
| 1986 | 110 | |
| 1990 | 120-138 | |
| Penfolds Bin 95 Grange | 1971 | 600 |
| 1976 | 320 | |
| 1990 | 480 | |
| Penfolds Grandfather Port 1945 | 130 | |
| Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 1995 | 65 | |
| Turkey Flat Shiraz 1996 | 40 | |
| Wendouree Shiraz | 1988 | 90 |
| 1990 | 110 | |
| 1992 | 80 | |
| Wynns Ovens Valley Shiraz 1992 | 30 | |
| Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 | 36-38 | |
| Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 1998 | 35 | |
| Henschke Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon 1993 | 80 | |
| Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock Heathcote Shiraz 1997 | 72 | |
| Moss Wood Cabernet 1989 | 86 | |
| Penfolds Bin 28 Kalmina Shiraz 1970 | 85 | |
| Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 1 1990 | 82 | |
| Ch Haut Bages Liberal 1986 | 110 | |
| Ch Margaux 1976 | 152 | |
| Ch Pichon Lalande 1989 | 262 | |
| Ch d'Yquem 1983 | 290 | |