KINGSTON RESERVE 1995 MERLOT - LIMITED EDITION ART SERIES RELEASE NO. 1 'WATER RATS' BY GARRY DUNCANOVERVIEW:A RARE AND COLLECTIBLE LIMITED EDITION WINE RELEASE FROM KINGSTON ESTATE WINES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, FEATURING AN ORIGINAL COMMISSIONED ARTWORK BY RENOWNED CONSERVATION ARTIST GARRY DUNCAN. THIS IS BOTTLE NUMBER 211 FROM A STRICTLY LIMITED PRODUCTION RUN OF ONLY 480 BOTTLES, MAKING IT A GENUINE COLLECTOR'S ITEM THAT BRIDGES FINE WINE AND CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN ART.THE WINE:MERLOT IS THE RISING STAR IN THE AUSTRALIAN WINE INDUSTRY, WITH LIMITED PLANTINGS AND MUCH OF THE WINE BEING USED TO SOFTEN CABERNET, SAUVIGNON AND SHIRAZ. THIS WONDERFUL VARIETY HAS THE STRUCTURE AND STRENGTH TO STAND ALONE AND PRODUCE A SOFT, FULL-FLAVOURED CLASSIC WINE. THIS WINE SHOWS MERLOT AT ITS BEST, WITH MULBERRY FRUIT FLAVOURS AND A SUPPLE TEXTURE WHICH IS THE HALLMARK OF THIS DISTINGUISHED GRAPE VARIETY. IT IS A RICH AND COMPLEX WINE HAVING BEEN AGED FOR 12 MONTHS IN NEW FRENCH OAK BARRELS. SOFT, SUPPLE AND SILKY - CLASSIC MERLOT!THE ARTIST:GARRY DUNCAN HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST COMPELLING CONSERVATION ARTISTS. HIS VISIONARY PAINTINGS CAPTURE THE UNIQUENESS AND SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST RIVER, THE MURRAY. TAKEN FROM A DUNCAN ORIGINAL, THIS SPECIAL PRINT PALETTE CAPTURES THE TRANQUILLITY, PEACEFULNESS AND SPIRIT OF THE MURRAY RIVER AND ITS UNIQUE FLORA AND FAUNA.SPECIFICATIONS:- VINTAGE: 1995- VARIETAL: MERLOT- PRODUCER: KINGSTON ESTATE WINES PTY LTD, KINGSTON-ON-MURRAY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA- BOTTLE FORMAT: 3.0 LITRES (DOUBLE MAGNUM)- ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12.0% ABV- PRESERVATIVE: 220 (220 MG/L SULPHITES)- CLOSURE: BURGUNDY WAX SEAL- LIMITED EDITION: 480 BOTTLES ONLY- BOTTLE NUMBER: 211- LABEL ARTIST: GARRY DUNCAN- PRESENTATION: ORIGINAL TIMBER PRESENTATION BOX WITH STRAW PACKING AND BURGUNDY WAX-SEALED BOTTLEPROVENANCE AND AUTHENTICITY:THIS RELEASE IS AUTHENTICATED BY THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED WITH THE LOT, WHICH CONFIRMS THIS IS BOTTLE NUMBER 211 OF THE STRICTLY LIMITED 480-BOTTLE PRODUCTION RUN. THE CERTIFICATE IS SIGNED BY BILL MOULARADELLIS (WINEMAKER) AND GARRY DUNCAN (ARTIST), GUARANTEEING THE AUTHENTICITY OF BOTH THE WINE AND THE COMMISSIONED ARTWORK.THE PRINTING PLATES FOR THIS SPECIAL RELEASE HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, GUARANTEEING THAT IN TIME THIS BOTTLE WILL BECOME A GENUINE COLLECTOR'S ITEM. THE COMBINATION OF A QUALITY VINTAGE WINE, LIMITED PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL COMMISSIONED ARTWORK, AND THE CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE OF GARRY DUNCAN'S WORK MAKES THIS A HIGHLY DESIRABLE ACQUISITION FOR WINE COLLECTORS, ART ENTHUSIASTS, AND THOSE WITH AN INTEREST IN AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE.CONDITION:THE BOTTLE REMAINS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, SEALED AND UNOPENED IN ITS ORIGINAL PRESENTATION BOX. THE LABEL ARTWORK IS VIBRANT AND PRISTINE WITH NO FADING OR DAMAGE. THE WAX SEAL IS INTACT AND UNBROKEN. THIS LOT REPRESENTS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN WINE AND ART HISTORY FROM THE 1990S.Item Size: Height: 50cm, Width: 25cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 5KgCondition: Excellent657344+12
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