PENFOLDS BIN SIMEON VINTAGE PORT WITH WOODEN DISPLAY CASE - AUSTRALIAN CIRCA 1980S-1990S

OVERVIEW:
A VINTAGE FORTIFIED WINE PRESENTATION LOT COMPRISING AN ORIGINAL PENFOLDS BIN SIMEON VINTAGE PORT BOTTLE HOUSED WITHIN A CUSTOM WOODEN DISPLAY CASE WITH GLAZED FRONT PANEL. THE PIECE REPRESENTS A DISTINCTIVE EXAMPLE OF AUSTRALIAN PREMIUM WINE PRESENTATION FROM THE LATE 20TH CENTURY, COMBINING THE HERITAGE OF PENFOLDS WINEMAKING WITH PERIOD DISPLAY AESTHETICS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- BOTTLE: GLASS, SEALED WITH ORIGINAL FOIL CAPSULE
- LABEL: ORIGINAL PRINTED LABEL FEATURING PENFOLDS BRANDING, BLUE STAR MOTIF, AND HORSESHOE EMBLEM
- DESIGNATION: VINTAGE PORT, PRODUCE OF AUSTRALIA
- DISPLAY CASE: SOLID TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION WITH TIMBER SURROUND AND GLASS FRONT PANEL
- CASE DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 28 CM, WIDTH 12 CM, DEPTH 10 CM
- PRESENTATION: BOTTLE MOUNTED VERTICALLY WITHIN CASE WITH DECORATIVE TAG ATTACHMENT

CONDITION: THE BOTTLE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL FOIL CAPSULE AND APPEARS SEALED. THE LABEL EXHIBITS AGE-APPROPRIATE WEAR WITH MINOR SURFACE DISCOLOURATION AND DUST ACCUMULATION CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE OVER SEVERAL DECADES. THE WOODEN DISPLAY CASE SHOWS NATURAL PATINA DEVELOPMENT WITH MINOR SURFACE MARKS TO THE TIMBER FRAME. THE GLASS FRONT PANEL IS INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL, THOUGH DUSTY FROM STORAGE. WINE LEVEL APPEARS TO BE AT SHOULDER POSITION, THOUGH PRECISE ASSESSMENT REQUIRES REMOVAL FROM THE CASE. NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE OR SEEPAGE IS VISIBLE.



Item Size: Height: 28cm, Width: 12cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair

779082+2

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