BEN SIMEON VINTAGE PORT 1859 - AUSTRALIAN COLONIAL FORTIFIED WINE WITH ORIGINAL DISPLAY BOXA REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF 19TH-CENTURY AUSTRALIAN WINE PRODUCTION, THIS BEN SIMEON VINTAGE PORT REPRESENTS THE EARLY COLONIAL WINE INDUSTRY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF QUALITY FORTIFIED WINE PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA. THE BOTTLE IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL TIMBER DISPLAY BOX WITH GLASS VIEWING PANEL, A PRESENTATION FORMAT TYPICAL OF PREMIUM COLONIAL WINES INTENDED FOR GIFTED OR CEREMONIAL OCCASIONS.IDENTIFICATION AND PROVENANCE:- PRODUCER: BEN SIMEON WINES, ESTABLISHED 1859- WINE TYPE: VINTAGE PORT- ORIGIN: PRODUCT OF AUSTRALIA- BOTTLE CAPACITY: 750ML- CAPSULE MARK: EMBOSSED WITH 'ESTABLISHED 1859' AND DECORATIVE GRAPE AND KEY MOTIF- LABEL: ORIGINAL PRINTED LABEL WITH MAKER'S NAME, WINE TYPE, AND AUSTRALIAN ORIGIN CLEARLY MARKEDCONDITION ASSESSMENT:THE FOIL CAPSULE SHOWS NATURAL PATINA AND MINOR OXIDATION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE POSSIBLE SEEPAGE, REFER TO IMAGES. THE ORIGINAL LABEL REMAINS WELL-PRESERVED WITH GOOD COLOUR SATURATION AND LEGIBILITY. THE CORK CONDITION CANNOT BE FULLY ASSESSED WITHOUT OPENING THE BOTTLE. THE WOODEN DISPLAY BOX EXHIBITS NATURAL AGE-RELATED WEAR TO THE FINISH WITH MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES AND PATINA. THE GLASS VIEWING PANEL REMAINS INTACT AND CLEAR. THE SILK RIBBON BOW SHOWS COLOUR FADING AND MINOR FRAYING, CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND HANDLING.HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:THIS LOT REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN COLONIAL WINE HISTORY. BEN SIMEON'S ESTABLISHMENT IN 1859 PLACES THIS WINE WITHIN THE EARLY PERIOD OF AUSTRALIAN WINE PRODUCTION, PREDATING MANY OF THE MORE FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN WINE REGIONS' COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE PRESENTATION IN A CUSTOM TIMBER BOX INDICATES THIS WAS A PREMIUM PRODUCT INTENDED FOR GIFTED OCCASIONS OR DISPLAY, REFLECTING THE ASPIRATIONS OF COLONIAL AUSTRALIAN WINEMAKERS TO PRODUCE WINES OF QUALITY COMPARABLE TO EUROPEAN IMPORTS. Item Size: Height: 28cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 12cm, Weight: 1Kg Condition: Fair 779082+3
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