LEASINGHAM 1978 BIN 56 CABERNET MALBEC - 6 LITRE BOTTLE IN ORIGINAL WOODEN PRESENTATION BOXOVERVIEW:A SIGNIFICANT AUSTRALIAN WINE COLLECTIBLE FROM THE CLARE VALLEY'S PRESTIGIOUS LEASINGHAM VINEYARD. THIS 6-LITRE BOTTLE REPRESENTS A SUBSTANTIAL FORMAT VINTAGE FROM 1978, A NOTABLE YEAR IN AUSTRALIAN WINE PRODUCTION. THE BOTTLE REMAINS IN ITS ORIGINAL WOODEN PRESENTATION BOX WITH PRINTED LID, ACCOMPANIED BY PERIOD STRAW PACKING MATERIAL. THE LABEL IDENTIFIES THIS AS A DEEP PURPLE DRY RED WINE COMPOSED OF 81% CABERNET SAUVIGNON AND 19% MALBEC GRAPES GROWN IN THE LEASINGHAM VINEYARDS OF THE CLARE VALLEY.SPECIFICATIONS:- VINTAGE: 1978- BIN DESIGNATION: BIN 56- VARIETAL COMPOSITION: 81% CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 19% MALBEC- FORMAT: 6 LITRE BOTTLE- PRODUCER: THE STANLEY WINE CO., CLARE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA- ORIGIN: CLARE VALLEY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA- LABEL COLOUR: YELLOW WITH RED PRINTED TEXT AND STANLEY WINE COMPANY CREST- CLOSURE: ORIGINAL CORKPROVENANCE AND AWARDS:THE LABEL DOCUMENTS SIGNIFICANT SHOW SUCCESS FOR THIS WINE ACROSS MULTIPLE AUSTRALIAN WINE SHOWS IN 1978 AND 1979, INCLUDING GOLD MEDALS AT CANBERRA (1978, CLASS 8 AND CLASS 5), GOLD MEDAL AT BRISBANE (1978, CLASS 5), GOLD MEDAL AT CANBERRA (1979, CLASS 21), SILVER MEDAL AT MELBOURNE (1979, CLASS 24), AND BRONZE MEDAL AT PERTH (1979, CLASS 9). THIS AWARD DOCUMENTATION CONFIRMS THE QUALITY AND RECOGNITION OF THIS VINTAGE AT THE TIME OF RELEASE.CONDITION: THE BOTTLE EXHIBITS GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE LABEL SHOWS EXPECTED FOXING AND MINOR DISCOLOURATION FROM NEARLY FIVE DECADES OF STORAGE. THE GLASS IS SOUND WITH NO CHIPS OR CRACKS. THE ORIGINAL CORK CLOSURE REMAINS INTACT. THE WOODEN PRESENTATION BOX, WHILST SHOWING AGE-RELATED PATINA AND WEAR TO THE TIMBER, REMAINS STRUCTURALLY SOUND WITH THE PRINTED LID CLEARLY LEGIBLE. ORIGINAL STRAW PACKING MATERIAL IS PRESENT.SIGNIFICANCE: THIS LOT REPRESENTS A SUBSTANTIAL FORMAT AUSTRALIAN WINE FROM A SIGNIFICANT VINTAGE YEAR, HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL PRESENTATION PACKAGING. THE DOCUMENTED AWARD HISTORY AND SUBSTANTIAL 6-LITRE FORMAT MAKE THIS A NOTABLE PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN WINE HISTORY FROM THE CLARE VALLEY REGION.Item Size: Height: 60cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 25cm, Weight: 10KgCondition: Good657344+6
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