KRONDORF BURGE & WILSON CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1977 - PREMIUM AUSTRALIAN WINE IN ORIGINAL TIMBER PRESENTATION BOX

OVERVIEW:
A NOTABLE EXAMPLE OF 1970S AUSTRALIAN WINE PRODUCTION, THIS KRONDORF CABERNET SAUVIGNON REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN VITICULTURE. THE WINE WAS PRODUCED BY KRONDORF WINES PTY LIMITED OF TANUNDA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AND CARRIES THE PRESTIGIOUS BURGE & WILSON ASSOCIATION, INDICATING A WINE OF CONSIDERABLE QUALITY FOR ITS ERA. THE BOTTLE REMAINS IN ITS ORIGINAL TIMBER PRESENTATION BOX WITH PERIOD STRAW PACKING, A PRESENTATION FORMAT THAT SPEAKS TO THE PREMIUM POSITIONING OF THIS RELEASE.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- PRODUCER: KRONDORF WINES PTY LIMITED, TANUNDA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
- VINTAGE: 1977
- VARIETAL: CABERNET SAUVIGNON
- CLASSIFICATION: PREMIUM AUSTRALIAN WINE
- LABEL INFORMATION: PRINTED LABEL WITH KRONDORF BRANDING, BURGE & WILSON ATTRIBUTION, VINTAGE YEAR, AND PRODUCER DETAILS. LOT NUMBER F/561 VISIBLE.
- PRESENTATION: ORIGINAL TIMBER PRESENTATION BOX WITH STRAW PACKING MATERIAL INTACT
- BOX MATERIAL: SOFTWOOD TIMBER (CEDAR OR SIMILAR), HAND-LETTERED WITH 'KRONDORF' IN BOLD BLACK LETTERING TO THE FRONT FACE

CONDITION NOTES:
THE BOTTLE ITSELF SHOWS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE, CRACKS, OR LEAKAGE. THE ORIGINAL LABEL REMAINS FIRMLY ADHERED AND IS FULLY LEGIBLE. THE TIMBER PRESENTATION BOX EXHIBITS NATURAL AGE-RELATED PATINA WITH MINOR SURFACE WEAR, SMALL MARKS, AND COLOUR VARIATION CONSISTENT WITH NEARLY FIVE DECADES OF STORAGE. THE BOX REMAINS STRUCTURALLY SOUND WITH ALL SIDES INTACT. STRAW PACKING MATERIAL IS PRESENT, THOUGH NATURALLY COMPRESSED WITH AGE. THE HAND-LETTERED BRANDING ON THE BOX FRONT REMAINS CLEAR AND READABLE.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
THIS 1977 VINTAGE REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT PERIOD IN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WINE HISTORY. KRONDORF, LOCATED IN THE BAROSSA VALLEY REGION OF TANUNDA, WAS PRODUCING QUALITY WINES DURING A TRANSFORMATIVE ERA FOR AUSTRALIAN VITICULTURE. THE ASSOCIATION WITH BURGE & WILSON INDICATES THIS WAS A PREMIUM RELEASE. THE TIMBER PRESENTATION BOX FORMAT WAS TYPICAL OF HIGH-QUALITY WINE RELEASES OF THIS PERIOD, DESIGNED FOR GIFT-GIVING AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS. SUCH PRESENTATION BOXES HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY COLLECTIBLE AS EXAMPLES OF PERIOD PACKAGING AND BRANDING.

COLLECTIBILITY:
VINTAGE AUSTRALIAN WINES FROM THE 1970S, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM ESTABLISHED SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PRODUCERS LIKE KRONDORF, HAVE BECOME SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN WINE HISTORY AND PACKAGING DESIGN. THE ORIGINAL TIMBER PRESENTATION BOX SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCES THE COLLECTIBLE VALUE, AS THESE BOXES ARE FREQUENTLY SEPARATED FROM THEIR BOTTLES OVER TIME. THE LEGIBLE LABELLING AND INTACT CONDITION OF BOTH BOTTLE AND BOX MAKE THIS AN ATTRACTIVE LOT FOR COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN WINE MEMORABILIA, BAROSSA VALLEY HISTORY, OR VINTAGE WINE PACKAGING.

Item Size: Height: 15cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 40cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

657344+14

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