YALUMBA THOROUGHBRED SERIES VINTAGE PORT COLLECTION - 1979-1980

OVERVIEW:
A REMARKABLE COLLECTION OF SEVEN BOTTLES FROM YALUMBA VINEYARDS' PRESTIGIOUS THOROUGHBRED SERIES, COMPRISING VINTAGE PORTS FROM 1979 AND 1980. THIS SERIES REPRESENTS A UNIQUE COLLABORATION BETWEEN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WINEMAKING EXCELLENCE AND AUSTRALIAN THOROUGHBRED RACING HERITAGE, WITH EACH BOTTLE HONOURING A CELEBRATED RACEHORSE FROM THE YALUMBA THOROUGHBRED SERIES.

SPECIFICATIONS:
THE COLLECTION INCLUDES BOTTLES IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
- SIX BOTTLES OF YALUMBA "DULCIFY" VINTAGE PORT 1979 (FOURTH OF THE YALUMBA THOROUGHBRED SERIES)
- ONE YALUMBA "KINGSTON TOWN" VINTAGE PORT 1980 (FIFTH OF THE YALUMBA THOROUGHBRED SERIES)

EACH BOTTLE FEATURES A HAND-PRINTED LABEL WITH THE HORSE'S PORTRAIT, RACING ACHIEVEMENTS, AND BREEDING INFORMATION. THE 1979 DULCIFY VINTAGE COMMEMORATES A THOROUGHBRED BY DECIES EX SWEET CANDY, BRED BY R. PORTER OF FIELDING, NEW ZEALAND, AND OWNED BY W.H.A. RIGG, A. MALLER, AND MRS. B.D. HAYES, WITH TRAINER COLIN HAYES. THE LABEL NOTES THE TRAGIC 1979 MELBOURNE CUP ACCIDENT THAT CUT SHORT THIS COURAGEOUS HORSE'S CAREER, WITH YALUMBA BLENDING A FINE VINTAGE PORT FROM SELECTED, HAND-PICKED SHIRAZ GRAPES FROM THEIR OWN BAROSSA VINEYARDS TO RECORD THE HORSE'S DEEDS.

THE 1980 KINGSTON TOWN VINTAGE HONOURS THE FIFTH HORSE IN THE SERIES, A THOROUGHBRED CHOSEN AS HORSE OF THE YEAR 1979-80 IN THE AUSTRALIAN RACING CALENDAR, WITH 18 RACE WINS FROM 24 STARTS AND SIGNIFICANT PRIZE MONEY. KINGSTON TOWN WAS BRED BY DAVID HAINES OF KINGSTON PARK, SEYMOUR, VICTORIA, AND OWNED BY MR AND MRS D.H. HAINES AND MR AND MRS G. MORRISH.

CONDITION AND PROVENANCE:
ALL BOTTLES RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL CORK STOPPERS AND WAX SEALS. LABELS SHOW APPROPRIATE AGE-RELATED PATINA WITH MINOR FOXING AND EDGE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH FOUR DECADES OF STORAGE. GLASS IS CLEAR AND INTACT WITH NO CRACKS OR CHIPS OBSERVED. FILL LEVELS APPEAR CONSISTENT, INDICATING PROPER STORAGE CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE COLLECTION'S HISTORY. THE BACK LABELS FEATURE THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF S. SMITH & SON PTY LTD, YALUMBA VINEYARDS, ANGASTON, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN WINE AND RACING HISTORY, COMBINING THE ARTISANAL WINEMAKING TRADITIONS OF THE BAROSSA VALLEY WITH THE SPORTING HERITAGE OF AUSTRALIAN THOROUGHBRED RACING. THE YALUMBA THOROUGHBRED SERIES HAS ACHIEVED WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION AND THESE VINTAGE EXAMPLES ARE INCREASINGLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF BOTH FINE AUSTRALIAN WINES AND RACING MEMORABILIA.

NOTE: SOLD AS LOT.

Item Size: Height: 35cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 40cm, Weight: 10Kg

Condition: Good

657344+5

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