PENFOLDS GRANGE HERMITAGE VINTAGE 1968 - AUSTRALIAN ICONIC RED WINE

THIS BOTTLE REPRESENTS A MILESTONE IN AUSTRALIAN WINE HISTORY, PRODUCED DURING THE HEIGHT OF PENFOLDS' REPUTATION FOR CRAFTING WORLD-CLASS FORTIFIED AND DRY RED WINES.

IDENTIFICATION AND PROVENANCE:
- PRODUCER: PENFOLDS WINES PTY LTD, MAGILL ROAD, NURIOOTPA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE BOTTLE ITSELF REMAINS STRUCTURALLY SOUND WITH NO VISIBLE CRACKS OR CHIPS TO THE GLASS. THE LABEL SHOWS SIGNIFICANT AGE-RELATED WEAR, INCLUDING FOXING, DISCOLOURATION, AND SURFACE DETERIORATION. THE FOIL CAPSULE EXHIBITS OXIDATION AND MINOR SURFACE DAMAGE. THE WINE LEVEL IS AT MID-SHOULDER, INDICATING SOME EVAPORATION THROUGH THE CORK OVER THE EXTENDED STORAGE PERIOD, WHICH IS NORMAL FOR AGED WINES. THE CORK CONDITION CANNOT BE FULLY ASSESSED WITHOUT OPENING THE BOTTLE.

COLLECTING NOTES:
THE 1988 GRANGE HERMITAGE IS A HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER VINTAGE AMONG SERIOUS WINE COLLECTORS AND AUSTRALIAN WINE ENTHUSIASTS. BOTTLES FROM THIS ERA, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH DOCUMENTED PROVENANCE AND ORIGINAL LABELLING, COMMAND SIGNIFICANT PREMIUMS AT AUCTION. THE CONDITION OF THIS EXAMPLE, WHILST SHOWING APPROPRIATE AGE-RELATED WEAR TO THE LABEL AND CAPSULE, REFLECTS GENUINE PROVENANCE AND AUTHENTIC STORAGE HISTORY RATHER THAN ARTIFICIAL RESTORATION. THE MID-SHOULDER FILL LEVEL IS CONSISTENT WITH NATURAL EVAPORATION IN A WELL-SEALED BOTTLE AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE COMPROMISED WINE QUALITY, THOUGH PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT WOULD BE RECOMMENDED PRIOR TO CONSUMPTION OR FURTHER INVESTMENT DECISIONS.

THIS BOTTLE REPRESENTS BOTH A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIBLE ASSET AND A TANGIBLE CONNECTION TO A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN AUSTRALIAN WINE HISTORY, WHEN PENFOLDS' GRANGE HERMITAGE ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A WINE OF INTERNATIONAL STANDING AND ENDURING PRESTIGE.

Item Size: Height: 31cm, Width: 8cm, Depth: 8cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

991761+4

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