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Scharzhofberger Riesling Eiswein 2016
Weingut Egon Müller, Saar
Excellent level & appearance
W 1 bottle
Per lot: SGD 2000 – 3000

Scharzhofberger Riesling Eiswein 2016
Weingut Egon Müller, Saar
Excellent level & appearance
W 1 half bottle – 375ml
Per lot: SGD 1000 – 1500

Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett 2017
Weingut Egon Müller, Saar
Excellent level & appearance
W 6 bottles (OCB)
Per lot: SGD 700 – 900

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Weingut Egon Müller
Founded in 1797 in the Saar district of the Mosel region, Egon Müller produces some of the world’s finest Rieslings, with aging potentials that are easier measured in decades than years, and prices that rival any of the world’s most prestigious wineries. Egon Müller IV is the current winemaker and owner of Weingut Egon Müller. Born in August 1959, he is the fourth Egon Müller in the weingut’s (winery’s) history. He is also the sixth generation of the family to own and run the estate, after his great-great-great-grandfather Jean-Jacques Koch bought it from the French Republic at the end of the 18th century. He also has a son named Egon.

Weingut Egon Müller produces wines using only one grape variety, Riesling. But it manages to release a number of different bottlings every year by harvesting grapes at different times, and vinifying them to a range of different sweetness levels, from off-dry kabinett to the sumptuously sweet trockenbeerenauslese. The latter style, along with the winery’s beerenauslese release, is dependent on vintage conditions being suitable for Botrytis cinerea (noble rot) to infect grapes without turning them moldy. Egon Müller produces Riesling in multiple countries. In Slovakia, Egon Müller IV collaborates with Miroslav Petrech to make top-class Riesling under the Château Belá label. And in the Adelaide Hills of Australia, he also works with Michael Andrewarta of East End Cellars to release a dry Riesling called Kanta.

Bowmore Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1965
A legendary limited-edition Bowmore single malt, distilled in 1965 and matured in a single Oloroso Sherry Cask for 52 years, before being bottled at cask strength. This is the third edition from the Bowmore 50-Year-Old Vaults Series. The liquid in this remarkably rare limited-edition bottling was some of the first to pass through Bowmore’s then-new steam heated stills in 1965. The extended maturation period has created a rare and refined whisky with the perfect blend of complexity and elegance, exemplifying Bowmore’s history spent perfecting the art of whisky maturation. This expression is a rich reward for those who value the importance of savouring time.
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Bowmore Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1965
Distillery bottling, matured for 52 years in Oloroso Sherry Cask
Excellent level & appearance
L 1 bottle – 700ml in luxury wooden presentation casket
Per lot: SGD 40.000 – 50.000

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Vin de Pays de l’Hérault 2014
Domaine de la Grange des Pères, Aniane
Excellent level & appearance
R 5 bottles
Per lot: SGD 550 – 750

Vin de Pays de l’Hérault 2014
Domaine de la Grange des Pères, Aniane
Excellent level , 1LSCL
R 2 magnums – 1.5ltr
Per lot: SGD 400 – 500

Domaine de La Grange Des Pères
How many winemakers in the south of France can claim to be amongst France’s greatest? Laurent Vaillé is definitely one of them – attaining his “cult wine” status where the odds were all against him. He started his career training in the cellars with Jean Francois Coche-Dury (Meursault), Gérald Chave (Hermitage), and Eloi Durrbach (Domaine de Trévallon, Provence), before settling in the l’Hérault of the Langedoc where he purchased his first vineyards in 1989. The Vaillé family is deeply attached to their Aniane’s terroir, and they know exactly how to unlock its full potential by constant work in the vineyards and keeping low yields (20-25 hl/ha). The total production is tiny (2,500-3,000 cases annually). His choice seemed at the beginning a bit odd; because the nature of the poor, hard limestone soil, which required massive work in order to enable planting vines on them at all. But soon after, it became clear that he actually discovered a great and very unique terroir under these hard rocks. Choosing the right clones was obvious to him. He sourced his Syrah, Marsanne, and Roussane cuttings from Gérard Chave, His Chardonay from Coche-Dury and his Cabernet from Domaine de Trévallon. The result is no less than what is widely considered as one of the greatest wines in France. He constantly achieves the very difficult harmony between power, freshness, delicacy and a long-lasting taste.

Amarone della Valpolicella ‘Vigneto Monte Lodoletta’
At the age of 22, Romano Dal Forno first met Giuseppe Quintarelli, who introduced him to a new way of growing vines and producing wine, based on quality rather than quantity. Since then, by investing in his own vineyards and overcoming the initial difficulties, Romano has managed, thanks also to the precious contribution of his sons Marco, Luca and Michele, to get his company to the first-rate positions in international wine. Since the early 1980s, and exactly since the 1983 season, harvest after harvest, Amarone della Valpolicella and Valpolicella DOC, labeled “Dal Forno Romano”, have always placed themselves at the top of excellence.

Amarone della Valpolicella ‘Vigneto Monte Lodoletta’ 1996
Dal Forno Romano, Cellore d’Illasi
Excellent level , LSCL
R 1 double magnum – 3ltr
Per lot: SGD 3800 – 4800

Bolgheri Superiore ‘Vendemmia 30’ 2012
Grattamacco, Castagneto Carducci
Excellent level , LSCL
R 6 bottles (OWC)
Per lot: SGD 500 – 700

Bolgheri Superiore ‘Vendemmia 30’
Much has been said about the other Super Tuscan in Bolgheri – Sassicaia, fêted by critics, adored by celebrities and sought after by collectors. Not much has been said about its close second, Grattamacco, the second winery set up in Italy’s coastal Bolgheri and a true champion of Bolgheri. Located on top of a hill facing the Tyrrhenian Sea between Castagneto Carducci and Bolgheri, the winery was founded by Piermario Meletti Cavallari, an adventurous entrepreneur who followed Mario Incisa della Rocchetta’s footsteps to the maremma coast where in 1977 Grattamacco was founded in the DOC area of Bolgheri where the growing of Cabernet Sauvignon in this particular region gained great popularity. The first vintage produced was 1982 by blending Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and Sangiovese. The estate is situated on top of the hill, facing the sea between Castagneto Carducci and Bolgheri at 100 meter above sea level. The area is particularly dedicated to the production of great wines and enjoys a dry climate with consistent thermal excursions at the end of the summer. The estate extends over an area of about 50 hectares, of which 25 are vineyards and 5 are olive groves. The remaining area is forest and borders into a vast area of woodlands covering some 1,600 hectares. The estate follows the criteria of organic farming, guaranteed and certified by ICEA.

Barolo Riserva Sette7anni

Only the best vintages give life to the Barolo Riserva Sette7anni, made with grapes from the most important vineyards, Bussia, Panerole and Pugnane, located respectively in Monforte d’Alba, Novello and Castiglione Falletto. Franco Conterno is always one of the last to harvest so that, in addition to beautiful ripe fruit, to avoid annoying tannins from the stems. Temperature controlled fermentation and then maturation in large French wooden barrels for 7 (!) Years. Vibrant grenade red colour with light orange notes; rich and complex nose; coarse, powerful and tannic flavour.

Barolo Riserva ‘Sette7anni’ 2008
Franco Conterno, Monforte d’Alba
Excellent level & appearance
R 1 jeroboam – 5ltr (OWC)
Per lot: SGD 800 – 1100

Barolo Riserva ‘Sette7anni’ 2010
Franco Conterno, Monforte d’Alba
Excellent level & appearance
R 6 bottles (OCB)
Per lot: SGD 700 – 900

Vertical Sauternes de Château d`Yquem: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

Sauternes 1 : four vintages from 2010 to 2013, bottled in 2014 (2)

Sauternes 2 : five vintages from 2010 to 2014, bottled in 2016 (2)

Sauternes 3 : four vintages from 2011 to 2016, bottled in 2017 (2)

Sauternes 4 : four vintages from 2011 to 2016, bottled in 2017 (2)

Sauternes 5 : three vintages from 2014 to 2016, bottled in 2019 (2)

Sauternes 6 : four vintages from 2014 to 2019, bottled in 2020 (2)

Sauternes by Château d’Yquem
Excellent level & appearance
W 12 half bottles – 375ml (OWC)
Per lot: SGD 1400 – 1800

Sauternes de Château d`Yquem: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
‘Sauternes’ has a specific objective: “We want people to enjoy it, in a relaxed way. We subscribe to the idea of modernising consumption of Sauternes wines”, explains Sandrine Garbay. The winemaker goes on to explain how she created the blend “of grape varieties, vineyard sites and vintages. On average, 4 to 5 years are blended, including the latest vintage, akin to a solera, with a set base to which a recent vintage is added”. Each new bottling has a different number, creating a timeline for this unique, non-vintage wine.
It is designed to be enjoyed as an aperitif and accessibility is key to the way it was crafted. Its inception dates back to 2005, when Pierre Lurton took over at the helm of Château d’Yquem. After tasting batches of wines deemed unsuitable for producing the celebrated noble-rot wine and subsequently sold in bulk, he decided to give some of them to the estate’s employees. As climate change has increased ripeness levels during the sorting process, production has grown and the amount of wine offloaded in bulk has risen to an average of 50%. “It was a shame that all of it should be shipped in bulk. In 2014, Sauternes 1 was launched for employees of the LVMH group”, points out Sandrine Garbay.