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Andrew Buller Wines Cannobie 30 year old tawny Attractively packaged 500 ml bottle. There's some rancio character on the nose with a touch of marzipan, toffee sweet spice and a touch of rose water. The spirit is clean and it is initially fairly sweet (as is the case with most Australian Tawny). You...

It appears that Langtons have now removed the abililty to browse an individual auction by lot number - very annoying!

Last prices for the 1963 Peppermint Pattie was $878 in 2012 per Langtons, so the Cabernet Shiraz at $240 is less than that. The Peppermint Pattie is a legend in Australian wine, so any other wine not going to reach the same heights. Thanks, I must have looked at a different entry for the Cab Sauv. ...

I recently picked up some old wines at auction at a cheap price. One of them is a 1963 Mildara Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz. Although the little brother of the Peppermint Pattie, I notice on the Langtons price guide that the price range for this is $250-300 and it last sold at Langtons in 2011 for $24...

Also went to the Melbourne tasting last night. Fantastic event but way too crowded. Things improve later in the night and it was good when the crowds cleared to talk to some of the winemakers. Highlights for me were: Hill of Grace (2005) Grange (2007) - not a great Grange but still quite good (even ...