Wine Auctions - Wine News

The wine auction Wickmann in Australia, was rather

Australian dominated. The auction volume was, as always, small

178 different lots, without mixed lots, were offered.

The most bottles were red wines (74,25%) white wines were sold

at (22,12%)

713 bottles of wine were sold and the price volume, without mixed Lots

was $ 51957.

Therefore the average price of a bottle was $ 70.08

Even in this small wine auction, there were several wine price records

Wine values that could never be achieved in the recherche after

historic wine prices on wine stocks.com

McWilliams Mt Pleasant Semillon Botrytis 1967 750 $ 101 (+) 177%

Brand's of Coonawarra Cab Sauvignon 1999 750ml $ 26 (+) 13,43%

McWilliams Mt Pleasant Cab Sauvignon 1998 750ml $ 34 (+) 8,7%

Solitary Vineyards Shiraz Solitary Block Rowland 2006 750ml $ 15

The wine region South Australia set (62,41 %) from all offers and

therefore the most auction lots. Victoria sold (23,00 %)

of all wines and thus reached the second place. Australia NSW (9,82%)

and Western Australia (7,13 %) from all wines, and catched the third

and fourth place. The sparkling wines from Champagne

make up (0,56 %) of the whole and got the fifth place.

The most wanted vineyard were  Greenstone, Victoria,

Solitary Vineyards, South Australia, Penfolds, Rockford, likewise

South Australia and Tyrell’s from New South Wales (Australia NSW).

Greenstone Shiraz vintage 2006 750ml could present the best sales

results, followed by Solitary Vineyards Shiraz Solitary Block Rowland

vintage 2006 750ml, Rockford Shiraz Basket Press

vintage 2010 750ml, Nepenthe Pinot Noir 2007 750ml

and Primo Estate La Biondina vintage 2001 750ml.

The vintages which have been sought on most, by wine lovers,

gastronomy and wine investment funds were

2006,1998, 2010, 2007, 2008.

In the majority (92.99%) 750ml bottles have been sold

then followed by magnums (1500ml). Numbers at (52,25%) Single Bottle

(13.48%) of 2 packages (11.42%) owc pack of 3, (7.30%) 6-pack owc

(4.49%) of 4 containers.

The most expensive wine bottle was a  Penfolds Grange vintage 1955

750ml auctioned for $ 2300.

A bottle from Sauternes, Bordeaux, a sweet white wine D’Yquem vintage

1967 750ml went to another owner for $ 861.

Penfolds Grange vintage 2003 as a magnum (1500ml) reached a wine

value of $ 710 and Penfolds Grange 1971 750ml could be sold for a wine

price of $ 655. Value wines, sold on this auction were

Primo Estate La Biondina 2011 750ml wine value $ 8,

Balgownie Shiraz 2008 750ml wine price $ 10.7

De Bortoli Cabernet Sauvignon vintage 1998 750ml,

worth of a bottle $ 9.60