Fancy sampling some bottles direct from Australian wine guru James Halliday's personal cellar.
The renowned Australian critic, author and commentator is selling the last of his impressive wine cellar through an online auction with fine wine destination Langtons.
The James Halliday's Private Collection online auction is now open on the Langtons website and closes at 9pm AEST on Sunday, May 25.
This final auction will see a 100 lots of Halliday’s personal passion - French producer Domaine Armand Rousseau - up for sale, with each bottle personally signed by the wine critic.
The collection includes a 1999 Clos des Ruchottes Monopole, Ruchottes-Chambertin, 1976 Clos de la Roche and 1990 Grand Cru Chambertin.
Halliday has confirmed this auction will be the last to clear out the final bottles in his cellar located in the Yarra Valley’s Coldstream Hills while he relocates to Sydney.
“Having long since sold the last of my DRCs, my Rousseaus are the best wines in my cellar, led - of course - by the Chambertins from top vintages. Clos de Beze is a worthy second, Clos de Jacques, the wine often offering outstanding value for money. Rousseau now fills the shoes left by the impossible-to-find DRCs,” says Halliday.
James Halliday AM is Australia’s most notable wine authority, with a career spanning over 30 years resulting in a cellar that is incomparable to any other in the country.
“James Halliday is undoubtedly the most important person in the Australian wine scene," says Michael Anderson, head of auctions and secondary market at Langtons.
Other highlights from the collection include va Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois Billecart Brut from the exceptional 1996 vintage; a 1997 Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling-Spatlese; and a 1980 Domaine Clape.
Closer to home, Halliday’s collection also includes a House of Arras E.J Carr Late Disgorged Methode Traditionelle 2000 Magnum from Tasmania; 1997 Bindi Block 5 Pinot Noir from the Macedon Ranges; and 1992 vintage Charles Melton Nine Popes Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre from the Barossa Valley.
Each bottle will come complete with a collectable sticker outlining its provenance.
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