Australian Wine History through 30 Bottles

The List 1954 McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant Old Paddock Hermitage Hunter Valley – New South Wales (oxidised) 1954 McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant Old Paddock Hermitage Hunter Valley – New South Wales  5 1958 McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant P & OP Hermitage Hunter Valley – New South Wales  4 1960 Penfolds Bin 49 Grange Hermitage South Australia  5 1963 Mildara Cabernet Shiraz Coonawarra – South Australia  5 1965 McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant Philip Hermitage Hunter Valley – New South Wales  5 1966 McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant Philip Hermitage Hunter Valley – New South Wales  5 1966 Tyrrell’s Vat 10 Dry Red (Shiraz) Hunter Valley – New South Wales (overdeveloped)  2 1969 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon South Australia (corked) 1971 Leasingham Bin 56 Cabernet Malbec Clare Valley – South Australia  4 1972 Penfolds Bin 128 Shiraz Coonawarra – South Australia  4 1975 Leasingham Bin 49 Cabernet Sauvignon Clare Valley – South Australia  3 1975 Brand’s Laira Private Bin Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra, South Australia (volatile) 1978 Leasingham Bin 49 Cabernet Sauvignon Clare Valley – South Australia  3

The Vintage Journal – Australian Wine Through 30 Bottles