AN INVITATION TO THE
WINE SALE OF THE DECADE
Matawhero 11am Saturday 11th November 1989
HISTORIC MAT A WHERO CHURCH
at Peter Webb Galleries Ground Floor, T&G Building, cnr Wellesley & Elliot Streets, Auckland Telephone (09) 734 404. Fax (09) 378 263
CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. The highest bidder to be the purchaser, subject to the Vendor having the right to refuse the bidding of any person. Should any dispute arise as to the biddings, the lot in dispute to be immediately put up for sale again at the preceding bidding, or the Vendor as Auctioneer may declare the purchaser. 2. No person shall advance less at a bid than a sum to be nominated by the Vendor as Auctioneer and no bid shall be retracted. 3. All lots are sold subject to the right of the Vendor or his agent to bid or else to impose a reserve. 4. The purchaser shall give his name and address and pay the amount due on the fall of the hammer plus the buyer's premium of ten per cent (10 %) of the hammer price together with GST on the buyer's premium (a total of 11.25 %) on the day of sale or within seven days after the day of sale. 5. Any lots not paid for within the periods noted above will be automatically cancelled, and money deposited in part payment shall be forfeited, and the defaulter shall make good any loss arising from the resale, together with the charges and expenses in respect of both sales. 6. The Vendor warrants that all wine to be sold has been adequately cellared in conditions suitable for long-term keeping and that if wine is found to be faulty it will be replaced or the purchase price refunded . 7. No wine shall be delivered at the Auction, but shall be delivered on a freight-free basis within the North Island (to other areas at cost) by the Vendor within 10 days after payment by the Purchaser has been received and cleared. The Vendor will receipt all invoices upon payment and receipted invoices will be adequate verification for the delivery of any lot. All deliveries will be made by the Vendor ex-winery by post, special delivery or carrier. No deliveries will be arranged ex-winery to purchasers attending upon the winery except where arranged spcifically in advance with the Vendor. The Vendor reserves the right to request identification in the case of any purchaser not known to the Vendor who pays by cheque. Charging to credit cards will not be accepted as a means of payment. 8. Where the Vendor offers credit terms for the payment of wine, a deposit of 30% of the hammer price together with Buyer's Premium and GST on the Buyer's Premium must be paid to the Vendor within 7 days of sale. The purchaser may pay the balance of the amount due up to and including the 20th day of December 1989 and when the full balance is paid the Vendor will arrange despatch of the wine so purchased to the purchaser at the address provided. If required, the Vendor will provide storeage free of cost for a period of six calendar months from the date of sale.
9. All bids are per bottle, not per case. The highest bidder has the option of taking the whole lot (the Vendor to set the minimum quantity to be taken). If some part of the lot remains, the underbidder has the option of taking part of the lot or the whole lot at the same price. If some part of the lot remains thereafter other bidders who have bid on the lot have the option of taking any part at the same price. If there should be any of the lot remaining thereafter, the lot will be put up again and sold as one to the highest bidder, no further division being allowed.
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- __ Matawhero~-~~-- --=-Matawhero wines are among tbe most highly regl!.(ded in New Zealand. Denis Irwin's wines have peen featured on the Queen's wine list and at New Zealand Government functions for visiting overseas dignitaries. Matawhero wines have earned international recognition for their Gewurtztraminer, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Merlot. I
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The first grapes were planted on the Riverpoint Road, Gisborn , vineyards in 1968. ·W\ne production began in 1975 and the first Gold Medal award i~ New Zealand .dame ittt1978 for the Gewurtztraminer, a wine still drinking well and wp.ich now sells for $45 a W&t:1e 1 ,. (1 ~ at auction. The original price when rele~sed was $3.50. in.,
The 1977 Gewurtztraminer was placed fourth in an international line-up of wines .in P~l1is. Thus began a legacy which now sees Matawhero acknowledged as the international leader in this variety outside of Alsace. r
As one of New Zealand's mid-sized producers, Matawh,ero's production is strictly li.mj.ted. Denis Irwin has personal control over his 100 acre vineyard and sees no need for further f., I I: I ' exRansion. j
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Over the past nearly three years Denis Irwin was in Victoria, Australia, where he ,owAed and operated the "Rose of Australia" Hotel from where he sold and distributed Matawhero I and other New Zealand wines (as well as terrorising the locals). ),,1
He was also attempting to set up a vineyard at Gisbome, near Melbourne. Howeyer., IJ;\1,iin and Australia officially parted company late last year. As a result, wine stock that had been carefully nurtured in the cellars of Matawhero for d~stribution on the Melbourne mar~et ' is now to be offered to the New Zealand wine public. '
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In the past, distribution of Matawhero has been by way of loyal mail-o~der clientele and some fine wine distributors. Now-in typical flamboyant style-Irwi-1,1 has ,decided~that a substantial part of the stockpile will be auctioned, to celebrate his 42nd Birthday~"Being a late maturer, I might get the key this time around," ,he said. ;VJ
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Now is your opportunity to help Denis Irwin celebrate his Birtrltci~y. To taste some of his oldest and most treasured wines. 1 To have some birthday cake and other edible delicacies. ut And to enter some bids for the auction of wine, or participate directly in the auction, on:
SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER 1989 AT 11AM. YOUR INVITATION AND BIDDING FORM ARE ENCLOSED IN THIS CATALOGUE.
WINE FOR SALE A NOTE ON BIDDING • The highest bidder has the option of taking part of the Lot or the whole Lot. If the highest bidder does not exercise the option to take the whole of the Lot, then the underbidder and then other bidders have the opportunity to take either part or whole of the Lot at the same price. Should there still be a quantity of the Lot left after all bidders have had the chance to satisfy their requirements, the Lot will be put up again, the highest bidder on this occasion having to take the whole balance left. • All prices are per bottle. • A Buyer's Premium of 10 % will be added to the hammer price of each lot sold, together with GST on the Buyer's Premium, a total of 11.25 %. • A condition of bidding is that all lots purchased must be paid for on the day of sale or within the seven days immediately following the sale; in the case of postal/Fax/Phone or Absentee bidders all lots purchased must be paid for within 7 days of receipt of invoice. • All lots not paid for within 7 days of sale (or within 7 days of receipt of invoice in the case of absentee bidders) will be automatically cancelled and the bidder will be liable for all costs incurred in the re-sale of the lots and any losses whatsoever which may be suffered by the Vendor. • Delayed payment terms are available for this sale, for payment up until 20th December 1989. Acceptance of any credit terms are at the option of Matawhero Wines. A deposit of 30% of the hammer price and the Buyer's Premium must be paid immediately after the sale, and the balance of payment may be made at any period up until the 20th day of December 1989. Wine paid for on terms will be held in the cellar at Matawhero Wines and delivered upon payment of the balance due. No interest will be charged. Wine may be stored for a period of up to six months from the date of sale, at no cost, if so required by the Purchaser and arranged with the Vendor. • The Vendor of all wine to be sold is Matawhero Wines of Gisbome. The premises of Peter Webb Galleries Limited are being hired for the occasion. All wine will be despatched from the licenced premises of Matawhero Wines at Riverpoint Road, Gisbome, to comply fully with the licencing laws. • The Auctioneer will be the Proprietor of Matawhero Wines, Denis Irwin.
LOTS FOR SALE SAUVIGNON BLANC LOT 1:
1982 Sauvignon Blanc, 2 cases
22: 1986 Chenin Blanc, 300 cases
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1985 Sauvignon Blanc, 2 cases
23: 1987 Chenin Blanc, 150 cases
3:
1985 Sauvignon Blanc 375 ml bottles, 100 cases
4:
1986 Sauvignon Blanc, 10 cases
SAUVIGNON BLANCSEMILLON 24: 1986 Sauvignon BlancSemillon, 300 cases
GEWURTZTRAMINER 5:
1980 Gewurtztraminer, 2 cases
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1981 Dry Reserve Gewurtztraminer, 2 cases
CHARDONNAY 25: 1978 Chardonnay, 1 case 26: 1980 Chardonnay, 4 cases
7: 1982 Gewurtztraminer, 2 cases
27: 1981 Chardonnay, 2 cases
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1983 Gewurtztraminer, 2 cases
28: 1982 Chardonnay, 2 cases
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1984 Gewurtztraminer, 2 cases
29: 1983 Chardonnay, 2 cases
10: 1985 Gewurtztraminer Reserve,
30: 1984 Chardonnay, 2 cases
150 cases
11: 1986 Gewurtztraminer, 500 cases
31: 1985 Chardonnay, 100 cases 32: 1986 Chardonnay, 250 cases
12: 1987 Gewurtztraminer, 500 cases
13: 1988 Gewurtztraminer, 200 cases
ESTATE RED 33: 1986 Estate Red, 200 cases 34: 1984 Estate Red, 15 cases
14: 1989 Gewurtztraminer, 50 cases
ROSE CHENIN BLANC
35: 1987 Rose, 250 cases
15: 1977 Chenin Blanc, 1 case 16: 1978 Chenin Blanc, 3 bottles
CABERNET MERLOT
17: 1981 Chenin Blanc, 2 cases
36: 1983 Cabernet Merlot, 100 x 1.5
18: 1982 Chenin Blanc, 1 case
litre magnums, presented in individual wooden boxes.
19: 1983 Chenin Blanc, 2 cases
37: 1983 Cabernet Merlot, 2 cases
20: 1984 Chenin Blanc, 1 case
38: 1985 Cabernet Merlot, 150 cases
21: 1985 Chenin Blanc, 150 cases
39: 1986 Cabernet Merlot, 250 cases
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LOTS FOR SALE GAMAY
TRAMINER RIESLING
40: 1985 Gamay, 70 cases
46: 1978 Traminer Riesling, 2 cases
41: 1986 Gamay, 300 cases
47: 1980 Traminer Riesling, 2 cases 48: 1981 Traminer Riesling, 2 cases
MERLOT & CABERNET SAUVIGNON
49: 1982 Traminer Riesling, 2 cases
42: 1983 Merlot, 2 cases
50: 1983 Traminer Riesling, 2 cases
43: 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon, 1 case
51: 1985 Traminer Riesling, 2 cases 52: 1987 Traminer Riesling, 100 cases
PINOTNOIR 44: 1980 Pinot Noir, 2 cases
53: 1988 Traminer Riesling, 50 cases
RIESLING SYLVANER 45: 1984 Riesling Sylvaner Dry Reserve, 1 case
RIVERPOINT RIESLING 54: 1978 Riverpoint Riesling, 1 case
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WINE AUCT ION 11am Saturday 11 November 1989 ABSENTEE BIDDING FORM (Please specify method of delivery)
• FAX TO: MATAWHERO WINES, CARE OF WEBB'S (09) 378-263 AUCKLAND OR • POST TO MATAWHERO WINES CARE OF WEBB'S, P.O. BOX 7008 WELLESLEY STREET, AUCKLAND. • PHONE BIDS TO (09) 734-404 AUCKLAND • OR DELIVER BIDDING FORMS TO MATAWHERO WINES CARE OF WEBB'S IN AUCKLAND OR AT THE WELLINGTON FUNCTION. Please ensure your Bid is Faxed, Posted, Delivered or Telephoned to reach Matawhero at Webb's in Auckland no later than 5pm on the day prior to sale, i.e. Friday 10 November 1989.
POSTAL DETAILS: NAME _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ADDRESS-------------------------
PHONE NO. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FAX NO. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I wish you to bid on my behalf on the following lots, and buy on my behalf at the cheapest price within the dollar limits per bottle I set below, and as is permitted by other bids or reserves, if any. I agree to comply with the Conditions of Sale as published in the Catalogue. I understand that there is a Buyer's Premium of 10% on top of the hammer price at which each lot is sold, together
with GST on the Buyer's Premium (a total of 11. 25 %) . I agree to pay the hammer price together with the buyers premium for all lots purchased within 7 days of receiving my invoice. I understand that all lots of wine purchased by me will be delivered from Matawhero Wines to the address below within 10 days of my payment being cleared.
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MAXIMUM $ AMOUNT I NO. OF CASES WANT TO PAY PER BOTTLE LOT NO.
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ADDRESS DETAILS FOR DESPATCH OF YOUR WINE EX MATAWHERO WINERY NAME _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ DELIVERY ADDRESS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Alternative Address if Wine cannot be delivered for some reason to the above address HAND IN THIS CARD AT THE WELLINGTON FUNCTION OR AT WEBB'S IN AUCKLAND IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO BE PRESENT AND BID YOURSELF, OR SEND BY FAX, POST OR PHONE AS DETAILED ABOVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOUR BIDDING FORM IS NOT COMPLETED IN FULL, YOU RUN THE RISK OF YOUR BID NOT BEING RECORDED.
Webb's WEBB'S WINES Regular Monthly Wine Sales, Ten A Year Next Wine Sale
4 December 1989 Featuring The Antipodean, Christmas Champagne, Te Mata Awatea 1985, Te Mata Coleraine 1985, and other Award-Winning New Zealand Cabernet-Sauvignons, together with an exexcellent range of Penfolds Grange Hermitage 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984, and many other interesting wines. Webb's offer the best auction service for wines in New Zealand. Our wines come from good cellars, many in quantity, often without reserve. An absentee bidding system is available for those out of Auckland. H you wish to be placed on the Webb's Wines mailing list and receive regular news of auctions, please send your name and address to : Webb's Wines, P.O.Box 7008, Wellesley Street, Auckland. Or Fax : Webb's Wines (09) 378-263.
Peter Webb Galleries Limited Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers T & G Building Corner Wellesley & Elliot St P O Box 7008 Telephone 734-404 Auckland