Decanter Barossa Wine Auction 2020: Imperial of Penfolds Grange 2016 sells for AU$50,000
High enthusiasm among buyers at the 2020 Barossa Wine Auction resulted in total sales of AU$139,000 (£78,216).
This marks a significant increase on the AU$120,000 (£67,525) procured from the 2019 Barossa Wine Auction, and has provided a great fillip for a region rebounding from tough COVID-19-affected sales and export restrictions in the past year.
The auction is a highlight of the biennial Barossa Vintage Festival, and was conducted on Friday 16 April before a live audience at Chateau Tanunda Winery in South Australia.
The star attraction of the auction – a four-litre Imperial of