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Langton's Australian collectibles

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Sometimes I take part in tastings that seem so important, I worry about doing them justice. This is one of them. I tasted these 59 examples of Australian wines deemed worthy of trading on the secondary market by Australia's leading wine auctioneers Langton's way back in May but have hesitated to publish them because they are so famous in Australian wine circles.

Andrew Caillard MW is the keeper of the faith for Langton's and has put enormous effort into a Langton's Classification of fine Australian wine into three categories: Exceptional, Outstanding and Excellent, in downward order of quality. A total...