Heirloom Vineyards A’lambra Shiraz Awards

Posted January 18, 2018

Vintage 2022

  • The Real Review, Stuart Knox (27th Dec 2023) – 97 Points, Gold Medal, #1 of 16 2022 Shiraz from Barossa Valley.
  • Wine Pilot (9th Jan 2024) – 96 Points
  • Japan Wine Challenge -2023 Gold
  • Woman Wine & Spirits Awards 2024- Gold
  • The Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2023- Silver 93Pts

Vintage 2021

  • The Real Review, Stuart Knox – 96 Points, Gold, #2 of 52 2021 Shiraz from Barossa Valley
  • Halliday Wine Companion, James Halliday (10 May 2023) – 95 Points
  • Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2023 – Double Gold Medal
  • Global Fine Wine Challenge, Toni Paterson MW – 95 Points, Gold
  • Global Fine Wine Challenge, Andrea Pritzker MW – 95 Points, Gold
  • Global Fine Wine Challenge, Andrew Caillard MW – 93 Points, Gold
  • 2022 Sommelier Challenge IWSC San Diego – Gold 91pts
  • 10th “SAKURA” Japan Women’s Wine Awards 2023 – Gold
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards 2023- Gold
  • 2023 AWC Vienna International Wine challenge - Gold
  • Decanter World Wine Awards 2023- Silver 93 Points
  • Korea Wine Challenge 2023- Silver Medal
  • The Wine Front, Campbell Mattinson – 93 Points
  • James Suckling – 92 Points
  • International Wine Challenge – UK 2023 – Silver Medal
  • Barossa Wine Show 2022 – Silver
  • Royal Hobart Wine Show 2022 – Silver

Vintage 2020

  • The Real Review, Stuart Knox – Gold Medal & Top Rank, 97 Points (#1 of 46 2020 Shiraz from Barossa Valley)
  • Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2022 – Double Gold Medal
  • International Wine Challenge 2022 (IWC) – Gold Medal
  • AWC Vienna 2022 – Gold
  • Halliday Wine Companion, James Halliday (03 August 2022) – 94 Points, Silver
  • Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2021 – 93 Points, Silver
  • Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 (DWWA) – 92 Points, Silver Medal
  • James Suckling – 92 Points
  • Royal Hobart Wine Show 2021 – Silver Medal
  • “SAKURA” Japan Women’s Wine Awards 2022 – Silver Medal
  • Robert Parker Wine Advocate, Erin Larkin – 90 points

Vintage 2019

  • The Real Review, Stuart Knox - Gold Medal, 96 Points

    "Ink black core with a deep purple that lifts from the rim and coats the glass. Ripe blackberries, dark chocolate and cedar shaving aromatics. Very intense entry, black fruits roll deep with oak spices, anise, white pepper and cinnamon fill in through the middle. An undercurrent of iodine and blood provides further reason for repeated attention. The tannins are solidly built but sit quietly in the shadows to guide but not steal the show. Relentless in its drive with bruising length, in a good way."  Stuart Knox, The Real Review

Vintage 2018

  • Halliday Wine Companion, James Halliday - 96 Points
  • The Real Review, Huon Hooke – Gold Medal, 96 Points
  • Gourmet Traveller Wine October/November 2020 – Top 60 New Release Wines – 96 Points
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards – Double Gold Medal
  • Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2020 – Gold Medal
  • Barossa Wine Show 2020 – 94 Points
  • Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 – 91 Points

'Very deep, concentrated, glass-staining purple colour. It smells inky and highly concentrated as well as liberally-endowed with oak. The palate is full-bodied and rich, dense and powerful, but beautifully harmonised, with fleshy texture and smoothly articulated tannins that run the full length of the palate. The concentration is awesome, but it's not over-built or forbidding. Indeed, it's delicious to drink right now. Some age will only improve it, however.'     Huon Hooke, August 2020

Vintage 2017

  • James Halliday Australian Wine Companion – 96 Points
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2020- Double Gold Medal
  • Sommelier Wine Awards (UK) 2020 – Gold Medal
  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Challenge (USA) 2020- Gold 91Points
  • Woman Wine & Spirit Award UK 2020 – Silver Medal
  • The Real Review, Huon Hooke – Silver, 92 Points

"Exceptionally powerful, rich and full-bodied shiraz with multiple layers of black fruits, tar, licorice and full-on, but ripe, tannins. Striking, potentially long-lived style."  James Halliday, August 2020

Vintage 2016

  • Critics International Wine Challenge (USA) 2019 - Platinum Medal, 94 Points
  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Challenge (USA) 2019 – Gold Medal, 92 Points
  • Korea Wine Challenge 2019 - Gold Medal
  • China Wine and Spirits Best Value Awards 2019 - Double Gold Medal
  • Sommelier International Wine & Spirits Competition 2017 – Trophy Best Shiraz in Show; Platinum Medal, 97 Points
  • San Francisco International Wine Competition 2018 – Silver Medal
  • International Wine & Spirit Challenge 2019 Tranche 1 – Silver Medal, 90 Points
  • AWC Vienna International Wine Show 2019 - Silver Medal
  • James Halliday Wine Companion 2019 - 96 Points

'Deep crimson-purple; a wine humming with activity, red and black fruits contesting for first place, the latter winning. But there's much more to the wine than that, with spice, pepper and a lingering savoury acidity that works to perfection." James Halliday

Vintage 2015

  • Critics International Wine Challenge (USA) 2018 - Platinum Medal, 94 Points
  • Sydney International Wine Competition 2018 – Blue Gold Medal
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2018 – Double Gold Medal
  • Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition 2018 – Gold Medal
  • International Wine and Spirits Competition 2018 – Gold Medal
  • Asia International Wine Competition 2018 – Gold Medal
  • Sommelier International Wine & Spirits Competition 2017 – Gold Medal
  • New York International Wine Competition 2018 – Gold Medal
  • Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge 2018 – Gold Medal
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards 2018 – Gold Medal
  • Sydney International Wine Competition 2018 – Blue Gold Medal
  • Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2017 – Silver Medal
  • Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition 2017 – Silver Medal
  • Winemaker International Wine Challenge (USA) 2018 – Silver Medal
  • San Diego International Wine Challenge 2018 - Silver Medal
  • Sommelier Wine Awards London 2018 - Silver Medal
  • Perth Royal Wine Awards 2018 – Silver Medal 
  • James Halliday Australian Wine Companion - 97 Points

"A wine of beauty, a wine of substance. From the first sip to the final swallow this has you wrapped around its finger. It tastes of fresh boysenberry and pure plum, mint and violets, wood smoke from oak and five spice notes adding some extra flash. Firm but ultra-fine tannin plays tugboat to the power of fruit, guiding it through the finish. It's a standout."

Vintage 2014

  • Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge 2017 – Trophy Best Red Wine of the Year 2017
  • Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge 2017 – Trophy Best Shiraz
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2017 – Double Gold Medal
  • Korea Wine Challenge 2016 – Gold Medal
  • New York International Wine Competition 2017 – Gold Medal
  • Critics International Wine Challenge (USA) 2017 - Gold Medal 91 Points
  • Winemaker International Wine Challenge (USA) 2017 – Silver Medal
  • San Diego International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017 – Silver Medal
  • Sommelier Wine Awards UK 2017 – Silver Medal
  • San Francisco International Wine Competition 2017 – Silver Medal
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards 2017 – Silver Medal
  • James Suckling – 95 Points
  • James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2018 – 96 Points

Vintage 2013

  • Barossa Wine Show (Australia) 2015 - Tanunda Cellars Trophy - Best Young Dry Red Shiraz, Classes 9 & 10
  • Barossa Wine Show (Australia) 2015 - Rod Schubert Trophy - Most Outstanding Barossa Red Table Wine, Premium Classes
  • Barossa Wine Show (Australia) 2015 - MTA / Cathay Pacific Trophy - Most Outstanding Barossa Table Wine, Premium Classes
  • Barossa Wine Show (Austrlaia) 2015 – Riedel Trophy – Most Outstanding Single Vineyard Table Wine, Premium Classes
  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Challenge (USA) 2015 – Platinum 94 points
  • Sommelier Wine Awards 2016 – Gold Medal
  • San Diego International Wine Challenge 2016 – Gold Medal
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2016 – Gold Medal
  • Critics Challenge 2015 – Silver Medal 88 Points
  • Sommelier Wine Awards – Silver Medal
  • International Wine and Spirits Competition 2015 – Silver Outstanding Medal
  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition 2016 – Silver 88 Points
  • Critics International Wine Challenge 2016 – Silver Medal 89 Points
  • San Francisco International Wine Competition 2015 – Silver Medal
  • Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge 2015 – Silver Medal
  • Vinalies Internationales 2016 – Silver Medal 83 Points
  • James Halliday Australian Wine Companion – 95 Points

Vintage 2012  

  • China Wine & Spirits Awards 2014 - Gold Medal
  • International Wine Challenge 2013 - Gold Medal            
  • AWC Vienna 2014 – Gold Medal
  • San Diego International Wine Competition 2015 – Silver Medal
  • James Halliday Wine Companion 2016 - 96 Points

Heirloom Vineyards A’lambra Eden Valley Shiraz