Heirloom Vineyards McLaren Vale Shiraz Awards

Posted January 18, 2018

Vintage 2022

  • Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2024 – Silver Medal
  • The Real Review, Stuart Knox (27th Dec 2023) – 92 Points, Silver
  • Wine Pilot (9th Jan 2024) – 92 Points

Vintage 2021

  • 10th “SAKURA” Japan Women’s Wine Awards 2023 – Gold
  • Melbourne International Wine Show 2023- Gold 94 Pts
  • 2023 AWC Vienna International Wine challenge - Gold
  • Global Syrah Masters 2023 Silver Medal
  • The Real Review, Stuart Knox – 93 Points, Silver
  • International Wine Challenge – UK 2023 – Silver Medal
  • 2022 Sommelier Challenge IWSC San Diego – Silver
  • The Vintage Journal – 92 Points
  • Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2022 – 90 Points, Silver Medal
  • Vinous, Angus Hughson – 90 Points
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards 2022 – Silver Medal
  • AWC Vienna 2022 – Silver Medal
  • 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards 2023- Silver 90 Points

Vintage 2020

  • Melbourne International Wine Competition 2022 – Double Gold Medal, 96 Points
  • Halliday Wine Companion, James Halliday (3 March 2022) – 96 Points, Gold
  • Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2022 – Gold Medal
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2022 – Gold Medal
  • The Real Review, Stuart Knox (March 2022) – 94 Points
  • 2021 Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition (USA) – 90 Points, Gold

Vintage 2019

  • Halliday Wine Companion, Tyson Stelzer - 96 Points
  • International Wine & Spirit Competition 2020 - 94 Points
  • Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2020 – Double Gold Medal
  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition (USA) 2021 - Gold Medal, 91 Points
  • Critics International Wine Challenge (USA) 2021 - Gold Medal, 91 Points
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2021 - Gold Medal
  • San Francisco International Wine Show 2020 – Silver Medal
  • Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2020 – Silver Medal
  • Korea Wine Challenge 2021 - Silver Medal
  • Halliday Wine Companion 2022 - Tyson Stelzer - 96 Points

    "Wild fermented; matured 16 months in mostly seasoned American and French oak barrels. Dashing, slick and transfixing. Inky blackberry, black cherry and satsuma plum fruit delivering density with impressive definition, lifted by violet perfume and set to a grand foundation of fresh licorice. Elena Brooks' signature fine-ground tannins carry a long finish." Tyson Stelzer

Vintage 2018

  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Challenge (USA) 2020- Platinum Medal, 94 Points
  • San Diego International Wine & Spirits Challenge 2020 – Gold Medal, 92 Points
  • Regan Drew, Vinonotebook - 92 Points
  • Woman Wine & Spirit Awards UK 2020 – Gold Medal
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2020 – Gold Medal

Vintage 2017

  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Challenge (USA) 2019 – Platinum Medal, 94 Points
  • Critics International Wine Challenge (USA) 2019 - Platinum Medal, 94 Points
  • AWC Vienna International Wine Show 2019 - Gold Medal 90 points
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2019 – Gold Medal
  • Sommelier Challenge International Wine Competition 2016 – Gold Medal, 90 Points
  • Korea Wine Challenge 2019 - Gold Medal
  • San Francisco International Wine Competition 2018 - Gold Medal, 95 points
  • Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition 2018 – Silver Medal
  • China Wine Competition 2019 - Silver Medal
  • International Wine & Spirit Challenge 2019 Tranche 1 – Silver Medal, 93 Points
  • James Halliday Wine Companion 2019 - 96 Points

"Deeply coloured, this is a wine as much about its region as variety, no mean feat given the depth of the wine. It's the conjunction of blackberry, black cherry, dark chocolate and neatly introduced tannins to provide the structure. This ticks all the boxes." James Halliday

Vintage 2016

  • Critics International Wine Challenge (USA) 2018 - Gold Medal, 93 Points
  • Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2018 – Silver Medal, 90 Points
  • International Wine & Spirit Competition 2018 – Silver Medal
  • Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge 2018 – Silver Medal
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2018 – Silver Medal
  • New Zealand International Wine Show 2017 – Silver Medal
  • Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition 2017 – Silver Medal 
  • San Diego International Wine Challenge 2018 - Silver Medal
  • International Wine and Spirit Challenge 2018 - Silver Medal
  • Korea Wine Challenge 2018 – Silver Medal
  • James Suckling – 93 Points
  • James Halliday Australian Wine Companion - 92 Points 

"It's not a wine of layers or nuance but it's both black-fruited and perfumed and that always make for an attractive proposition. Blackberries and salt bush, ferrous notes and leather, a ring of toasty oak. The flavours are all neatly delivered, the finish warm and sound."

Vintage 2015

  • Critics International Wine Challenge (USA) 2017 - Gold Medal, 94 Points
  • Winemaker International Wine Challenge (USA) 2017 – Gold Medal, 93 Points
  • Sommelier Challenge International Wine Competition 2016 – Gold Medal, 92 Points
  • San Diego International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017 – Gold Medal, 91 Points
  • Royal Adelaide Wineshow 2017 – Gold Medal
  • Sommelier Wine Awards UK 2017 - Silver Medal
  • Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge 2017 - Silver Medal
  • Korea Wine Challenge 2017 – Silver Medal
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards 2017 – Silver Medal
  • James Suckling – 92 Points

Vintage 2014

  • Sommelier Wine Awards 2016 – Gold Medal
  • Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge 2016 – Gold Medal
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards 2015 – Double Gold Medal
  • New Zealand International Wine Show 2015 – Gold Medal
  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Show (USA) 2016 - Gold Medal, Best Shiraz
  • China Wines & Spirits Awards 2016 – Gold Medal
  • San Diego International Wine Challenge 2016 – Silver Medal
  • International Wine and Spirits Competition 2015 – Silver Medal
  • San Francisco International Wine Competition 2016 – Silver Medal
  • Sommelier Challenge International Wine Competition 2015 – Silver Medal
  • Critics International Wine Challenge 2016 – Silver Medal 88 Points
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2016 – Silver Medal
  • James Halliday Wine Companion 2018 - 94 Points

Vintage 2013

  • China Wines & Spirits Awards Best Value 2015 – Double Gold Medal
  • San Francisco International Wine Competition 2015 – Gold Medal
  • Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge 2015 – Gold Medal
  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition 2015 – Silver Medal

Vintage 2012

  • San Diego International Wine Competition 2015 – Gold Medal 90 Points
  • Decanter Magazine - 90+ Points
  • James Halliday Wine Companion 2018 - 92 Points

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