Heirloom Vineyards McLaren Vale Touriga Awards

Posted January 18, 2018

Vintage 2022

  • Royal Perth Wine Show 2023 – Gold Medal
  • China Wine & Spirits Awards 2023- Gold
  • Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2023 – Silver Medal
  • The Real Review, Aaron Brasher – 90 Points, Silver
  • 2023 AWC Vienna International Wine challenge - Silver

Vintage 2021

  • “SAKURA” Japan Women’s Wine Awards 2022 – Double Gold Medal
  • Royal Queensland Wine Awards 2022 – 95 Points, Gold
  • Royal Queensland Wine Awards 2022 – Best Red Varietal Wine of Show
  • Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2022 – Gold Medal
  • 2022 Sommelier Challenge IWSC San Diego – Silver
  • Halliday Wine Companion, Ned Goodwin (3 August 2022) – 92 Points, Silver
  • AWC Vienna 2022 – Silver

Vintage 2020

  • China Wine & Spirits Awards 2021 - Double Gold Medal
  • Royal Perth Wine Awards 2021 - Silver Medal
  • Halliday Wine Companion 2022, Tyson Stelzer - 92 Points
Capturing the full sweep of fragrant, exotic appeal that touriga brings to fortifieds is no easy task in a table wine like this. To do so in a deep, vibrant purple guise and a frame of dense, crunchy black fruits, all the more noble. Flamboyant, deep and piquant, yet never more than medium bodied, with a sure future set equally by tannin and acidity.

Vintage 2019

  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Challenge (USA) 2020- Gold Medal, 93 Points
  • San Diego International Wine & Spirits Challenge 2020 – Gold Medal, 93 Points
  • Sommelier International Wine & Spirits Competition 2020 – Gold Medal, 92 Points
  • Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2020 – 91 Points
  • James Suckling – 90 Points
  • The Real Review 2020 - 90 Points
  • San Francisco International Wine Show 2020 – Silver Medal
  • McLaren Vale Wine Show 2020 – Silver Medal

"This has such intense cassis and plums on the nose and palate with some dark-purple flowers, too. The palate is silky, soft and easy with a little chew in the finish. Drink or hold."  James Suckling

Vintage 2018

  • Critics International Wine Challenge (USA) 2019 – Gold Medal, 92 Points
  • Sydney International Wine Competition Top 100
  • Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2019 - Silver Medal

Vintage 2017

  • San Diego International Wine Challenge 2018 - Platinum Medal, 95 Points
  • San Francisco International Wine Competition 2018 - DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL, 95 points
  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Challenge (USA) 2019 – Gold Medal, 90 Points
  • KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show 2018 - Gold Medal
  • Sydney International Wine Show 2019 – Top 100 
  • Royal Hobart Wine Show 2018 – Gold Medal
  • International Wine & Spirit Competition 2018 – Silver Medal
  • McLaren Vale Wine Show 2018 – Silver Medal, 92 Points
  • Royal Queensland Wine Show 2018 – Silver Medal
  • James Suckling – 89 Points

Vintage 2016

  • San Diego International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017 – Silver Medal 
  • James Halliday Australian Wine Companion - 90 Points

"Meat and musk, dried earth and raspberry. It's a mid-weight, tangy red with plenty going on, blooms of perfume too, the dry, gamey finish either full of charm or concern, depending on your bent."

Vintage 2015

  • Sydney International Wine Competition 2016 – Blue Gold Medal
  • James Halliday Australian Wine Companion - 88 Points

Heirloom Vineyards McLaren Vale Touriga