Heirloom Vineyards Velvet Fog Pinot Noir Awards

Posted January 18, 2018

Vintage 2022

  • China Wine & Spirits Awards 2023- Gold 
  • Halliday Wine Companion, Ned Goodwin MW (29 July 2023) – 91 Points 

Vintage 2021

  • 2022 Sommelier Challenge IWSC  San Diego – Gold 92pts 
  • 2023 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition – Silver Medal 
  • The Real Review, Huon Hooke (March 2022) – 91 Points 
  • Robert Parker Wine Advocate, Erin Larkin – 91 points 

Vintage 2019

  • Women's Wine & Spirits Awards 2020 - Gold Medal
  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Challenge (USA) 2021 - Silver Medal

Vintage 2018

  • James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2020, 91 Points
  • James Suckling - 91 Points
  • Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition (USA) 2020 – Silver Medal
  • San Diego International Wine & Spirits Challenge 2020 - Silver Medal

"This has a very fresh, juicy delivery of ripe red cherries and some sappy complexity threaded in. The palate has a crisp, savory edge to the tannin and bright flavors of red cherries. "  James Suckling

Vintage 2017

  • James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2019, 92 Points
  • Sommelier International Wine Challenge 2018 – Gold Medal 91 Points
  • AWC Vienna International Wine Competition 2018 – Silver Medal 
  • Cathay Pacific International Wine and Spirit Competition (Hong Kong) 2019 - Silver Medal
'Every aspect of the wine is dialled up a notch, the red fruits and berries with a soft background of gentle tannins and controlled oak.'    James Halliday, August 2019

Vintage 2015

  • James Halliday Australian Wine Companion - 91 Points

"Good hue of moderate depth; plums to the fore on the bouquet, and a carbon copy replay on the generous palate. Easy on the gums, as Sir James Hardy was wont to say - but those gums need a touch more bite to focus attention."

Heirloom Vineyards Velvet Fog Pinot Noir