Lionheart of the Barossa Shiraz Awards

Vintage 2019

• New Zealand International Wine Show – Double Gold Medal
• China Wine & Spirits Awards 2020 – Double Gold Medal
• San Francisco International Wine Competition 2020 – Gold Medal
• James Halliday Wine Companion – 93 Points
• Critics International Wine Challenge (USA) 2021 – Gold Medal, 92 Points
• Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition (USA) 2021 – Gold Medal, 93 Points
• Sommelier Challenge International Wine Competition (USA) 2020 – Gold Medal, 93 Points
• Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2020 – Gold Medal
• Ray Jordan 2020 – 92 Points
• International Wine & Spirits Challenge 2020, Tranche 2, Silver Medal, 92 Points
• The Real Review, Stuart Knox – 90 Points
• Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2020 – Silver Medal This is a delicious full-bodied shiraz, hitting all the right notes. Aromas of dark cherry and boysenberry segue to a slipstream of clove, mace and star anise. The oak, mostly older French and American, cuddles the seams without squeezing them too hard. Plump and soft. An effortless drink without being simple or underdone.  Ned Goodwin, Halliday Wine Companion

Vintage 2018

• Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition (USA) 2020 – Trophy Best Shiraz, Platinum Medal, 95 Points
• San Diego International Wine & Spirits Challenge 2020 – Gold Medal, 93 Points
• James Halliday Australian Wine Companion – 92 Points
• Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 – 91 Points
• James Suckling – 90 Points
• China Wine & Spirits Awards 2019 – Gold Medal
• New Zealand International Wine Show 2019 – Gold Medal
• Woman Wine & Spirit Awards UK 2020 – Gold Medal
• China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2020- Silver Medal “This has attractive aromas of fresh cranberries and red plums with a streak of leafy and herbal notes. The palate has very ripe red-berry flavors in a soft bed of tannin and some milk chocolate at the finish. Easy. ” James Suckling

Vintage 2017

• Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition (USA) 2018 – Platinum, 94 Points
• Sydney International Wine Competition 2019 –Trophy Fuller Bodied Dry Red Wines Category
• Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge 2019 – Gold Medal 91 Points
• China Wine Competition 2019 – Gold Medal
• New Zealand International Wine Show 2018 – Gold Medal
• China Wine & Spirits Awards 2018 – Gold Medal
• Perth Royal Wine Awards 2018 – Gold Medal
• China Wine & Spirits Best Value Awards 2019 – Gold Medal
• Number 1 Australian Shiraz – Cuisine Wine Magazine (New Zealand)
• James Halliday Wine Companion 2019 – 95 Points
• Critics International Wine Challenge (USA) 2018 – Silver Medal
• International Wine & Spirit Challenge Tranche 1 2019 – Silver Medal, 92 Points
• Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge 2018 – Silver Medal
• San Francisco International Wine Competition 2018 – Silver Medal
• Cathay Pacific International Wine and Spirit Competition (Hong Kong) 2018 – Silver Medal
• The Seguin Moreau Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2018 – Silver Medal
• Korea Wine Challenge 2019 – Silver Medal
• James Halliday Wine Companion 2020 – 95 Points

“Hand-picked, crushed to open fermenters, 8 days on skins, matured for 18 months in mainly used French oak. High quality Barossa fruit, part grown by famous vignerons, floods the mouth, and the cool vintage has preserved the elegance and juicy highlights of the fruit. Oak has made a perfunctory contribution to a lovely wine.” James Halliday

Vintage 2016

• Winemaker Challenge International Winemaker Competition (USA) 2018 – Gold Medal 91 points
• China Wine & Spirits 2018 – Gold Medal
• Critics International Wine Challenge (USA) 2017 – Gold Medal
• Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge 2017 – Gold Medal
• China Wine & Spirits Awards 2017 – Gold Medal
• New Zealand International Wine Show 2017 – Gold Medal
• Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2017 – Silver Medal
• San Diego International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017 – Silver Medal
• International Wine Challenge Tranche 2 2017 – Silver Medal
• Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition 2017 – Silver Medal
• James Suckling – 94 Points

Vintage 2015

• Sommelier Challenge International Wine Competition (USA) 2016 – Best Shiraz, Gold Medal 93 Points
• San Francisco International Wine Competition 2016 – Double Gold Medal
• Sydney International Wine Competition 2016 – Blue Gold Medal Top 100
• Winemaker Challenge International Winemaker Competition (USA) 2017 – Gold Medal 92 points
• Syrah du Monde 2017 – Gold Medal
• China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2017 – Double Gold Medal
• New Zealand International Wine Show 2016 – Gold Medal
• Decanter Asia 2016 – Silver Medal
• San Diego International Wine Challenge 2016 – Silver Medal 89 Points
• Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge 2016 – Silver Medal
• Barossa Wine Show 2016 – Silver Medal
• Royal Queensland Wine Show 2016 – Silver Medal 90 Points
• James Halliday Australian Wine Companion – 94 Points

“Hand-picked, open-fermented, wild yeast, 8 days on skins, basket-pressed to French barriques (some new), matured for 18 months. Deep crimson-purple; a full-bodied shiraz in classic Barossa Valley mode; blackberry, plum, licorice, warm spice and soft, plum tannins all add up to a totally hedonistic play.”

Vintage 2014

• Critics Challenge (USA) 2016 – Platinum Medal 94 Points
• Critics Challenge (USA) 2015 – Platinum Medal 96 Points
• International Wine Challenge 2016 – Gold Medal
• Vienna AWC International Wine Challenge – Gold Medal
• China Wines & Spirits Awards 2015 – Gold Medal
• Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2015 – Silver Medal
• Vinalies Internationales 2016 – Silver Medal 83 Points
• San Francisco Wine Competition (USA) 2015 – Silver Medal
• New York International Wine Competition 2016 – Silver Medal
• Hong Kong International Wine Spirit Commpetition (Cathay Pacific) – Silver Medal
• Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition 2016 – Silver Medal
• James Halliday Australian Wine Companion – 94 Points

Vintage 2013

• China Wine and Spirits Best Value Awards 2015 – Gold Medal
• San Diego International Wine Competition (USA) 2015 – Gold Medal 90 points
• Vinalies Internationales (France) 2015 – Gold Medal
• Decanter World Wine Awards 2015 – Silver Medal
• Sommelier Wine Awards 2015 (UK) – Silver Medal
• Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition (USA) 2015 – Silver Medal
• International Wine and Spirits Competition 2015 – Silver Medal
• Cuisine Magazine – 5 Stars Top Ten Best Buys
• James Halliday Australian Wine Companion – 93 Points

Vintage 2012

• Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition (USA) 2014 – Trophy Best Shiraz
• Adelaide Review Hot 100 South Australian Wines (Australia) 2014 – Top 100
• International Wine and Spirits Competition 2014 – Gold Outstanding
• China Wine & Spirits Awards (Shanghai) 2014 – Double Gold
• AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge (Austria) 2014 – Gold Medal
• Cathay Pacific International Wine and Spirit Competition (Hong Kong) 2013 – Gold Medal
• Critics Challenge (USA) 2014 – Gold Medal 90 points
• San Francisco Wine Competition (USA) 2014 – Gold Medal 90 points
• Decanter Wine Awards (London) 2014 – Silver Medal
• Decanter Asia Wine Awards (Hong Kong) 2014 – Silver Medal
• New World Wine Awards (New Zealand) 2014 – Silver Medal
• Decanter Magazine (UK) – 91 Points
• Wine Review Online (USA) April 2014 – 90 Points
• James Halliday Australian Wine Companion – 95 Points