Heirloom Vineyards
One of the ‘Best New Wineries 2012’, 5 Stars - James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2012
Premium regions, South Australia
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Made by Elena Brooks, Heirloom Vineyards wines are one of James Halliday’s ‘Best New Wineries 2012′. Heirloom Vineyards was conceived in vintage 2000, when a young winemaking student caught the eye of a silly old wine judge. A love story ensued inspired by two vows: To preserve the best of tradition, the old world of wine and our unique old vineyards and to champion the best clones of each variety planted in the most appropriate sites embracing the principals of organic and biodynamic farming. Seven long vintages of trial and error passed before Heirloom Vineyards could make a wine that was fine enough to pass on to future generations.
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One of the ‘Best New Wineries 2012’, 5 stars
"This is (yet another) venture for Zar Brooks and his wife Elena. They met during the 2000 vintage, and one thing led to another, as they say. Dandelion Vineyards and Zonte’s Footstep came along first, and continue, but other partners are involved in those ventures. The lofty aims here are to preserve the best of tradition, the old world of wine, the unique old vineyards of SA, and to champion the best clones of each variety, embracing the principals of organic and biodynamic farming. I don’t doubt for one moment the sincerity of the underlying sentiments, but there’s a fair degree of Brooksian marketing spin involved. Having said that, the quality of their first wines is outstanding, easily putting Heirloom Vineyards into the Best New Wineries list."
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2012
Elena Brooks
Nominated for ‘Young Gun Winemaker of the Year’
Young Guns of Wine Festival, 2010 and 2011
Heirloom Vineyards Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc
Winner: ‘Best Sauvignon Blanc’, (Judges’ Choice) (2011 vintage)
South Australian Wine of the Year Awards 2011
"A wine with all its varietal power surging to the front, citrus and tropical fruits leaping out of the glass with genuine style and eschewing any green grassiness. There’s a wow in the fresh - almost tart - fruit flavours and beautiful minerality as well, and it has a presence and length in the mouth that laughs at most Kiwi pretenders."
Tony Love, Judge, SA Wine of the Year Awards 2011
Heirloom Vineyards Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir
94 points, 5 glasses, ‘Special Value’ (2010 vintage)
"Star-bright, clear crimson; a very well-made pinot, with a fragrant red berry bouquet and a smooth palate, the plummy fruit with faint spicy/savoury nuances that will become more complex over the next few years; oak handling exemplary."
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2012
Winner: ‘Best Pinot Noir’ (Consumers’ Choice) (2010 vintage)
South Australian Wine of the Year Awards 2011
"The fragrance of pinot is one of its great gifts and the cherry pip and red berry aromas here captivate the senses, followed by subtly sweet spiced compote plum flavours and a silky like texture through the mouth with a marathon finish. Quite impressive."
Tony Love, Judge, SA Wine of the Year Awards 2011
Heirloom Vineyards Eden Valley Shiraz
96 points, 5 glasses, ‘Special Value’, Best Eden Valley Shiraz (2009 vintage)
"Strong crimson-purple; an exceptionally well-made medium-bodied wine, with spice and licorice black fruit aromas that flow into the textured and complex flavoured palate, where red fruits also make an appearance with quality oak and ripe tannins in support."
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2012
