Description
Hart of the Barossa is a premium organic wine brand produced by Vintners Michael and Alisa Hart, custodians of the oldest certified organic vineyard in the Barossa Valley. Brave and faithful is the Hart motto embodied by our first courageous ancestors who arrived in South Australia in 1845 with steadfast dreams of a fruitful life on the land. Amongst the first free settlers to acquire terra firma in the untamed Barossa Valley, the earliest address for these pioneers with seven children, was a hollow tree on the banks of the North Para River. Today we uphold the Hart spirit and have preserved a fertile patch of terroir in the heart of the Barossa. The Hart block is the oldest ‘certified organic’ vineyard in the valley.
Hart of the Barossa Limited Release 2012
Dan Murphys Tasting Note
An elegant and well balanced Shiraz. Aged in American and French oak barrels for 18 months. Luscious fruit with refined elegance and beautifully integrated soft dry tannins. Smooth palate length with pleasantly persisting soft fruit finish. Vanilla and spice aromas, flooded with layers of fresh fruit. Points- 94
Wine Companion Tasting Note
Deep purple-crimson; the Hart family owns the oldest certified organic vineyard in the Barossa Valley, with family-planted vines over 100 years old. This medium-bodied shiraz was matured in exactly measured French and American oak, and is a class act; it oozes red and black fruits, but has a positively elegant back-palate and finish; sparklets of spice and licorice lead the flavour dance. Points- 94
Awards
2010 International Organic Wine Show, Bioweinpreis, Germany – Gold Medal
2010 Japan Wine Challenge Trophy for Best Organic / Biodynamic Wine
2010 ProWein, Germany – Gold Medal
2011 Hong Kong International Wine Challenge HOFEX – Best Shiraz of Show Award
2011 Hong Kong International Wine Challenge HOFEX – Gentleman’s Favourite Award
2011 Hong Kong International Wine Challenge HOFEX – Gold Medal
2011 Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition – Silver Medal
2011 International Organic Wine Show MUNDUS Vini BioFACH, Germany – Gold Medal
2011 China Wine Challenge – Gold Medal
2012 International Organic Wine Show MUNDUS Vini BioFACH, Germany – Gold Medal
2013 International Organic Wine Show MUNDUS Vini BioFACH, Germany – Gold Medal
2014 International Organic Wine Show, BIOWEINPREIS, Germany – Gold Medal
2014 Beijing International Wine Expo, Top Wine Challenge – 3 Gold Trophies & 1 Silver Trophy
2014 Beijing International Wine Expo, Top Wine Challenge – Best Shiraz of Show Trophy
