Heartland Shiraz 2004: HYATT/Advertiser Awards Outright Winner!

Press Release
 Sep 2005

We are delighted to announce that the Heartland Shiraz 2004 has been named as the 2005 Advertiser/Hyatt Wine of the Year as well as the Heartland Viognier Pinot Gris 2005 being named as the consumers' choice for dry white blends.

Here is a brief taster of the articles by Philip White as seen in The Advertiser newspaper at the weekend. Full article in pdf and tasting notes to follow….

"Heartland, a new brand developed by a group of Adelaide wine identities, has won the 2005 Advertiser/Hyatt S.A. Wine of the Year award….a clear favourite of both teams of judges – the winemakers and wine consumers. Chairmen of judges John Duval supported Mr Glaetzer's victory. 'It's a great wine and a clear winner,' he said. 'We appraised a record 762 entries over 15 classes this year. The awards are a key event…to win outright will be very good for Heartland.'

'...Another Glaetzer product, the Heartland Langhorne Creek Viognier Pinot Gris 2005, won the consumers' award for best wine in the Other Dry Whites class…"

When wine professionals and willing amateurs sat down to taste our state's best wine at the 2005 Advertiser/Hyatt S.A. Wine of the Year awards, one shiraz reigned supreme, reports Philip White.

'..Overwhelmingly, Ben Glaetzer's magnificent Heartland Langhorne Creek Limestone Coast Shiraz 2004 romped in..watch this wine sell'.

The 'Professional' judges included: John Duval, Stephen Henschke, Tim James (Wirra Wirra), Louisa Rose (Yalumba), Andrew Wigan (Peter Lehman).