Great to see the talents of Matias Riccitelli topping the Gold podium with this, a concentrated yet elegant Malbec. Admiring its 'deep ruby' colour, team leader Tom Forrest highlighted its 'creamy vanilla and black cherry and berry aromas', followed by 'fresh blackcurrant and soft cherry fruit, with peppery spice, grippy tannins and a cedary finish'. Consultant Sam Caporn MW, commented on the lovely fragrant oak, suggesting the obvious match: steak.

£18.97 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Another Gold for Atamisque, this time for its food-friendly yet fragrant Malbec. Kicking off with plums and vanilla on the nose, team leader Laura Rhys MS noted: 'Savoury and meaty with dark fruits, a slightly stewed style but not jammy.'
Guillaume Kaczmar of L'Ortolan added: 'Powerful, with lovely grip on the palate, and a long, enjoyable finish with a touch of bitterness.'

£9.33 Matthew Clark

'Deep purple colour with aromas of ripe black fruits and coconut notes,' observed team leader Tom Forrest, adding that the palate showed: 'Soft red and black fruits, peppery spice, with a rich fruit and cedar finish.'

£10.55 Liberty Wines

Debbie Smith of 21212 praised this wine for its 'soft vibrant fruit and good spice', with team leader Laura Rhys MS adding: 'Complex, rich, dark fruit and integrated tannin. Needs time, but a lovely wine.'
'Tasty,' agreed consultant Sam Caporn MW succinctly.

£29.55 Liberty Wines

Team leader Laura Rhys MS found 'vibrant, fruity cassis and bright acidity,' concluding that this was a 'lighter style but good expression'.

'Lovely black fruit on the nose,' added Guillaume Kaczmar of L'Ortolan.

£12.13 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Charles Van Wyk of FJB Hotels summed this up as a: 'Big, ripe fruit bomb! A lot of wine for the money.'
Team leader Tom Forrest picked out its 'ripe, confected aromas of black cherry and berry fruits, and nice spice'.

£5.00 Bottle Green

Giuseppe Longobardi of The Cross at Kenilworth enjoyed generous flavours of 'black spice, crushed raspberry, chocolate and coffee', while team leader Tom Forrest highlighted its 'very soft tannins' and 'cedar and cinnamon spice'.

£26.69 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'Big and bold,' said Charles Van Wyk of FJB Hotels, adding: 'Black berry fruits and savoury spice of clove, pepper and cinnamon are combined with soft, integrated tannin and a lingering finish.'

£8.11 Enotria&Coe

Charles Van Wyk of FJB Hotels enjoyed the contrast of a 'fresh style with chewy tannins'. Declaring it a 'Malbec bomb', he described: 'A deep concentration of blackberry and stewy red fruit; blueberry with spicy overtones of clove, cinnamon and cedar.'

£12.93 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'Rich, ripe fruit with lovely weight of fruit and bold tannins, but well integrated,' summed up team leader Laura Rhys MS, while 21212's Debbie Smith added: 'Juicy and bright.'

£13.17 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Team leader Laura Rhys MS highlighted this wine's 'dark fruit, savoury, slightly meaty' character, while Guillaume Kaczmar of L'Ortolan found it to be: 'Medium-bodied, easy-drinking, open and quite floral with lots of black fruit and spice.'

£6.99 Matthew Clark

'Very savoury in character, vegetal but very pleasant food wine. Would be perfect with game,' said 21212's Debbie Smith.

'Deep, inky, rich, jammy dark fruits and liquorice,' added team leader Laura Rhys MS.

£10.51 Matthew Clark

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£12.30 Alliance Wine

£10.50 Matthew Clark

£8.19 Matthew Clark