Superb value once more from Colombo & Fille. Little wonder this scored a By The Glass award too.

'Intense, focused and concentrated nose of beautiful melon, ripe peach and pear fruit, with delicate blossom notes,' said Stuart Skea of Champany Inn & Wine Cellars, 'Very Mediterannean in character. Match with sword fish and crevettes.'
Team leader Simon Woods added: ‘Intense, heady honeysuckle and pear, with notes of peach and halva.’

£6.24 Hatch Mansfield

‘Harmonious, pure savoury fusion,’ said Andrea Fasan of La Petite Maison, neatly encapsulating why Domaine Grands Amandiers picked up Gold. ‘Nice use of oak, good grip on the palate, with creaminess and long, intense floral character,’ said team leader Simon Woods, concluding: ‘Good, big, but fine and really tasty.’ 'Match with turbot, watercress, roasted nuts and a mushroom sauce,' suggested Caroline Brangé of 28°-50° Mayfair.

£33.10 Bibendum

They're back and as good as ever. St Cosme's Condrieu waltzed off with a Critics' Choice award for its wonderful depth and beautiful balance. ‘Lifted honeysuckle nose and a lovely, white flower palate, ripe and full with good acidity,’ said consultant Michael Harrison, with team leader Simon Woods adding: ‘Intense and mineral with a citrus bite.’ Match with a meaty fish dish with creamy sauce, or a braised pork dish, or a pork escalope, again with a cream sauce. Decisions, decisions!

£32.53 Bibendum

Perfumed with violets and rose petal, peaches and apricots. Consultant Michael Harrison said: ‘Good texture and mouthfeel on a big, bold palate, with noticeable oaking and a lengthy finish.'
Meanwhile team leader Simon Woods noted: ‘Deep, juicy and relaxed, built on a grand scale.’

£28.75 Liberty Wines

‘Rich, herby, spicy, long and fleshy; creamy with lovely peach and notes of sweet nutty halva and walnut,’ said team leader Simon Woods, while George Bergier of The Victorian Chop House Company said: 'Elegant, with nice minerality, ripe fruit and a good long aftertaste.'

£17.98 Enotria&Coe

‘Generous and opulent on the nose, with amazing length on a broad spectrum of fruit flavours on the palate,' noted La Petite Maison’s Andrea Fasan. ‘Top class, sophisticated style,’ added Jonathan Kleeman of The Ritz Hotel.

£24.50 Boutinot

‘Gentle, herby, mineral and fragrant, quite oily texture with walnut skin hints, a good honest style,’ said team leader Simon Woods, with consultant Michael Harrison adding: ‘Lifted white blossom notes, good texture and peachy fruit.’

£6.24 Hatch Mansfield

‘Just lovely,’ began team leader Simon Woods, continuing: ‘Has the heady, peachy apricot edge of Viognier in with reduction. A relaxed and tender wine.’ ‘Ripe and opulent, not complicated, but generous,’ added La Petite Maison’s Andrea Fasan.

£12.65 Boutinot

£17.00 Bulles Blanc Rouge

£12.73 Bibendum

£6.50 Boutinot