Attractive and food friendly, Trapiche struck Gold with this rich, full style of Malbec.

'Shows medium intensity with restrained fruit, the palate is soft and juicy with well-integrated tannins,' said team leader Olivier Marie.

'Light and floral on the nose with some liquorice notes, and full-textured palate,' added Vittorio Gentile of Theo Randall at the InterContinental.

£7.48 Enotria&Coe

The perfect balance of gentle acidity and ripe, sweet fruit gave Trapiche another Gold. Kelvin McCabe of Yauatcha City found 'strawberry juice and cherry aromas', followed by 'jammy fruit and dusty tannins on a sweetish style but well-structured palate'. Team leader Annette Scarfe MW noted 'ripe black olive and dark chocolate with a juicy mid-palate'.

'It gets more floral as it opens up,' said one judge at the final Food Match round, where it scooped the popular Beefburger Food Match Trophy.

£9.06 Enotria&Coe

Salentein sashayed on to the Gold List with this elegant and perfectly integrated complex wine.

'Showing big legs, with cherry, plum and blackcurrant fruits on the nose echoed on the palate, along with a nutty touch,' said JKS Restaurants' Piotr Tomaszewski, continuing: 'Elegant, medium body for an Argentinian Malbec, round and rich tannins, with a touch of spice.'
'There's a silky-textured mouthfeel to this sophisticated wine,' said Bar 44's Owen Morgan.

£26.98 Matthew Clark

Big yet racy, an intense addition to the Gold List.

'Black fruits, spice and liquorice on the nose, with a meaty, leathery palate, supported by elegant tannins and a long finish,' said Dario Barbato of Individual Restaurants.

'Big, concentrated, rich and chewy texture with black berries, plum and morello cherry,' added Sara Bacchiori of Chez Bruce.

£21.92 Vinothentic

Completing Luis Felipe Edwards' hat-trick of Golds, a relatively young but already captivating wine.

'Massive structure with a great nose, and quite complex on the palate,' said The Vineyard Group's James Hocking, continuing: 'Big palate of sweet fruit and spice with a long finish, showing berry fruit and more spice notes. Well made.'
'Rich and smooth, with dark chocolate notes,' said Michael Moore of Moore Show Cuisine, suggesting pairing with duck and goose.

£15.42 North South Wines

'Characterful, chalky tannins with fleshy, opulent fruit and a chewy texture,' began team leader Olivier Marie, with Andre Luis Martins of The Cavalry and Guards Club also noting 'green leaf aromas with delicate red berry aromas, spicy fruit on the palate with youthful tannins'.

£22.40 Enotria&Coe

'An elegant palate, with well-integrated fruit and oak,' said team leader Annette Scarfe MW.

'In a heavy bottle, it's big, intense and almost opaque in colour,' began Richard Brooks of Caroline Catering, continuing: 'Great intensity of savoury fruit, a gorgeous foodie wine with any big red meat, gamey dishes.'

£22.40 Enotria&Coe

Gabriele Galuppo of Theo Randall at the InterContinental found it 'intense, rich and evolved with rose petal notes' on the nose, showing 'rich, fruity development and toasty, silky tannins on the palate'.

'Nice and well crafted,' said L'Ortolan's Guillaume Kaczmar, adding: 'Good balance for an easy-drinking Malbec.'

£8.95 Enotria&Coe

Andre Luis Martins of The Cavalry and Guards Club found 'baked red fruits and green leaf, herbal aromas', while team leader Olivier Marie noted its 'intense, slightly underripe fruit with cinnamon baking spices, a violet floral side but fresh minty notes'.

£11.86 Perfect Cellar

'With a little more concentration, this has a bit more grip,' said L'Ortolan's Guillaume Kaczmar.

'Ripe, fleshy and spicy, violet-scented aromas,' began team leader Simon Woods, continuing: 'Has nice earthy finesse, good blueberry and blackcurrant fruit again, if a touch of reduction.'

£12.33 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Earning a 'bravo' from Bart Michalewicz of The Arts Club, this wine showed a 'very clean and seductive nose, lush and opulent, with meaty, polished and textured structure and great fruit'.

'Very punchy, fresh, jammy fruit,' added Jonathan Kleeman of Social Eating House.

£18.63 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'Intense nose of red fruit with earthy hints, medium to full body with good balance, ripe sour cherry fruit, rich and muscular style,' said Georgi Mihov of Bohemia Bar and Restaurant, adding: 'A wine with potential.'
Team leader Annette Scarfe MW was in agreement, saying: 'Ambitious style, with lots of toasty well-integrated oak.'

£13.31 Kingsland

'Plummy, jammy, stewed fruits on an ample nose with violet and rose petal floral notes, earthy and dusty,' began Francesco Gabriele of The Dining Room at Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa, adding: 'Very good palate with bitter and sweet contrasts, good balance with an extra gear.'

£7.36 Hatch Mansfield

'Commercial style,' began team leader Annette Scarfe MW, going on: 'Sweet, ripe fruit, soft tannins and a little sweetness in the finish.'
'Baked fruits, blackcurrant jam, warm and very ripe on the palate,' agreed Yauatcha City's Kelvin McCabe.

£6.05 Enotria&Coe

'Minty character with some spices and ripe, concentrated dark fruit,' began Sara Bacchiori of Chez Bruce, adding: 'Dry, long, with good texture, if high tannins. Very good quality at the price point.'

£11.11 Enotria&Coe

'Lean and sinewy wine,' began team leader Natasha Hughes MW, going on: 'Some reduction, but has pleasant tea leaf and cherry fruit on the palate with a fresh, juicy finish.'

£10.19 Matthew Clark

'Tangy, earthy, juicy red that will match well with all kinds of red meat dishes or cheeses,' said Richard Brooks of Caroline Catering.

'Floral, juicy, easy-drinking style, simple and bright,' added team leader Natasha Hughes MW.

£6.99 Frederic Robinson

'Big, ambitious wine in a big, heavy bottle,' noted team leader Annette Scarfe MW, going on: 'Lots of French oak, but a lovely core of ripe fruit. Well balanced, multi-layered and complex.'
'Grippy tannins with notes of chocolate, liquorice and dark cherry,' added Sara Bacchiori of Chez Bruce.

£15.99 Frederic Robinson

£12.62 Louis Latour Agencies

£15.35 Ellis of Richmond

£7.75 Barwell & Jones

£22.40 Enotria&Coe

£8.59 Enotria&Coe

£8.43 Matthew Clark

£11.15 Matthew Clark

£8.50 Frederic Robinson

£26.71 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

£7.95 Liberty Wines

£12.50 Liberty Wines

£8.53 Perfect Cellar

£10.55 Liberty Wines