True consistency: Gold for the 2013 Reserva Viognier in 2014 and Gold for the 2014 vintage in 2015. Well done LFE! And who can resist? ‘Sweet, creamy peach, apricot and pear aromas, textured on the palate, bright with stony minerals,’ began team leader Jade Koch, while Caroline Brangé of 28°-50° Mayfair noted: ‘Lovely nose, apricot and white flowers.'
Consultant sommelier Courtney Stebbings picked up notes of 'quince and vanilla-drizzled baked pear tart'. Match with seafood or stir-fried Asian recipes, spicy Chinese or Thai dishes.

£6.50 Matthew Clark

'Vibrant', 'opulent', 'pretty' – just some of the descriptors that illustrate how Bogle Winery won not just Gold but a Critics' Choice to boot. ‘Light, fresh minerality showing floral notes and some white peach on the nose,’ began an impressed Charles Pashby-Taylor of Dabbous, continuing: ‘Palate moves from magnolia through to apricot, quince and just a hint of banana, with a good mineral backbone.’ Match with dishes where herbs play a key role, such as roast chicken with tarragon.

£10.20 Enotria&Coe

‘White pepper and blossom aromas, with a fleshy, spicy palate, good warmth and citrus fruit character,’ said team leader Jade Koch. ‘Almond and spice notes on the nose, clean, crisp, linear palate,’ added Andrea Fasan of La Petite Maison.

£9.09 Matthew Clark

Fresh and good value, with ‘peardrops and lemon on the nose, fruity with good white pepper character on the palate and textbook warmth on the finish’, according to team leader Jade Koch, with Charles Pashby-Taylor of Dabbous highlighting: ‘Mineral style with lithe apricot flavours.’

£6.45 Berkmann Wine Cellars

'Vanilla and spice, with baked stone fruit, this has nice typicity at a good price,' said consultant sommelier Courtney Stebbings.

'Good peachy fruit, attractive on the nose, rounded and not too aggressive on the palate, a very complete example with good Viognier character,' said team leader Richard Bampfield MW.

£7.18 Bibendum

‘Pure, spice-led nose that’s long and persistent, great power on the palate with a lengthy finish,’ said Andrea Fasan of La Petite Maison, with team leader Jade Koch adding: ‘Sweetcorn and fennel, very warm and spritzy, with good spice and sherbety passion fruit character.’ 'Perfect with bacon wraps,' said fellow team leader Annette Scarfe MW.

£15.66 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

‘Fresh flowers, blossom and orange zest on the nose, with good body and some yeasty character on a warming finish,’ said Caroline Brangé of 28°-50° Mayfair, with La Petite Maison’s Andrea Fasan adding: ‘Crisp, lively and zingy, with great length and volume.’

£7.00

‘This is very well defined and powerful, yet a pure expression with an amazing lift of fruit, spritzy feel and long, creamy finish,’ said a happy Andrea Fasan of La Petite Maison. ‘Dry and spicy, with candied lemon and juicy fruit,’ added team leader Jade Koch.

£24.68 Darioush

£5.74 Sogrape UK

£6.71 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

£6.35 Boutinot

£8.11 Enotria&Coe