‘Great weight and intensity with minerality, a very well-made wine,’ said James Hocking of The Vineyard Group, with Mark Graham of Butlers Wharf Chop House adding: ‘Spice, chocolate and dark fruit, full and dark intensity and balance.’

£27.95 Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies

With consultant sommelier Christophe Richelet finding ‘beautiful oak, very well integrated and perfect balance’, team leader Annette Scarfe MW noted: ‘Big, juicy style, expressive and well made, very approachable.’

£27.95 Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies

‘Smoky, meaty nose with bramble fruit and grenadine on the palate, spicy with ripe tannins,’ said consultant sommelier Christophe Richelet. ‘Fruity, dense and spicy, with candied fruit really intense with bright fruit,’ agreed Mya Brown of Vinoteca Marylebone.

£5.13 Marta Vine

‘Wonderful concentration, a real joy, with some dark spice notes and complexity,’ said impressed team leader Angela Reddin, with consultant Sam Caporn MW adding: ‘Lovely liquorice and fennel notes, characterful yet drinkable and balanced.'

£13.00 Quinta de Lemos UK

‘Creamy and tight on the nose, but much more expressive structurally, with fruit and spice coming out on the palate,’ commented consultant Donald Edwards, with Guillaume Mahaut of The Jugged Hare adding: ‘Blueberries and violets, with lots of oak and structure.’

£22.00 Quinta de Lemos UK

‘Red apple skin and macerated red fruits with hints of cough-drop volatility, though elegant in body with ripe tannins,’ said consultant sommelier Christophe Richelet, while Vittorio Gentile of Theo Randall at The InterContinental Hotel found: ‘Blueberries and cardamom spice with a vanilla coffee bean, savoury palate.’

£12.30 Liberty Wines

‘Juicy, softer style, rich and ripe with lovely acidity and well balanced,’ said team leader Annette Scarfe MW, with Mya Brown of Vinoteca Marylebone adding: ‘Sweet, dense, oaky nose and a grippy, finely structured palate with notes of bergamot and Yunnan tea.’

£9.49 Enotria&Coe

‘Lots of oak but fresh fruit too. Big, but high acidity keeping the wine fresh on the palate, with a firm structure,’ commented The Jugged Hare’s Guillaume Mahaut. ‘Fragrant, with apple and blackberry pudding character,’ added consultant Sam Caporn MW.

£12.25 Boutinot

‘Cassis and red fruits on the nose and palate. Sweet and savoury profile that’s well balanced,’ said team leader Martin Lam, with Lukasz Walkowiak of Oxo Tower Restaurant adding: ‘Redcurrants on the nose and a herbaceous hint, meaty with a touch of spice.’

£19.46 Enotria&Coe

‘Great balance and length, fantastic fruit/acid balance and a long finish,’ began James Hocking of The Vineyard Group, with team leader Jade Koch adding: ‘Creamy fruit, lovely texture and plummy character.’

£11.55 Herdade Monte do Vau

‘Funky nose with liquorice spice, purple fruit palate that’s clean, bright, very pure and alive,’ said team leader Jade Koch, adding: ‘Good fruit, acid and tannin balance. Refreshing.'
'Deep cedar and spicy notes, layered and dense,' said consultant Sam Caporn MW, advising a match with lamb shoulder.

£18.58 Herdade Monte do Vau

‘Spicy, clove aromas with black fruit and raspberry on the nose and palate, medium bodied with good tannin. Easy drinking,’ said Mark Graham of Butlers Wharf Chop House. ‘Delightful cherry fruit, a great point of difference and fab with duck,’ added team leader Jade Koch.

£12.95 Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies

‘Bright, clean and refreshing, nicely fruity nose, showing juicy, good medium-bodied drinking, dry and balanced throughout,’ said Mark Graham of Butlers Wharf Chop House. ‘Leanish and tangy, big wine needs quite big food,’ added Richard Brooks of Caroline Catering.

£9.33 Cooperativa de Vidigueira

‘A bit closed on the nose, but with hints of blackcurrant and eucalyptus, with a medicinal blackcurrant note on the palate and fine long tannins,’ began team leader Jade Koch, adding: ‘Chewy, good and long, this will improve with age.’

£16.95 Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies

‘Multi-layered, with toasty oak complexity and concentrated fruit,’ began team leader Annette Scarfe MW, with Mya Brown of Vinoteca Marylebone finding: ‘Velvety finish with lush, soft, fine tannin.’

£24.95 Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies

‘Dusty, damson dark fruit on the nose, medium-bodied with cranberry and blueberry notes, good complexity and tannins,’ said Mark Graham of Butlers Wharf Chop House. ‘Attractive, tangy red, for all kinds of red meat dishes,’ added Richard Brooks of Caroline Catering.

£5.90 Marta Vine

‘More serious, grainy, oaky style but plenty of fruit, and very attractive,’ began team leader Annette Scarfe MW, with Vittorio Gentile of Theo Randall at The InterContinental Hotel finding: ‘Iron mineral character, orange candied peel and full body.’

£6.26 Marta Vine

‘A quite traditional Portuguese style, with interesting, clean and precise fruit, lovely lingering flavour and a touch austere,’ said Roger Jones of The Harrow at Little Bedwyn. ‘Freshness and definition, quite big and beefy still,’ added team leader Martin Lam.

£12.88 Sogrape UK

Richard Brooks of Caroline Catering ‘loved it’, highlighting its: ‘Lovely, balanced richness and ripeness and loads of warmth on the palate.’ ‘Smoky plum aromas, savoury spice and dried cherries on the palate,’ added team leader Jade Koch.

£6.45 Falcon Wine

‘Lovely fragrant oak, well integrated and attractive. Classy wine, though more fruit would be good,’ said consultant Sam Caporn MW. ‘Juicy blueberry and cassis, rich and velvety,’ added Guillaume Mahaut of The Jugged Hare.

£11.55 Enotria&Coe

Mya Brown of Vinoteca Marylebone found ‘dense structure, red berries and herbaceousness’, while team leader Annette Scarfe MW highlighted its ‘savoury style, fresh acidity, and good value food wine appeal’.

£7.07 Enotria&Coe

£8.08 Enotria&Coe

£7.69 Lusificar

£11.60 Quinta de Lemos UK

£7.87 Enotria&Coe

£10.62 Enotria&Coe