'A heady wine,' said Mark Dorber of The Anchor at Walberswick, indicating how this struck Gold, and continuing: 'Very concentrated aromas of oak, fruit and sweet spices,with a rich, smooth, creamy mid-palate and very ripe tannins.'
Team leader Tom Forrest agreed, saying: 'Toasty oak with red and black fruits, soft and squashy cherries, plus nice spice and liquorice.'
Good to cellar for a year or two more, to allow it to evolve further.

£18.95 Rosarubra

Big and serious, this bold Gold Lister has generous alcohol, and ripe, firm, big tannins. Understandably, team leader Angela Reddin painted a dramatic picture: 'Nose is like being in a battlefield, blood and gunpowder with hot steel. Cooking meat notes, too. The intensity is outrageous!' 'There's tar, burnt rubber, sweet spices – and an incredible length,' said Restaurant Nathan Outlaw's Damon Little.

£57.88 Rosarubra

With its 'expressive aromatic nose of flowers, rose petals and red berries, good fresh acidity and long finish', Lukas Nikanorovas of Plateau Restaurant predicted 'Italian Gold' from the start – and he was right! 'Lovely balance, interesting and complex,' began Sunaina Sethi of JKS Restaurants, going on: 'Violets, lavender on the nose, rose petals, elegant and feminine, with black pepper spice and hints of Turkish delight.'
Great value and the Pulled Pork Food Match Trophy winner, too.

£8.81 Alivini

Team leader Angela Reddin was impressed: 'Soft, furry, dark fruit nose. Some nice animal elements and lovely texture. Makes up with elegance what it doesn't have in obvious power. Exceptional length.'

£15.76 Eurowines

A wine that left an impression on consultant Sumita Sethi: 'Ripe tannin, developed fruit, good acid structure. This is complex, sophisticated, composed, big-boned and delicious.'
Team leader Angela Reddin agreed: 'Exceedingly complex nose, super-concentrated dark fruits, tobacco and kirsch notes, though oak is evident.'

£51.50 Delitalia

'Well put together, with an earthy nose, showing underbrush, dark fruits and minerals,' began Medlar Restaurant's Christopher Delalonde MS, continuing: 'Massive structure on the palate, with tannins holding a tight grip, but great composure and balance. Elegant in its individual way.'

£23.30 Berkmann Wine Cellars

'Pure fruit with graphite hints, juicy cherries and plums on the palate, with good acidity and balanced oak,' said Blandford Comptoir's Xavier Rousset MS, with Orrery's Gaetano Giangaspero adding: 'Lovely fruit, good balanced structure and tannin.'

£9.58 Rosarubra

'Fresh, dark cherry fruit with savoury oak, some coffee hints and benign balsamic notes,' began team leader Angela Reddin, with The Arts Club's Bart Michalewicz agreeing: 'Lovely bright fruit, very good value. Bravo!'

£6.85 Boutinot

Team leader Angela Reddin found 'blue flower perfumes, sugar plum fruit notes and some Recioto characters', adding: 'Very dense, almost Amarone style.'
'Surprising, sweet balsamic notes on the palate, this is very different,' said Bar 44's Owen Morgan,' advising: 'Good with dessert.'

£19.03 Rosarubra

A 'ripe, rich but balanced' wine, according to Xavier Rousset MS of Blandford Comptoir, who said: 'Plums, dark cherries, well-polished and balanced tannin structure.'
'Silky, supple and quite restrained for this style,' said team leader Natasha Hughes MW.

£16.50 Eurowines

'Classic in style, this has a very earthy character and great texture,' said The Savoy's Erik Simonics, while team leader Natasha Hughes MW found it 'dense, with almost passito richness; chewy, big and oaky'.

£14.57 Eurowines

Team leader Natasha Hughes MW found it 'nicely balanced and long, with silky texture, supple tannins and dried cherry fruit', while Xavier Rousset MS of Blandford Comptoir noted its 'good use of oak and nice level of fruit'.

£13.92 Rosarubra

Very typical plum and blackberry compote nose with sour cherry hints. With violet notes, the multi-fruited palate is not too lengthy but ripe, and really soft and accessible.

£9.42 Cantina Orsogna

£9.42 Bibendum

£7.30 Liberty Wines

£10.60 Eurowines

£9.12 Tenuta Ulisse

£9.60 Alivini

£9.05 Cantina Orsogna

£9.70 Cantina Orsogna