With both ‘richness and freshness’, this Colchagua Cab took Gold for its ‘tobaccco, plums and spicy, fresh fruit’, according to The Harrow at Little Bedwyn’s Sue Jones, while team leader Angela Reddin appreciated its ‘cassis and herbs on the nose, with bags of fruit on the palate and a good, lengthy finish’. Le Cordon Bleu London’s Matthieu Longuère MS, meanwhile, enjoyed its ‘chocolate and blackcurrant’ aromas, and found the palate ‘ripe and juicy, with some flinty notes, too’.

£6.70 Molson Coors

This was ‘earthy, with some bright red and black currant notes’, said Cheese at Leadenhall’s Robert Mason, adding that this led to a ‘silky, easy-drinking structure’, making this a ‘great value’ wine, and a good by-the-glass option. Richard Cavagin-Carey of The Harwood Arms found it to be ‘balanced throughout, with ripe, smooth tannins’.

£7.33 Matthew Clark

‘Olive and black cherries’ kicked things off here for The Don’s Carlos Ferreira, who went on to describe notes of ‘leather, tobacco and spicy oak’, concluding that this was ‘well balanced, with a long, clean finish’.

£11.20 VIA Wines

This had, according to Andre Luis Martins of Cavalry & Guards Club, ‘elegant aromas of plum and sweet spices, along with some fresh tobacco leaves’, with Lazaros Engonopoulos of Coq d’Argent adding: ‘Ripe black fruit, red pepper, and leather, as well as some balanced tannins.’

£10.69 Castelnau Wine Agencies

‘Black fruits and spice,’ began The Don’s Carlos Ferreira of this Chilean red, with Arletta Mala of Glasshouse identifying ‘juicy blackcurrants and eucalyptus’ and a ‘full body’. ‘Rich, fruity and complex – a well-knitted blend,’ summed up team leader Martin Lam.

£13.80 Carson Wines

‘Vanilla and jammy black fruit’ on the nose, according to Richard Cavagin-Carey of The Harwood Arms, led to a palate with ‘smooth tannins and well-integrated fruit, with some smoke lingering on the finish’. Team leader Lionel Periner further identified ‘cacao and coffee bean’ notes.

£8.40 CellarVino

Team leader Lionel Periner described an interesting nose of ‘red fruit, cooked berries, tomato leaves and black pepper’, with a ‘full body, spicy finish and some dry tannins’. ‘Earthy and meaty, with some restrained power,’ thought Cheese at Leadenhall’s Robert Mason, describing ‘tobacco and liquorice notes’.

£7.53 VIA Wines

‘Fresh and balanced,’ began team leader Martin Lam, who appreciated this wine’s ‘primary fruit flavours’, while Tatiana Mann of The Vine Eno Gastro Pub described an ‘aromatic and floral nose, leading to black cherry and oak’ on the palate.

£7.53 VIA Wines

Lazaros Engonopoulos of Coq d’Argent thought this had ‘a lot of potential’, describing notes of ‘rich black fruit and chocolate cake, as well as some spice notes’, and finding ‘good structure and firm tannins’. ‘Leafy, fragrant and fresh,’ concluded team leader Nigel Lister.

£20.95 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

This had ‘dark fruit and a burnt caramel note’, according to team leader Lionel Periner, who appreciated its ‘smooth tannins and spice on the finish’. ‘Pleasant black fruit on the palate’, thought Richard Cavagin-Carey of The Harwood Arms, made this, ‘for the price, a good house wine option’.

£4.93 Kingsland

£9.89 Berkmann Wine Cellars

£7.87 Berkmann Wine Cellars

£10.49 Liberty Wines

£9.92 Davy's Wine Merchants

£13.50 Cockburn & Campbell

£6.20 Boutinot

£6.65 Fuller's

£8.55 Matthew Clark

£21.41 D&V Wines