‘A delicate, rose petal nose with very pretty, plump fruit, some gentle peach and spiced pear,’ was team leader Nigel Lister’s appraisal as this took its rightful spot on the Gold List, while Woodhead 17’s James Fryer spoke of ‘plush white florals, like magnolia, with good weight on the palate, and intense rose water and talcum notes’. ‘Nice freshness and aromatics, with some lychee and spice,’ concluded team leader Sam Caporn MW.

£20.46 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

A broad combination of flavour influences helped elevate this to Gold, with team leader Annette Scarfe MW highlighting ‘ripe stone fruit with an oily texture, orange peel and lemon zest on a creamy mid-palate, notes of rose petals and spices’, and Gymkhana’s Valentin Radosav enjoying ‘stone fruit and yellow flowers, complex and intense in the mid-palate but with well-balanced acidity and a long finish, bringing in tropical fruit, flowers and nutmeg’.

£19.47 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

While finding it ‘bashful and restrained on the nose’, Portland Restaurant’s Carolina Seibel was charmed by this Gold medallist’s ‘oily and biscuity, refreshing nose, with lime and yellow plum fruit dominating the palate, and showing some light, nutty oxidation on the finish’. ‘Apricot flesh aromas and some good ripeness on the finish’ were described by Woodhead 17’s James Fryer, while team leader Sam Caporn MW was taken by its ‘restrained and well-handled use of oak’, ultimately concluding that it was ‘elegant and delicious’.

£26.20 Bibendum

Highlighting its ‘smoky oak and fruit on the nose, citrus and apple with apricot and honey notes’, Manuel Ribeiro of The Bybrook at The Manor House Hotel also found ‘white pepper and buttered toast richness on the palate cut by good acidity, with a toasty, smoky but balanced finish’.

£21.05 Eurowines

Team leader Nigel Lister approved of this wine’s ‘bright rose, lychee, classic Turkish Delight aromas, rich and ripe palate with good balance of fruit, Asian spices and a pleasant almond kernel finish’.

£18.82 Cantina Bolzano

‘Floral, grassy, straightforward primary fruits on the nose, with hints of herbs and flowers,’ began Matteo Furlan of The Ritz London, finding a ‘decent palate, mineral and fresh, crisp and round, with more floral notes on the finish’, while team leader Annette Scarfe MW noted ‘lovely ripe lemons on the palate and a waxy texture’.

£7.15 Berkmann Wine Cellars

‘Tasty,’ began team leader Sam Caporn MW, further describing a wine that was ‘ripe and fresh, with lots of Conference pears and zingy, sherbet notes’, before concluding that this was ‘flavourful and balanced’. James Fryer of Woodhead 17, meanwhile, appreciated its ‘good texture on the palate, with tinned pineapple and green herb notes’.

£7.75 Berkmann Wine Cellars

Simple pleasures here for team leader Nigel Lister, who enjoyed its ‘waxy, soft yellow peach nose with a touch of spice, ripe and succulent flavours on a well-balanced, fresh palate’, and thought it was ‘a good food wine and great value’. Fellow team leader Andrea Briccarello highlighted its ‘crisp, citrusy style with nice salty notes, to go with oysters and lemon’.

£7.81 Berkmann Wine Cellars

‘Rich, golden and ripe,’ began Portland Restaurant’s Carolina Seibel, who liked its ‘very dry palate’ and ‘hints of pithy bitterness’, and thought it was ‘mineral with good structure’, while for team leader Nigel Lister there were ‘distant honey notes, peach and pear in a very fresh, lively style’.

£21.95 Berkmann Wine Cellars

Refreshing and clean, with ‘fruity and fresh pear aromas, good structure in the mouth with pear skin, lime juice and zest notes’, said Carolina Seibel of Portland Restaurant, with team leader Nigel Lister adding ‘apple and pear fruit, zesty and sherbety, good value and well balanced’.

£6.95 Boutinot

‘Floral aromas, peaches and lychee with fresh, crisp acidity balancing the fruit in this oaked style of an aromatic grape,’ said Gymkhana’s Valentin Radosav, while team leader Annette Scarfe MW found it a ‘lovely, inviting expression with fresh herbal and delicate pine needle notes’.

£22.05 Cantina Bolzano

Bleeding Heart Group’s Chris Delalonde MS picked up aromas of ‘tangerine and clementine, candied fruit with a touch of richness’, followed by ‘candied lemon with nice vibrancy on the palate, good definition with balanced mid-palate and a fruity sweetness on the finish’. ‘Grassy, earthy and crisp, with good fruit,’ added Christoph Hons of Park Chinois.

£12.40 Mondial Wine

Team leader Annette Scarfe MW found ‘vibrant flavours and a full, aromatic mid-palate, with white flower notes’, while freelance sommelier Julio Iglesias described it as ‘high intensity, with sweet fruit and floral notes, as well as a honeyed element’.

£24.35 Eurowines

‘Grapey flower aromas with fruit peel and marshmallow notes,’ began Bleeding Heart Group’s Chris Delalonde MS, finding ‘a vibrant palate with great flavours and balance’, while Manuel Ribeiro of The Bybrook at The Manor House Hotel liked its ‘fruit and spice on the nose with a savoury palate and toast and honey finish’.

£17.38 Enotria&Coe

Gymkhana’s Valentin Radosav liked this wine’s ‘fresh style, with flower and nutty aromas, yellow plum with well balanced acidity’, while team leader Annette Scarfe MW picked up ‘ripe grapefruit and lemon, lovely texture rounded with ripe stone fruit notes’.

£11.92 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

£21.05 Eurowines

£22.25 Eurowines

£8.33 Eurowines

£9.00 Berkmann Wine Cellars

£14.43 Berkmann Wine Cellars

£7.70 Boutinot

£13.93 Bibendum

£15.11 Bibendum