A Gold to go with Cesari’s pair of Silver medals, and a couple Bronzes too, this was a ‘ripe and succulent’ style, said team leader Sam Caporn MW, who thought it was showing ‘lots of black and Morello cherry fruit, with a little residual sugar but a long and herbal finish’, while Fenwick’s James Franklin also noted ‘soft tannins, violets and herbal elements’. ‘Wild cherries with a lovely crunchiness to them,’ added Mattia Mazzi of Lutyens Bar & Restaurants, also describing ‘minerality, and a long, spiced finish’.

£7.75 Fuller's

As this took its rightful place on the Gold List, team leader Tom Forrest picked up notes of ‘tobacco and clove spice, oak, cacao and dark cherry on the palate’, with a ‘creamy texture and a nice bite to the finish’, while Coq d’Argent’s Andrés Ituarte appreciated its ‘good purity of fruit, with plum skin and redcurrants joined by some toasty spices and some moderate tannins and very good acidity’.

£9.95 Eurowines

An indisputable and inevitable Gold, Aurel Istrate of The Connaught found plenty to enjoy here, with ‘smokiness, dark and red fruit and a rustic edge on the nose, with very well-integrated oak, peppercorn spice and figs, and with a nice, long finish too’. ‘Very concentrated,’ said The Pig Hotel’s Jacopo Mazzeo, finding ‘sour cherry, kirsch and liquorice notes, coffee and cedar aromas, tobacco and cigar box, mint and eucalyptus’, and ultimately describing the palate as ‘big, with fine tannins’.

£66.45 Eurowines

Coworth Park Ascot’s Michael Fiducia was drawn to this worthy Gold medallist’s ‘perfumed aromas of Morello cherry and bramble fruit, with dark chocolate dusting and crunchy fruit on the palate’, while James Franklin of Fenwick was equally impressed by a ‘seductive nose of jammy, ripe fruits, a soft, velvety and warming palate with great tannin and a long, savoury finish’. Mattia Mazzi of Lutyens Bar & Restaurants, meanwhile, found ‘lapsang tea and sweet, baked red and black fruit aromas, with good complexity and length – like a light Amarone style’.

£15.60 Eurowines

Our judges were seriously impressed, sending this straight to the Gold podium. Team leader Martin Lam described a ‘savoury then cassis nose, excellent, complex tarry fruit and ripe, savoury palate character with balanced acidity’, and The Pig Hotel’s Jacopo Mazzeo admired its ‘bready, pencil shaving aromas, dried strawberry and sour cherry, long palate with great ageing potential and careful use of oak’, while Nelio Pinto of Candlesticks appreciated its ‘coffee, ginger, laurel and black pepper notes, with an iron finish’.

£41.30 Liberty Wines

The Amarone Golds kept on coming, with this one having a ‘velvety, violet nose’ that led to ‘dark fruits, very well-integrated oak and an elegant finish’, according to The Connaught’s Aurel Istrate, with The Pig Hotel’s Jacopo Mazzeo highlighting ‘firm tannins on a crisp palate of cranberry, raspberry and red cherry fruit, concentrated and balanced, finishing long’. ‘Morello cherry and liquorice, with some raisin and leather notes too’ had Nelio Pinto of Candlesticks thinking about rabbit stew.

£29.10 Bibendum

A ‘complex, intense nose follows through on the palate’, began team leader Martin Lam, who found this substantial Gold medal wine to be ‘quite broad on the palate and very food-friendly’. The Pig Hotel’s Jacopo Mazzeo highlighted ‘a fresh, savoury nose, dried fruits, plum and prune with notes of cocoa on the finish’, which, according to team leader Laurent Richet MS, made it an ideal accompaniment for ‘deer with chocolate sauce and roasted root vegetables’.

£24.05 Mondial Wine

Team leader Tom Forrest noted ‘ripe aromas, if a little on the lighter side, with cherries and cedar spice notes, then some alternative leafy notes of cherry and berry on the palate with a drying finish’, while Coq d’Argent’s Andrés Ituarte found some ‘coal and iodine notes that match the fruit intensity’.

£23.69 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

‘Bright, herbaceous nose, grippy strawberry jam and wild strawberry palate with caramel notes,’ said Euan McColm of Beaverbrook, while team leader Sarah Jane Evans MW described ‘aniseed and cedar aromatics, salty red fruit on a fine, complex palate that develops in the mouth’.

£36.70 Top Selection Ltd

Coworth Park Ascot’s Michael Fiducia enjoyed its ‘ripe fruit characteristics of plum pudding and mocha, with an uncomplicated, approachable palate’, while team leader Sam Caporn MW picked up flavours of ‘mulberry and bramble with soft blueberry and red cherry’.

£13.67 Eurowines

A ‘popular, succulent style’, said team leader Sarah Jane Evans MW, who found it ‘bursting with juice, roasted bacon oak, mid-weight and fleshy’, with Woodhead 17’s James Fryer highlighting ‘juniper and black pepper, herbal aromas, juicy black fruit and serious tannin’. ‘Red paprika power, fresh acids and notes of coffee, but light,’ added Gauthier Soho’s Rita Kardos.

£19.45 Boutinot

‘Flowers and fruits, plump and fleshy, bursting with character,’ began team leader Sarah Jane Evans MW, while for Woodhead 17’s James Fryer the ‘palate screams of fresh ground coffee and cassis, some medicinal notes mid-palate, finishing with juicy black fruit and black pepper with a long mochaccino finish’.

£45.96 Berkmann Wine Cellars

This was described as ‘an aristocratic wine’ by Cheese at Leadenhall’s Robert Mason, who picked up ‘chocolatey raisins and Genoa cake aromas, silky, smooth and round with wonderful balance, elegance and complexity, luscious’, while Suave Wine’s Joseph Lunn loved its ‘satanic fruit’ and found it to be ‘dark and broody, powerful on the palate with smooth tannins’, making it a ‘fantastic wine’.

£29.75 Eurowines

A good all-rounder, showing ‘lots of red fruits, smoke and vanilla on the nose’, said Christoph Hons of Park Chinois, also noting that it was ‘smooth and pleasant, with strawberry and raspberry fruit on the palate and a soft ending’.

£10.24 Liberty Wines

‘Ripe red and black cherry fruits, some oak cinnamon spice, soft and creamy texture with more cherry and some heavier, dark notes that wash away on the finish,’ said team leader Tom Forrest. ‘Superb fruit, simple but elegant,’ concluded Rémi Cousin of Le Gavroche.

£13.00 Top Selection Ltd

‘Fresh, curranty nose, vanilla and sweet with violets and a long, grippy finish,’ began Beaverbrook’s Euan McColm, with James Fryer of Woodhead 17 finding it ‘raisined but flashy, with some bright acidity, fruit and tannins, and a slightly spirit quality’.

£29.50 Enotria&Coe

Team leader Lionel Periner found ‘light intensity, nice red fruit, hints of florals, bell pepper and oak well balanced on the nose, medium-bodied on the palate with some drying tannin but well balanced, finishing long with a hint of spice’, while Suave Wine’s Joseph Lunn noted ‘bags of red fruits with apple and some complexity, nutty and earthy’.

£17.90 Enotria&Coe

Rémi Cousin of Le Gavroche enjoyed its ‘lovely nose of fruit and minty hints, soft and round palate that’s deep and juicy’, while Coq d’Argent’s Andrés Ituarte found a ‘lighter body with confected sour cherry and tomato, and a long finish of raisin skin’.

£10.96 Enotria&Coe

‘Savoury and meaty with spicy notes of clove and black pepper, for a good entry-level style,’ said The Pig Hotel’s Jacopo Mazzeo, while The Connaught’s Aurel Istrate enjoyed its ‘elegantly jammy nose, sour cherry and tomato leaves on the palate and elegant tannins’.

£24.93 Maisons Marques et Domaines

‘Quite intriguing aromas with lots of floral oak and spice,’ began team leader Sam Caporn MW, finding a palate of ‘red fruits, rose petals, fennel and red plums, balanced and interesting, elegant and long with great use of oak’.

£17.30 Mondial Wine

‘Exceptional value for an easy-drinking summer red, and perfect chilled’, began Cheese at Leadenhall’s Robert Mason, finding this wine ‘subtle, delicate, fresh and fruity on the nose, with bright red cherry and soft, smooth tannins’.

£5.50 Fuller's

A ‘fresh, leafy, easy and pleasant classic’, began Rémi Cousin of Le Gavroche, with Coq d’Argent’s Andrés Ituarte finding ‘light cocoa, butter and spice notes with a solid red fruit character – good, simple and fresh’.

£7.30 Fuller's

This was a ‘crowd-pleaser with lots of bright fruit, a hint of oak and a touch of sweetness on the finish’, said Joseph Lunn of Suave Wine, with team leader Lionel Periner also noting ‘cooked red fruits, hints of chocolate on toasted bread, medium weight with fruit and a hint of smoke on the finish’.

£9.24 Matthew Clark

‘Vibrant, with bright oak influence, yet still balanced,’ began Coq d’Argent’s Andrés Ituarte, highlighting its ‘freshness, red fruits and mint’, while Antóin UáRuairc of UK Midland Sommelier Ltd liked its ‘zingy flavour, low tannin and very fruity’ style.

£15.58 Liberty Wines

Beaverbrook’s Euan McColm found it ‘round and easy, fat and elegant’, with its ‘sweet woody spice, caramel and vanilla nose with continental breakfast prunes on the palate’. ‘Juicy cooked fruit, bramble jam with an edge of freshness – serve with ice cream!’ added team leader Sarah Jane Evans MW.

£25.24 Enotria&Coe

A pleasing package for Fenwick’s James Franklin, who found ‘mature fruits, smoke and depth on the nose, beautiful cherry, herbal and floral characters with grippy, full tannins and a long finish’.

£14.24 Bibendum

£20.25 Eurowines

£16.59 Berkmann Wine Cellars

£34.48 Berkmann Wine Cellars

£32.85 Eurowines

£14.60 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

£15.15 Boutinot

£29.05 Eurowines

£10.85 Boutinot

£12.91 Enotria&Coe

£11.06 Enotria&Coe