This ‘stylish wine, with graphite and blackcurrant character’, according to Tatiana Mann of The Vine Eno Gastropub, snapped up Gold, with Adam Michocki of The Glasshouse describing ‘ripe dark forest fruits joined by cinnamon and vanilla, with plush tannins balancing the alcohol, and with both adding to the intensity of flavour’. The Cross Kenilworth, Simpsons & Edgbaston’s Giuseppe Longobardi thought that its ‘violets and cherries, with a spicy finish of cloves’ made it a perfect match for ‘pickled walnut and braised beef pie’.

£15.19 Bibendum

Judges heaped praise on this Gold-winning Cabernet Sauvignon, with an impressed Dave Cushley of Prestonfield House calling it ‘restrained and elegant – a real step up – with savoury, earthy black fruits and subtle tannins’. Team leader Carlos Ferreira added additional notes of ‘mushroom and tobacco on the nose’, while Woodhead 17’s James Fryer spoke of ‘juicy dark fruits led by pepper and earth on a perfectly balanced palate, with velvet tannins’.

£10.61 Enotria&Coe

Standing out as a clear Gold medallist, this was ‘fresh, with some eucalyptus aromas, leading to a smooth and silky palate, with good tannins and a black olive note’, according to Clément Loubeyre of The Cross Kenilworth, who considered it ‘really good value’. Team leader Jan Konetzki found it to be ‘juicy and grippy, with red and black fruit, as well as some oyster shell notes, making it a good match for lamb with mint sauce’.

£8.61 Direct Wines Production

‘A leafy nose, with graphite and blackcurrant notes,’ began Elena Serban of Hakkasan, who further described ‘savoury, meaty flavours, with a good, elegant structure, and some char and smoke to finish’. ‘A great, layered, complex wine with powdery tannins,’ added Adam Michocki of The Glasshouse.

£17.86 Berkmann Wine Cellars

‘With its eucalyptus and bramble fruit notes, this is a well-made wine, at a good price point,’ said Michael Fiducia of The Royal Automobile Club, while Daniel Jonberger of Rockliffe Hall described ‘toasty aromas, and some plums too, with big blackberry and vanilla notes on the palate’.

£7.32 Berkmann Wine Cellars

Daniel Jonberger of Rockliffe Hall found a combination of ‘matchsticks and plums on the nose, with a complex palate of raspberries, red cherries, oak and spice’. ‘Young but drinkable now, with a long future ahead of it too,’ added team leader Martin Lam.

£28.62 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Adam Michocki of The Glasshouse spoke of ‘an expressive wine, with cassis, bramble, eucalyptus, toast and oak’, while Elena Serban of Hakkasan found ‘graphite, ink and blackcurrant notes’. ‘Round, fruity, balanced and classic,’ concluded team leader Laurent Richet MS.

£9.98 House of Townend

‘A very well-balanced wine that’s showing some evolution,’ began Tomasz Kuszneruk of Pavilion Wine, going on to describe ‘a mix of fresh berries, along with some tobacco and leather notes, combined with some good acidity’.

£11.77 Liberty Wines

‘A fresh mix of red and black fruit, together with some mint and eucalyptus, leading to a full-bodied palate with generous tannins,’ described Tomasz Kuszneruk of Pavilion Wine, with team leader Martin Lam commenting on its ‘rounded palate, with good concentration, and a saline element too’.

£9.73 Liberty Wines

‘An aromatic nose of eucalyptus and pine needle, leading to a concentrated palate with coffee and chocolate notes,’ described team leader Laurent Richet MS. Meanwhile Adam Michocki of The Glasshouse called it ‘a polished wine, with a lot of expression’.

£20.42 Heirloom Vineyards

Michael Fiducia of The Royal Automobile Club found a combination of ‘eucalyptus and creamy, dark stone fruits, leading to a structured palate with some herbaceousness, as well as some savoury notes’, while Rockliffe Hall’s Daniel Jonberger noted ‘dark fruit and cedar, with some lingering spice’.

£18.40 Matthew Clark

‘Black fruit is joined by char, tobacco and coffee notes, as well as some pine aromas to add complexity and freshness,’ said Elena Serban of Hakkasan.

£12.95 Berkmann Wine Cellars

‘Meaty, with some subtle coconut and earthy notes, as well as some bay leaf and mint notes, leading to macerated red and black fruit and some white pepper on the palate,’ said Woodhead 17’s James Fryer.

£18.56 Direct Wines Production

‘Archetypal Australian Cabernet,’ said team leader Martin Lam, who described ‘a fresh wine, with eucalyptus, and a bit of mint too’.

£8.00 Wine Importers

£11.72 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

£25.31 Hatch Mansfield

£16.75 Rob Dolan Wines

£6.99 LWC Drinks Ltd (Merchant and Shippers)

£18.40 Bibendum

£17.58 Dandelion Vineyards

£12.24 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

£11.48 Zonte's Footstep

£11.95 Enotria&Coe

£16.75 Enotria&Coe