There was praise all round for this Gold medal winner, with Nelio Pinto of Candlesticks calling it a ‘well-made wine which is beautifully balanced’, while Michael Fiducia of The Royal Automobile Club echoed these sentiments, saying: ‘It’s very well made with eucalyptus aromatics over a cherry and plum, savoury palate.’ Team leader Andres Ituarte thought it was ‘delicious now but will certainly age’, before suggesting that it ‘would be perfect with wild boar and Brussel sprouts’.

£36.02 Liberty Wines

Delicacy and refinement seemed to be the watchwords for this aromatic, Gold medal-winning Pinot Noir. ‘This has such a lovely smoky nose with notes of bacon and tarragon,’ said Nelio Pinto of Candlesticks, adding: ‘There’s real depth to the wild strawberry fruit, but it’s the meaty flavours that suggest a pigeon and fois gras match.’ ‘There’s beautifully lifted strawberry and raspberry aromas,’ said The Royal Automobile Club’s Michael Fiducia, ‘plus there’s a touch of tea tree oil leading to a fresh minty finish.’ ‘The palate is so elegant,’ added Nut Tree Inn’s Sarah McKenzie, ‘and I really like the finish.’

£14.22 Davy's Wine Merchants

Complex, funky and interesting were some of the adjectives used to describe this brilliant Gold medal winner, with Dave Cushley of Prestonfield House enjoying the ‘nicely dirty and funky nose’, and adding: ‘This is punchy, with crunchy cherry fruit and real interest and complexity; very clever wine making.’ Team leader Nigel Lister agreed, appreciating the ‘sweet, farmyard nose, plump, cushiony ripe fruit and skilful wine making’, suggesting it would be a great match for game. For Michael Fiducia of The Royal Automobile Club the nose was ‘a complex mix of cherry blossom, spice and earth’, which led to ‘soft, fleshy fruit across a wonderfully balanced palate’.

£25.83 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Team leader Andres Ituarte thought this had a ‘kirsch-like, cough syrup note, yet was bright and fresh on the nose’. He went on to describe palate that was ‘well integrated with oak and just enough stemmy herbaceous character’.

£21.59 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

‘Super-ripe… with strawberries, cherries and vanilla chantilly cream,’ said Michael Fiducia of The Royal Automobile Club, ‘yet it has a super soft roundness of palate.’

£17.40 Bibendum

Nielo Pinto of Candlesticks thought this Silver medal-winning wine had ‘notes of earth with a note of truffle and balsamic’, with ‘hay, coffee and nuts’ on the mid-palate.

£16.38 Enotria&Coe

Michael Fiducia from The Royal Automobile Club picked up ‘eucalyptus and red cherry aromas’ in this Bronze medal-winning wine, and praised its ‘soft and savoury palate’.

£16.54 Berkmann Wine Cellars

For team leader Andres Ituarte this well-priced Bronze medallist offered a sweeter style, with ‘cinnamon, confit, candied fruit, marshmallow and candy floss’.

£6.54 Berkmann Wine Cellars

Nielo Pinto of Candlesticks thought this Bronze medal winner had ‘lighter notes of bay leaves and nuts’, plus ‘a touch of sweetness and menthol tones to balance the fruit’.

£16.75 Rob Dolan Wines

£20.92 Liberty Wines

£13.89 Bibendum

£20.42 Heirloom Vineyards

£14.31 Matthew Clark