Awarding Gold, team leader Jan Konetzki simply said: ‘This is very well made.’ He went on to describe the wine as ‘very aromatic and floral, with fine herbs and pretty fruit, plus a hint of salinity on the finish’. ‘This does the job,’ said Quentin Loisel of Restaurant Sat Bains, suggesting it be matched with a ‘delicate white fish ceviche with grapefruit zest, garlic water and almonds’.

£12.50 E&J Gallo Winery

‘Very rich, opulent and powerful’ was how Quentin Loisel of Restaurant Sat Bains described this worthy Gold medal winner. ‘This is complex and layered,’ said team leader Jan Konetzki, adding: ‘There’s herbs and lemon and apple fruit, with a gooseberry note that’s dry, fresh and energetic, plus it has very polished finish and good length.’

£18.25 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Describing this Gold medal winner, Quentin Loisel of Restaurant Sat Bains seemed to choose his words carefully: ‘This is quite delicate and subtle, it’s really quite refined… there’s a lovely, vivid acidity and hints of noble garden herbs: verbena and coriander.’ Going on to describe the palate, he found ‘grapefruit and silex minerality and iodine’. His food match was rather refined too, suggesting ‘oyster tartare with caviar, lime and verbena’.

£10.42 Liberty Wines

Elevating this wine to a Gold medal, team leader Jan Konetzki praised its ‘savoury edge’ that lifted it above the competition and gave it ‘more character than just fruit’. Pointing to its ‘dry, fresh, citrus and lees flavours’, he also noted its aromatic ‘hoppy’ nose. For Prestonfield House’s Dave Cushley, however, it was the ‘lightness of touch’ that won him over, and he praised this ‘elegant, calm wine, with a finish that demands you return to the glass’.

£10.42 Liberty Wines

For Dave Cushley of Prestonfield House this Silver medal winner had ‘a lightly pungent touch of freshness and gooseberry, with a mouth-filling richness, good acidity and pleasant long-lasting finish’.

£7.60 Boutinot

Team leader Jan Konetzki found ‘aromas of herbs, leek, chive and lemon peel, plus a nice floral and very herbaceous palate’. For Dave Cushley of Prestonfield House the wine had a ‘punchy nose, with strong fruit character and a rich, refreshingly dry and clean palate’.

£12.36 Liberty Wines

‘Floral, tropical and passion fruit aromas’ noted team leader Jan Konetski, with ‘lime’ and ‘crushed peas’ on a palate that was ‘firm and dry, with a round length’. ‘Well made!’ he concluded.

£8.40 Eurowines

Quentin Loisel of Restaurant Sat Bains described this wine as ‘juicy, fresh and zesty, with a rich apple core, and a delicate gooseberry length’.

£6.99 Lanchester Wine Cellars

Dave Cushley of Prestonfield House described this ‘classic Sauvignon’ as having ‘depth and maturity, yet with smoky tones running through it’.

£10.50 Berkmann Wine Cellars

Giuseppe Longobardi of The Cross Kenilworth, Simpsons & Edgbaston considered this a classic Sauvignon with ‘citrus, mineral and grassy notes’, adding: ‘The medium palate is presented with a fresh yet oily finish, with a lingering delicate creaminess on the tongue.’

£12.22 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Quentin Loisel of Restaurant Sat Bains thought this Sauvignon Blanc was ‘very grassy and very “expected’, but a great wine nonetheless’.

£9.92 Enotria&Coe

£9.30 Berkmann Wine Cellars

£9.40 Berkmann Wine Cellars

£7.05 Boutinot

£7.20 Boutinot

£8.31 Davy's Wine Merchants

£15.22 Bibendum

£7.78 Matthew Clark

£9.40 Bibendum

£9.33 Wither Hills

£8.15 Unity Wines & Spirits

£7.20 Inverarity Morton