This worthy Gold medallist was ‘a big mouthful of crunchy, dry fruit with concentration and aromatic complexity’ for team leader Martin Lam, while Daniel Jonberger of Rockliffe Hall added praise for its ‘melon, honey and soft brioche notes, with a palate that’s zesty, with an oily touch of red apple and grapefruit, and a long finish’. ‘An oily texture, with some chalkiness and good acidity’ stood out for Suave Wine’s Joseph Lunn.

£17.38 Enotria&Coe

Judges were generous in their praise of this worthy Gold winner, from team leader Laurent Richet MS’s description of it as ‘charming, and packed with minerality, blossoms, peach and apricot notes’ to fellow team leader Tom Forrest’s appreciation of its ‘typical floral, aromatic, perfumed Gewürztraminer nose’. ‘Buttery vanilla and some lemon and lime, with a fresh finish’ led The Cross Kenilworth, Simpsons & Edgbaston’s Giuseppe Longobardi to recommend this be served with ‘monkfish or risotto’.

£20.37 Bibendum

As this clinched a well-deserved Gold, Suave Wine’s Joseph Lunn admired ‘summer flowers and orange on the nose’, before going on to describe ‘Seville orange marmalade on the palate, alongside some good minerality and acidity, and a long, orange blossom finish’. The Cross Kenilworth’s Clément Loubeyre described ‘savoury, artichoke aromas, and some evidence of skin contact’, which led to a palate that was ‘quite rich, but with lovely acidity and good citrus flavours, leading to a long finish’.

£16.88 Bibendum

‘Delicate and elegant,’ began Raphael Thierry of Street XO in his praise of this worthy Gold medal recipient, further finding ‘smoky minerality on the nose, followed by some good fruit and white flowers, too’. With its ‘orange peel, with floral notes too, and a delicate balance’, Prestonfield House’s Dave Cushley thought this was ‘one to get to know’, while The Cross Kenilworth, Simpsons & Edgbaston’s Giuseppe Longobardi thought its ‘stone fruit and honeysuckle, with creaminess on the palate balanced by freshness’ made it the right choice for ‘spiced lentil daal’.

£12.98 Bibendum

This ‘rich and developed’ Gold winner, for Moio Restaurant’s Carolina W Seibel, had some appealing notes of ‘yellow stone fruit and baked pastry, and a yeasty note’, while team leader Carlos Ferreira spoke highly of ‘lemon pie and peach, with a complex palate and big finish, with some white spices and good acidity – a very well-made wine’. Fellow team leader Martin Lam added praise for its ‘very creamy palate, with a toasted, vanilla character’.

£22.30 Eurowines

Unsurprisingly taking home a handful of awards, including a Gold medal, this Chardonnay drew praise from judges for its complex notes of ‘apricot and lemon verbena’, according to team leader Jan Konetzki, who enjoyed its ‘grip, and a touch of elegant bitterness’. For Roberto Sanchez of Sexy Fish it was ‘light and easy drinking, but with good balance, and some grassy, green notes – all at a remarkable price. A good by-the-glass option.’

£7.38 Berkmann Wine Cellars

‘Delicious’, was team leader Hamish Anderson’s summary of this Gold winner, which he described as ‘very aromatic and perfumed, with some Asian spice and ginger, leading to a more restrained palate with chalk and lime zest’, while Prestonfield House’s Dave Cushley pointed out that it was ‘voluptuous and refreshing at the same time’. ‘Rosewater, pear and lychee aromas, with a ripe, floral palate’ made this an ideal match for ‘seabass curry and coconut’, according to team leader Jan Konetzki.

£13.48 Enotria&Coe

A hit with our judges, and a clear candidate for Gold, this showed ‘oak and minerality on the nose, leading to more well-integrated oak on the palate, with some toasted sesame and good fruit, too’, according to Street XO’s Raphael Thierry, while team leader Angela Reddin found ‘white peach, crème anglaise and lemon posset, leading to a crunchy palate of cashews and lime’. ‘Lovely, delicate and light on the nose, yet very deep and complex on the palate,’ concluded Quentin Loisel of Restaurant Sat Bains.

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‘Pretty, with gooseberry and floral aromas, like honeysuckle, leading to a palate that’s crisp, precise and dry, with some peachy stone fruit,’ said Jim Bass of Scarlet Hotel, concluding that it was ‘well made, in a popular style, and with a great price’.

£6.43 Berkmann Wine Cellars

‘A toasty nose, with hints of oak, touches of brioche, and a nice dose of melon and mature pear,’ described Rockliffe Hall’s Daniel Jonberger, while Michael Fiducia of The Royal Automobile Club found it to be ‘a richer, more opulent and serious style, with stone fruit, and real depth and length’.

£13.60 Matthew Clark

‘Sultanas, lychees and cardamom and ginger spice on the nose, leading to lovely balance on the palate, with nice acidity and bags of complex flavours,’ said team leader Angela Reddin, while The London Cookhouse’s Michael Moore further identified ‘rose petal and lavender, with an orange finish’.

£21.69 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

‘Expressive and aromatic, with good balance, and some white peach and pear drops on the palate,’ said Pavilion Wine’s Tomasz Kuszneruk, while Rockliffe Hall’s Daniel Jonberger found it ‘light at first, with light pear fruit, before a nice oily palate, with more pear on the finish’.

£7.90 Boutinot

According to Markus Dilger of Dilger Sommelier Selection, this opened with ‘citrus, herbal and white blossom aromas, as well as some white pepper’, while Julien Sahut of Sexy Fish found ‘balanced acidity and an oily texture’.

£7.15 Boutinot

‘A super-elegant wine,’ began James Fryer of Woodhead 17, who went on to describe ‘lemon pith on the nose, leading to an oily, structural palate with lemon balm notes’, while Jim Bass of Scarlet Hotel appreciatd its ‘fresh aromatics, and a clean, mineral palate’.

£12.50 Boutinot

James Fryer of Woodhead 17 found ‘apricot skin and flesh on the nose, and even a bit of smokiness, leading to more apricot, and a slight melon note, too, with a more textural mid-palate, along with some grassiness’.

£7.98 Berkmann Wine Cellars

For team leader Angela Reddin this had ‘wet stone and herbal notes like thyme’, while Roberto Sanchez of Sexy Fish thought its ‘smooth, easy-drinking character, with a long finish, would make you want to drink another glass’.

£10.71 Enotria&Coe

‘A very intense, complex nose, with some spice, followed by lots of stone fruit, and an oily texture on the palate, all leading to a spicy finish,’ thought Sexy Fish’s Julien Sahut, while team leader Hamish Anderson described ‘some oak and vanilla, and a rich, generous palate’.

£22.35 Eurowines

‘An attractive, elegant nose, followed by good acidity on the citrus palate, along with some stone fruit and a delicate finish,’ said Pavilion Wine’s Tomasz Kuszneruk.

£9.39 Matthew Clark

‘A good value, well-made wine,’ according to team leader Nigel Lister, who described ‘a warm, spicy nose leading to a fresh, floral palate, with some apple notes’.

£8.08 Berkmann Wine Cellars

Aromas of ‘yellow stone fruit like white peach, as well as a floral note’ led, according to Dilger Sommelier Selection’s Markus Dilger, to a palate with ‘fresh acidity, and some minerality too’.

£19.47 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

‘Crushed apple and chalk aromas’ led, according to team leader Angela Reddin, to ‘a saline note on the palate that’s definitely moreish – shellfish anyone?’

£13.35 Boutinot

£6.43 Berkmann Wine Cellars

£6.60 Boutinot

£12.13 Matthew Clark

£18.14 Bibendum

£12.54 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

£8.50 Eurowines

£22.30 Eurowines

£23.50 Eurowines

£6.43 Berkmann Wine Cellars

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