‘This is Tuscany,’ began impressed team leader Jade Koch on encountering this Gold winner, finding it ‘elegant, soft and perfumed’, while Andre Luis Martins of Cavalry & Guards Club appreciated its ‘red plum and gentle, smoked green herbs, leading to mature leather and cigar notes, chalky tannins and a long finish’. Describing it as ‘intense, with wild meats, smoke and truffle’, Quentin Loisel of Restaurant Sat Bains concluded it was ‘a great option for food pairing’.

£13.28 Enotria&Coe

With its ‘raisin aromas and bright sweet and sour cherries’, this Gold-worthy Tuscan was ‘chalky, earthy, well balanced and very food-friendly’, according to team leader Martin Lam, while an impressed Victoria Sharples of St John Wines found it to be ‘textural and smooth, with good power and hints of tar and spice’, also describing it as ‘moreish, with lovely length and finesse’. For Tobias Gorn of Boisdale Restaurants, this all added up to a great match for ‘spicy meats and wild mushrooms’.

£17.51 Bibendum

‘Absolutely marvellous,’ began consultant Cinthia Lozano, as this unsurprisingly took Gold, while team leader Sarah Jane Evans MW praised its ‘gloriously aromatic profile, with violets, cherry and cedar, and with tannins that underline the palate, along with black fruit freshness’. Ennio Pucciarelli of Kahani London appreciated its ‘good complexity with red fruit, floral aromas, hints of graphite, clove and a touch of pepper’, while consultant Rebecca Coates found it ‘rich, powerful and full bodied’, adding that it ‘would pair perfectly with rare roast beef’.

£130.98 Bibendum

This ‘complex and elegant’ Gold winner, according to team leader Laura Rhys MS, was characterised by its ‘dark fruit and herbaceousness, with a smoky element, too’, while fellow team leader Nigel Lister appreciated its ‘ripe cherry and bramble, with wild woody herbs and roast meat aromas, leading to dense blackcurrant and cassis on the palate’. Dave Cushley of Prestonfield House, meanwhile, added praise for its ‘lovely open fruit and serious grip’.

£18.34 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

‘Complex and elegant,’ began Andre Luis Martins of Cavalry & Guards Club as this was elevated to Gold, adding that it was ‘showing some development’. Olivier Gasselin of Hakkasan, meanwhile, found it to be ‘very ripe, with richly spiced plum and cherry, and a savouriness, too, with round, ripe tannins’. Team leader Jade Koch agreed, calling it ‘chewy, juicy and full of grip’, and suggesting it would be ideal alongside ‘lamb chops or steak tartare’.

£53.00 Bibendum

‘Dark, plush and juicy,’ began Victoria Sharples of St John Wines, as this was elevated to Gold, describing it as ‘quite elegant, with good persistence and some attractive mineral undertones’, while consultant Emanuel Pesqueira found it to be ‘earthy and smoky, with strawberry notes and some soft tannins’. Team leader Martin Lam, meanwhile, appreciated its ‘sweet, dark fruit and spice, with some juicy plum and a savoury edge’.

£10.55 Eurowines

Dave Cushley of Prestonfield House found notes of ‘nutmeg and dried red fruit, with lots of cherry fruit and spice and beautiful tannins in abundance’. ‘Simple, yet with good length and acidity,’ added Ieva Markaityte of Portuguese Concepts.

£6.25 Boutinot

‘A concentrated, black fruit nose,’ said ETM Group’s Guillaume Mahaut, adding: ‘The palate is complex with elegant ripe, plummy fruits that have a lovely sweetness. The structure is pleasantly delicate with good ripe tannins.’

£18.24 Enotria&Coe

‘This has red cherries and vanilla pods on the nose, while the palate has good length with well-balanced fruit and peppery acidity,’ said Ieva Markaityte of Portuguese Concepts.

£14.55 Enotria&Coe

‘An attractive, yeasty nose with dried red fruits on the palate and a long and refreshing finish,’ said Chiara Sieni of Bottles Group, with team leader Nigel Lister adding: ‘A lovely, barnyard nose, this feels rich and dense with a fruitcake palate.’

£36.28 Matthew Clark

‘This is super-juicy, with a pretty nose,’ said team leader Jade Koch, ‘like fresh figs from a tree; the palate has baked fruits and notes of chocolate and coffee.’ ‘Decant and drink with rare bistecca Fiorentina,’ suggested fellow team leader Nigel Lister.

£83.49 Fattoria Villa Saletta Società Agricola srl

‘A complex earthy nose,’ thought ETM Group’s Guillaume Mahaut, while Ieva Markaityte of Portuguese Concepts found notes of ‘coffee, dark chocolate, black olives and good balsamic vinegar, with acidity lifting up the palate’.

£42.13 Bibendum

‘There’s notes of menthol and eucalyptus alongside the dense blackcurrant fruit,’ noted team leader Jade Koch, ‘and there’s a lick of oak with tobacco and sweet cherry.’ ‘It’s a premium listing,’ thought Tobias Gorn of Boisdale Restaurants, adding: ‘It’s flash and vivacious but its elegance is key.’

£21.86 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Tobias Gorn of Boisdale Restaurants enjoyed this Silver medal winner for its ‘fresh, straightforward style… like a good house Chianti’, and thought it ‘would be great with the Sunday roast’.

£8.45 Vinexus Ltd

Ieva Markaityte of Portuguese Concepts was impressed with this Silver medal wine, saying: ‘This has good dark blueberry fruit coming through on the nose with some nice aromas of coffee there too, and the palate is very ripe with lots of sweet spice present as well.’

£20.00 Bedmond Hill Estate

‘This is showing signs of maturity, with a refined, restrained style; the red fruit is still there but showing some nice, tertiary development,’ said team leader Sarah Jane Evans MW.

£31.14 Top Selection

Team leader Tom Forrest noted: ‘The warm, cedar oak nose leads to a palate of jammy, cherry, red currant fruit and chocolatey tannins.’

£25.37 Liberty Wines

‘There’s sour cherry with balsamic and toasty leathery notes,’ said The Glasshouse’s Adam Michocki, while Lucie Kalertova of Sexy Fish found ‘liquorice and gamey red cherry that would be great with a simple steak or roast chicken’.

£17.80 Eurowines

‘This has medium intensity with a nice black pepper, spicy nose,’ said Lucie Kalertova of Sexy Fish, ‘and there are notes of tomato leaf with the vibrant, black cherry fruit.’

£14.20 Eurowines

‘Inky with notes of menthol,’ described, team leader Jade Koch, ‘'with pretty, yet fairly lightweight fruit.’ For Tobias Gorn of Boisdale Restaurants it was ‘structured, refreshing and classic’.

£33.00 Bibendum

Team leader Laura Rhys MS noted: ‘Dark fruits with plums, jam and prune. The tannins are bold but ripe, rounded and silky.’

£18.37 Liberty Wines

With its ‘blackcurrant aromas and sweet tea-soaked brambly fruit’, team leader Jade Koch fancied pairing this with ‘lentils and herby sausage’.

£12.91 Bibendum

£40.23 Top Selection

£26.75 Top Selection

£15.54 Enotria&Coe

£21.50 Enotria&Coe

£11.99 Enotria&Coe

£35.68 Enotria&Coe

£15.70 Fattoria Villa Saletta Società Agricola srl

£30.03 Fattoria Villa Saletta Società Agricola srl

£30.03 Fattoria Villa Saletta Società Agricola srl

£13.77 Bibendum

£32.82 Liberty Wines

£36.67 Liberty Wines

£14.00 Bibendum

£51.50 Eurowines

£16.95 Eurowines

£25.69 Top Selection

£12.96 Top Selection

£14.00 Armit

£24.46 Matthew Clark