Sunaina Sethi of JKS Restaurants appreciated this Gold Lister’s ‘juicy black fruits, ripe tannins, balanced alcohol and integrated oak’, adding further praise for its ‘good value for money’. ETM Group’s Guillaume Mahaut found it to have ‘a perfumed, pretty nose, with some rose notes, leading to some plum on the palate’, while team leader Tom Forrest described it as ‘Beaujolais in style, with red cherry, some spice, and a rounded, soft palate’.

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As this earned its place on the Gold list, Ennio Pucciarelli of Kahani London praised its ‘beautiful bouquet of floral and stone fruits, and hints of honey on the palate, with lovely acidity’, adding that it was ‘quite rich with a long finish’. Team leader Sarah Jane Evans MW thought it ‘individual, with charming aromatics, and a rich and oily palate’, while consultant Rebecca Coates added that it was ‘super-juicy, and great on its own!’

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This ‘perfect summer wine’, according to Janusz Sasiadek of Bottles & Battles, took Gold for its ‘intense spice, with cherries and blueberries, and some great acidity’. Ieva Markaityte of Portuguese Concepts enjoyed ‘a slight medicinal character, as well as some chalky tannins, and good length’, while Savoy Grill’s Matteo Cali described it as ‘easy-drinking and juicy, with herbal garrigue notes’, and team leader Sarah Jane Evans MW concluded: ‘Light, juicy and plummy, and at a great price.’

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This ‘intense, punchy wine’, according to Prestonfield House’s Dave Cushley, had ‘toasted notes on the nose, with rich, buttery melon fruit and persistent acidity on the palate’, while team leader Laura Rhys MS found it ‘full bodied, with rich, ripe fruit and rounded oak’. Chiara Sieni of Bottles Group, meanwhile, thought that ‘cherry, chestnut honey, ripe pineapple and a nutty texture, as well as long acidity, make this wine excellent’.

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Daniel Jonberger of Rockliffe Hall found this to have ‘a soft nose towards dark cherry notes, with a long palate of more cherries and a touch of mature berries, too, all leading to a long finish’.

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‘This wine is delightfully aromatic,’ commented team leader Jan Konetzki. ‘The nose is of tropical fruit, with some kiwi and bay leaf aromas. There’s plenty of ripe fruit on the palate and great length.’

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‘A floral, spicy nose with cooked red fruit, too, leading to a smooth, well-structured palate with ripe, dark fruit and a smoky finish,’ said team leader Lionel Periner, while The River Cafe’s Mattia Mazzi described a wine with ‘balance, good fruit concentration and firm tannins’.

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‘The wine has soft melon notes. It’s delicate and fresh, with good texture and acidity. The ideal summery bottle,’ thought Dave Cushley of Prestonfield House, while team leader Jan Konetzki identified a ‘lemon and toast character, beautiful fragrance and great length’.

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‘A perfumed nose, with gentle raspberry and some sweet spice notes,’ began Andre Luis Martins of Cavalry & Guards Club, further describing ‘an elegant body, with polished tannins and a fresh finish’. ‘A good option for charcuterie and cheese,’ added Savoy Grill’s Matteo Cali.

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‘Light smoked oak aromas, with ripe fruits and some creaminess too,’ said team leader Tom Forrest, while Sue Jones of The Harrow at Little Bedwyn identified notes of ‘goji berries and cranberries, as well as plums, leading to a pleasant finish’.

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‘Leafy aromas, along with blackberry and blackcurrant notes, and well-integrated tannins,’ said Elena Serban of Hakkasan, while Tatiana Mann of The Vine Eno Gastropub described ‘ripe forest fruits, good tannin structure, and pine needles on the finish’.

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‘A big and bold wine,’ began Savvas Symeonidis of Gymkhana Restaurant, who described ‘intense black fruit and berries, along with some forest floor, ink and a hint of mushroom, all with some smooth tannins’. Sunaina Sethi of JKS Restaurants found it to be ‘balanced, with elegant fruit, and oak that’s prevalent but integrated’.

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‘Aromatic and vibrant aromas of cassis and blackberry, leading to a soft, elegant and juicy palate, with tannins well balanced by fruit. A chewy, meaty wine,’ said team leader Laurent Richet MS.

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‘The wine shows subtle aromas of garrigue and fennel. It has a plump, fleshy palate, mineral stony and lemon curd notes,’ said team leader Sarah Jane Evans MW.

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‘A bright, red fruit-led nose, leading to sweet but well-defined fruit on the palate, along with some meaty tannins,’ thought Mattia Mazzi of The River Cafe.

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Team leader Jan Konetzki thought this wine was ‘layered, delicately aromatic, with a pleasant pyrazine character’. He further described it as ‘delectable’, with ‘good structure and length’.

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‘A smoky nose, with a hint of lavender, leading to big, savoury oak on the palate, with some red cherries, too, and a hint of tobacco,’ said Daniel Jonberger of Rockliffe Hall.

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Dave Cushley of Prestonfield House judged this wine to be ‘delicately perfumed, with a mellow palate and a refreshing finish’, and described ‘nice notes of melon, caramel and orange’.

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