Team leader Laurent Richet MS enjoyed this Gold medal winner’s ‘structure, intensity and body’, admiring its ‘dark fruit spice and length’, and describing at as ‘ripe and well balanced’. ‘Gamey, volcanic, with iron and lead,’ added Sonal Clare of Purnell’s Restaurant, who found it ‘youthful but approachable’ and thought it was ‘Bordeauxesque’. Meanwhile Timothy Connor of Heddon Street Kitchen thought it was worthy of a Gold medal for its value and point of difference: ‘For the price, this would be a really great example to show off just how much else Spain has to offer.’

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Adam Michocki of The Glasshouse described this worthy Gold medal winner as being ‘bright, with raspberries, blueberries and cassis, with a lovely violet nose and a plush texture; it finishes long and has a pleasant aftertaste. It’s also great for the price’. Meanwhile James Fryer of Woodhead 17 described its ‘purple dusty fruits’ and ‘bright, blueberry-juiced, velvety palate’, and Le Gavroche’s Rémi Cousin summed it all up succinctly: ‘Velvety texture, easy drinking, good with food.’

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This intriguing Gold winner reminded team leader Angela Reddin of ‘churches, with incense, candle wax and dried flowers, leading to a dollop of honey on the finish’, adding that it was ‘ageing gracefully’. Manor House Hotel’s Anita Vighova, meanwhile, enjoyed the ‘elegant oiliness of the mid-palate, and a long finish’, while Annamaria Juhasz of The Fat Duck appreciated its ‘lemon curd and apricot notes’, calling this a ‘complex food wine’.

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‘A juicy, fresh, apricot quaffer,’ summarised team leader Angela Reddin as this took a well-deserved Gold, further describing ‘green crab-apple jelly with a slight spritz on the tongue’. An impressed Annamaria Juhasz of The Fat Duck found ‘white pepper on the nose, with stony minerality, fresh lemon and peach blossom – pithy, with good concentration and balance’. Anita Vighova of Manor House Hotel added ‘notes of pine and grass, and some lively acidity with gooseberry notes’, while praising its ‘good value for money’.

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‘Deeply concentrated plum fruit, with a peppery edge, lovely structure and hints of black tea’ was how team leader Laurent Richet MS described this Gold medallist. Chiara Sieni of Bottles Group found ‘rich aromas of coffee, black fruit and herbs, a peppery palate and a long finish’, while Sonal Clare of Purnell’s Restaurant noted: ‘Gamey, feral and intense; spiced black fruit with a hint of tea.’ For Heddon Street Kitchen’s Timothy Connor this wine’s qualities were more simply put: ‘It’s a hidden gem, designed for you to show off.’

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‘Concentrated fruit and a long finish, this has all the meaty notes you want from a Spanish wine,’ said Heddon Street Kitchen’s Timothy Connor. ‘And there are nice hints of cedar and liquorice,’ added Lucie Kalertova of Sexy Fish.

£6.37 Matthew Clark

‘Very fruity and spicy in an easy-drinking style,’ said team leader Laurent Richet MS, adding: ‘With its brightly intense cherry, vanilla and plum, this would be good by the glass or to have with cheese.’

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Lucie Kalertova of Sexy Fish picked up ‘hints of tomato leaf and a light touch of forest floor’ on this fresh-tasting Silver medal winner, ‘and there’s some juicy, cooked blueberry fruit and notes of hibiscus tea to finish,’ she added.

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‘This has great fruit that’s perfectly in balance with the acidity,’ thought Timothy Connor of Heddon Street Kitchen, adding: ‘A great wine to chill slightly and serve with duck leg or breast.’ ‘Tuna sashimi or game,’ suggested Lucie Kalertova of Sexy Fish.

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‘This has a nice musky, earthy and darkly fruited nose,’ said Woodhead 17’s James Fryer, ‘and there’s also good structure and lovely tannins.’ ‘It has a good balance of raspberry and strawberry fruit, with herbal elegance, too,’ added team leader Lionel Periner.

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‘This has a nice spicy, red apple nose with hints of smoke and clay,’ said James Fryer of Woodhead 17, ‘there’s a red fruit palate with a touch of forest floor.’

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‘A great tapas wine,’ thought Timothy Connor of Heddon Street Kitchen, ‘with fairly light but vibrant red cherry fruit and nicely controlled tannins.’

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