‘A smoky nose,’ began Street XO’s Raphael Thierry about Calabria’s Gold win, who highlighted its ‘intense cranberry flavour with good acid balance and floral notes on an inky finish’. Portland Restaurant’s James Fryer was impressed with ‘juicy black fruits and a menthol note, with a touch of white pepper’. A match, therefore, for steak pie, thought team leader Tom Forrest.

£5.50 Fuller's

Taking Gold for its ‘interesting, spicy style, with nice mineral notes on the nose’, according to Antoine Cabre of Spring Restaurant, team leader Annette Scarfe MW found this Cabernet Sauvignon to be a ‘crowd pleaser, with its sweet, jammy New World styling, ripe fruit with a full body and soft tannins’. Street XO’s Raphael Thierry saw this best paired with lamb shank.

£5.50 Enotria&Coe

A juicy, fruit-forward character took this Turkish red to Gold. ‘Lots of fruit here, very primary aromas and good concentration on the palate,’ began Xabier Alvarez of Trangallán, with Yauatcha’s Kelvin McCabe highlighting its ‘cherries and plum on a fragrant nose, more red cherry with raspberry on a fruity palate, with a good, long finish’. ‘This would go well with roast chicken and gravy,’ thought Sumilier’s Sumi Sarma.

£6.00 Kavaklidere Saraplari

An effortless Gold, with ‘appealing style’, began James Hocking of The Vineyard Group, ‘with clean, fruity aromas and tons of vanilla, with cherry fruit and spice notes on the palate, and fresh acidity. Great value.’ ‘Dark, aromatic, berry nose, cherry fruit and nice balance,’ agreed team leader Martin Lam. ‘Red and blackberry fruit leading to a dry, mineral finish make this a good match for cured meats,’ added team leader Tom Forrest.

£4.98 Boutinot

Bold structure with a touch of earthiness won the day here for Zorgvliet, with ‘smoky oak on the nose, with blackberry and cherry fruit notes, fine tannins on a well-structured palate, and a long and textured finish’, said Sake No Hana’s Tobias Brauweiler MS. ‘Publicans, don’t miss this one,’ said La Trompette’s Tanguy Martin, adding: ‘Beautiful, vibrant acidity balances this nicely.’

£5.29 Boutinot

A hat-trick after its two House White Golds, Broadland’s offering here had ‘bright red berry fruit on the nose, with soft and juicy fruit on the palate, a very quaffable red’, said consultant sommelier Rebecca Coates, with J Corey Evans of St Swithins Wine Shippers noting its ‘simple, bramble fruit and pretty jammy character’. ‘Great with steak in the pub,’ said Charles Carron Brown of The Forest Side Grasmere.

£3.37 Broadland Wineries

A Gold to go with its House White win, Cono Sur’s Merlot had, according to Sake No Hana’s Tobias Brauweiler MS, ‘crushed berries on a clean, fruity nose, with soft blueberry and blackberry and a structured finish’, while Harry Crowther of M Wine Store found it ‘savoury and meaty on the palate, restrained but complex’. This combined to make this a ‘fruit-forward, food-friendly and approachable wine, with good freshness’, according to team leader Annette Scarfe MW.

£5.06 CyT UK

Giuseppe Longobardi of The 3A Pub Company appreciated this Gold Lister’s ‘cherry, liquorice and dry palate with light notes of forest floor’, while The Sign of the Don’s Carlos Ferreira liked its ‘good body and spice, leathery mushroom character and a bit of tannin’, and felt it would be ‘good to have on a list for the price, and can be competitive’. The Ned Hotel’s Giancarlo Cuccuru thought this would be ‘a popular choice with steak, but can also be enjoyed by itself’.

£5.79 Boutinot

‘Full-on, juicy berry fruit,’ began WSET’s Mike Best about the first of two Riebeek Cellars medal winners in this category, impressed that ‘even at this price it delivers some concentration and pleasant tannin/acid balance, which will work with or without food’. ‘Bright fruit, some meaty character and good value,’ agreed team leader Laura Rhys MS. ‘A grown-up wine, and terrific value for money,’ concluded Paris House’s Neil Tabraham.

£4.50 Fuller's

Team leader Tom Forrest found ‘medium intensity black fruits on an attractive, ripe nose, with crisp raspberry and tayberry fruits on the palate and soft tannins’, while consultant sommelier Rebecca Coates felt it had ‘some depth and layers, with dark berry fruit’.

£4.79 Majestic Commercial

‘Light red and black cherry with some firm tannins, but quite juicy and drinkable,’ said team leader Sam Caporn MW, with Alessandro de Angelis of Jamavar alighting on its ‘jamminess, cherry and redcurrant, medium body and crunchy, red berry, flowery finish’.

£5.40 Tate Smith

‘Dark cherries and spice on the nose, packs plenty of fruit and quite oaky on the finish, but overall very balanced,’ said Julien Sahut of Sexy Fish, with Yauatcha’s Kelvin McCabe also noting ‘cherries, plums, dusty tannins and a soft finish’.

£4.50 Crown Cellars

‘Attractive nose, good texture on the palate, tannins are firm but solid acidity,’ began Harry Crowther of M Wine Store, with team leader Angela Reddin adding: ‘Would certainly be suited to pubs and by the glass.’

£4.50 Fuller's

‘Balanced and intense with good fruit balance and acidity,’ began Sushi Samba’s Maurizio Palomba, with Yohann Pinol of Wiltons agreeing: ‘Very complex nose, peppery with violets and cassis, good smooth tannins and elegant structure.’

£5.39 Boutinot

Sushi Samba’s Maurizio Palomba found ‘plenty of dark cherry and soft, ripe tannin, with refreshing, clean acidity’, while team leader Jade Koch found it ‘more complex, with sweet bramble and blackcurrant fruit character and a drying finish’.

£5.93 Matthew Clark

Julien Sahut of Sexy Fish highlighted ‘good spicy, fresh red fruit aromas and flavours and nice spicy notes on a long finish’, while team leader Simon Woods summed it up as ‘proper wine, juicy and slightly spicy’.

£4.93 Tees , Taste Turkey

Yohann Pinol of Wiltons noted its ‘nice ruby red colour, red berry aromas with cassis notes, a complex and well-balanced palate and long, fresh finish’, with team leader Jade Koch finding ‘pretty apple and blackberry fruit, with lots of clarity and vanilla notes making it very moreish’.

£4.79 CyT UK

‘A little closed on the nose, but rich and complex on the palate, showing ripe black cherries, some earthy mineral tones and good style for incredibly good value,’ said Jonathan Giffrin of Claude Bosi @ Bibendum.

£4.90 Boutinot

‘Clean, with lovely ripe red cherry character, herbal notes and stone fruit, then dark plum on a rounded and expressive palate,’ said team leader Olivier Marie, while Portland Restaurant’s James Fryer also noted ‘sweet oak spice and sap, purple floral and pink peppercorns’.

£4.12 CellarVino

Team leader Jade Koch noted its ‘good perfumed style, with blackcurrant fruit on a dry palate with a nice touch of tartness, and a hint of warmth on the finish’, while Sushi Samba’s Maurizio Palomba found it ‘smoky, with dark cherry notes and lovely grip’.

£4.25 CyT UK

‘This is value,’ said James Hocking of The Vineyard Group, ‘with its nice depth of flavour, ripe berry and spice notes, a touch of vanilla from oak and a long finish.’ ‘Fresh cassis with light mint leaf notes, dark cherry and jammy notes,’ added Andre Luis Martins of the Cavalry & Guards Club.

£5.20 Atlantico UK

Xabier Alvarez of Trangallán enjoyed its ‘crunchy plum and cherry fruit and very good freshness’, while Julien Sahut of Sexy Fish felt it was a ‘clean red, well made, with touches of complexity’.

£5.35 Boutinot

‘Blackberries and liquorice, fresh and fruity on the nose, dry and fresh with a ripe, round, balanced palate, savoury with a good, approachable style,’ said Hakkasan Group’s Diana Rollan, with team leader Laurent Richet MS finding it ‘vibrant and structured, lovely by the glass or with food’.

£5.10 Crown Cellars

Team leader Laurent Richet MS enjoyed its ‘juicy, fruity style, with a touch of black pepper spice, simple but easy drinking, and very joyful by the glass’, while Hakkasan Group’s Diana Rollan found ‘red berries and bubblegum notes, strawberry and cherry aromas, dry and intense with sweet spices and a touch of bitterness, but juicy and vibrant’.

£5.64 Majestic Commercial

Coworth Park Ascot’s Michael Fiducia enjoyed its ‘elegantly soft nose with a restrained, classy palate’, while Andre Luis Martins of the Cavalry & Guards Club highlighted its ‘fresh cherry and balsamic notes on the nose, and a palate of sour cherry with herbal and vegetal notes’.

£5.67 Davy's Wine Merchants

Alessandro de Angelis of Jamavar found ‘berries and plum on the nose, dark spices and good acidity on the palate with a mouthwatering finish’, with team leader Sam Caporn MW summing it up as a ‘soft, very easy-drinking crowd-pleaser’.

£4.83 Majestic Commercial

Team leader Sam Caporn MW was impressed with its ‘really lifted fruit compote/summer pudding aromas and juicy, pretty palate that’s full of character and fruit’, while Alessandro de Angelis of Jamavar found ‘cherry and kirsch, intense new oak, slightly mineral character and a well-defined finish’.

£5.26 Bibendum

‘Red and black fruits on nose and palate, supported by a bit of tannin and good acidity with a beautiful finish,’ said The Sign of the Don’s Carlos Ferreira, who was sure it would be ‘nice to have with your Sunday roast’.

£5.05 HT White & Co

Our panel found plums and dark fruit compote character, some concentration and more earthy, vegetal notes on the palate with a hint of liquorice on the finish.

£4.45 Lanchester Wine Cellars

Scott Levy of Smith & Wollensky found ‘lots of fresh fruit on the nose, dry on the palate with richer, fruity meaty notes’, while Hakkasan Group’s Diana Rollan highlighted ‘black fruit, liquorice and Morello cherry intensity, easy character on a dry, rounded and balanced palate’.

£5.33 Bibendum

‘A good New World style, jammy and juicy fruit, would work well in a pub or bistro,’ said team leader Jade Koch, with Gabriel Liotta of Hakkasan Hanway Place enjoying its ‘nice ripe fruit character, slightly jammy but dry, and good value for money’.

£4.57 CyT UK

‘Pleasantly enticing nose with a sweetness of fruit and liquorice,’ began Michael Fiducia of Coworth Park Ascot, with Andre Luis Martins of the Cavalry & Guards Club noting ‘spicy rhubarb aromas, gentle herbal and spice character, perfumed cassis on the palate with jammy baked apricot notes’.

£5.50 Fuller's

Giuseppe Longobardi of The 3A Pub Company felt this was a ‘lovely foodie wine, with its green pepper and fruity nose leading to a balanced fruit palate with vegetal notes’, while Mike Best of the WSET found it ‘medium bodied, approachable with mixed spice character’.

£4.85 Boutinot

Jonathan Giffrin of Claude Bosi @ Bibendum was keen on its ‘ripe, soft tannins and good red fruit expression’, while team leader Annette Scarfe MW noted ‘delicate hazelnut notes on the nose and a simple but well-made wine, presenting good value’.

£6.00 Matthew Clark

Andre Luis Martins of the Cavalry & Guards Club was pleased with its ‘jammy plum and spice nose, fresh and light palate with rhubarb and baking spice notes’, while team leader Martin Lam found it ‘herbal and aromatic, appealing and well made, fault-free and drinks well’.

£4.25 Lanchester Wine Cellars

A pleasing, uncomplicated style for Portland Restaurant’s James Fryer, who picked up ‘red fruits, chocolate and sweet spices on the nose, juicy red fruit palate with more notes of milk chocolate and good acidity’.

£5.83 Berkmann Wine Cellars

‘Tannins are ripe and well integrated, it’s velvety and smooth on the palate with a long finish, and very food-friendly,’ said Gabriel Liotta of Hakkasan Hanway Place. ‘Very approachable with good fruit,’ agreed team leader Jade Koch.

£5.26 Bibendum

Team leader Annette Scarfe MW found ‘ripe red plums with an attractive herbal streak bringing freshness’, while Jonathan Giffrin of Claude Bosi @ Bibendum noted ‘characterful leafy and black fruit, full body balanced by good acidic backbone and ripe tannins’.

£5.35 Bibendum

‘Tastes of real wine,’ began J Corey Evans of St Swithins Wine Shippers, highlighting its ‘woody and berry aromas, chocolate and oak stave notes on the palate with grippy tannins, rounded and great value’.

£4.57 CyT UK

Ivan Ruiz of Wright Brothers found ‘blueberry fruit and refreshing acidity with plenty of tannins’, and Portland Restaurant’s James Fryer enjoyed its ‘smoky, earthy bacon and dark garrigue aromas, plum and chalky tannins with black bramble fruits and pepper’.

£5.30 Fuller's

£4.50 Fuller's

£5.93 Matthew Clark

£5.65 Boutinot

£5.48 Boutinot

£4.59 Greene King

£5.61 Boutinot

£5.85 Boutinot

£4.71 Boutinot

£5.47 Majestic Commercial

£5.97 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

£5.83 Matthew Clark

£4.71 Boutinot

£4.89 CyT UK

£4.16 Majestic Commercial

£5.15 Boutinot

£4.62 Majestic Commercial

£5.95 Fuller's

£4.09 LWC Drinks Ltd (Merchant and Shippers)

£4.15 Crown Cellars

£5.50 Majestic Commercial

£5.48 Majestic Commercial

£4.50 Fuller's

£4.53 Majestic Commercial

£3.83 Broadland Wineries

£3.62 Broadland Wineries

£5.05 Dayla

£5.29 Terre and Terroir Ltd

£5.95 Fuller's

£5.67 Boutinot

£4.25 Majestic Commercial

£4.44 Majestic Commercial

£5.99 Louis Latour Agencies

£5.50 Berkmann Wine Cellars