A convincing, great-value Gold, this Grüner had ‘a fresh nose, touches of spice and plenty of freshness on the palate, hints of pear and apple fruit with savoury almond notes,’ began Vinoteca’s Charlie Young, with Harbour Heights Hotel’s Marek Rakowski noting ‘ripe citrus with a hint of white pepper – classic GV style at a good price’. ‘Lovely with Thai chicken curry,’ thought team leader Annette Scarfe MW.

£8.27 Berkmann Wine Cellars

Judges lavished this Gold Lister with praise. ‘Lovely nose, complete, and showing good complexity on the palate, which is always fresh, clean and characterful, with a hint of pepper on the finish,’ said Vinoteca’s Charlie Young, while team leader Jade Koch felt it was ‘oily, waxy and honeyed with citrus fruit, long, soft, bright and refreshing’. Harbour Heights Hotel’s Marek Rakowski suggested its ‘ripe tropical fruits and slightly smoky mineral palate would play well with lobster’, with team leader Annette Scarfe MW adding that this 'would be great with a range of Asian dishes - Thai dishes in particular'.

£25.79 Indigo Wine

‘Fruit-driven, with blackberries on the nose,’ began Laure Patry of Jason Atherton Group of this well-priced Gold winner, continuing: ‘Some good structure on the palate with a touch of oak and cigar leaf, ripe and juicy with spices, representing good value,’ while Cristian Sanchez of Hotel du Vin Cambridge also noted ‘good intensity, ripe red cherry and plum with black pepper, violets, blackcurrant and an earthy tone’. ‘This wine has a simple drinkability,’ summarised Elly Owen of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall, recommending it be served alongside charcuterie.

£10.22 Enotria&Coe

‘Tight lime and grapefruit notes on the nose,’ began team leader Andrea Briccarello, who found ‘good body, peppery with structure and vibrant acidity, exotic fruit notes on the finish’. ‘Well-balanced fruitiness and minerality, warming with a citric finish and a slight suggestion of sweetness,’ added Jacopo Mazzeo of The Pig Hotel (Brockenhurst).

£22.00 Kipferl Ltd.

‘The nose is clean with a good mineral element, showing acidity in the mouth and an elegant finish,’ began Arnaud Fiol of The Don Restaurant, with Vinoteca’s Charlie Young finding a ‘stony, savoury nose, good ripeness to the fruit on the palate and a touch of residual sugar, balanced by flowing acidity’.

£13.55 Top Selection Ltd

‘Intense and rich aromas of citrus, confit lemon, good intensity of pink peppercorns on the palate, which is dry with stony mineral notes,’ said team leader Andrea Briccarello, while Corin Ireland of Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms enjoyed its ‘richer, fuller body with lots of vegetal and grassy character, fresh herbs and pea shoot notes with white pepper and bell pepper’.

£11.40 Bibendum

A good food-matching choice, with its ‘stony mineral aromas, soft apple fruit on the palate with a slightly pithy, chewy mouthfeel and good white pepper character’, according to team leader Jade Koch, and Marek Rakowski of Harbour Heights Hotel felt it was ‘clean, long, mouthwatering and light’.

£13.21 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

‘Deep colour, buttery and vanilla-driven aromas with quite prominent oaking, but peachy apricot fruits in the background,’ began Marek Rakowski of Harbour Heights Hotel, with team leader Jade Koch noting its ‘oily, waxy style, sweet, honeyed aromatic fruit and intensity, but it keeps hold of its balance’.

£11.66 Matthew Clark

Jacopo Mazzeo of The Pig Hotel (Brockenhurst) found an ‘intense mineral nose, creamy texture with balanced acidity and clean citrus on the palate, medium in body and finish’, with Corin Ireland of Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms also noting ‘good peppery spice notes to the finish, with fresh lemon and vegetal notes’.

£13.50 Berkmann Wine Cellars

For team leader Annette Scarfe MW there was a ‘delicate spritz on the attack, lovely freshness with an appealing crisp, clean mid-palate’, and Tamas Nemeth of Bread Street Kitchen found it ‘dry, a little savoury in character, with lovely acidity’.

£12.88 Indigo Wine

‘A wine to enjoy by the nose,’ began Simon Cassina of Winexponent, who enjoyed its ‘young, yeasty-creamy aromas on top of green apple and lime, spiced pear drop notes on a lively, refreshing palate, dry and crisp with tart lemon and salty mineral aftertaste’.

£11.04 Liberty Wines

‘Lemon-bright colour, citrus and spice aromas, good intensity with spice notes and complexity on the palate, melon and mineral hints, very long and impressive,’ said Vinoteca’s Charlie Young, while team leader Jade Koch suggested its ‘meaty, full-bodied, savoury green style needs some sweet shellfish or crab’.

£18.89 Liberty Wines

£10.17 Ester Wines

£13.85 Top Selection Ltd

£10.18 Bibendum

£8.95 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

£10.53 Matthew Clark

£15.14 Matthew Clark

£9.92 Enotria&Coe