This Gold Lister was identified as ‘an easy-drinking everyday wine’, by Buddha Bar’s Piotr Artur Tomaszewski, who continued: ‘Quite elegant, round with fresh apricot and peach, white pepper and ginger notes, then pineapple and camomile tea on the palate. Good for a hot day by the seaside.’ Thinking along similar lines, J Corey Evans of St Swithins Wine Shippers found ‘nice salinity – a well-balanced and concentrated wine, great for brie and apple with grilled chicken’.

£10.46 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Delicate and gentle, but with no shortage of fruit, judges elevated this to Gold. ‘Subtle nose of elderflower, elegant and refreshing on the palate with citrus notes and soft oak spice,’ began Michael Fiducia of Coworth Park Ascot, while Andre Luis Martins of the Cavalry & Guards Club enjoyed its ‘fresh Cox apple with gentle fennel notes, citrus and white spices on the palate and elegance and freshness on the finish’.

£9.19 Liberty Wines

Led to the Gold podium for its fascinating blend of fruit, herbs and spice, this had ‘lemon blossom aromas with notes of ginger and a touch of hay’, according to an impressed Alessandro de Angelis of Jamavar, who continued: ‘The palate is just as complex and pleasing as the nose, with a crispy fresh and lively finish.’ Vinoteca’s Charlie Young praised this for being ‘rich and quite peppery, with melon and pear, and an elegant, fresh finish. Give me some white fish or vitello tonnato!’

£7.73 Majestic Commercial

Mike Best of the WSET was unequivocal in his praise of this Gold winner: ‘Totally delicious. Brilliant apricot character, fresh acidity, vibrant and approachable with good length.’ ‘Floral spice and stone fruit flavours, great value,’ added team leader Laura Rhys MS. Team leader Martin Lam found it to have a typical ‘Muscat nose, then bone dry and saline on the palate. Delicious.’

£6.15 Molson Coors

A great wine at a great price, and undoubtedly worthy of Gold. ‘Light peachy aromas with some floral and peachy spice notes on the palate, bits of violet popping up and added texture and tannin from skin contact,’ said team leader Tom Forrest. ‘Refreshing lemon and light acacia notes – a great wine for the price,’ added J Corey Evans of St Swithins Wine Shippers, while team leader Annette Scarfe MW thought this a great match for soft cheeses.

£4.20 Kingsland

A ‘very well balanced wine’ for The Sign of the Don’s Carlos Ferreira, who enjoyed its ‘fresh acidity and alcohol, crispy green and yellow apple fruit with good minerals and a beautiful finish’, while WSET’s Mike Best noted its ‘creamy, high quality oak, subtle but persistent concentration that will pair well with richer dishes’.

£17.16 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

‘Baked apricot, citrus and honey aromas, some viscosity on the palate with hints of sweetness, a nice wine,’ began James Hocking of The Vineyard Group, while Andre Luis Martins of the Cavalry & Guards Club highlighted ‘sweet white plums and light florals, apple and sweet asparagus notes with a beautiful fresh finish’.

£6.53 Boutinot

Michael Fiducia of Coworth Park Ascot found ‘a complex nose of citrus and honeysuckle, with tropical notes and oak spice on the palate’, while Andre Luis Martins of the Cavalry & Guards Club noted ‘apple and gentle basil notes on the nose, and hints of mushroom complexity on the palate’.

£26.42 Top Selection Ltd

Popular with all our tasting panel members, this showed ‘beautiful structure, floral and dry character with golden apple fruit and a touch of residual sugar’, according to Tanya Mann of Linden House Stansted, and ‘would be well suited to Asian cuisine for a gastropub’. ‘Halva on the nose with herbal notes and chalk, the palate is great, fresh with depth and length,’ agreed team leader Angela Reddin.

£8.02 Bibendum

Team leader Laura Rhys MS found this ‘bright and interesting, with rich, ripe fruit on the nose, a tropical and stone fruit palate with candied citrus notes and well-integrated oak’, while WSET’s Mike Best found ‘lots of sunshine in this glass, with nutty, full-bodied, creamy and floral character’.

£12.00 Inverarity Morton

Street XO’s Raphael Thierry enjoyed this ‘classic style’, with its ‘peach and apricot fruit, good texture and lovely fresh finish’, while Alessandro de Angelis of Jamavar noted its ‘sunny and fresh nose, citrus notes and exotic finish’.

£5.80 Majestic Commercial

Consultant sommelier Rebecca Coates enjoyed this wine’s ‘bright and fruity nose, showing floral character’, also highlighting its ‘rich, full mouthfeel, fresh apricot and toasted pineapple fruit with ginger spice notes and good length’.

£6.85 Carlsberg UK

Tanya Mann of Linden House Stansted found ‘dusty pear aromas, great oily texture with peachy fruit on the palate, medium body and golden apple notes on the finish’, while team leader Angela Reddin highlighted ‘dried pineapple with a spiced apple kick, and a good palate with some length’.

£8.09 Liberty Wines

Street XO’s Raphael Thierry enjoyed its ‘tropical nose with ripe peach and apricot, a fragrant and very aromatic style with good texture and freshness, but a pleasant touch of balancing bitterness on the finish’.

£8.19 Liberty Wines

Consultant sommelier Rebecca Coates found ‘fairly heavy oak on the nose, but lovely balance and flavours on the palate with good typicity and an oily finish’, with Buddha Bar’s Piotr Artur Tomaszewski noting ‘pear and apricot, and a lot of rosemary and thyme’.

£6.25 Boutinot

While Giuseppe Longobardi of The 3A Pub Company found plenty of flavour, with its ‘apricot, peach, honey, yellow flowers and melon, with marzipan and a touch of bitterness on the finish’, The Sign of the Don’s Carlos Ferreira felt it was ‘a nice match with fish, with good fresh acidity and a slight vegetal note’.

£6.19 Liberty Wines

‘Waxy richness on the nose, and a nicely zesty and refreshing palate,’ began team leader Martin Lam, with Andre Luis Martins of the Cavalry & Guards Club also finding ‘lemon flowers, light herbal chive notes and fresh green apple’.

£6.89 Bibendum

‘Floral, peachy character, a refreshing and commercial style,’ said Tanya Mann of Linden House Stansted, with team leader Angela Reddin noting: ‘Quince and red apple on a clean palate, flavoursome, balanced and good length.’

£7.14 Liberty Wines

£8.95 Bibendum

£7.67 Bibendum

£7.19 Bibendum

£5.01 Molson Coors

£6.98 ADVINI

£6.98 ADVINI

£8.00 Liberty Wines

£4.82 Direct Wines Production

£16.42 Domaine Jones

£6.21 Majestic Commercial

£6.64 Liberty Wines