The ‘minty and black fruit aromas’ of this substantial Gold-winning Cabernet Sauvignon were followed by ‘a palate of fairly heavy tannins that balance the dark fruit, along with some soft acidity, but balanced’, according to Vinoteca’s Charlie Young, while Frédéric Billet of Luton Hoo Hotel Golf & Spa noted ‘elegant red berries on the nose, as well as coffee and leathery notes with black pepper, and good tannins and acidity’.

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A Gold to go with Sevilen’s pair of white wine medals. Tate Catering’s Hamish Anderson liked its ‘simple, juicy fruit, with plum, blackberry and gentle spice, in a very well-made and easy style’, while team leader Angela Reddin highlighted ‘dark fruit aromas, raisins and spiced prunes, then a very rich, fruity core on the palate, smooth tannins and just enough punch to show backbone and length’. For Sumilier’s Sumita Sarma, ‘ripe red cherries with vanilla and cinnamon, dusty, grainy tannins and some hints of earthiness, combined with lovely acidity’ sealed the deal.

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Along with his fellow judges, team leader Laurent Richet MS heaped praise on this Gold medallist’s ‘easy, fruity and welcoming’ style, approving of its ‘vibrant aromatic and punchy nose of dark fruit and red flowers’. ‘Light cranberry and currant notes, with light, balanced tannins and a leafy underbrush finish,’ said Coq d’Argent’s Andrés Ituarte, while Sumilier’s Sumita Sarma thought it was a ‘juicy and lovely wine with ripe tannins and a spicy finish’ that made it perfect for roast chicken.

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An ‘aromatic, lifted wine’, began team leader Laurent Richet MS, who highlighted ‘game and dark fruit, herbaceous aromas, suggestions of manure and spices, floral and complex on the finish, showing well where it comes from’, while Coq d’Argent’s Andrés Ituarte picked up ‘tart red fruits, super-bright acids with big tannins, sour cherry resonating with some oak and spice’.

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‘Deep and dark forest fruits on the nose, a jammy palate, fresh and vibrant character,’ began team leader Andrea Briccarello, with fellow team leader Nigel Lister noting ‘black cherry pastille aromas, nice plums and blackcurrant lozenge fruit coupled with brisk acidity’.

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‘A good wine, well structured, with black cherry and liquorice aromas, coal and toasty earthy character on the palate,’ said Coq d’Argent’s Andrés Ituarte, adding that it was a ‘wine that can be cellared’. ‘Attractive and vibrant, nice winter warmer with notes of prune, manure and fresh-harvested hay,’ added team leader Laurent Richet MS.

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‘Light in colour, with an appealing nose of raspberries and flowers,’ began Tate Catering’s Hamish Anderson, finding it ‘Nebbiolo-esque in its structure, with a delicate palate of floral notes and high savoury bitterness, along with forest fruit on the finish’. ‘Very pleasant, very drinkable,’ added Michael Moore of The London Cookhouse, while team leader Angela Reddin noted ‘cherry stone and loganberries, lifted ripeness, some benign residual sugar, and very moreish’.

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‘Begins a little restrained, with red cherry and blackcurrant notes, but leads into a palate with brooding, full body and ample fruit, along with complex coffee and tobacco characters,’ said Suave Wine’s Joseph Lunn. ‘Complexity on the nose, great spice, black pepper and oak with a touch of green on the finish,’ added Frédéric Billet of Luton Hoo Hotel Golf & Spa.

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Street XO’s Raphael Thierry enjoyed this wine’s ‘plummy red fruit nose, followed by a nice florality and juicy tannic structure with a hint of leather on the finish’, while team leader Laurent Richet MS felt it was ‘a good step up, great work in concentrating all the flavours, like strawberry jam with an alcoholic finish, yet accomplished’.

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Team leader Nigel Lister liked this wine’s ‘ripe, forest fruit nose, then soft, juicy and appealing palate with a light touch and notes of milk chocolate’, while fellow team leader Andrea Briccarello picked up ‘great intensity on the nose, lots of sweet vanilla, blueberry, cranberry and cherry stone with a juicy feel’.

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‘Savoury, stone and leafy aromas, big and powerful, and very much a big mouthful,’ said Vinoteca’s Charlie Young, of the opinion that ‘matched with the right food the fruit will shine’. Team leader Jade Koch agreed: ‘Heady, purple and intense, lean and juicy with bramble fruits, good potential with game.’

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Janusz Pawel Sasiadek of Bottles & Battles enjoyed the ‘rich, mature black fruits, great velvety tannins with tobacco and chocolate notes’, while Coq d’Argent’s Andrés Ituarte felt this wine ‘needs food but has delicious blackberry bush and iron aromas, and a leafiness that really shines’.

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‘Dry, pure, and to the point,’ began Coq d’Argent’s Andrés Ituarte, ‘offering great value with plum and currant fruit, mossy cedar and spice notes, concentrated and yummy.’ Street XO’s Raphael Thierry also noted plum, as well as ‘blueberry and dark spices, good structure and floral complexity’.

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This caught the attention of Carolina Seibel of Portland Restaurant with its ‘oaky blackberry and plum aromas, good structure and tannins’, and she described it as ‘well made with a dark chocolate finish’. Meanwhile team leader Nigel Lister found it ‘good value, with developed sweet black cherry and manure notes, chewy fruit and good acidity’.

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With its ‘dusty, hot bitumen and dried fruit aromas, and chalky tannins’, team leader Angela Reddin found this a ‘medium all-rounder’, and Tate Catering’s Hamish Anderson thought its ‘brambly, confected nose and juicy, high acid and balance would appeal to many’.

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