Team leader Jan Konetzki was impressed by this Gold medallist’s ‘lemon sherbet with some tropical notes too, and a hint of minerality, as well as some food-friendly bitterness’, while Olivier Gasselin of Hakkasan appreciated its ‘fine texture and lovely acidity, with bright mandarin and spiced peach notes, as well as some floral characters’. ‘Pear and stone fruit, hoppy herbal notes and some zippy lemon acidity’ rounded things off for team leader Tom Forrest.

£7.55 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Clearly Gold-worthy for its ‘rich and ripe nose, with some pastry notes’, according to New Street Warehouse’s Tanguy Martin, while team leader Tom Forrest liked its ‘rounded palate, with some perfumed notes alongside cinnamon and ginger spice’. Fellow team leader Jan Konetzki appreciated notes of ‘peach and apricot, along with orange peel and cream, leading to a fresh palate with plenty of ripe apple and more peach, as well as a hint of toast’.

£11.75 Alivini

This Gold winner was ‘such a beauty, with chalky notes and yellow flowers, as well as yellow apples and almonds’, according to an enthusiastic Tatiana Mann of The Vine Eno Gastropub, further describing ‘a balanced palate, finishing with camomile flowers’. Tanguy Martin of New Street Warehouse, meanwhile, found ‘nuts and Indian spice notes on a bone-dry palate with exciting bitterness, giving it a real kick – an expressive, impressive wine’.

£32.22 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

‘Fresh apple aromas are followed by some real balance and elegance on the palate, with well-defined apple and pear on the finish,’ thought team leader Charlie Young, while Cliveden House’s Sean Arthur liked its ‘elderflower aromas and dry, pleasing palate’.

£12.30 Eurowines

Terry Kandylis of 67 Pall Mall appreciated this wine’s ‘expressive palate, with juicy peach and apricot that lingers, with a touch of salinity, too’, while team leader Charlie Young found additional notes of ‘spice, and a dollop of honey on a ripe, rich palate’.

£13.20 Eurowines

‘A well-made wine, with peach and apricot notes, and an oily texture,’ said team leader Laurent Richet MS, while The Glasshouse’s Adam Michocki described it as ‘rounded and aromatic, with a creamy, mineral texture and a long finish’.

£13.15 Eurowines

Cliveden House’s Sean Arthur spoke of ‘an aromatic, floral and pronounced nose, with fresh green apple and citrus on the palate’, and went on to single this wine out for its ‘very good value, exceeding its price point’.

£7.45 Bibendum

Olivier Gasselin of Hakkasan encountered a complex nose of ‘seashell and seaweed, with some floral notes too’, going on to describe ‘a ripe, fruity palate with yellow plums and fresh grapes, with some precise acidity’.

£11.50 Mondial Wine

‘Vibrant and aromatic, with peach, apricot and lemon juice, as well as some golden apple notes, and a savoury, mineral note, too,’ thought team leader Laurent Richet MS.

£7.71 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

‘A complex wine, with a spiciness, like white pepper, and wild flowers too,’ thought consultant Emanuel Pesqueira, while Flat Three Restaurant’s Heesoo Kang identified a ‘creamy, buttery note, along with some citrus and melon’, finding it ‘full-bodied but not heavy’.

£29.80 Berkmann Wine Cellars

‘A good value wine,’ said Flat Three Restaurant’s Heesoo Kang, describing ‘lovely pear, blossom and grassy notes, with a hint of nuttiness and a savouriness, too, with a refreshing, long finish’.

£8.45 Enotria&Coe

£11.85 Alivini

£14.75 Matthew Clark

£16.60 Eurowines

£12.65 Bibendum

£10.02 Bibendum

£19.30 Matthew Clark

£16.56 Berkmann Wine Cellars

£11.75 Boutinot

£6.80 Berkmann Wine Cellars

£11.70 Liberty Wines

£8.30 Enotria&Coe

£18.60 Mondial Wine

£14.00 Armit

£13.16 Hallgarten & Novum Wines