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‘Fresh and mineral, with green notes reminiscent of olives and sea salt,’ began Bianca Potenza of Bluespoon Andaz Hotel - Amsterdam, describing this Gold Lister as a ‘savoury wine that is perfect to be enjoyed at the beach’, while Rémi Cousin of Le Gavroche detected ‘stone fruit character, like vine peach’, and thought it had ‘great structure and texture’ and a ‘long-lasting finish’. For team leader Carlos Ferreira it had a ‘nose of stone fruits, yellow apple and pear’, a palate that was ‘salted, crispy and with a touch of white spice’ and a ‘fresh and long finish’.
£6.98 Biddenden Vineyards
Singled out not only for a Gold, but for a By The Glass award too, this Bordeaux was a ‘refreshingly grown-up wine’, according to Dave Cushley of Prestonfield House, who appreciated its ‘black fruit nose with a touch of savoury, too’. Team leader Nigel Lister praised its ‘easy-drinking style’, while Hakkasan’s Olivier Gasselin found it ‘ferrous, dark and chunky, and a touch leafy – a precise and well-made wine’.
£7.72 Les Grands Chais de France
Judges invariably commented on the great value for money offered by this Gold Lister, which Tanguy Martin of New Street Warehouse described as ‘gamey and savoury’, while team leader Christopher Cooper thought it ‘easy drinking, with creamy red berries and plum fruit, and a lift of violet’, identifying this as a ‘superior house wine or by-the-glass option’. This all led team leader Laurent Richet MS to picture it alongside ‘liver, mash, onion gravy and roasted broccoli’.
£6.45 Boutinot
‘Ripe, creamy and bold – a lot for the price,’ praised team leader Hamish Anderson as this earned itself a Gold medal, with ‘a savoury, bright nose, and warm bread and apple notes’. Fellow team leader Angela Reddin agreed, finding it ‘very well balanced and nicely put together’, with ‘pears on the nose, and rock melon and peach on the palate’, while Markus Dilger of Dilger Sommelier Selection appreciated ‘floral notes of acacia and elderflower, as well as peas, yellow apple, creamy vanilla and white pepper’.
£7.76 Majestic Commercial
‘This has a lovely aromatic profile,’ began Raphael Thierry of Street XO on encountering this clear Gold winner, going on to describe ‘melon, apple and white flowers, leading to a nice, fresh texture and a long finish’. Sexy Fish’s Roberto Sanchez praised its ‘apricot, peach and lime notes’, finding it to be ‘really beautifully balanced and well structured’. ‘Perfect for cheese and English charcuterie – think a ploughman’s lunch on a sunny day in the country,’ concluded Suave Wine’s Joseph Lunn.
£8.87 Liberty Wines
Recommending this Gold medal winner as a great choice by the glass or down the pub, team leader Laurent Richet MS praised ‘the lovely fruit concentration of pear and bruised fruits wrapped in chocolate’ and also its ‘evolution, with a little soy sauce adding a savoury note’. ‘Pork chop with onion gravy’ was his pairing suggestion, while fellow team leader Angela Reddin suggested that its ‘herbal-tinged, sweet, ripe black fruits’ called for ‘a plate of smoked meats’.
£7.50 Matthew Clark
This impressive ‘aperitif wine, juicy and soft, with red fruits’, according to team leader Laura Rhys MS, took home not only a Gold medal, but a pair of awards, too. Lucie Kalertova of Caprice Holdings - Sexy Fish singled out its ‘candied strawberry notes on the nose’, while Gymkhana Restaurant’s Valentin Radosav also admired its ‘perfumed, strawberry aromas and elegantly pale colour’, which led to some ‘balanced acidity, as well as floral and red fruit flavours, with a lovely texture and a ripe finish’.
£6.60 Boutinot
Javier Alonso Cardoso of Hakkasan Mayfair described this deserving Gold medal winner as ‘gastronomic, with good minerality’, which complemented notes of ‘almonds, apricot, citrus and apple’. Team leader Tom Forrest praised its ‘soft pear and peach style, with a creamy mousse’, while Tanguy Martin of New Street Warehouse found it ‘an enjoyable wine with a gentle approach and a soft palate’.
£10.35 Eurowines