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Team leader Carlos Ferreira found an appealing tropical note to this Gold medal winner that would ‘match very well with summer salads’. Andre Luis Martins of Cavalry & Guards Club added that the wine had a ‘lemon zest and herbal character’, describing it as ‘very peppery with green apple and gentle mineral notes’. Quentin Loisel of Restaurant Sat Bains was very impressed: ‘This ticks all the boxes and it’s great value’, while Olivier Gasselin of Hakkasan summed it up succinctly: ‘Pure, focused and flinty.’
£8.90 Berkmann Wine Cellars
Taking home not only a Gold medal, but a Food Match award too, this Loire red was ‘earthy and floral, with a touch of cacao’, according to Chiara Sieni of Bottles Group, while team leader Nigel Lister appreciated its ‘earthy, farmyard nose and juicy, fleshy black and red fruits’. Beatrice Bessi of 67 Pall Mall thought its ‘complex layers of red berries, leather and liquorice root’ would make this ‘very enjoyable with a puttanesca pasta with burrata’.
£11.08 Enotria&Coe
As judges found this deserving of not only a Gold medal but a Food Match award too, team leader Charlie Young thought it ‘subtle yet memorable’, as well as ‘lean, focused and long, with minerality and complexity’, while Hakkasan Hanway Place’s Oliver Nagy appreciated its ‘ripe fruit, like elderberry, grapefruit and fresh green apple, and a mineral finish’. ‘Typical Loire,’ summarised consultant Emanuel Pesqueira, finding it ‘honest, complex and well aged – and great value too’.
£11.03 Les Grands Chais de France
Amid generous praise from our judges, this was awarded not only a Gold medal but a Food Match award, too, with team leader Martin Lam approving of its ‘proper Chianti profile, with pencil shavings and a cherry-fruit nose, more sour cherry on the palate, and a savoury finish’. Raphael Thierry of Street XO, meanwhile, was impressed by its ‘tannic structure balanced by good freshness, and some redcurrant, mocha and tobacco notes’.
£9.22 Vinexus Ltd
Unsurprisingly taking home a handful of awards, including a Gold medal, this Chardonnay drew praise from judges for its complex notes of ‘apricot and lemon verbena’, according to team leader Jan Konetzki, who enjoyed its ‘grip, and a touch of elegant bitterness’. For Roberto Sanchez of Sexy Fish it was ‘light and easy drinking, but with good balance, and some grassy, green notes – all at a remarkable price. A good by-the-glass option.’
£7.38 Berkmann Wine Cellars
This ‘rich and textured’ Soave took home a Gold medal for ‘bright acidity with some pineapple and melon notes’, according to team leader Andres Ituarte, while Nelio Pinto of Candlesticks described it as ‘fresh and mineral, with some oily, smoked characteristics’. Julien Sahut of Sexy Fish added praise for its ‘spicy nose, leading to a richer style on the palate’, and described ‘honeycomb, tangerine, and some spiciness, with a nutty finish’.
£11.75 Top Selection
Team leader Lionel Periner had only good things to say about this Gold Lister’s savoury nose of ‘Mediterranean herbs and tomato stew, with red fruits, too’, going on to describe ‘a full-bodied palate with some bramble notes and a touch of smokiness’. The Glasshouse’s Adam Michocki enjoyed notes of ‘wild strawberries, cranberries, raspberries and red cherries, with an earthy, leathery character, too, and firm tannins balanced by refreshing acidity’.
£7.21 Enotria&Coe
‘There’s a nose of creamy vanilla spice, with melon, ginger and pineapple,’ said team leader Tom Forrest of this Gold medal winner. This exotic fruit profile continued to the palate, where he thought it was lifted by some ‘very nice, sexy spice’. Moio Restaurant’s Carolina W Seibel found ‘more complexity on the nose, with green pineapple and warm lemon notes’, while for Ennio Pucciarelli of Kahani London, a sense of harmony was key: ‘There’s a really nice balance between the fruit and the oaky aromas, it’s refreshing.’
£9.85 Survalles
Approaching the Gold medal table, team leader Angela Reddin said: ‘This wine is so lovely and inviting.’ She went on to describe ‘a burst of mulberry and plum fruits with smooth chocolate, diving into the mouth’ and concluded by describing a ‘firm, elegant all rounder’. For fellow team leader Laurent Richet MS it was ‘pure juice – intense and concentrated’. Its ‘power and balance’ had him calling for ‘cote du boeuf with Béarnaise sauce and fries’. ‘Lime-marinated pulled lamb with sweet potato and red onion’ was the choice of Aviary’s Aurore Anguenot, while ‘game with a chocolate reduction’ was the suggestion of Mattia Mazzi of The River Cafe. Clearly a wine with many gastronomic possibilities…
£11.87 Liberty Wines
‘Never in a million years would you know that this was Pinotage,’ said team leader Andres Ituarte of this splendid Gold medal winner, adding: ‘It’s very well made and concentrated and could definitely age; it’s very good.’ ‘It’s nicely perfumed,’ continued Andre Luis Martins of Cavalry & Guards Club, ‘with raspberry and sweet spice plus there’s complex fruit with an elegant finish.’ ‘So intensely spiced,’ said Paola Giraldo of Wiltons, ‘with ripe red fruit and plums and good rich tannins.’ Markus Dilger of Dilger Sommelier Selection admired a nose of ‘plum, cinnamon and coffee beans’, adding: ‘This is spicy, well-balanced and long, perfect with grilled lamb chops with chocolate sauce and wine jus.’
£11.42 Liberty Wines
Another worthy Gold for the category, team leader Laura Rhys MS described this as ‘a classic South African style of Sauvignon Blanc’, and thought it would be ‘a good partner for springtime dishes with herbs’. Consultant Anja Breit, meanwhile, described it as ‘so well rounded and balanced’, adding: ‘The nose brings capsicum, bell pepper and fresh, soft herbs and the intense palate is very likeable.’ New Street Warehouse’s Tanguy Martin also thought it had great typicity, and was ‘very expressive, pleasant and refreshing; it’s your classic style’.
£11.12 Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies
As Chaffey Bros added another Gold to its collection of medals, as well as a Food Match trophy, an impressed Charlie Carter of Ten Green Bottles described ‘cassis and menthol notes on the nose, leading to more cassis dominating the palate, with some nice gamey character coming through on the finish, which has notes of black tea, menthol and liquorice’. The River Cafe’s Mattia Mazzi, meanwhile, enjoyed notes of ‘tobacco, as well as sweet-and-savoury fruit compote’, finding it to have ‘good concentration and balance’.
£12.42 Enotria&Coe
This was awarded Gold for its ‘intense flavour, which shows complexity and character’, according to Dario Barbato of Individual Restaurants, who added that it had ‘potential to age’. Gazelle Mayfair’s Romain de Courcy found it to be ‘juicy and aromatic with a gamey note’, while impressed team leader Laura Rhys MS spoke highly of ‘ripe, sweet fruit, like tinned berries, along with some pepper and spice, as well as some dark mineral notes – and good length too’.
£9.86 Enotria&Coe
Sunaina Sethi of JKS Restaurants appreciated this Gold Lister’s ‘juicy black fruits, ripe tannins, balanced alcohol and integrated oak’, adding further praise for its ‘good value for money’. ETM Group’s Guillaume Mahaut found it to have ‘a perfumed, pretty nose, with some rose notes, leading to some plum on the palate’, while team leader Tom Forrest described it as ‘Beaujolais in style, with red cherry, some spice, and a rounded, soft palate’.
£8.10 TEES Ltd.