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House Red

Bodegas Nodus, Bobal, Tinto, 'El Renegado' 2023, Utiel-Requena, Valencia, Spain

Gold medal winner House red of the year

'A great wine for roast duck with 5 spice, there's a touch of herbal iodine on the nose with brambly fruits. Good balance for its price point. Expressive and a touch savoury alongside vibrant juicy fruit content..'
Sam Weatherill, Etch 'Fab for the price point, there are ripe dark fruits, plums and cherries.The oaking is subtle for Spain, the acidity is zingy and the tannins are firm but soft.'
Stephanie Robertson, Restaurant Associates 'Vibrant aromas of black cherry, wild herbs, and delicate violet florals. The palate delivers juicy plum, blackberry, and hints of earthy spice. Soft tannins and bright acidity drive a fresh, rustic, and energetic finish.'
Emanuel Pesqueira, Pesqueira consultant sommelier

£9.58 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Pagos Del Rey, Arnegui, Rioja Crianza 2021, Rioja , Spain

Gold medal winner By the glassPub & Bar

'Aromas of delicate spice, clove, liqourice and concentrated blackberry compote on the nose of a wine where the palate shows slightly herbal character and dried wilted violet petals.'
Emma Denney, Claridges 'Lots of rich oaky character and a really classic nose of cigar box. The palate is quite mouth coating but in a way that would probably crowd please for a Rioja at this price point.'
Sam Weatherill, Etch 'Youthful nose of raspberry, red plum and vanilla pod. Bright acidity lifts a core of red fruit, spice and light earthiness. It finishes with clean, fine-grained tannins and hints of dried oregano.'
Emanuel Pesqueira, Pesqueira consultant sommelier

£8.75

Louis Jadot, Bourgogne Cote D'Or Pinot Noir Jadot 2022, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France

Silver medal winner

'Earthy, with cherry aromas leading to a ripe palate that's structured, with fine acidity and oak that's well integrated. Really moreish.'
Tom Fahey, consultant sommelier.

'Notes of fresh strawberry and red cherry, and some red plum too - a flinty and herbaceous wine with fine tannins and a nice, long finish.'
Marianna Sivalli, Vinoteca.

£16.00 Size: 75cl Hatch Mansfield

Cherubino, Ad Hoc Cruel Mistress Pinot Noir 2023, Pemberton, Western Australia, Australia

Silver medal winner

'A good fruit profile here, with ripe red fruits joined by some potpourri notes too, making the end result quite lifted and elegant - very good value for money too.'
Lorenzo Tonelli, Maison Estelle and Estelle Manor.

'A fresh and fruity wine that's easy going, pleasant and balanced.'
Anastasios Karakasis, 17th Bruton Street.

£9.02 Size: 75cl Hatch Mansfield

Growers Gate Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, South Australia, Australia

Silver medal winner

'Great concentration of flavour here, with juicy fruit character and well-integrated alcohol - a great price point too.'
Savvas Symeonidis, CE LA VI.

'Black fruit notes accompanied by high alcohol that's well integrated into the body of the wine.'
Dario Barbato, San Carlo Group.

£8.89 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Félix Solís, Caliza Organic, Tempranillo 2024, La Mancha , Spain

Silver medal winner

'Black fruit compote and black raspberry leap out, with lots of concentrated red and purple violet petals. There's a touch of spice on the palate and a vibrant finish.'
Emma Denney, Claridges 'A wine with great everyday appeal, this is expressive with black cherry, rosemary, and sweet spice aromas.There's a lively palate of ripe strawberry, anise, and a touch of earth. Smooth and fruit-led.'
Emanuel Pesqueira, Pesqueira consultant sommelier

£7.45 Size: 75cl

Vinecol, Illusion Malbec Bonarda 2024, Mendoza, Argentina

Silver medal winner

'Brilliant violet hues. Dry and young, mid-tannic and appealing pure dark fruit flavours. Quite silky with a bright acidity.'
Adriana Valentini, The Megaro Collection 'Light-bodied easy Malbec as Malbec is meant to be. Will I drink it? Yes.'
Jaewon Jeong, Amazonico

£8.58 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Alma de Chile Merlot Reserva 2018, Central Valley, Chile

Silver medal winner

'Red fruit character, some sweet spices and tetciary aromas. The palate is round and the tannins velvet and polished in a good wine.'
Miguel Gomez Cabarera, Berkmann Wine Cellars 'Menthol, black fruit, prune and earth come forward in a wine showing complexity. Drinking well now but it could still age.'
Zoe Donadio, Apracity Restaurant

£7.64 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Alma de Chile Special Reserve Pinot Noir 2019, Central Valley, Chile

Silver medal winner

'Ruby coloured with red fruits character. Some evidence of earth and forest floor coming out in a great wine for by the glass.'
Giovanni Andriulo, The Ritz London 'Red fruit with a bit of blue hint in a wine offering good acidity, good texture and soft, velvet tannins. Great balance.'
Miguel Gomez Cabarera, Berkmann Wine Cellars

£8.19 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Vina Cerrada Crianza 2020, Rioja , Spain

Silver medal winner

'Quite refined on the palate with a bit of grip from the tannins and a soft velvety fruit quality, and it's well-balanced with good freshness. A great wine for lamb chops with salsa verde. It could even be lightly chilled for a perfect barbecue wine.'
Sam Weatherill, Etch 'With ripe and rich dark fruits there's a lovely nose and it makes a very plesant wine by the glass, without overpowering oak or too much vanilla, even for the age.

'Stephanie Robertson, Restaurant Associates

£9.11 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Carlos Serres Rioja Reserva 2018, Rioja , Spain

Silver medal winner

'Lots of sweet tobacco on the nose. Palate still has a pleasant freshness to it. There's a little bit of heat on the finish but it's generally quite pleasant for the price.

'Sam Weatherill, Etch 'There's a pleasant nose of vanilla, toast, charred oak, and well-balanced, nice tannin and good acidty. It shows some development with earthiness and meat.'
Stephanie Robertson, Restaurant Associates

£9.82 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Dr Zenzen , Inkosi Shiraz 2023, Western Cape, South Africa

Silver medal winner

'White pepper, charcuterie, smoke and cinder, dried fuit with abracing attack of spice on palette true to nose with hessian and dried herbs.'
Dion Wai, Raffles Hotel at the OWO, London 'A medium tannin and medium body wine which is geen herbal notes, red fruit and eucalyptus.'
Kayleigh Vidler, The Chesil Rectory 'This is a smoky, vegetal and peppery wine that's well balanced with juicy fruit' Yuri Gualeni, Louie London

£6.65 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Boas Quintas, Wisdom Tree 2023, Dão, Portugal

Silver medal winner

'Lightly spicy with strawberries, cherries and marmalade.'
Daniel Marzotto, Sketch 'Peaty nose of subdued red fruits, on the palate stewed red fruits come through. Medium finish with schisty minerality.'
Dion Wai, Raffles Hotel at the OWO, London 'S picy red and black fruit ripeness. High ripe tannin. Balanced with the ABV well integrated.'
Kayleigh Vidler, The Chesil Rectory

£9.11 Size: 75cl

Barao da Varzea do Douro Colheita Red 2022, Vinho Verde, Portugal

Silver medal winner

'Rich both in nose and palate and full of depth. Would pair nicely with barbecue pork cutlets and plum sauce.'
Daniel Marzotto, Sketch 'Dried fruit, spice and leather development. High tannin, great acidity.'
Kayleigh Vidler, The Chesil Rectory 'Loads of weight for the price, mixed berries, silky fruit and bold.'
Yuri Gualeni, Louie London

£12.00 Size: 75cl

Growers Gate Shiraz 2020, South Australia, Australia

Bronze medal winner

'A very ripe wine with plenty of juicy black fruit.'
Lorenzo Tonelli, Maison Estelle and Estelle Manor.

'Intense and fruity, with a bit of bitterness.'
Anastasios Karakasis, 17th Bruton Street.

'Notes of black fruits, as well as black olive and graphite, with high acidity and soft tannins, leading to a long long finish.'
Dario Barbato, San Carlo Group.

£8.89 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Bodegas Ugalde Rioja Jolaseta Crianza 2021, Rioja , Spain

Bronze medal winner

'With ripe red fruits and notes of graphite and spice, this wine is of medium acidity with medium firm tannins. The alcohol is well integrrated and there's a long finish.'
Dario Barbato, Individiual Restaurants 'Classic bouquet of red berries, dried fig, and a touch of vanilla oak. Smooth on the palate with flavors of ripe cherry, tobacco leaf, and spiced cedar. Silky tannins carry a long finish of leather, sweet spice, and warm earth.'
Emanuel Pesqueira, Pesqueira consultant sommelier

£9.60 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Bodegas Ugalde Rioja Jolaseta Tinto 2023, Rioja , Spain

Bronze medal winner

'There's ripe black plum, cinnamon and clove on the nose with a touch of dried fig on the palate.'
Emma Denney, Claridges 'Ripe aromas of damson, cinnamon and sweet tobacco. A silky entry followed by flavours of black cherry, clove and light toast. Balanced and elegant with a softly spiced, rounded finish.'
Emanuel Pesqueira, Pesqueira consultant sommelier

£8.44 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Cramele Recas, Calusari Reserva Merlot Cabernet Franc Feteasca Neagra 2021, Banat, Romania

Bronze medal winner

'Subdued nose with a dried herbal overtone, leading to black forest chocolate and a ripe liquored finish.'
Dion Wai, Raffles Hotel at the OWO, London 'Jammy and smokey with black fruit. High tannin and a full body.'
Kayleigh Vidler, The Chesil Rectory 'Rich and plummy. This wine delivers.'
Yuri Gualeni, Louie London

£8.86 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Luis Felipe Edwards Dancing Flame Reserva Merlot 2022, Colchagua Valley, Chile

Bronze medal winner

'Full-bodied and richly textured with velvety tannins and good integration of oak leading to a spicy finish.'
Daniele Di Blasio, Bulgari Hotel Group 'With a red fruit-based nose that's developed, the palate is generous.'
Miguel Gomez Cabarera, Berkmann Wine Cellars

£0.00 Size: 75cl

Casa Solis, Malbec Reserva 2024, Central Valley, Chile

Bronze medal winner

'Showing red fruits character with moderate intensity' Giovanni Andriulo, The Ritz London 'Nose of red fruit with a hint of blue fruit. Palate generous and round, subtle velvet tannins. Well balanced' Miguel Gomez Cabarera, Berkmann Wine Cellars

£6.33 Size: 75cl

Kavaklidere, Egeo Merlot-Syrah-Cabernet Sauvignon 2022, Güney - Denizli, Aegean Region, Turkey

Bronze medal winner

'Quite rich at the palate and with nice tannins.'
Daniel Marzotto, Sketch 'A good juicy attack, stewed red fruits, herbal, with balanced tannins.'
Dion Wai, Raffles Hotel at the OWO, London 'Good fruit and earth leading to a medium finish.'
Yuri Gualeni, Louie London

£7.80 Size: 75cl

Baron de Baussac Carignan Vieilles Vignes 2024, Vin de France, France

Bronze medal winner

'Jammy but fresh, with lots of red fruit and soft tannins. A well balanced wine that's probably best served chilled.'
Marianna Sivalli, Vinoteca.

'Peppery on the nose, with notes of green bell pepper, cherry and plum, leading to good structure on the palate, and a silky texture.'
Federico Moccia, 67 Pall Mall.

£8.23 Size: 75cl

Tinamou Pinot Noir 2023, Central Valley, Chile

Bronze medal winner

'Ripe and soft, with a touch of mushrooms.'
Dmytro Goncharuk, The Barbary Notting Hill 'A good-value offering with red fruit character.'
Miguel Gomez Cabarera, Berkmann Wine Cellars

£6.25 Size: 75cl The Society of Vintners

Pagos Del Rey, El Pugil 2023, Toro , Spain

Bronze medal winner

'Dark cherry and purple floral character, with a bright raspberry palate and a vibrant finish.'
Emma Denney, Claridges 'Balsamic and mint with black and red fruits, this full-bodied wine has medium acidity with grippy tannins and a long finish.'
Dario Barbato, Individiual Restaurants

£8.38 Size: 75cl

Perrin Fils, La Ferme Julien Red 2022, Vin de France, France

Bronze medal winner

'Elegant and juicy, with good fruit notes.'
Nikos Emner, Dorchester Collection.

'A mix of ripe and jammy berry fruit on the nose, with some herbaceous notes, and light tannins.'
Marianna Sivalli, Vinoteca.

'Red fruit on the nose - neither cooked nor dried - with a nice nutty finish and good structure.'
Tom Fahey, consultant sommelier.

£8.23 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Club de Campo Malbec 2024, Mendoza, Argentina

Bronze medal winner

'Fresh, herbal and dry with medium tannins. A young wine with pure dark fruit flavours.'
Adriana Valentini, The Megaro Collection

£7.66 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Alma de Chile Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva 2021, Central Valley, Chile

Bronze medal winner

'Round, ripe red fruits, with potential to be showing well after few years.'
Giovanni Andriulo, The Ritz London 'A nose of red fruit with sweet spices. The palate is generous and supple with velvet tannins. A well balanced wine.'
Miguel Gomez Cabarera, Berkmann Wine Cellars

£7.64 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Les Vignobles Foncalieu, Ensedune Malbec IGP Coteaux D'Enserune 2020, Coteaux d'Enserune , Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Bronze medal winner

'Some oak on the nose, as well as some red fruits, and a smooth palate.'
Nikos Emner, Dorchester Collection.

'Notes of dried fruit and spice, along with plum and prune, and big tannins on the dry palate, with nice acidity too.'
Tom Fahey, consultant sommelier.

£9.51 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Healy & Gray Merlot 2023, Central Valley, France

Bronze medal winner

'Round and full-bodied with smooth tannins, this wine has a ripe fruit-driven finish. It's a plush mouthful.'
Daniele Di Blasio, Bulgari Hotel Group 'On the nose there's intense red fruit mixed with blue fruit. Tannins are grippy but it feels developed and overall a well-balanced wine.'
Miguel Gomez Cabarera, Berkmann Wine Cellars

£7.08 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Petrarinusa Organic Nero D'Avola Sicilia 2023, Sicilia , Italy

Bronze medal winner

'A good blackberry and cherry character on the nose here, leading to some firm tannins on the palate.'
Stefano Pasqual, The Gordon Ramsey Group.

'Dark fruit and kernel aromas, as well as some smoke, together with some slightly grippy tannins.'
Maria Boumpa, Da Terra Restaurant.

£6.92 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Carlos Serres Organic Tempranillo 2023, Rioja , Spain

Bronze medal winner

'This is very pleasant with black raspberry and violet petals, a soft light herbal palate, a hint of leather and smoke, but mostly dominated by the fruit.'
Emma Denney, Claridges 'Very rich dark fruit profile with a ton of savoury spice. A bit short on finish but perfectly good for its price point. Nice tannin quality for the price too.'
Sam Weatherill, Etch

£10.16 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Famiglia Di Carlo Vignamadre , Vignamadre Dega Bio Montepulciano d'Abuzzo 2022, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo , Italy

Bronze medal winner

'Some bright and juicy fruit here, with ripe strawberry notes.'
George Hersey, Adam Handling Group.

'A vinous nose, with some savoury character too, and primarily ripe red fruit joined by a touch of red apple, and a savoury component too.'
Stefano Pasqual, The Gordon Ramsey Group.

'A perfumed wine with notes of black fruit.'
Danielle.

£7.72 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Illusion Pinotage 2020, Western Cape, South Africa

Bronze medal winner

'There's ripe plum, red cherry and raspberry jam on the nose and slightly toasty with medium tannin.'
Kayleigh Vidler, The Chesil Rectory

£7.95 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Writers Block Shiraz 2023, Western Cape, South Africa

Bronze medal winner

'Hot stones, wild fruit jams, super ripe and with fleshy tannin.'
Dion Wai, Raffles Hotel at the OWO, London 'Spices and fruit all in place for easy drinking and ABV balance.'
Yuri Gualeni, Louie London

£6.67 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Villa Blanche Malbec 2023, Pays d'Oc , France

Bronze medal winner

'Opening with dark black fruit on the nose, this is nicely warming on the palate, with notes of chocolate, prune and plum, as well as some spice. Big tannins, but with good balance.'
Tom Fahey, consultant sommelier.

'Blueberries and cassis on the nose, which follow on to the palate, with good, dry tannins.'
Federico Moccia, 67 Pall Mall.

£8.96 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Luis Felipe Edwards Alto Los Romeros Reserva Pinot Noir 2024, Leyda Valley, Chile

Bronze medal winner

'Bright red cherry, raspberry, floral notes of rose and violets, a touch of earth, and oak spice.'
Daniele Di Blasio, Bulgari Hotel Group 'Red fruit character. Red cherrie, strawberry, red currant. Good acidity and well balanced.'
Miguel Gomez Cabarera, Berkmann Wine Cellars

£0.00 Size: 75cl

Benegas Dos Viñedos Malbec 2023, Gualtallary & Cruz de Piedra, Mendoza, Argentina

Bronze medal winner

'A nice nose of black fruit and high acidity. The fruit is defined and the tannins polished.'
Daniele Palomba, Mark's Club - The Birley Clubs 'Fruit-driven plums and kirsch. Wide and fresh herbal smoothness with blood and ferrous finish.'
Miguel Crunia, Fion

£9.22 Size: 75cl

Benegas Quid Pro Quo Malbec 2023, Gualtallary & Cruz de Piedra, Mendoza, Argentina

Bronze medal winner

'Dry, mid-tannic and expressive with refined pure dark fruit flavours. There's silkyness with a bright acidity.'
Adriana Valentini, The Megaro Collection 'Good intensity of aromas on the nose, black fruit-driven, blueberry and nice freshness.'
Daniele Palomba, Mark's Club - The Birley Clubs

£9.30 Size: 75cl

Belhara Butcher of Beunos Aires Malbec 2023, Mendoza, Argentina

Bronze medal winner

'Red fruit-driven, with light, fresh aromas and palate.'
Daniele Palomba, Mark's Club - The Birley Clubs 'Cherried, kirsched and plummed. Aromatically wide yet not exuberant, in fact more on the austere side of things. Lively and fresh.'
Miguel Crunia, Fion

£6.04 Size: 75cl