Sommelier Wine Awards 2025 Winners

'A bright, golden colour with an aromatic nose of lychee, Turkish delight and rose petals, leading to a floral palate with a lot of rose shining through, as well as honey and honeydew melon.'
Elizabeth Mellish, Gleneagles Town House.

'Complex tropical fruit and floral notes, such as gold kiwi, lychee and rose petals, with a long finish.'
Mateusz Kowalczyk, consultant sommelier.

£15.88 Size: 75cl

'A textured wine, packed with a mix of red and black fruit flavours, as well as a little hint of leather and smokiness.'
Elizabeth Mellish, Gleneagles Town House.

'Dark notes of blackberries, cocoa and vanilla, as well as some cinnamon and anise. Good freshness and minerality, with a medium-long finish.'
Leonardo Barlondi, The Dorchester.

£23.52 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

'Perfectly integrated oak balanced nicely with some slightly developed citrus fruit, all leading to a long, pleasant finish.'
Dylan Johnstone-Morris, Julie's Restaurant.

'Rich butter and cream stands out on the nose, with some almost-candied fruit. Slight savoury on the palate, followed by a long finish.'
Marianna Sivalli, Vinoteca.

'Indulgent and inviting, with great acidity underpinning a full but fresh mouthfeel. Lovely stuff.'
Tom Fahey, consultant sommelier.

£25.62 Size: 75cl Alliance Wine

'A beautiful example of Chablis that's drinking nicely above its price point. This opens with a clean and complex nose, with ripe fruits and citrus, and some lovely weight from lees adding texture and mouthfeel.'
Charlie Richards, Claridge's Restaurant.

'With exotic ripe passion fruit notes, this is rounded, with great texture.'
Eric Zwiebel MS, wine consultant.

£18.55 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

'A great balance of freshness and minerality, leading to a creamy finish.'
Konsantinos Nestoridis, Midsummer House.

'Really orchard fruit dominant, with a rounded finish.'
Charlie Richards, Claridge's Restaurant.

'Buttery, silky and very soft, with a nice finish.'
Maria Cintoli, Majestic Wine.

'Tropical melon fruit, leading to an oiliness on the palate, with a mineral element.'
Eric Zwiebel MS, wine consultant.

£43.50 Size: 75cl

'Tropical notes of pineapple and candied citrus. Reductive, flinty notes on the nose. Lingering minerality to the finish and a nice balance with the alcohol.'
Maria Boumpa, Da Terra Restaurant 'Forward oak complexity, baking spices, toasty stone fruit and a warming palate of appealing white fleshy stone fruit. This wine has good balance and solid freshness.'
Dion Wai, OXO 'A well-executed New World Chardonnay with length and a lingering minerality.'
Mattia Mazzi, Restaurant 21

£31.79 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'A rich and opulent style, with well integrated oak and creamy aromas. Waxy lemon and ripe red apple flavours are woven with a flinty, stony mineral touch - a perfect pairing for a white fish dish with a creamy butter sauce.'
Emma Denney, Claridges.

'Creamy texture with vibrant acidity, showcasing flavours of nectarine, crushed almond, and subtle vanilla. This would pair well with butternut squash risotto with parmesan, as the creamy textures would echo the wine’s mouthfeel.'
Emanuel Pesqueira, Pesqueira Consulting & Management.

£18.93 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'Balsamic and violet notes to start with, along with walnuts, vanilla, nutmeg and strawberry jam to complement. An elegant wine.'
Viorel Filip, Global Wine and Supplier Management.

'Pine-scented forest on the nose, culminating in a fresh mint finish.'
Nelio Pinto, Candlesticks Restaurant.

'An elegant nose, great integrated body, and good structure, with silky tannins and a good aftertaste.'
Vincenzo Arnese, Raffles Hotel at the OWO.

£13.00 Size: 75cl

'A creamy intense nose with brioche and candied lemon, leading to a palate that's creamy, with good concentration of fruit.'
Federico Moccia, 67 Pall Mall.

'Rich fruit, like apple and pear, as well as some toast, and oxidative characters too, leading to a long, evolving finish and a rich mousse.'
Marianna Sivalli, Vinoteca.

£16.14 Size: 75cl

'Youthful, with intense aromas of pears and peaches, and vibrant acidity.'
Natasha Senina, Chewton Glen.

'Light and fresh, with notes of peach and a lively mouthfeel. An easy drinking crowd pleaser.'
Giancarlo Cuccuru, Lutyens Grill at The Ned.

'A fruity, mineral wine with good aromatic expression.'
Maria Federica Salvador, A Tafona by Lucia Freitas.

£11.02 Size: 75cl

'Very ample aroma profile. Full, deep and full of freshness.'
Daniel Marzotto, Sketch 'Tart cranberry, carbonic and all sorts. Austere palate but true to the variety with a hard mineral finish.'
Dion Wai, Raffles Hotel at the OWO, London 'Dried flowers and macerated fruit, grapefruit and spice mingles towards fleshy elegance. Ballerina on steroids.'
Yuri Gualeni, Louie London

£27.21 Size: 75cl

'Aromatic with lovely richness on both nose and palate. A great match with Thai cuisine.'
Daniel Marzotto, Sketch 'Super-pronounced aromatics – tropical fruit, rose floral notes. Lovely medium acidity, ripeness and balance with ABV. Great typicity for varietal. Lovely long fruit-driven finish.'
Youthful and delicious. Kayleigh Vidler, The Chesil Rectory

£18.94 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'Great varietial typicity, structure and finish. Delicious. Long finish and pleasant complex bitter almond.'
Dion Wai, Raffles Hotel at the OWO, London 'Great pure aromatic intensity, balance of high acidity and ripeness of fruit. Lovely stone fruit finish and salinity. Good example of typicity.'
Kayleigh Vidler, The Chesil Rectory 'Ticks all boxes, aromatic fruit, mineral, acid and weight.'
Yuri Gualeni, Louie London

£14.14 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'Drying red fruit and rust and iron - showing more development, mid weight and long drying tannin. Potential for aging.'
Dion Wai, Raffles Hotel at the OWO, London 'Pronounced, well defined red and black fruit. Spice, leather and earthiness.'
Kayleigh Vidler, The Chesil Rectory 'Bloody, gamey and intense with sweet spices and warmth. The tannins are intense and well structured.'
Yuri Gualeni, Louie London

£20.11 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'A big boy – full, deep, concentrated and very good value. A good pair for lamb with mint and artichoke.'
Daniel Marzotto, SketchThis wine has good herbal development with elegant fruit - not over ripe and layers of aged pyrazines.'
Dion Wai, Raffles Hotel at the OWO, London 'Ripe, well-defined red and black fruit with dried herbs. Lovely savoury, balsamic notes.'
Kayleigh Vidler, The Chesil Rectory

£14.17 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

'Fully flavourous. Tannic but velvety.'
Daniel Marzotto, Sketch 'Very ripe with a pleasant oak presence and savoury development. Tannin very high but ripe.'
Kayleigh Vidler, The Chesil Rectory 'Wonderful well-knit fruit and super concentrated.'
Yuri Gualeni, Louie London

£24.03 Size: 75cl Alliance Wine

'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

'A light yellow gold colour, with deep aromatic intensity, and notes of ripe yellow peach and yellow pear, with good acidity.'
Maria Federica Salvador, A Tafona by Lucia Freitas.

'Fresh, with notes of pineapple and passion fruit.'
Giancarlo Cuccuru, Lutyens Grill at The Ned.

'With notes of mango and pineapple fruit, as well as lemon and lime acidity, this has lovely texture and mouthfeel.'
Charlie Stein, Rick Stein Restaurants.

'An elegant, fresh style of Wairarapa Sauvignon Blanc.'
Natasha Senina, Chewton Glen.

£6.69 Size: 75cl

'A balanced, warm nose with notes of pineapple and honeydew. With incredible length and balanced acidity, this is light and fresh. Excellent value, and a by-the-glass contender.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

'Fruit forward, with integrated white floral notes and a hint of spice. Well balanced, with good value and typicity.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

'Rounded on the palate, but very mineral and fresh on the finish, with great length.'
Yohann Pinol, consultant sommelier.

£12.29 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

'Elegant example, rich and showing finesse. It delivers. Would be beautiful with a pork' Adriana Valentini, The Megaro Collection 'Savoury tone of Malbec with complexity showing great concentration.'
Jaewon Jeong, Amazonico

£18.99 Size: 75cl

'Classic style Albarino with crisp critrus notes, and grapefruit bubblegum, good concentration and medium acidity.'
Leonardo Barlondi, The Dorchester.

'White fruits notes on the nose, very pleasant textured palate, salinity is there, classic and very good.'
Charlotte Page, Joel Robuchon International.

'Pronounced intensity, full bodied, medium+ acidity, medium+ finish, this complex wine is fresh, fruity, creamy and buttery with great balance.'
Konstantinos Nestoridis, Midsummer House

£15.29 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

'Pronounced orchard fruit and hay aromas lead to some complexity on the palate - which is mineral and leesy, with ripe citrus and a herbal element, leading to a decent finish. A gastronomic wine, and very good value for money.'
Matilda Tsappis, Killicrankie House.

£13.00 Size: 75cl

'A complex nose of sweet spices, concentrated red fruit and caramel, leading to good structure, with fine-grained tannins and length.'
Matilda Tsappis, Killicrankie House.

'With great freshness and body, this is well balanced, with great structure and notes of candied fruit, raisins and cocoa - a good by-the-glass option.'
Imre Somogyi, The Ritz London.

£18.62 Size: 75cl Alliance Wine

'A light petrol note accompanied by hay, quince and chamomile on the nose, with nice concentration on the palate, a honeysuckle element and a fresh finish.'
Matilda Tsappis, Killicrankie House.

'Smoky gunflint notes alongside pineapple aromas, leading to a balanced palate with decent length.'
Garry Clark, Pale Hall Hotel.

£13.86 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

'With pronounced acacia and anise on the nose, this is delicate but complex on the palate, with floral notes and quince, almond and citrus.'
Matilda Tsappis, Killicrankie House.

'Clean and light, with citrus and under ripe fruits, as well as some grass and smoke - a complex, balanced wine that would be good by the glass.'
Imre Somogyi, The Ritz London.

£21.26 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'An appealing nose of ripe black fruits like blackberry, as well as purple and red flowers. Smooth, textural and dense, yet elevated and balanced, with firm tannins and crisp acidity - a sign of a wine that can age. Complex, with a long finish.'
Julien Sarrasin, Hide.

'Complex and inviting on the nose, leading to a vibrant and lively palate, with layers of dark fruit as well as spices and flowers.'
Filipe Bhering Reis, The Connaught Hotel.

£34.49 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'Stunning colour, and aromas of peach, melon, and cherry blossoms. Nice acidity, and therefore fab balance, with some petrol notes. This is sunshine, by the glass.'
Stephanie Robertson, Restaurant Associates.

'Great character, with tons of lime cordial and herbal zip. Very expressive for it's price point, and would make an excellent by the glass option for any restaurant that wants seafood friendly wines.'
Sam Weatherill, etch. by Steven Edwards.

£10.44 Size: 75cl Boutinot

'An expressive nose with minerality, petrol, citrus and stone fruit, leading to a palate that confirms the nose. Well structured, with a long finish.'
Anastasios Karakasis, 17th Bruton Street.

'Good complexity and finesse, with plenty of citrus fruit, like lemon and lime peel, alongside some fresh green apple, as well as jasmine.'
Lorenzo Tonelli, Maison Estelle and Estelle Manor.

£12.46 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

'A touch of savoury green walnut alongside peachy stone fruit and apricot kernels, and some great grip on the palate - this is delightfully textural for the price point.'
Sam Weatherill, etch. by Steven Edwards.

'Waxy lemon peel and white stone fruit, with a fresh lift on the palate, and a touch of nuttiness too.'
Emma Denney, Claridges.

£12.95 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'A gastronomic style of Pinot, with a touch of funky earthy character to the nose, leading to a big and meaty palate - an incredibly savoury driven style.'
Sam Weatherill, etch. by Steven Edwards.

'With redcurrant, dried rose petals and orange peel, this is lively and perfumed, with cranberry on the palate, some light tannins and gentle oak. A good match for roast quail with pomegranate glaze.'
Emanuel Pesqueira, Pesqueira Consulting & Management.

£24.19 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'A well made Beaujolais with notes of Turkish delight, as well as red and dark cherry, as well as some plums, with soft tannins and balanced acidity.'
Marianna Sivalli, Vinoteca.

'Nicely developed, this is savoury and complex, with tannins that are in harmony with the richness of fruit.'
Dylan Johnstone-Morris, Julie's Restaurant.

£19.64 Size: 75cl Hatch Mansfield

'Gentle, with orange flowers and dried herbs, leading to some weight on the palate, and a long finish that lingers with fruit intensity.'
Chiara Sieni, Rise & Vine.

'A very good nose, fresh and with good intensity, showing nice ripeness and great drinkability.'
Vincenzo Arnese, Raffles Hotel at the OWO.

'Strawberries at first on the palate, followed by some cranberry, leading to plums and apricots on the finish.'
Viorel Filip, Global Wine and Supplier Management.

£12.59 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

'With rich red fruit, including cherry drops, this is elegant, showing nice balance.'
George Hersey, Adam Handling Group.

'Ripe red fruit together with savoury herbs and sweet spices, leading to an elegant texture on the palate, with smooth tannins.'
Maria Boumpa, Da Terra Restaurant.

'Although a bit shy on the nose, there's bright red fruit character here.'
Stefano Pasqual, The Gordon Ramsey Group.

£10.43 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

'This is tightly knit on the nose, with layered aromas of forest floor, eucalyptus, black fruit, leather and maraschino cherry. Very complex.'
Stefano Pasqual, The Gordon Ramsey Group.

'Ripe, lush black fruit together with sweet spices and coconut, as well as some earthiness and mushroom notes. Great, elegant structure.'
Maria Boumpa, Da Terra Restaurant.

'Beautiful and integrated, with subtle soft red fruit, and some grip.'
George Hersey, Adam Handling Group.

£25.00 Size: 75cl

'Floral notes, as well as plums, plus a smoky, meaty element - dry and crisp overall, with a saltiness too.'
Danielle.

'With well integrated oak, this is complex, with flint and volcanic elements.'
George Hersey, Adam Handling Group.

'Candied and preserved lemon, as well as dried herbs, limestone and minerality like sea shells.'
Maria Boumpa, Da Terra Restaurant.

£27.49 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'Rich and round, showing some nice complex aromatics, as well as good structure and length.'
Yohann Pinol, consultant sommelier. 'Intense and aromatic, with lovely generosity on the palate, and some evident bottle ageing – in a positive way. Fresh acidity and typicity too.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

'Aromas of quite intense ripe yellow fruit, and ripe citrus, with great fruit on the palate.'
Marcello Colletti, Nobu Hotel.

£14.20 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'Notes of marzipan and toasted walnuts, with sweet citrus peel, toffee and caramel.'
Emma Denney, Claridges.

'Great balance, with vibrant peppery spice, alongside chocolate cinnamon rolls.'
Sam Weatherill, etch. by Steven Edwards.

'Concentrated, with notes of dried rose, espresso, rum-soaked raisins and molasses, leading to intense layers of dark fruit compote on the palate, with nutty oak, burnt sugar and balanced acidity. Pair with Roquefort or Stilton with walnut bread.'
Emanuel Pesqueira, Pesqueira Consulting & Management.

£16.91 Size: 75cl Liberty Wines

'Intensely gold and well structured, alcohol noticable on the nose but well integrated on the palate. Super saline and smokey.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co 'Nutty and wholesome, intense from the nose to the palate. Rich with lots of layers of flavour. Saline minerality, smokey and elegant.'
Savvas Symeonidis, CE LA VI restaurant 'A mature sherry with impeccable aging, layers of flavour and a satisfying texture. The integration of oxidative and nutty elements is flawless.'
Daniele Di Blasio, Bulgari Hotel Group

£16.10 Size: 75cl

'Dense black fruit, leather, meat, smoke, kernel bitterness and some green herbal notes, eucalyptus and lavender. Fresh acidity on the palate with polished tannins. A lot of dark fruit and a spicy but elegant finish.'
Maria Boumpa, Da Terra Restaurant 'Expressive, dark fruits, fleshy, black pepper, juicy and well integrated tannins with lovely acidity. Harmonious wine with a long aftertaste.'
Bianca Potenza, Van Rees Group 'Lifted, bright violets in a floral Syrah, this is fruity fresh, appealing, and joyful. Therr is balanced purity of fruit and varietal typicity.'
Mattia Mazzi, Restaurant 21

£18.97 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

'Offering some fresh and vibrant cherry notes, this has bright acidity and balanced length.'
Dario Barbato, San Carlo Group.

'A very ripe and jammy wine, with plenty of very grippy tannins.'
Lorenzo Tonelli, Maison Estelle and Estelle Manor.

'Notes of fresh red fruit with good acidity and well integrated alcohol - great for the price.'
Savvas Symeonidis, CE LA VI.

£7.34 Size: 75cl

'An elegant nose, with floral notes, leading to a lovely touch of texture on the palate, mellow and smooth, with a delicate fizz. Good balance, and relatively complex.'
Julien Sarrasin, Hide.

'Elegant aromas of pear and apple, with a touch of flaky pastry, leading to harmonious acidity with a great balance and a long finish.'
Lionel Periner, consultant sommelier.

£29.80 Size: 75cl

'An interesting nose, with Sauvignon herbaceousness and pepper character coming through, leading to a clean finish with good complexity.'
Stefano Pasqual, The Gordon Ramsey Group.

'A ripe, almost tropical nose, with gooseberry and passion fruit notes, and a lovely weight on the palate.'
Maria Boumpa, Da Terra Restaurant.

'Leafy and citrus, with herbal notes too, and a dry, crisp, long finish.'
Danielle.

£15.00 Size: 75cl