Our judges were enormously excited when the top wine was revealed as a 2021 Gisborne montepulciano, a glorious endorsement of …

Medium colour in the glass belies the rich dark fruit aromas alongside a meaty character on the nose. The palate …

Rioja is a small wine region in the northeast of Spain that is best known for growing the red grape …

Deep, dark and still very youthful this Georgian saperavi is a modern and approachable wine with plummy fruit and florals …

Deep and dark in the glass with high- toned black and red fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is …

Deep ruby in the glass with sweet fruit, vanilla, coconut and rich spice on the nose. The palate is well …

Hugely coloured with ripe aromas of blackberry, smoked game, liquorice and vanilla on the nose and through the well-weighted and …

The primary nose is ripe and plump alongside expressive florals which add perfume. The well-weighted palate is fresh and bright …

A touch of fade in the glass represents age but still very primary with warm aromas of plums, prunes and …

A medium ruby colour in the glass, this wine is ripe and heady with dark rich fruits on the nose. …

Deep ruby to the rim with herbal notes coming through the ripe berry flavours on the nose with some reduction …

Fragrant with ripe plum, savoury olives and toasted almonds on the nose and through the palate. The palate is well …

Fresh luscious plums, prunes and spice abound on this expressively aromatic nose. The palate is nicely weighted but is leaner …

Medium ruby with a bright rim in the glass, this wine is bright and attractive and very easy to appreciate. …

Medium in the glass with some fade around the rim, the nose here is quite savoury, yet on the palate …