Head to head against Gusbourne from 2009. Sorry to draw comparisons, but the Gusbourne was a lightweight like a Perrier Jouet. The Nyetimber had an additional level of complexity - touching on Bollinger in style. A hint more biscuit which I love. Fabulous champagne and a wonderful start to the tasting.

Nice golden colour - the nose there was bundles of fruit. On the palate were tropical fruits but woah... the oak. Maybe my palate is note a fan of american oak - but it became more and more noticeable. Interestingly the group absolutely love this... I'm more neutral about it. Probably unbalanced in the quality/price war towards price.

Light Golden colour - on the nose a fruit floral affair, you can smell an element of sweetness which makes it light and refreshing, until... on the palate - in comes the flavour with a big citrusy/grapefruit hit. The taste lingered oh so long... lovely.

Purple-red in the glass. Bouquet had a good nose of black cherry but the oak could be smelt. On the palate it felt unbalanced towards oak and acidity. Medium length.

Deep blackcurrant visuals - almost like Ribena straight from the bottle - the nose was lovely - blackfruits, cigar box - the complexity was immediately evident. On the palate, there is a lovely blend of fruit - verging on hedonistic!? V nice.

Clear purple/red - nice balance of oak and fruit - could have kept drinking it, but compared to the Spanish Rioja it was single dimensional in its complexity. Good effort but spending a few £ more gets you a big step in quality.

Dark ruby colour - very fruit driven with plums evident on the nose and palate. Nice drink, but outplayed in the company.

Medium/ruby red - slight touch of oak but not much fruit, medium tannin - the palate had a touch of green. During the tasting, we had a "Countdown" style conundrum which came up with "retarded" - no reflection on the wine though!

Quite dry on the palate and tannin still dominating - if this calms down over the next few years it will certainly score higher.

Slightly controversial wine at the tasting - but I loved it. After several wines this big fruit driven wine came in. It had a nice sweet aftertaste - yummy fruity - almost fruit jam.

Rich dark golden colour - honeyed sweet and complex. The after taste just evolves with a touch of acidity - yummy.

No score - and no formal note. But this was actually a surprise wine. It wasn't classical old world, but not a bad attempt. Slight green-ness was evident but it was a good drink.

Drank from Imperial (yep, 6L!) This was really nice - super smooth 100% merlot. We had great time pouring and drinking from the beast bottle. It was a good wine enjoyed by all.