2018 DAWA: Award-winning Chinese wines – Platinum and Silver

Intense aromatics of chocolate, blackberry and dark plums, with a very broad and voluptuous mouthfeel and a long, smoky finish.

Blackberry jam, cassis, prune and smoke flood the nose. The finish is long and smoky. A muscular example that will undoubtedly evolve prettily over the next five or so years.

Liquorice, blueberry and plum aromas, intermingling with ripe black fruits and liquorice spice. A cracking wine for grilled steaks, with a long and toasty finish.

Lovely melon and apple nose. The palate is impressive both in terms of intensity and density, ending on a very long finish. A very serious Chardonnay indeed!

Ripe red fruit and lightly smoky aromas. Medium-bodied on the palate with mouth-coating, powdery tannins, ending with a long, smoky finish.

Very pronounced oak aromas with a strong soya sauce-like savoury edge. Sweet herbs and integrated oak characterise the palate. Long, spicy finish.

Expressive bouquet and a complex palate full of melon, apricot and honey characters, plus crisp acidity, which run through the long finish and aftertaste.

This wine boasts a warm black berry nose and briary attack, with a concentrated palate, all concluding with a pleasant but firm finish.

Ripe pear, chamomile and yellow floral aromas with delightful pineapple flavours, bright acidity and a gloriously long finish and vibrating aftertaste.

The scented bouquet of white peach and honey leads into a beautifully balanced and crisp palate building on the flavours of the nose, before an attractively fresh finish.

Delicate aromas of spicy black fruits, followed by a sleek, polished palate with tobacco and fine tannins. A supple, rich and attractive style.

A pretty wine with restrained citrus aromatics and elegant flavours of tropical fruit, nuts and cream. Pure and well-made.

Plum, blackberry and lightly medicinal scents and flavours. The palate crackles with lively acidity and sculpted tannins. A very accomplished wine.

Apricot, flint and oaky nose with quite an intense ripe peach character on the palate. Juicy, succulent and classy.

Engaging blackcurrant and cedar aromatics; the palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins adding sound texture and structure. An elegant and fantastic wine.

Floral and spicy notes leap from the glass, leading onto spicy black fruits, elegant tannins, vibrant acidity and an energetic finish.