Best Tires for the Volkswagen MkVI Golf TDI 1.6 105bhp

Bought these tires for an old Passat and a Golf mk6 Estate, I live in the Yorkshire Dales, they did the job, worth the money for the ability to stop alone, my street is untreated in the winter and is a 1:6 gradient, I can now get home without using the shovel, they are a little noisier than the summer tires, but not uncomfortably so.

We still managed to get 77mpg on a run to London (also used the empty outside lane on the M62 covered in three inches of fresh snow) so they don't effect the rolling resistance to badly either.

Came fitted from the factory on my new Golf. Three days of ownershiop and i almost got stranded in 2 inches of snow. Absolutely hopeless even with full tread depth. Further snow fall meant the car stayed on the drive, in favor of our Fiat Panda third car which coped without issue in 6" of snow even though that doesn't have winter or all season tires.
Wet weather grip was OK when new, but once 50% worn the car had a tendency to feel nervous on white lines even at constatnt speed. Wet cornering mediocre, little confidence and feedback from the tire - i'd have expected better from Bridgestone. Dry performance was good, with no great weaknesses, but nothing special either.
Noise levels were acceptable (Dunlops are much worse apparently on the latest Golf). Comfort levels were fine - reasonable touring tire with a bit of sportiness but i wouldn't fit it to any hot hatch or sports car. This isn't a long life tire - the front tires are at the wear limiters after 14000 miles; not good for a 105bhp car which is driven 60% of its time on dual carriageways. The rear tires will probably last to 22-24k miles, not bad but nothing special. I'll fit the same again to the front axle, but once the rears are worn out i'll be looking elsewhere for the next set.
This winter i'm also fitting winter wheels - the use of summer performance tires in cold, rural climates just doesn't work, even in the UK.