You're lucky, my mead in 26C was pushed to second round with 40/43 points and got nothing.
You said only sent 2 bottles thats why you got nothing I assume. Unless 26C is very subjective to judge and points mean nothing in that category. I got 2 meads with => 45 points and no medals. Also I think 25C is very competitive category and you need to be well over 45 or closer to 50 win.