at the 26th Annual Chablis Wines Competition

The annual Chablis Wines Competition, organized by the Chablis Office, in association with the Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB), was held on January 21st.
The 26th edition was presided over by the bubbly Ophélie Neiman, aka Miss GlouGlou, a journalist and blogger who runs a wine blog on the newspaper Le Monde’s website.
With the right words, Ophélie described Chablis wines in a very special way: « To me, a glass of Chablis is like a sunrise on a cold winter’s morning. It is early, a thick mist drowns the sky, but spring is almost here, tender green shows here and there…”

Ophélie had the opportunity to see for herself just how serious this competition is. Indeed, the contest is very selective, as only 26 wines out of a total of 335 are honored.
Another peculiarity: producers and other Chablis professionals are not allowed to judge the wines (as the wines could be theirs!). The 65 tasters were thus journalists, restaurant owners, sommeliers, brokers, oenologists and wine aficionados. They judged the wines in two rounds; the ones that got the best marks during pre-selection moved to the grand jury examination, the only one allowed to designate the winners.

Used by Chablis BIVB for communications and educational activities carried out in France and abroad, the awarded wines will be the Wine Ambassadors of Chablis until the next time the contest is held (in early 2013).

Chablis Wines Contest 26th edition winners

Amount of samples : 335
Amount of Tasters : 65
Amount of companies represented : 90 wine domains or trade

Petit Chablis 2010

Médaille d’Or
- Domaine Yvon Vocoret, Maligny

Médaille d’Argent
- Domaine de Pisse Loup, Beines
- Domaine Roland Laventureux, Lignorelles
- Isabelle et Denis Pommier, Poinchy

Médaille de Bronze
- Domaine Chevallier, Montallery

Chablis 2010

Médaille d’Or
- Domaine Servin, Chablis
- Domaine William Fèvre, Chablis

Médaille d’Argent
- GAEC De Oliviera Lecestre, Fontenay près Chablis
- Maison Lupé Cholet, Beaune

Médaille de Bronze
- Domaine Vincent Dampt, Milly

Chablis 1er Cru 2010, Rive Droite

Médaille d’Or
- Chablis 1e Cru Montée de Tonnerre, Damien & Romain Bouchard, Chablis
- Chablis 1e Cru Mont de Milieu, Domaine Jean Paul & Benoît Droin, Chablis
- Chablis 1e Cru Vaucoupin, Domaine de la Meulière, Fleys

Médaille d’Argent
- Chablis 1e Cru Fourchaume, Domaine Christophe et Fils, Fyé

Médaille de Bronze
- Chablis 1e Cru Mont de Milieu, Lamblin et Fils, Maligny
- Chablis 1e Cru Mont de Milieu, Samuel Billaud, La Chapelle

Chablis 1er Cru 2010, Rive Gauche

Médaille d’Or
- Chablis 1e Cru Montmains, Domaine Pinson Frères, Chablis

Médaille d’Argent
- Chablis 1e Cru Vaillons, Domaine Servin, Chablis

Médaille de Bronze
- Chablis 1e Cru Vaugiraut, Domaine Pinson Frères, Chablis
- Chablis 1e Cru Vaillons, Damien & Romain Bouchard, Chablis

Chablis Grand Cru 2009

Médaille d’Or
- Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses, La Chablisienne, Chablis
- Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos, Domaine Drouhin-Vaudon, Chablis

Médaille d’Argent
- Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir Domaine Bernard Defaix, Milly
- Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot, Domaine Vocoret et Fils, Chablis

Médaille de Bronze
- Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses, Domaine Servin, Chablis
- Chablis Grand Cru Valmur, Domaine William Fèvre, Chablis