Concours International des Cabernets : The annual meeting of cabernets from all over the world!

This tasting is held each year in April, not only to award the best cabernets, but also to elect THE World’s Best Cabernet. The quality of the tasting is guaranteed by sommeliers who are members of the Union de la Sommellerie Française.

The Union de la Sommellerie Française.
The Union de la Sommellerie Française (UDSF) is partnering the competition. This organisation brings together nearly 1200 sommeliers; it also selects the best Sommelier of France, amongst other awards. Jurys are composed of 3 or 4 sommeliers who blind taste several wines in a category. Prior to tasting, bottles are covered, numbered and sorted in accordance with their percentage of cabernet, origin and terroir.
Results are later communicated to all UDSF members.

Philippe Faure-Brac: at the hearth of this edition.
Philippe Faure-Brac, Président of the Union de la Sommelerie Française since 2016, is also the World's Best Sommelier 1992. His knowledge of wine is widely recognized. This edition will take place in his restaurant, Le Bistrot du Sommelier à Paris.

ELECTION OF THE WORLD’s best cabernet: the supreme award!
At the end of the first tasting, a ‘grand jury’ re-tastes the best wine at each table in order to determine the World’s Best Cabernet. The grand jury is composed of professional sommeliers who have distinguished themselves in the wine world (World’s Best Sommelier, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, Best Sommelier in France, Sommelier of the Year, etc.).
In 2019, a Swiss winemaker was awarded this distinction (Gregor Kuonen - Caveau de Salquenen - Grandmaître-Barrique - AOC Valais - Rouge 2017).

A perfectly organised and transparent tasting!
The Cabernets International Competition is validated by the DGCCRF (part of the French Ministry of the economy and finances) and certified ISO 9001 through Armonia, the company that organises tasting. For consumers and wine professionals alike, these references provide proof of rigorous selection, high quality and a competition worthy of their trust.

Important dates:
28th April 2020: Cabernets International Competition.
1rst May 2020: Publication of results online.