French wine designated World’s Best Cabernet!

On Monday, 24 April, 27 sommeliers members of the UDSF met at the Bistrot du Sommelier to taste 250 wines made from Cabernet grapes.
As a result of the tasting presided over by honorary president Philippe Faure-Brac (World’s Best Sommelier 1992), 33 wines were awarded Gold medals, and 47 came away with Silver. A second tasting by an expert jury elected the World’s Best Cabernet.

Château Roques Mauriac - Damnation is the World’s Best Cabernet!

After trips to Portugal and Australia, the trophy has come to France, and more specifically to Bordeaux.
The Château Roques Mauriac Damnation cuvée truly won the jury over, not least of all Philippe Faure-Brac, World’s Best Sommelier in 1992 and honorary president of the Competition. In his opinion:

“The colour is dense, rich and deep.
The nose is fairly intense, with lots of fruit, a woodiness that comes through just a bit, but what we really find is the youth and above all potential of this wine. The lovely 2015 vintage gives it a great deal of smoothness in the mouth. There is richness, density and length.
The tannins are there, but they are fine and well-rounded. This is a nice wine whose taste can be enjoyed in its rich youth, but it could also bring pleasure over several years, and it is a remarkable wine!
Long live good wine, and long live the Cabernets!”

All the information on this wine can be found on the Competition’s website:
https://www.concourscabernets.com/fiche-vin-897-damnation-du-chateau-roques-mauriac.html

See all the medal winners from the 2017 edition on the results page of the Competition’s website:
http://www.concourscabernets.com/resultats.php