World’s Best Cabernet 2018: Australia honoured!

On Monday 23 April, 21 sommeliers members of the UDSF met to taste 220 wines made from Cabernet grapes.
As a result of the tasting presided over by honorary president Laurent Derhé (Best Sommelier of Franceand President of theAssociation des Sommeliers Lyonnais et Rhône-Alpes), 39 wines were awarded Gold medals, and 31 Silver. A second tasting by an expert jury elected the World’s Best Cabernet.

70 award-winning wines...
36 medals went to foreign wines (23 Gold and 13 Silver)
34 medals went to French wines (16 Gold and 18 Silver)
South Africa obtained 7 medals, including 6 Gold
Australia obtained 5 medals, all of which were Gold

Principal categories in this competition:
Pure Cabernet Sauvignon (minimum 85%)
Pure Cabernet Franc (minimum 85%)
Predominantly Cabernet Franc (minimum 51%)
Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon (minimum 51%)
Blend of Cabernets
Cabernet Rosé Wines

The Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon from Wakefield/Taylor is the World’s Best Cabernet!
After spending time in Portugal and France, the trophy is headed back to Australia for its second visit there!
The Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon from Wakefield/Taylor convinced the entire jury, including Laurent Derhé, Meilleur Ouvrier de France Sommelier and President of the Association des Sommeliers Lyonnais et Rhône-Alpes, who described the wine:
“A Cabernet with a superb, sparkling garnet robe. The nose is very open, flattering, encouraging.
Black currant notes dominate this rich wine, which also has a touch of menthol, almost like fennel. A nose both complex and open, that should please everyone.
The overall character is rich and creamy, in phase with the nose. It is fruity and pleasing on the palate. This is a flawless, modern Cabernet that will please immediately.
It can be enjoyed with juicy red meat, or with duck and a red berry jus, to go with the very prominent black currant notes.”

All the information on this wine can be found on the Competition’s website:
https://www.concourscabernets.com/fiche-vin-1200-wakefield-taylors-the-visionary-cabernet-sauvignon.html

The Union de la Sommellerie Française, an exceptional partner!
The Union de la Sommellerie Française is partnering the Cabernets International Competition. This organisation brings together nearly 1200 sommeliers and awards the title of best Sommelier of France, amongst other awards.
The savoir-faire of the Union’s members, and their perfect knowledge of consumers’ tastes, provides a further guarantee of the quality of the wines selected. The results of the selection are communicated to UDSF members after the event.

See all the medal winners from the 2018 edition on the results page of the Competition’s website!
http://www.concourscabernets.com/resultats.php