2019 edition of the International Cabernets Competition
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.
This year the tasting will be presided by Jean-Pascal Paubert, master sommelier.
He succeeds a constellation of prestigious honorary presidents including Philippe Faure-Brac, Michel Hermet, Jean-Luc Jamrozick, Laurent Derhé and Fabrice Sommier.
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 2017, an Australian winemaker was awarded this distinction (Wakefield/Taylors the Visionary Cabernet Sauvignon - GI Clare Valley – Red 2014).
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.
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
29th April 2019 > Cabernets International Competition
2nd May 2019 > Publication of results online