France won the Best in Show medals, with its producers scooping 12 of the most coveted accolade at the Decanter World Wine Awards. The Rhône, in particular, shone brightly by winning three Best in Show medals and five Platinums, including two Value Best in Shows:

• Cave de Cairanne, Camille Cayran La Réserve, Cairanne, Rhône 2017
• LePlan-Vermeersch, RS, Côtes du Rhône Villages Suze-la-Rousse, Rhône 2017

The Value Best in Show medals are new for this year’s competition; they are given out to winners with in the price band below £15 per bottle.

All Best in Show winners were picked from those wines that had already reached the Platinum tier.

France was followed by Italy with a total of six Best in Show medals. Winning wines are dominated by the Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, and Corvina grapes.

In Spain, Rioja and Sherry performed particularly well. A Best in Show award also went to a Cava (Llopart, Ex·Vite Gran Reserva Brut 2008), which judges described as rich, textured, deeply flavored Cava of huge depth and resource, perfectly blended and aged.

Read More at Source: Decanter