Decanter World Wine Awards 2017 - Burgundy

The Decanter Wine Awards 2017 have now been published. This year 17,200 entries from all over the world vied for the coveted recommendations and the wines from Burgundy scooped up a total of 293 gongs (excluding Commended) with Beaujolais getting 62 medals.  Jasper Morris MW was the Regional Chair for Burgundy with a team of 13 other experts judging the wines.

THE MEDAL WINNERS

Burgundy wines received  7 Platinum Best in Show; 32 Gold medals; 104 Silver; 157 Bronze, and 45 Commended. Beaujolais wines received 14 Silver medals; 48 Bronze and 25 Commended.

Here are the prestigious Platinum Best in Show winners:

Albert Bichot Criots Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2014 White 
Château de Santenay  Aloxe-Corton 2015 Red
Domaine de la Vougeraie Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2015 Red 
Domaine de la Vougeraie  Vougeot 1er Cru 2014 White 
Jean Loron  Mâcon-Villages 2015 White 
La Chablisienne  Chablis 1er Cru 2014 White 
Vignerons des Terres Secrètes  Mâcon-Verzé 2015 White

See the full Burgundy results