Citadelles du Vin 2025: 25 Years Celebrating Global Wine Excellence

April 24, 2025

A COMPETITION OPEN TO THE WORLD The latest edition of Citadelles du Vin was held in Bourg-sur-Gironde, near Bordeaux, on 30 March 2025.

It celebrated 25 years of existence of this high-level competition, which has been organised by the C.D.V. (Concours Des Vins) since 2000 and is known for its independence and rigour. It is also patronized by the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine). On this 25-year anniversary, the competition kept to its promises by welcoming 45 tasters from 21 different nationalities. As always, the results reflected the richness and diversity of the world’s wine production, with 120 wines rewarded out of 433 competing samples from 21 countries. 4 wines particularly stood out and were awarded by a Grand Gold medal, while 78 wines received Gold medals and 38 Silver medals.

Once again this year, the Citadelles du Vin competition was true to its reputation for openness. Brazilian winegrowers particularly excelled this year, winning 3 of the 11 Special Prizes awarded by the juries. Wines from Portugal, Israel, France, Spain and Greece were just as remarkable and also received Special Prizes, reminding us of what this multi-category competition, resolutely turned towards showcasing wine producers from around the world, stands for. As a member of Vinofed, the Citadelles du Vin benefit from excellent visibility on the specialist platform wine-searcher, which publishes the competition’s award-winning wines by edition. wine-searcher is a specialist search engine that records up to 650,000 connect.

• 45 professional jurors (oenologists, sommeliers, buyers, critics and journalists)
• 433 samples from 21 countries
• 120 medals including 4 Grand Gold, 78 Gold et 38 Silver
• 11 Special Prizes

Results online: citadellesduvin.com

SPECIAL PRIZE VINOFED
Best RED Wine
Quinta de Canivães DOC Douro
Ermelinda Vinhos de Protugal Ltda