Marie Wodecki, a rising star in French sommellerie and named Best Young Sommelier of France in 2023, presided over the 39th Chablis Wine Competition held on January 18, 2025. The event was organized by the Chablis Office and the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB).

This year, the 72 members of the jury tasted the vintage 2023 for the Petit Chablis, Chablis and Chablis Premier Cru appellations and the vintage 2022 for Chablis Grand Cru. They awarded 19 medals out of the 292 wines tasted.

A special feature of this competition is that professionals entering their wines are not allowed to be members of the jury. The panel includes journalists, restaurant owners, sommeliers, wine traders, oenologists, wine growers and enlightened amateurs.

The wines are judged in two rounds of tasting: the wines that score highest in the first round, when they are sampled by all the tasters, are then put before a “super” jury, which selects the medal winners.