Here are Mexico’s award-winning wines at the 2023 Concours Mondial

Wines are lined up at the 2023 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in Croatia. Photo: Courtesy

Let’s uncork a bottle to celebrate! Wines from Mexico won 85 medals at the prestigious 2023 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. 

Mexico’s place in the world of wine is ascending. Over the last three years, Mexico has won an average of 500 medals each year for its output. And wine tourism was a big push at the 2021 International Tourism Fair.

Mexico has been selected as the host country for the 31st Concours Mondial in June. The event’s three-day session will occur in the modern, industrial city of León starting June 7, 2024. This is the first time the competition will be held in the Americas.

León is the municipal seat of Guanajuato, which has become a leading player in the Mexican wine industry, thanks partly to its rich history and ideal climate for grape cultivation. As the birthplace of Mexican independence, Guanajuato deeply connects to Mexican culture and heritage. And today, the state annually produces more than 1,240,000 liters of wine, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Tempranillo, Nebbiolo, Sémillon, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. 

For this edition of the Concours Mondial, more than 350 international tasters gathered in the city of Poreč, Croatia, to try around 7,500 samples from 50 countries.

Mexico took 85 medals in addition to a special category, “Revelation Wine of the Year.” Three medals were Grand Gold, 43 were gold, and 39 were silver.

Nearly half the medals went to wines from Baja California, but bottles from Coahuila, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Chihuahua, Aguascalientes, and San Luis Potosi were also winners.

Grand Gold

  • Cenzontle Blanco 2019 / Finca El Empecinado / Valle de Guadalupe Baja California: it is also recognized as The Revelation Wine of the Year
  • Santo Domingo Wines 2017 / Viñedos Santo Domingo SC de Rl de CV / Valle de la Grulla, Baja California
  • Tres Raíces Pinot Noir 2021/ Tres Raíces Winery / Guanajuato

Gold

  • Cirio 2019 / Casta Vitivinicola SA de CV / Valle de Guadalupe
  • Quinta Monasterio Cabernet – Merlot 2019 / Quinta Monasterio SA de CV / Valle de Guadalupe
  • Monte Xanic Cabernet Sauvignon – Merlot 2021 / Valle de Guadalupe
  • Selene Rosado 2019 / El Cielo Wines / Guadalupe Valley
  • Bajalupano Malbec 2019 / Bajalupano / Valle de Guadalupe
  • Bajalupano Tempranillo 2019 / Bajalupano / Valle de Guadalupe
  • Gran Canario 2021 / Sierravita Winery / Baja California
  • Duetto 2020 / Bodegas de Santo Tomás / Baja California
  • Rolu Tempranillo 2020 / Rolu Winery / San Vicente, BC
  • Roganto Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / Californian Vines and Vines SPR de RL / Baja California
  • Carrodilla Tempranillo 2018 / Vinícola La Carrodilla SA de CV / Valle de Guadalupe, BC
  • Carrodilla Syrah 2016 / Vinícola La Carrodilla SA de CV / Valle de Guadalupe, BC
  • Carrodilla Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / Vinícola La Carrodilla SA de CV / Valle de Guadalupe, BC
  • Hacienda Y Cava Martlot Cabernet 2016 / Hacienda Y Cava Martlot / Valle de Guadalupe, BC
  • Hacienda y Cava Martlot Sauvignon Blanc 2019 / Hacienda Y Cava Martlot / Valle de Guadalupe, BC
  • XA White 2022 / Pedro Domecq / Valle de Guadalupe, BC
  • Reserve Magna Pinot Noir 2021 / Cellar: Pedro Domecq Sa de Cv / Region: Valle de Guadalupe, BC
  • Château Domecq Blanco 2021 / Winery: Pedro Domecq Sa de Cv / Region: Valle de Guadalupe
  • Red Galileo 2019 / El Cielo / Valle de Guadalupe, BC
  • G&G By Ginasommelier Gran Reserva Malbec Tinto 2019 / El Cielo / Valle de Guadalupe, BC
  • San Miguel de Allende Syrah 2021 / Cellar: Bodega de Vino San Miguel de Allende SA de CV / Region: Guanajuato
  • Rinconcillo de Los Remedios Cabernet Franc 2020 / Winery: Los Remedios / Guanajuato
  • Tres Rios Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / Cellar: Vereda de Plata Spr de Rl de Cv / Region: Chihuahua
  • Hacienda Florida Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon /Shiraz 2019 / Winery: Hacienda La Florida / Region: Coahuila
  • Atempo Merlot 2019 /Bodegas de Cote /Querétaro
  • Marselan Gran Reserva 2019 /Bodegas de Cote /Querétaro
  • Tempranillo /Shiraz Gran Reserva 2019 /Bodegas de Cote /Querétaro
  • Tempranillo Gran Reserva 2019 / Bodegas de Cote / Querétaro
  • Merlot /Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2019 /Bodegas de Cote /Querétaro
  • Gran Reserva 3V 2019 /Casa Madero /Valle de Parras, Coahuila
  • Gran Reserva Malbec 2019 /Casa Madero /Valle de Parras, Coahuila
  • Pegaso 2018 / Encinillas Wines / Chihuahua
  • Hacienda de Encinillas Special Selection 2020 / Encinillas Wines / Chihuahua
  • Gran Reserva Shiraz 2019 / Casa Madero /Valle de Parras, Coahuila
  • Asis 2019 /Encinillas Wines /Chihuahua
  • Anxelin Shiraz 2020 / Encinillas Wines / Chihuahua
  • RG Red 2020 /RGMX / Valle de Parras, Coahuila
  • Sophie Cabernet Franc Reserva 2019 / Santa Elena Winery / Aguascalientes
  • Merlot 2019 / Quinta Monasterio Cabernet / Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
  • Unpublished Young Red 2022 / Bodegas de Cote / Querétaro
  • Unpublished White 2022 / Bodegas de Cote / Querétaro
  • Verdejo 2022 / Monte Rojo Winery / Coahuila
  • Sophie Blanco 2020 / Santa Elena Winery / Aguascalientes
  • Atempo Albariño 2022 / Bodegas de Cote / Querétaro

Silver

  • Shiraz 2021 / Casa Madero / Valley of Parras, Coahuila
  • Pulse 2019 / Santa Clara Wines / Chihuahua
  • 3V 2021 / Casa Madero / Valle de Parras, Coahuila
  • Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2019 / Bodegas de Cote /Querétaro
  • Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 /Casa Madero /Valle de Parras, Coahuila
  • Ethnicity 2021 /Xecué /Baja California
  • Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 /Hacienda San Miguel /Coahuila
  • Tempranillo 2020 /Santos Brujos /Guadalupe Valley, Baja California
  • Tempranillo 2019 / Quinta Monasterio /Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
  • Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 /Cradle of Earth /Guanajuato
  • Great Payment of Vega 2018 /Cradle of Earth /Guanajuato
  • Ábora 2020 / Puerta del Lobo / Querétaro
  • Peaks of the Moon Gran Reserva 2020 /Pinesque Wineries /Chihuahua
  • Merlot 2019 /Bajalupano /Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
  • Colorado Valley 2017 /Roganto /Baja California
  • Pinot Noir 2021 /Roganto /Baja California
  • Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 /Hacienda Florida /Coahuila
  • Reserva Magna 2019 wine /Pedro Domecq /Baja California
  • Reserva Magna 2020 Wine /Pedro Domecq /Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
  • Château Domecq Red Wine 2019 /Pedro Domecq /Baja California
  • Château Camou Zinfandel 2019 /Château Camou /Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
  • Redes 2019 /Casa Zamora Winery /Mexico
  • Mexican Fisherman 2020 /Casa Zamora Winery /Santo Tomás Valley, Baja California
  • Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve 2019 /LA Cetto /Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
  • Merlot 2017 /Pozo de Luna /San Luis Potosí
  • Petite Sirah Private Reserve 2013 /LA Cetto /Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
  • Aristoteles Red 2020 /El Cielo Wines /Guadalupe Valley, Baja California
  • Sirius Red 2017 /El Cielo Wines /Guadalupe Valley, Baja California
  • Copernicus Red 2019 /El Cielo Wines /Guadalupe Valley, Baja California
  • Tempranillo 2020 /Three Roots /Guanajuato
  • 2V 2022 /Casa Madero /Valle de Parras, Coahuila
  • Sauvignon Blanc 2022 / Puerta del Lobo / Querétaro
  • Atempo Verdejo 2022 /Cote Wineries /Querétaro
  • Stoico Viognier /Chardonnay 2021 /Vinicola Casa de Quesada /Aguascalientes
  • Albarino 2022 / Roganto / Baja California
  • Parvada Blanco 2022 / Parvada Winery / Valle de Parras, Coahuila
  • Halley Blanco 2022 /El Cielo Wines / Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
  • Bella di Fiori Rosé 2019 /Martlot / Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
  • Unpublished Clarete 2022 / Bodegas de Cote / Querétaro
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