The wineries Vitalis, Melgarajo, Señorío de los Arcos and Vile win eleven gold and nine silver medals, showcasing the quality of Albarín and Prieto Picudo wines

Twenty medals — eleven gold and nine silver — make up the excellent tally achieved by the Denomination of Origin León (DO León) at the Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, which opens the season of major international wine competitions and whose results have just been announced. Four wineries belonging to the Regulatory Council competed with their Albarín and Prieto Picudo wines against more than three thousand samples submitted by producers from around twenty countries.

Vitalis (Villamañán) achieved a clean sweep of gold medals, three in total, with Lágrima de Vitalis Albarín 2025, the rosé Lágrima de Vitalis from the same vintage, and the red Lágrima de Vitalis Selección, a 2022 crianza. The winegrowers’ association Melgarajo (Melgar de Abajo, Valladolid) obtained the largest number of awards with three gold medals (Sabaliebre Negro Saurí, a 2024 rosé that was making its debut in international wine competitions, and the reds Melgus Reserva and Melgus Gran Reserva, both from the 2015 vintage) and six silver medals for Valdeleña Verdejo 2025, Valdeleña Rosado 2024, and the reds Valdeleña from the same vintage, Valdeleña Tinto Roble, Valdeleña Vino de Autor and Melgus Crianza, the latter three made with Prieto Picudo grapes from the outstanding 2015 harvest.

Vinos de León-Vile (Valdevimbre) once again placed three of its wines at the top of the podium (Valjunco Albarín 2024 and the reds Don Suero Roble 2023 and Don Suero Reserva 2018), with the rosé Valjunco, also from 2024, taking the second step of the podium. Finally, Señorío de los Arcos (Ardoncino) added two gold medals (Vega Carriegos Albarín and Vega Carriegos Rosado, both from the latest harvest) and two silver medals (El Carriego, a 2025 rosé, and the red Vega Carriegos Roble, from the 2024 vintage).

The Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition (CWWSC), held annually in Vitoria-Gasteiz, has become in recent years one of the most prestigious wine and spirits competitions worldwide. Producers from all over the world submitted their samples to be evaluated by a panel of highly experienced and prestigious experts, who tasted 3,085 samples. In this edition, the competition was more intense than ever, with participants from more than twenty countries and an impressive variety of products that stood out for their excellence and quality.