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French Chocolatier Competition Winners 2018

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The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the second French Chocolatier Competition, which was judged from 27-30 April, 2018 in Paris, France with our French Partner Planetgout. This competition judged entries from chocolatiers based in France, celebrating the historic excellence in fine chocolate and the craft of French fine chocolatiers. Winners will pass through to the World Final in Florence, Italy in October 2018.

Judges

The judging panel was made up of member of our Grand Jury and international judges who traveled to Paris, joined by local chefs, journalists, bloggers and chocolate specialists.

Prizes

The categories judged included flavoured bars, filled chocolates, bonbons and pralines and chocolate spreads.
This was a national/regional competition for all categories except Plain/origin dark, milk and white bars. These categories are being judged from 10 May – 11 June 2018, at the European Bean-to-Bar competition, held in the Netherlands. All judging is anonymised, including at the Grand Jury final session, where Golds, Silver and Bronze prizes are awarded by private voting according to the Grand Jury rules.

Awards are given only to entries that meet the required standard for each prize.

(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)


Barras saborizado

Barras de chocolate blanco con infusiones o polvos

Bronze: Chapon  (France) - Tablette blanc Tonka Reglisse

Barras de chocolate blanco con inclusiones o piezas

Bronze: Mascarin  (France) - Chocolat blanc fondant vanille bourbon


Ganaches, palets, ganaches pralinés y trufas

Ganaches o trufas de chocolate negro no saborizadas

Gold: Frédéric Cassel  (France) - Xibun

Silver: Ara Chocolat  (France) - Ganache nature grand cru Chuncho (**)

Silver: Ara Chocolat  (France) - Ganache nature grand cru Tolita (**)

Silver: Espèce de Ganache  (France) - Le bon point

Bronze: Joel Vilcoq Chocolatier  (France) - Ganache noir origine Guatemala et Madagascar

Ganaches o trufas de chocolate negro saborizado

Gold: Ara Chocolat  (France) - Ganache olives noires Tanches de Nyons (**)

Silver: Ara Chocolat  (France) - Ganache huile d'olive (**)

Silver: Chocolat Weiss  (France) - Yuzu sésame (**)

Silver: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C.  (France) - chocolat rhum/raisin

Silver: Delaveaux Chocolatier  (France) - Ganache fruit de la passion (**)

Silver: Le Petit Chocolatier  (France) - Ganache thym et zestes de citron

Bronze: Au Bon Chocolat  (France) - Ardentes (**)

Bronze: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C.  (France) - chocolat noir combawa/citron vert

Bronze: Delaveaux Chocolatier  (France) - Ganache Mojito (**)

Ganaches o trufas de chocolate con leche saborizado

Silver: Pralus  (France) - Ganache lait (**)

Ganaches o trufas de una combinación de chocolates saborizados

Gold: Joel Vilcoq Chocolatier  (France) - Ganache bissap

Silver: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C.  (France) - chocolat au miel et pollen

Silver: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C.  (France) - chocolat au poivre frais du Vietnam

Silver: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C.  (France) - chocolat passion/framboise

Silver: Jacques Bockel chocolatier créateur  (France) - On dirait le sud

Bronze: Jacques Bockel chocolatier créateur  (France) - Combava


Nueces

Pralinés de nuez cubiertas de chocolate negro

Gold: Joel Vilcoq Chocolatier  (France) - Praliné pistache

Silver: Delaveaux Chocolatier  (France) - Praliné noisette (**)

Silver: Les Carrés Victoire  (France) - Praliné eclat de caramel noir

Silver: Pralus  (France) - Gijanduja (**)

Bronze: Chapon  (France) - Canela (**)

Pralinés de nuez cubiertas de chocolate con leche

Silver: Jacques Bockel chocolatier créateur  (France) - Croustille

Silver: Patrick Gelencser Chocolatier  (France) - Valencia praliné chocolat au lait

Silver: Pralus  (France) - Praliné lait (**)

Silver: zChocolat  (France) - Z lait

Bronze: zChocolat  (France) - Barre Z lait

Pralinés de nuez cubiertas de chocolate blanco

Bronze: zChocolat  (France) - Z blanc


Otros - fruta/azúcar/mantequila/crema/misceláneos

Manon/mantequilla/crema cubierta de chocolate con leche

Bronze: Pralus  (France) - Nougatine lait (**)


Cremas para untar

Cremas para untar de chocolate negro (sin leche en polvo)

Gold: Pralus  (France) - Creme de noisettes pot 250gr


(*)  Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.

(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.