French Chocolatier Competition 2020 – Winners
The International Chocolate Awards is pleased to announce the Winners of the fourth French Chocolatier Competition, judged 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 later in 2020.
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.
- Winners
- Finalists
- Judges
- Grand Jury
Prizes
The categories judged included flavoured bars, filled chocolates, bonbons and pralines and chocolate spreads. The competitions were for national/regional entries for all categories except Plain/origin dark, milk and white bars. These categories are being judged later at the European Bean-to-Bar competition. 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.
French Chocolatier Competition
(Prizes are shown in alphabetical order for each medal)
Tablettes Aromatisées
Tablettes de chocolat noir avec infusion ou arôme
Silver: Néogourmets & Zebre en Cuisine (France) – Chocolat Noir 70% Ouganda / Banane
+ Special: Innovation
Ganaches, palets, pralines avec ganache, truffes
Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat noir non aromatisées
Bronze: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C. (France) – Chocolat « Vieux Cacaoyers »
Ganaches ou truffes de chocolat noir aromatisées
Gold: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C. (France) – Francescu – Safran et Délice d’Oranges
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C. (France) – « Mintrastella » ou Menthe Aquatique
+ Special: Local ingredients
Silver: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C. (France) – Chocolat Aneth
Silver: Colomb Béréni Création C.B.C. (France) – Chocolat Citron Vert/Basilic
Silver: L’Atelier du Confiseur (France) – Ganache Thym-Miel
Ganaches ou truffes au chocolat au lait
Silver: L’Atelier du Confiseur (France) – Ganache Rhum-Raisins
Ganaches ou truffes utilisant du chocolat noir/au lait/blanc pour l’enrobage et la garniture
Gold: Chocolaterie Agnès et Pierre (France) – Ganache Cêpes et Oranges
+ Special: Gastronomic
Silver: Chocolaterie Agnès et Pierre (France) – Ganache Café du Vietnam et Combava
Silver: Chocolaterie Agnès et Pierre (France) – Ganache Carotte, Orange, Gingembre Frais
Fruits secs
Praliné au chocolat noir
Gold: Chapon (France) – Canela
Praliné au chocolat lait
Gold: L’Atelier du Confiseur (France) – Praliné aux Graines de Sarrasin
Praliné au chocolat lait …
Gold: Chocolaterie Agnès et Pierre (France) – Praliné Pistache, Olive Noire et Amande
Silver: Chocolaterie Agnès et Pierre (France) – Praliné Sésame, Amande,Graine de Nigelle
Dragées/ fruits secs entiers enrobés au chocolat lait
Bronze: Bovetti (France) – Noisettes Enrobées de Chocolat au Lait
Dragées/ fruits secs entiers enrobés au chocolat blanc
Silver: Bovetti (France) – Chocolat Apéritif Fenouil Chocolat Blanc
Autres – fruits / sucre / beurre / crème
Pâtes de fruits, gelées enrobées de chocolat noir
Gold: L’Atelier du Confiseur (France) – Bonbon à la Mandarine
Pâte à tartiner
Pâtes à tartiner au chocolat noir (sans poudre de lait)
Silver: Bovetti (France) – Pâte à Tartiner Noisette Chocolat Noir
Pâtes à tartiner au chocolat au lait
Silver: Au Bon Chocolat (France) – Pâte à Tartiner Noisette Chocolat
Silver: Charles Chocolartisan (France) – Kikawet -Pâte à Tartiner Choco-Cacahuète
Bronze: Bovetti (France) – Pâte à Tartiner Noisettes Chocolat Lait
Bronze: Chocolaterie Agnès et Pierre (France) – Plaisir à Tartiner Noisette
(*) Declared chocolate maker for private label bars.
(**) Winner has declared the product is made with their own bean-to-bar chocolate or couverture.