Blanc Subur 2024 has been awarded the Silver Medal in the category of aged white wines of the 60th edition of the Tastavins DO Penedès competition. It is the third time in recent years that Blanc Subur has been awarded in this prestigious competition, after the recognitions obtained in 2017, 2018 and 2022. The award ceremony was held last week in Vilafranca, at a gala that brought together producers, professionals from the sector and institutional representatives linked to the world of wine.
The sixtieth edition of Tastavins presented 110 wines distributed in seven different categories, including that of aged white wines, where Blanc Subur 2024 competed. In addition to rewarding the organoleptic quality of the wines, the competition also recognizes the evolution and capacity of wineries to interpret the territory and adapt to new market trends without losing authenticity.
The Tastavins DO Penedès is one of the oldest wine competitions in Europe and one of the benchmark events for the Catalan wine sector. The competition is organised by the Tastavins Penedès Academy with the technical support of the DO Penedès and the collaboration of the Vilafranca del Penedès City Council. Unlike other international competitions, the Tastavins has the particularity that only wines made under the Penedès Designation of Origin can participate, making it a great showcase for the diversity, quality and wine identity of the territory.
This new distinction confirms the good moment of a wine that is committed to varietal expression, bottle aging and limited production. With this medal, Blanc Subur reinforces its position among the unique wines of the Penedès and adds a new success to a consolidated trajectory in the competition.
Blanc Subur. Blanc Subur 2024 is a single-varietal wine made exclusively with Malvasia de Sitges. This new vintage stands out especially for its aging in bottle, a process that brings greater aromatic complexity, structure and elegance to the wine as a whole. The result is a white with its own identity, freshness and capacity for evolution, made with a clear desire for uniqueness and authenticity. The production of Blanc Subur 2024 is very limited, with only 2,500 bottles, which reinforces its exclusive character.
The recognition obtained this year gives continuity to an outstanding trajectory within the Tastavins competition. Previously, Blanc Subur had already been awarded two Gold Medals for the 2017 and 2018 vintages, as well as a Bronze for the 2022 harvest. The silver obtained with the 2024 wine therefore represents the fourth medal obtained in a decade and consolidates the qualitative regularity of a project that has managed to turn Malvasia de Sitges into a reference wine within the DO Penedès and also outside.
The Tastavins award joins other recent accolades for the Malvasia de Sitges from the Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista winery. Last month, the Malvasia Dolça won the Platinum Medal at The World of Malvasies competition, held in Istria (Croatia). Last year, the same wine won the Gold Medal at the 2025 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles and three years ago it was named Best Sweet Wine in the Catalan Wine Guide.