# The 16 best cheeses in the world at the 2021 World Cheese Awards

The 16 finalists of the 2021 World Cheese Awards, held in Oviedo, Spain, with their final-round scores. The winner was Olavidia, a Malagueña goat cheese ripened with moulds and vegetable ash by Quesos y Besos (Guarromán, Jaén), five points clear.

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- Aug 19, 2022 · bairescocinillas
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## Top 16

1. **Olavidia** (13 · ▲14 ▼1) — World Champion Cheese 2021: 103 points. Quesos y Besos (Spain).
2. **Eminence Grise – Tomme chèvre grise au bleu** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 97 points. Van der Heiden Kaas (Netherlands).
3. **Vorarlberger Bergkäse (over 10 months)** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 91 points. Dorfsennerei Schlins (Austria).
4. **Époisses Berthaut Perrière** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — 98 points. Savencia Fromage & Dairy (France).
5. **Twentse Bunkerkaas Geit** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — 95 points. Royal FrieslandCampina (Netherlands).
6. **Baracska semi-hard** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 96 points. Csíz Sajtmühely (Hungary).
7. **Camembeso** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 94 points. Quesos y Besos (Spain).
8. **Gorgonzola Dolce DOP** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 91 points. Caseificio Brusati (Italy).
9. **Parrano Robusto** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 83 points. Royal FrieslandCampina (Netherlands).
10. **Gorwydd Caerphilly** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 93 points. Trethowan's Dairy (UK).
11. **Tomme de chèvre Cave Rousseau** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 86 points. Prolactine France (France).
12. **Montana Intenso** (2 · ▲5 ▼3) — 92 points. MAAZ Cheese (Netherlands).
13. **Almnäs Tegel** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — 89 points. Almnäs Bruk (Sweden).
14. **Pitchfork Vintage Cheddar** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — 83 points. Trethowan's Dairy (UK).
15. **Parmigiano Reggiano 30-39 months** (-1 · ▲2 ▼3) — 88 points. Rosola di Zocca (Italy).
16. **Hisui** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — 82 points. Atelier de Fromage (Japan).

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