Gorrotxategi achieved 8.95 points, a score very close to that required to award the golden cheese, although it was ultimately not granted.
The second position was secured by Unai Lekuona Ruiz de Luzuriaga, from Araia, with 8.49 points; and third place went to Julen Arburua, representing Kortaria S.C. (Lekaroz), with 8.48 points.
This year's competition featured the ten most recent winners of September's cheese contests. The event aims to acknowledge the work of producers under the Idiazabal Designation of Origin and the region's cheesemaking tradition.
