Critic picks

Vinous's top-rated wineries in Hunter Valley

Vinous scores on the 100-point scale. Its 14 ranked Hunter Valley producers run from 88 to 92 points, each with at least two rated wines.

Ranked by Vinous's mean score across every wine of theirs Vinous has rated. Highest average first; ties go to the producer with more wines rated.

14
Producers Vinous rates
92
Top score
286
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 192Lambloch EstateHunter Valley, Australia4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  2. 291HarkhamHunter Valley, Australia9 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  3. 391SilkmanHunter Valley, Australia2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 491BrokenwoodHunter Valley, Australia145 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 590De IuliisHunter Valley, Australia2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 690Peter HowlandHunter Valley, Australia8 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 790Lake's FollyHunter Valley, Australia4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 890Tyrrell'sHunter Valley, Australia28 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  9. 989Keith TullochHunter Valley, Australia20 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1089Hope EstateHunter Valley, Australia12 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1189Audrey WilkinsonHunter, Australia2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1289Meerea ParkHunter Valley, Australia7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1389MarganHunter Valley, Australia37 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1488McGuiganHunter Valley, Australia6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→

How we choose

Vinous rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Vinous score across every wine of theirs the critic has scored. A producer needs at least two such wines to appear: the guard stops a single lucky score on one bottle from outranking an estate with dozens of rated wines. More on how the list works

Frequently asked

How many Hunter Valley wineries has Vinous rated?
14 wineries in Hunter Valley, Australia have at least two wines scored by Vinous. Only those appear here.
Which Hunter Valley winery does Vinous rate highest?
Lambloch Estate, at a 92-point average from Vinous, followed by Harkham and Silkman.
How is this list ranked?
By Vinous's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Vinous-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Vinous's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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