Critic picks

Vinous's top-rated wineries in Paarl

Vinous scores on the 100-point scale. Its 25 ranked Paarl producers run from 85 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.

25
Producers Vinous rates
92
Top score
597
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 192Lourens FamilyPaarl, South Africa21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  2. 291VilafontéPaarl, South Africa85 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  3. 391CulraithinPaarl, South Africa2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 490Brookdale EstatePaarl, South Africa14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 590Nelson Wine EstatePaarl, South Africa2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 690Rupert & RothschildPaarl, South Africa21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 790Doran VineyardsPaarl, South Africa2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  8. 889Rickety BridgePaarl, South Africa74 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 989PlaisirPaarl, South Africa5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1089Glen CarlouPaarl, South Africa64 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1189VeenwoudenPaarl, South Africa6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1288RidgebackPaarl, South Africa14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1388MaanschijnPaarl, South Africa5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1488ChamonixPaarl, South Africa78 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1588ColerainePaarl, South Africa3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1688ScaliVoor Paardeberg, South Africa9 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1788AvondalePaarl, South Africa21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1888BacksbergPaarl, South Africa43 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1988Vondeling WinesPaarl, South Africa13 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2087Black PearlPaarl, South Africa16 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2187Jam JarPaarl, South Africa6 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  22. 2287TormentosoPaarl, South Africa4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2387Spice RoutePaarl, South Africa62 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2487KWVPaarl, South Africa13 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2585LandskroonPaarl, South Africa14 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 Paarl wineries has Vinous rated?
25 wineries in Paarl, South Africa have at least two wines scored by Vinous. Only those appear here.
Which Paarl winery does Vinous rate highest?
Lourens Family, at a 92-point average from Vinous, followed by Vilafonté and Culraithin.
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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