Critic picks

Wine Advocate's top-rated wineries in New South Wales

Wine Advocate scores on the 100-point scale. Its 58 ranked New South Wales producers run from 90 to 94 points, each with at least two rated wines.

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

58
Producers Wine Advocate rates
94
Top score
579
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 194Robert SteinMudgee, Australia3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  2. 294Mount PleasantHunter Valley, Australia39 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 393Charles Sturt UniversityNew South Wales, Australia2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 493Lake's FollyHunter Valley, Australia19 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 592ThomasHunter Valley, Australia14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 692MayfieldCentral Ranges, Australia8 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  7. 792Briar RidgeHunter Valley, Australia22 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 891Moppity VineyardsSouthern New South Wales, Australia14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 991Tyrrell'sHunter Valley, Australia91 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  10. 1091ClonakillaSouthern New South Wales, Australia62 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1191Henry's LadderOrange, Australia9 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1291Nick O LearyNew South Wales, Australia4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  13. 1391Canobolas SmithOrange, Australia4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  14. 1491Colmar EstateOrange, Australia2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  15. 1591RavensworthCanberra District, Australia3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  16. 1691GundogNew South Wales, Australia9 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1790HelmSouthern New South Wales, Australia20 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1890FreemanHilltops, Australia11 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  19. 1990Hungerford HillNew South Wales, Australia14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2090AngullongNew South Wales, Australia3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  21. 2190BrokenwoodHunter Valley, Australia151 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2290TertiniSouthern Highlands, Australia4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  23. 2390Jeir CreekNew South Wales, Australia5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2490Keith TullochHunter Valley, Australia37 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2590Robert OatleyNew South Wales, Australia29 wines ratedDISTINCTION→

How we choose

Wine Advocate rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Wine Advocate 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 New South Wales wineries has Wine Advocate rated?
58 wineries in New South Wales, Australia have at least two wines scored by Wine Advocate. Only those appear here.
Which New South Wales winery does Wine Advocate rate highest?
Robert Stein, at a 94-point average from Wine Advocate, followed by Mount Pleasant and Charles Sturt University.
How is this list ranked?
By Wine Advocate's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Wine Advocate-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Wine Advocate's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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