Critic picks

Wine Advocate's top-rated wineries in Paarl

Wine Advocate scores on the 100-point scale. Its 28 ranked Paarl producers run from 86 to 93 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.

28
Producers Wine Advocate rates
93
Top score
420
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 193VilafontéPaarl, South Africa17 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  2. 291VeenwoudenPaarl, South Africa11 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  3. 391Rupert & RothschildPaarl, South Africa4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 491CulraithinPaarl, South Africa2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 590MaanschijnPaarl, South Africa6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 690Lourens FamilyPaarl, South Africa5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 790TormentosoPaarl, South Africa15 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 890RidgebackPaarl, South Africa15 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 990Tempel WinesPaarl, South Africa11 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1089ChamonixPaarl, South Africa56 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1189Vondeling WinesPaarl, South Africa32 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1289Lievland VineyardsPaarl, South Africa7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1389UnorthodoxPaarl, South Africa2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  14. 1489Brookdale EstatePaarl, South Africa8 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1589KWVPaarl, South Africa65 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1688Arco LaarmanPaarl, South Africa2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  17. 1788Glen CarlouPaarl, South Africa21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1887BacksbergPaarl, South Africa57 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1987Franschhoek CellarPaarl, South Africa2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  20. 2087AnuraPaarl, South Africa2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  21. 2187Nelson Wine EstatePaarl, South Africa3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2287Black PearlPaarl, South Africa11 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2387NuibaSimonsberg-Paarl, South Africa2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  24. 2486AvondalePaarl, South Africa12 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2586Spice RoutePaarl, South Africa52 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 Paarl wineries has Wine Advocate rated?
28 wineries in Paarl, South Africa have at least two wines scored by Wine Advocate. Only those appear here.
Which Paarl winery does Wine Advocate rate highest?
Vilafonté, at a 93-point average from Wine Advocate, followed by Veenwouden and Rupert & Rothschild.
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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