Critic picks

Wine Advocate's top-rated wineries in Sauternes

Wine Advocate scores on the 100-point scale. Its 27 ranked Sauternes producers run from 84 to 96 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.

27
Producers Wine Advocate rates
96
Top score
581
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 196Château GiletteSauternes, France9 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 294Château de FarguesSauternes, France19 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 392Château Doisy-DaëneSauternes, France56 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  4. 491Château ClimensBarsac, France21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 591Château Raymond-LafonSauternes, France24 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 690Château Rabaud-PromisSauternes, France14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 790Château RieussecSauternes, France43 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 890Château Lafaurie-PeyragueySauternes, France22 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 990Château de MalleSauternes, France24 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1090Château SuduirautSauternes, France47 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  11. 1190Château Haut-BergeronSauternes, France11 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1290Château d'ArcheSauternes, France21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1390Château Bastor-LamontagneSauternes, France20 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1490Château Lamothe GuignardSauternes, France19 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1589Clos des LunesSauternes, France40 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1689Château CaillouSauternes, France14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1789Château La Tour BlancheSauternes, France28 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1888Château FilhotSauternes, France25 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1988Château BroustetBarsac, France19 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2088Château de Rayne VigneauSauternes, France29 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2188Château Sigalas RabaudSauternes, France27 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2288Clos Haut-PeyragueySauternes, France3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2387Château GuiraudSauternes, France21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2486Château Lamothe-DespujolsSauternes, France11 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2584Château NairacBarsac, France14 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 Sauternes wineries has Wine Advocate rated?
27 wineries in Sauternes, France have at least two wines scored by Wine Advocate. Only those appear here.
Which Sauternes winery does Wine Advocate rate highest?
Château Gilette, at a 96-point average from Wine Advocate, followed by Château de Fargues and Château Doisy-Daëne.
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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