Critic picks

Wine Advocate's top-rated wineries in Valais

Wine Advocate scores on the 100-point scale. Its 41 ranked Valais 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.

41
Producers Wine Advocate rates
94
Top score
541
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 194Didier JorisValais, Switzerland3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  2. 293ChappazValais, Switzerland96 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 392Histoire d'EnferValais, Switzerland22 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 492Benoît DorsazValais, Switzerland10 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 592Domaine CornulusValais, Switzerland2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  6. 691Domaines RouvinezValais, Switzerland5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 791KrebsValais, Switzerland4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 891ChantonValais, Switzerland13 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  9. 991CalozValais, Switzerland14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1091Les Celliers de VétrozVetroz, Switzerland15 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1191Olivier PittetFully, Switzerland16 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  12. 1291Christophe AbbetValais, Switzerland5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1391Jean-René GermanierVetroz, Switzerland127 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1491Weingut RiehenValais, Switzerland24 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1591Cave des BernunesValais, Switzerland4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  16. 1691Domaines ChevaliersValais, Switzerland24 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1791Marie Bernard GilliozValais, Switzerland4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  18. 1890Valentina AndreiValais, Switzerland9 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  19. 1990Claudy ClavienSierre, Switzerland14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2090Denis MercierValais, Switzerland32 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2190Cave St. PhilippeValais, Switzerland4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  22. 2290Clos de TsampehroValais, Switzerland2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  23. 2390Domaine des MusesValais, Switzerland24 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2490Simon Maye & FilsValais, Switzerland5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2590ProvinsValais, Switzerland63 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 Valais wineries has Wine Advocate rated?
41 wineries in Valais, Switzerland have at least two wines scored by Wine Advocate. Only those appear here.
Which Valais winery does Wine Advocate rate highest?
Didier Joris, at a 94-point average from Wine Advocate, followed by Chappaz and Histoire d'Enfer.
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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