Critic picks

Wine Advocate's top-rated wineries in Victoria

Wine Advocate scores on the 100-point scale. Its 161 ranked Victoria producers run from 92 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.

161
Producers Wine Advocate rates
96
Top score
439
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 196Mount MaryYarra Valley, Australia17 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  2. 295Wantirna EstatePort Phillip, Australia5 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 395SerratVictoria, Australia4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  4. 494PolperroMornington Peninsula, Australia8 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  5. 594SavaterreBeechworth, Australia4 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  6. 694WarrabillaNorth East Victoria, Australia2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 793DalwhinniePyrenees, Australia62 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  8. 893SorrenbergBeechworth, Australia5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 993Eastern PeakeWestern Victoria, Australia15 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  10. 1093Turners CrossingCentral Victoria, Australia12 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1193MayfordAlpine Valleys, Australia3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  12. 1293Joshua CooperMacedon Ranges, Australia31 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  13. 1393GiacondaBeechworth, Australia37 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  14. 1493Connor ParkBendigo, Australia2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1593MullineGeelong, Australia32 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  16. 1693Wild Duck Creek EstateVictoria, Australia63 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  17. 1793Luke LambertVictoria, Australia6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1893Best'sWestern Victoria, Australia57 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  19. 1993CofieldVictoria, Australia2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  20. 2093Dilworth and AllainPyrenees, Australia6 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  21. 2192MontaltoPort Phillip, Australia21 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  22. 2292Gembrook HillYarra Valley, Australia7 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  23. 2392Vignerons Schmolzer & BrownVictoria, Australia16 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2492TatiarraHeathcote, Australia19 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2592CirceMornington Peninsula, Australia3 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 Victoria wineries has Wine Advocate rated?
161 wineries in Victoria, Australia have at least two wines scored by Wine Advocate. Only those appear here.
Which Victoria winery does Wine Advocate rate highest?
Mount Mary, at a 96-point average from Wine Advocate, followed by Wantirna Estate and Serrat.
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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