Critic picks

Wine Enthusiast's top-rated wineries in Rutherford

Wine Enthusiast scores on the 100-point scale. Its 50 ranked Rutherford producers run from 90 to 94 points, each with at least two rated wines.

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

50
Producers Wine Enthusiast rates
94
Top score
588
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 194Hundred AcreRutherford, United States5 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 294KinteraRutherford, United States3 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 393QuintessaRutherford, United States15 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 493StewartRutherford, United States41 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  5. 593ChaixRutherford, United States2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 693Ron McGinnisRutherford, United States2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  7. 793Lail VineyardsRutherford, United States32 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 893Bella UnionRutherford, United States7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 992David ArthurRutherford, United States25 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1092InglenookRutherford, United States24 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1192SullivanRutherford, United States29 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1292HewittRutherford, United States14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1392Rubicon EstateRutherford, United States21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1491Caymus VineyardsRutherford, United States20 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1591Tayson PierceRutherford, United States4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1691No Love Lost Wine CoRutherford, United States3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  17. 1791Sequoia GroveRutherford, United States104 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1891World's EndRutherford, United States27 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1991Round Pond EstateRutherford, United States65 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  20. 2090Mumm NapaRutherford, United States50 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2190Slaughterhouse CellarsRutherford, United States6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2290ScarlettRutherford, United States6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2390MeiomiRutherford, United States3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  24. 2490CakebreadRutherford, United States55 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2590StaglinRutherford, United States25 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→

How we choose

Wine Enthusiast rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Wine Enthusiast 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 Rutherford wineries has Wine Enthusiast rated?
50 wineries in Rutherford, United States have at least two wines scored by Wine Enthusiast. Only those appear here.
Which Rutherford winery does Wine Enthusiast rate highest?
Hundred Acre, at a 94-point average from Wine Enthusiast, followed by Kintera and Quintessa.
How is this list ranked?
By Wine Enthusiast's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Wine Enthusiast-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Wine Enthusiast's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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