Critic picks

Wine Enthusiast's top-rated wineries in Salento

Wine Enthusiast scores on the 100-point scale. Its 11 ranked Salento producers run from 85 to 88 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.

11
Producers Wine Enthusiast rates
88
Top score
142
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 188Tenute RubinoSalento, Italy39 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  2. 288TaurinoSalento, Italy10 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  3. 388Vigneti RealeSalento, Italy6 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  4. 488MenhirSalento, Italy17 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  5. 587Castello MonaciSalento, Italy28 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  6. 687Claudio QuartaSalento, Italy6 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  7. 787Vigneti del SalentoSalento, Italy3 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  8. 887Cantina Rosa del GolfoSalento, Italy4 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  9. 986Forte IncantoSalento, Italy2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  10. 1086MotturaSalento, Italy22 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  11. 1185Tenute Mater DominiSalento, Italy5 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED

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 Salento wineries has Wine Enthusiast rated?
11 wineries in Salento, Italy have at least two wines scored by Wine Enthusiast. Only those appear here.
Which Salento winery does Wine Enthusiast rate highest?
Tenute Rubino, at a 88-point average from Wine Enthusiast, followed by Taurino and Vigneti Reale.
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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