Critic picks

Wine Enthusiast's top-rated wineries in Sauternes

Wine Enthusiast scores on the 100-point scale. Its 31 ranked Sauternes producers run from 90 to 97 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.

31
Producers Wine Enthusiast rates
97
Top score
539
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 197Château d'YquemSauternes, France12 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  2. 295Château ClimensBarsac, France21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  3. 394Château RieussecSauternes, France30 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 494Château GuiraudSauternes, France34 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 594Château SuduirautSauternes, France52 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  6. 694Clos Haut-PeyragueySauternes, France42 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 793Château Lafaurie-PeyragueySauternes, France32 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 893Château Doisy-VedrinesSauternes, France11 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 993Château de FarguesSauternes, France21 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  10. 1093Château Doisy-DaëneSauternes, France21 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  11. 1193Château Raymond-LafonSauternes, France5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1292Château de MalleSauternes, France22 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1392Château Lamothe GuignardSauternes, France23 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1492Château Sigalas RabaudSauternes, France29 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1592Château de Rayne VigneauSauternes, France41 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1692Château Rabaud-PromisSauternes, France19 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1792Château FilhotSauternes, France24 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1892Château NairacBarsac, France19 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1991Château Lamothe-DespujolsSauternes, France5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2091Château de MyratSauternes, France2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2191Clos des LunesSauternes, France5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2290Château Bastor-LamontagneSauternes, France21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2390Château d'ArcheSauternes, France33 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2490Château SimonBarsac, France10 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2590Château CaillouSauternes, France5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→

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 Sauternes wineries has Wine Enthusiast rated?
31 wineries in Sauternes, France have at least two wines scored by Wine Enthusiast. Only those appear here.
Which Sauternes winery does Wine Enthusiast rate highest?
Château d'Yquem, at a 97-point average from Wine Enthusiast, followed by Château Climens and Château Rieussec.
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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