Critic picks

Wine Spectator's top-rated wineries in Adelaide Hills

Wine Spectator scores on the 100-point scale. Its 15 ranked Adelaide Hills producers run from 83 to 92 points, each with at least two rated wines.

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

15
Producers Wine Spectator rates
92
Top score
168
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 192MonterraAdelaide Hills, Australia6 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  2. 292Murdoch HillAdelaide Hills, Australia2 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  3. 390Ochota BarrelsAdelaide Hills, Australia21 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  4. 489Shaw + SmithAdelaide Hills, Australia74 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  5. 588Elysian SpringsAdelaide Hills, Australia4 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  6. 688BK WinesAdelaide Hills, Australia16 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  7. 788Unico ZeloAdelaide Hills, Australia4 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  8. 887Riposte by Tim KnappsteinAdelaide Hills, Australia7 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  9. 987Saint & ScholarAdelaide Hills, Australia4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  10. 1087Pike & JoyceAdelaide Hills, Australia14 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  11. 1186Deviation RoadAdelaide Hills, Australia2 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  12. 1286Mt YengoAdelaide Hills, Australia3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  13. 1386The Lane VineyardAdelaide Hills, Australia6 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  14. 1486Hahndorf HillAdelaide Hills, Australia3 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  15. 1583GhostAdelaide Hills, Australia2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED

How we choose

Wine Spectator rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Wine Spectator 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 Adelaide Hills wineries has Wine Spectator rated?
15 wineries in Adelaide Hills, Australia have at least two wines scored by Wine Spectator. Only those appear here.
Which Adelaide Hills winery does Wine Spectator rate highest?
Monterra, at a 92-point average from Wine Spectator, followed by Murdoch Hill and Ochota Barrels.
How is this list ranked?
By Wine Spectator's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Wine Spectator-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Wine Spectator's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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