Critic picks

Wine Spectator's top-rated wineries in Barolo

Wine Spectator scores on the 100-point scale. Its 35 ranked Barolo producers run from 88 to 93 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.

35
Producers Wine Spectator rates
93
Top score
2101
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 193Giuseppe RinaldiBarolo, Italy41 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 293Arnaldo RiveraBarolo, Italy3 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 393Margherita OttoBarolo, Italy3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 491Cascina AdelaideBarolo, Italy125 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 591Giovanni RossoBarolo, Italy103 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  6. 691Paolo ScavinoBarolo, Italy270 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  7. 791Bartolo MascarelloBarolo, Italy31 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  8. 891ViettiBarolo, Italy312 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  9. 990AzeliaBarolo, Italy153 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  10. 1090DamilanoBarolo, Italy156 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1190Borgogno FrancescoBarolo, Italy2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1290M. MarengoBarolo, Italy88 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  13. 1390Paolo ConternoBarolo, Italy80 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1490Giacomo GrimaldiBarolo, Italy83 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1589Tenuta CuccoBarolo, Italy55 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1689BrandiniBarolo, Italy13 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  17. 1789Luigi EinaudiBarolo, Italy190 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1889RivettoBarolo, Italy77 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1989GiosoBarolo, Italy2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  20. 2089BongiovanniBarolo, Italy130 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2188Enzo BogliettiBarolo, Italy29 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2288Giacomo FenocchioBarolo, Italy37 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2388Fratelli Serio & Battista BorgognoBarolo, Italy20 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2488CameranoBarolo, Italy12 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2588Viberti GiovanniBarolo, Italy86 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→

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 Barolo wineries has Wine Spectator rated?
35 wineries in Barolo, Italy have at least two wines scored by Wine Spectator. Only those appear here.
Which Barolo winery does Wine Spectator rate highest?
Giuseppe Rinaldi, at a 93-point average from Wine Spectator, followed by Arnaldo Rivera and Margherita Otto.
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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