Critic picks

Wine Spectator's top-rated wineries in Calabria

Wine Spectator scores on the 100-point scale. Its 14 ranked Calabria producers run from 84 to 89 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.

14
Producers Wine Spectator rates
89
Top score
241
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 189Cantine LavorataCalabria, Italy2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  2. 289Cataldo CalabrettaCalabria, Italy6 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  3. 388Ippolito 1845Calabria, Italy44 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  4. 488Santa VenereCalabria, Italy4 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  5. 588OdoardiCalabria, Italy23 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  6. 687Tenuta IuzzoliniCalabria, Italy9 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  7. 787Terre di BalbiaCalabria, Italy4 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  8. 887StattiCalabria, Italy37 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  9. 987Antiche VigneCalabria, Italy2 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  10. 1086SenatoreCalabria, Italy4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  11. 1186LibrandiCalabria, Italy86 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  12. 1285SpadaforaCalabria, Italy7 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  13. 1384CeraudoVal di Neto, Italy7 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  14. 1484Fattoria San FrancescoCalabria, Italy6 wines ratedDISTINCTION

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 Calabria wineries has Wine Spectator rated?
14 wineries in Calabria, Italy have at least two wines scored by Wine Spectator. Only those appear here.
Which Calabria winery does Wine Spectator rate highest?
Cantine Lavorata, at a 89-point average from Wine Spectator, followed by Cataldo Calabretta and Ippolito 1845.
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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