Critic picks

Wine Spectator's top-rated wineries in Central Italy

Wine Spectator scores on the 100-point scale. Its 911 ranked Central Italy producers run from 91 to 95 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.

911
Producers Wine Spectator rates
95
Top score
718
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 195Tenuta del NicchioToscana, Italy6 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 294MassetoToscana, Italy18 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 393Emidio PepeAbruzzo, Italy22 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 493Tenuta PeranoChianti Classico, Italy3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 593Podere CastellinuzzaChianti Classico, Italy3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 693Podere Il CarnascialeToscana, Italy21 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  7. 792Poggio LandiBrunello di Montalcino, Italy23 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 892IstineChianti, Italy27 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 992Oliviero ToscaniToscana, Italy3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1092Borgo La StellaToscana, Italy4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1192Donne FittipaldiToscana, Italy4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1292Tenuta LuceToscana, Italy20 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  13. 1392Villa MontepaldiChianti, Italy2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1492Casanova di NeriToscana, Italy93 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  15. 1592Tenuta di TrinoroToscana, Italy75 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  16. 1692SalicuttiRosso di Montalcino, Italy43 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1792Le RagnaieToscana, Italy60 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  18. 1892Poggio La NoceToscana, Italy3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1992OrnellaiaBolgheri Superiore, Italy52 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  20. 2092OrmaBolgheri, Italy16 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2192TabarriniMontefalco, Italy59 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2292Podere le RipiToscana, Italy12 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2391Tenuta le ColonneToscana, Italy16 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2491Tua RitaToscana, Italy116 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  25. 2591LazzerettiToscana, Italy17 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 Central Italy wineries has Wine Spectator rated?
911 wineries in Central Italy, Italy have at least two wines scored by Wine Spectator. Only those appear here.
Which Central Italy winery does Wine Spectator rate highest?
Tenuta del Nicchio, at a 95-point average from Wine Spectator, followed by Masseto and Emidio Pepe.
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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