Critic picks

Wine Spectator's top-rated wineries in Mount Lofty Ranges

Wine Spectator scores on the 100-point scale. Its 55 ranked Mount Lofty Ranges producers run from 88 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.

55
Producers Wine Spectator rates
92
Top score
592
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 192MonterraAdelaide Hills, Australia6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  2. 292Murdoch HillAdelaide Hills, Australia2 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 391Mount HorrocksClare Valley, Australia17 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  4. 490Ochota BarrelsAdelaide Hills, Australia21 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  5. 590Clos ClareClare Valley, Australia6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 690Clare Wine CoClare Valley, Australia3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 790PetalumaMount Lofty Ranges, Australia46 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 890SkillogaleeClare Valley, Australia4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 990KilikanoonClare Valley, Australia142 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  10. 1090Jim BarryClare Valley, Australia102 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  11. 1190Pearson VineyardsClare Valley, Australia2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1289Shaw + SmithAdelaide Hills, Australia74 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  13. 1389GrossetClare Valley, Australia44 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  14. 1489HazyblurMount Lofty Ranges, Australia20 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  15. 1589Bridgewater MillMount Lofty Ranges, Australia4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  16. 1689AdelinaClare Valley, Australia4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1789KoernerClare Valley, Australia2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1888Longview VineyardMount Lofty Ranges, Australia16 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  19. 1988Elysian SpringsAdelaide Hills, Australia4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2088KirrihillClare Valley, Australia5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2188Primo EstateMount Lofty Ranges, Australia3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2288SidewoodMount Lofty Ranges, Australia36 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2388BK WinesAdelaide Hills, Australia16 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  24. 2488Bird In HandMount Lofty Ranges, Australia9 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2588Unico ZeloAdelaide Hills, Australia4 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 Mount Lofty Ranges wineries has Wine Spectator rated?
55 wineries in Mount Lofty Ranges, Australia have at least two wines scored by Wine Spectator. Only those appear here.
Which Mount Lofty Ranges winery does Wine Spectator rate highest?
Monterra, at a 92-point average from Wine Spectator, followed by Murdoch Hill and Mount Horrocks.
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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