Critic picks

Wine Spectator's top-rated wineries in Northern Portugal

Wine Spectator scores on the 100-point scale. Its 135 ranked Northern Portugal producers run from 90 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.

135
Producers Wine Spectator rates
92
Top score
1289
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 192Quinta do Vale MeãoDouro, Portugal63 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 292Quinta do VesuvioDouro, Portugal52 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 392PoeiraDouro, Portugal7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 492Wine & SoulDouro, Portugal109 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  5. 592DuorumDouro, Portugal21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 691Quinta do ValladoDouro, Portugal133 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  7. 791Quinta da BoavistaDouro, Portugal2 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  8. 891Vinhas da CidermaDouro, Portugal2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  9. 991LemosPorto, Portugal43 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1091QuevedoDuriense, Portugal20 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1191Quinta do CrastoDouro, Portugal143 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  12. 1291Luis SeabraDouro, Portugal15 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1391Noble & MuratPorto, Portugal4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1491Quinta de RorizPorto, Portugal10 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1591Prats & Symington (P+S)Douro, Portugal41 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1691Quinta do NovalPorto, Portugal163 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  17. 1791Van ZellersDuriense, Portugal13 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  18. 1891Quinta das CarvalhasDouro, Portugal73 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1990Quinta das TecedeirasDouro, Portugal7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2090Quinta da RomaneiraDouro, Portugal87 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2190Dona MatildeDouro, Portugal4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2290Nicolau de AlmeidaPorto, Portugal4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2390NiepoortDouro, Portugal202 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  24. 2490PessegueiroDouro, Portugal3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2590Casa FerreirinhaDouro, Portugal68 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 Northern Portugal wineries has Wine Spectator rated?
135 wineries in Northern Portugal, Portugal have at least two wines scored by Wine Spectator. Only those appear here.
Which Northern Portugal winery does Wine Spectator rate highest?
Quinta do Vale Meão, at a 92-point average from Wine Spectator, followed by Quinta do Vesuvio and Poeira.
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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