Critic picks

Wine Spectator's top-rated wineries in Paarl

Wine Spectator scores on the 100-point scale. Its 27 ranked Paarl producers run from 83 to 91 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.

27
Producers Wine Spectator rates
91
Top score
595
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 191VilafontéPaarl, South Africa34 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  2. 289Doran VineyardsPaarl, South Africa2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  3. 389Spice RoutePaarl, South Africa92 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 488Glen CarlouPaarl, South Africa58 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 588Mooi BlyPaarl, South Africa2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  6. 688ScaliVoor Paardeberg, South Africa6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 788ChamonixPaarl, South Africa41 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 887Vondeling WinesPaarl, South Africa6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 987Lourens FamilyPaarl, South Africa2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1087SeidelbergPaarl, South Africa9 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  11. 1186Rupert & RothschildPaarl, South Africa10 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1286AnuraPaarl, South Africa9 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  13. 1386AvondalePaarl, South Africa16 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1485BacksbergPaarl, South Africa106 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1585Lindhorst WinesPaarl, South Africa6 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  16. 1685VeenwoudenPaarl, South Africa13 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1785RidgebackPaarl, South Africa11 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1885Black PearlPaarl, South Africa13 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1984David FrostPaarl, South Africa5 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  20. 2084BolandPaarl, South Africa7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2184Jam JarPaarl, South Africa17 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  22. 2284PlaisirPaarl, South Africa11 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2384KWVPaarl, South Africa110 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2483LandskroonPaarl, South Africa5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2583KleinboschPaarl, South Africa4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→

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 Paarl wineries has Wine Spectator rated?
27 wineries in Paarl, South Africa have at least two wines scored by Wine Spectator. Only those appear here.
Which Paarl winery does Wine Spectator rate highest?
Vilafonté, at a 91-point average from Wine Spectator, followed by Doran Vineyards and Spice Route.
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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