Critic picks

Wine Spectator's top-rated wineries in Sancerre

Wine Spectator scores on the 100-point scale. Its 59 ranked Sancerre producers run from 88 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.

59
Producers Wine Spectator rates
89
Top score
879
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 189Daniel CrochetSancerre, France3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  2. 289Claude RiffaultSancerre, France27 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 389Le Roi des PierresSancerre, France17 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 489Serge LaporteSancerre, France7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 589Thomas-LabailleSancerre, France9 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 689Domaine Pierre MartinSancerre, France19 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 789Alphonse MellotSancerre, France40 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 889Domaine Thomas & FilsSancerre, France14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  9. 988Domaine du NozaySancerre, France19 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1088Domaine Arnaud et Stéphanie DezatSancerre, France7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1188Domaine des ColtabardsSancerre, France10 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1288Roger NeveuSancerre, France4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1388Pascal et Nicolas ReverdySancerre, France17 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1488Alain Girard & FilsSancerre, France5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1588Isabelle GarraultSancerre, France6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1688Pascal JolivetSancerre, France214 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1788Vincent GaudrySancerre, France12 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1888Michel Thomas & FilsSancerre, France16 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1988Eric MontintinSancerre, France5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2088Raimbault-PineauSancerre, France2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2188Château de SancerreSancerre, France37 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2288Gérard BoulaySancerre, France3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2388Henri BourgeoisSancerre, France270 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2488Thierry Merlin CherrierSancerre, France7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2588Domaine Fournier Père et FilsSancerre, France109 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 Sancerre wineries has Wine Spectator rated?
59 wineries in Sancerre, France have at least two wines scored by Wine Spectator. Only those appear here.
Which Sancerre winery does Wine Spectator rate highest?
Daniel Crochet, at a 89-point average from Wine Spectator, followed by Claude Riffault and Le Roi des Pierres.
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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