Critic picks

Wine Spectator's top-rated wineries in Touraine

Wine Spectator scores on the 100-point scale. Its 92 ranked Touraine producers run from 89 to 93 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.

92
Producers Wine Spectator rates
93
Top score
492
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 193Domaine HuetVouvray, France132 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  2. 292La Grange TiphaineTouraine, France6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  3. 391Domaine de la ButteBourgueil, France27 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  4. 491Florent CosmeVouvray, France6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  5. 591Philippe AllietChinon, France21 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 691Domaine de PallusChinon, France25 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 790Yannick AmiraultTouraine, France43 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  8. 890La Taille Aux LoupsMontlouis-sur-Loire, France72 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  9. 990Vignoble de la JarnoterieTouraine, France3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  10. 1090Alain Robert & FilsVouvray, France6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1190Domaine du MortierSaint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, France3 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1290Vigneau-ChevreauTouraine, France27 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1390Regis CruchetVouvray, France4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1490Château de MinièreBourgueil, France2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  15. 1590Bernard BaudryChinon, France59 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1689Château de CoulaineTouraine, France14 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  17. 1789AngelliaumeTouraine, France4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  18. 1889Foucher LebrunTouraine, France7 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1989Domaine Eric HéraultChinon, France8 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2089Hauts BaigneuxTouraine, France4 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED→
  21. 2189Domaine GambierTouraine, France5 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2289Pascal LambertTouraine, France2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2389Jean-Pierre GiletVouvray, France4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  24. 2489Laurent KraftVouvray, France4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  25. 2589Laurent ChatenayMontlouis-sur-Loire, France4 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 Touraine wineries has Wine Spectator rated?
92 wineries in Touraine, France have at least two wines scored by Wine Spectator. Only those appear here.
Which Touraine winery does Wine Spectator rate highest?
Domaine Huet, at a 93-point average from Wine Spectator, followed by La Grange Tiphaine and Domaine de la Butte.
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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