Critic picks

Wine Spectator's top-rated wineries in Valais

Wine Spectator scores on the 100-point scale. Its 10 ranked Valais producers run from 80 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.

10
Producers Wine Spectator rates
91
Top score
90
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 191MythopiaValais, Switzerland2 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  2. 290Jean-René GermanierVetroz, Switzerland10 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  3. 389Adrian et Diego MathierValais, Switzerland10 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  4. 488Denis MercierValais, Switzerland3 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  5. 586Jacques GermanierValais, Switzerland8 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  6. 685Domaines RouvinezValais, Switzerland5 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  7. 784ProvinsValais, Switzerland30 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  8. 884VaroneValais, Switzerland3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  9. 983Charles BonvinValais, Switzerland11 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  10. 1080Maison GilliardValais, Switzerland8 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 Valais wineries has Wine Spectator rated?
10 wineries in Valais, Switzerland have at least two wines scored by Wine Spectator. Only those appear here.
Which Valais winery does Wine Spectator rate highest?
Mythopia, at a 91-point average from Wine Spectator, followed by Jean-René Germanier and Adrian et Diego Mathier.
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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