The wines most highly rated by renowned critic Robert Parker.

Even if the critic has his detractors, earning a 100/100 score from the famous Robert Parker is a bit like finding the Holy Grail: a difficult, obstacle-filled journey that opens the door to a bright future for the lucky winemakers.

Indeed, relatively few wines have achieved that score, and their prices soar as soon as they do. It’s rare to find a 100/100 wine for less than €200!

For example, a Pontet Canet 2009 (RP100/100) costs at least twice as much as a Pontet Canet 2008 (RP95/100)! Since 1978, around 500 wines have had the good fortune to earn this prestigious—and highly lucrative—distinction.

France currently leads this ranking by a wide margin, with more than 250 cuvées having received the coveted perfect score. Next come the USA, with around 150 cuvées, followed by Australia with some 30 honored cuvées (a long way behind!).

As for the estates that have received the most perfect scores, Guigal and Chapoutier lead the way, each with more than 30 wines rated 100/100 by Robert Parker. Guigal has stood out in particular for its legendary Côte Rôtie La Mouline, Côte Rôtie La Turque and Côte Rôtie La Landonne cuvées, and Chapoutier for Ermitage Pavillon, Ermitage L'Ermite, Ermitage Le Méal and Ermitage de l'Orée.

While Rhône Valley wines (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage and Châteauneuf du Pape) are highly prized by “Bob,” Bordeaux wines are no less favored. Pétrus is his favorite, with nine vintages rated 100/100. For Burgundy lovers, however, the critic is harder to please: only 11 wines have received top scores over those famous last 40 years—four wines from Domaine de la Romanée Conti, three from Domaine Leroy and one Griotte Chambertin from Claude Dugat… Is this Bob’s revenge for the doors so often closed to him in the region?

While all the estates mentioned above are well known to the public, Robert Parker can also sometimes shine a spotlight on smaller, lesser-known estates producing equally remarkable wines, such as the Monbazillacs from Domaine Tirecul La Gravière, the Cornas wines from Domaine Auguste Clape or Domaine Alain Voge, and the Saint-Émilions from Le Dôme or Peby Faugères…

The list of French wines awarded 100/100 by Parker:

BORDEAUX WINES

MARGAUX APPELLATION

• Château Margaux: 1900, 1990 and 2000
• Château Palmer: 1961

PAUILLAC APPELLATION

• Château Lafite Rothschild: 1986, 1996, 2003 and 2010
• Château Latour: 1961, 1982, 1996, 2003, 2009 and 2010
• Château Mouton Rothschild: 1945, 1959, 1982 and 1986
• Château Pontet Canet: 2009 and 2010

PESSAC-LÉOGNAN APPELLATION

• Château Haut-Bailly: 2009
• Château Haut-Brion: 1945, 1961, 1989, 2005 and 2009
• Château Haut-Brion white: 1989
• Mission Haut Brion: 1955, 1959, 1982, 1989, 2000, 2005, 2009 and 2010
• Château Pape Clément: 2009 (white) and 2010 (red)
• Château Smith Haut Lafitte: 2009

POMEROL APPELLATION

• Château Clinet: 1989 and 2009
• Château L'Eglise Clinet: 1921, 1947 and 2005
• Château L'Evangile: 2009
• Château Le Pin: 1982, 2009 and 2010
• Château Lafleur: 1945, 1947, 1950, 1982, 2000 and 2005
• Château Latour à Pomerol: 1947 and 1961
• Château La Violette: 2010
• Pétrus: 1921, 1929, 1947, 1961, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2009 and 2010

SAINT-ÉMILION APPELLATION

• Château Angélus: 2005
• Château Ausone: 2003 and 2005
• Château Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse: 1990, 2009 and 2010
• Château Bellevue Mondotte: 2005 and 2009
• Château Cheval Blanc: 1947, 2005 and 2010
• Château Clos Fourtet: 2009
• Château La Clusière: 2000
• Château La Mondotte: 2009
• Château Le Dome: 2010
• Château Larcis Ducasse: 2005
• Château Pavie: 2000, 2005, 2009 and 2010
• Château Peby Faugères: 2005
• Château Troplong Mondot: 2005

SAINT-ESTÈPHE APPELLATION

• Château Cos d’Estournel: 2009
• Château Montrose: 1990, 2009 and 2010

SAINT-JULIEN APPELLATION

• Château Ducru Beaucaillou: 2009
• Château Léoville Las Cases: 1986
• Château Léoville Poyferré: 2009

SAUTERNES APPELLATION

• Château Yquem: 1811, 1847, 1945, 2001 and 2009
• Château Climens: 1929

BURGUNDY WINES

• Domaine Claude et Maurice Dugat: Griotte Chambertin 1993
• Domaine d'Auvenay: Mazis-Chambertin 2010
• Domaine de la Romanée Conti:
  • La Tache 1999,
  • Montrachet 1986,
  • Richebourg 1929,
  • Romanée Conti 1985
• Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair: La Romanée 1911
• Domaine Leroy:
  • Hospices de Beaune “Cuvée Madeleine Collignon”,
  • Latricières-Chambertin 1991,
  • Mazis Chambertin 1985
• Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru 1971
• Morin Père et Fils: La Romanée 1915

ALSACE WINES

Domaine Weinbach:

• Gewurztraminer Furstentum Quintessence de Grains Nobles 2001

Zind-Humbrecht:

• Gewurztraminer Heimbourg Vendanges Tardives: 1990,
• Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal Selection de Grains Nobles: 1990,
• Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl Vendanges Tardives: 1989 and 1990

CHAMPAGNE WINES

• Maison Krug Clos du Mesnil Blanc de Blancs 1988 and 1996

LOIRE WINES

Domaine Huet:

• Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux 1er Trie Fin de presse: 1989
• Vouvray Moelleux Cuvée Constance: 2003
• Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Moelleux: 1947

SOUTHWEST FRANCE WINES: MONBAZILLAC

• Domaine Tirecul-la-Gravière Cuvée Madame 1995

RHÔNE VALLEY WINES 

HERMITAGE APPELLATION

• Delas Frères Hermitage Les Bessards 2009 and 2010
• Domaine de Chapoutier Ermitage
  • Cuvée de l’Orée 2000, 2009, 2010 and 2011
  • Les Greffieux 2006
  • Le Meal Red 2009
  • White 2010 and 2013
  • Le Pavillon 1989, 1990, 1991, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012
  • Ermite white 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014
  • Ermite red 2003, 2010 and 2012
• Etienne Guigal Hermitage
  • Ex Voto Red: 2003, 2009 and 2010
  • Ex Voto White: 2010
• Jean Louis Chave Hermitage
  • Cuvee Cathelin 1990, 2003, 2009 and 2010
  • Hermitage Red: 2003, 2009 and 2010
  • Hermitage White: 2009
• Paul Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle 1961, 1978 and 1990

CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE

• Beaucastel Châteauneuf du Pape
  • Hommage à Jacques Perrin: 1989, 1990, 1998 and 2007
  • Roussanne Vieilles Vignes White: 2009
• Clos Saint-Jean Châteauneuf du Pape
  • Deus Ex Machina: 2005, 2007 and 2010
  • “La Combe des Fous”: 2005 and 2007
  • Sanctus Sanctorum: 2007, 2009 and 2010
• Domaine du Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf du Pape Le Clos du Caillou Reserve: 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2010
• Domaine la Barroche Pure: 2005 and 2010
• Domaine Grand Veneur Châteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes: 2010
• Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes: 2007 and 2010
• Domaine de la Mordorée Châteauneuf du Pape “Cuvée de la Reine des Bois”: 2001
• Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Châteauneuf du Pape Reserve: 2001, 2003 and 2005
• Domaine Pegau Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée da Capo: 1998, 2000, 2007 and 2010
• Domaine Roger Sabon Châteauneuf du Pape “Le Secret de Sabon”: 2001 and 2007
• Domaine de Saint-Prefert Châteauneuf du Pape Collection Charles Giraud: 2007 and 2010
• Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf du Pape “Reserve des Célestins”: 1990
• Lucien and André Brunel Châteauneuf du Pape Les Cailloux Cuvée Centenaire: 1990
• Mas de Boislauzon Châteauneuf du Pape “Cuvée du Quet”: 2007 and 2010
• Pierre Usseglio Châteauneuf du Pape Reserve des Deux Frères: 2007

CÔTE-RÔTIE APPELLATION

• Domaine Chapoutier Côte Rôtie La Mordorée 1991
• Etienne Guigal Côte Rôtie
  • La Mouline 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2010
  • La Landonne 1985, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2010
  • La Turque 1985, 1988, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2010
• Michel Ogier Côte Rôtie Cuvée Belle Helene 1999, 2009 and 2010
• René Rostaing Côte Rôtie Cote Blonde 1999

GIGONDAS

• Château de Saint Cosme Gigondas “Hominis Fides”: 2007 and 2010

CORNAS APPELLATION

• Domaine Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Fontaines: 2010