James Suckling’s Top 100 French wines

Bottles listed in James Suckling's top 100 French wines

The American wine critic James Suckling recently published his 2025 list of the 100 best French wines. Discover which iDealwine partner producers are among those mentioned in his rankings. The selection is rich and varied and you can find new treasures to add to your collection.

James Suckling publishes a list of the top wines from around the world each year: South Africa, Germany, Spain, Austria, Australia, Portugal, USABordeaux and, of course, a top 100 of the whole of France. This year, it’s Domaine Jean-Marc Burgaud which sits at the top of the rankings. This is an unmissable winemaker in Beaujolais with 19 hectares of vines planted on clay soil spread across the Morgon, Régnié, Beaujolais-Villages and Beaujolais Blanc appellations. In second place sits Château d’Issan, rewarded for its 2022 vintage. Often called the vintage of the century by the press, 2022 stands out from the crowd! The weather that year was ideal for creating beautifully ripe grapes. And this also helped Château Suduiraut’s grapes to become perfectly botrytised. The Sauternes from Château Suduiraut comes in third place. Discover the rest of the list in the table below, including the scores that the American critic award the wines,

James Suckling’s Top 100 French wines that can be found on iDealwine

PositionProducer + vintageScore
12023 Morgon Côte du Py, Jean-Marc Burgaud99
22022 Château d’Issan, Margaux98
32022 Château Suduiraut, Sauternes99
42023 Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Hengst, Domaine Barmes-Buecher100
52022 Château Giscours, Margaux98
122023 Moulin-à-Vent Cœur de Vigneronne, Domaine Anita99
162023 Cornas La Geynale, Domaine Vincent Paris98
172023 Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain, Domaine Zind Humbrecht100
182023 Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg Ste. Catherine, Domaine Weinbach99
212023 Pinot Noir Alsace Les Saintes Claires, Albert Mann99
232022 Château Cos d’Estournel, Saint-Estèphe99
262020 Alsace Grand Cru Schoenenbourg, Domaine Marcel Deiss99
272022 Domaine de Chevalier, Pessac-Léognan99
282023 Juliénas En Bessay, Domaine Mont Bessay97
292022 Les Pallières Gigondas Les Racines97
322022 Château Léoville Barton, Saint-Julien98
342022 Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux98
352022 Château Pédesclaux, Pauillac97
392022 Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux97
402022 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac97
422022 Château Pape Clément, Pessac-Léognan97
432018 Riesling Alsace Cuvée Frédéric Emile, Trimbach98
442022 Château Malartic-Lagravière, Pessac-Léognan (white)97
452023 Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Sommerberg Dudenstein, Albert Boxler98
462022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Charvin98
482023 Domaine Santa Duc Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau Ouest98
502023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau, Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe98
512018 Dom Pérignon, Champagne99
522002 Champagne Blanc de Blancs Cuvée de Réserve Vinotheque Brut, Pol Roger99
532019 Champagne Blanc de Blancs, Deutz97
542023 Hermitage Lieu Dit Ligne de Crête Les Grandes Vignes, Delas99
552023 Beaune Premier Cru Clos des Mouches, Joseph Drouhin98
562023 Meursault Premier Cru Perrières, Domaine Bouchard Père & Fils98
572023 Volnay Premier Cru Clos des Santenots, Domaine Jacques Prieur99
602022 Ermitage Blanc De L’Orée, M. Chapoutier100
622022 Château Les Carmes-Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan99
632022 Château Canon, St.-Emilion99
652022 Château Montrose, Saint-Estèphe99
662022 Château Pichon Longueville, Lalande Pauillac99
672022 La Mondotte, St.-Emilion99
682022 Château Figeac, St.-Emilion99
692022 Château d’Yquem, Sauternes100
712023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin, Château de Beaucastel100
73Champagne Grand Siècle Grande Cuvée N.27, Laurent-Perrier99
742008 Champagne R.D. Extra Brut, Bollinger99
751996 Champagne Blanc des Millénaires Brut, Charles Heidsieck100
762022 Hermitage La Chapelle, Domaine de la Chapelle99
772022 Cornas, Domaine A. Clape98
812022 Château La Conseillante, Pomerol98
832022 Côte-Rôtie La Belle Hélène, Stéphane Ogier99
842021 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne, E. Guigal98
852023 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Folatières, Olivier Leflaive98
872023 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot97
882013 Champagne Cristal, Louis Roederer98
89Champagne VP Vieillissement Prolongé, Egly-Ouriet97
92Champagne Aÿ Grand Cru MV20 Brut, Henri Giraud97
942014 Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, Taittinger97
952012 Champagne Cuvée Nicolas François, Billecart-Salmon97
97Champagne Grande Cuvée 173ème Edition, Krug97
982016 Champagne Clos des Goisses Extra Brut, Philipponnat97

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