2025 Pearl 5 Star Prestige: The Complete List of 49 Wineries

Among Saint-Estèphe's Second Growths, Château Montrose carries a lineage stretching to 1829 and a reputation built on Cabernet-dominant blends that reward patience. Recognised with a Pearl 5 Star Prestige award in 2025, it sits at the upper tier of the Médoc's classified hierarchy. The estate occupies a privileged riverside position above the Gironde, where the proximity to water shapes the terroir as directly as any winemaking decision.

Edmond Vatan is a small domaine in Chavignol, within the Sancerre appellation, producing Sauvignon Blanc from some of the Loire Valley's most storied Kimmeridgian clay-limestone soils. Under winemaker Anne Vatan, the estate has worked the same vineyards since 1953 and earned a Pearl 5 Star Prestige award in 2025. For those tracking serious Loire white wine, this address in the Cher department carries significant weight.

Château Cheval Blanc has produced wine from its Saint-Émilion estate since 1821, making it one of the oldest continuously operating domaines on the Right Bank. Under winemaker Pierre-Olivier Clouet, it holds the 2025 EP Club Pearl 5 Star Prestige award and occupies the uppermost tier of Saint-Émilion classification alongside a small cohort of peers who define the appellation's international reputation.

Screaming Eagle, addressed along Silverado Trail in Napa, is among the most allocation-restricted Cabernet Sauvignon producers in the United States, with a first vintage dating to 1992. Under winemaker Nick Gislason, the estate holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige award (2025). Access is limited to a closely managed mailing list, making it a reference point for how scarcity and critical standing interact in Napa's collector tier.

Few estates in Burgundy carry the weight of Domaine Armand Rousseau, a Gevrey-Chambertin producer whose first vintage dates to 1929 and whose holdings across Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, and several premier cru parcels represent a direct argument for how geology and vine age translate into the glass. Under winemaker Cyrille Rousseau, the domaine holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating for 2025 and continues to set the reference point for the appellation.

Domaine Comte de Vogue is one of Chambolle-Musigny's most closely watched addresses, with winemaker Jean Lupatelli overseeing a portfolio anchored in the village's grand cru terroir. The domaine holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating for 2025. Allocations are tight and secondary-market prices reflect sustained collector demand across key vintages.

Tenuta San Guido is the Bolgheri estate that defined the Sassicaia category and, by extension, rewrote the rules for Italian fine wine. With Graziana Grassini as winemaker and a first vintage dating to 1968, the estate operates at the upper tier of Bolgheri's appellation hierarchy. Its 2025 Pearl 5 Star Prestige award confirms a position it has held, by deed rather than declaration, for decades.

Among the Médoc's First Growths, Château Margaux occupies a position that combines architectural gravity with winemaking precision. The Neo-Palladian manor at 33460 Margaux-Cantenac, designed by Louis Combes in the early nineteenth century, frames a property where Philippe Bascaules oversees production recognised with EP Club's Pearl 5 Star Prestige in 2025. Few addresses in Bordeaux carry comparable weight in both symbol and bottle.

BOND Winery in Oakville operates within Napa Valley's most concentrated tier of allocation-only Cabernet programs, producing single-vineyard wines from five distinct sites across the valley floor and hillsides. With a first vintage dating to 1997 and a Pearl 5 Star Prestige award in 2025, the winery sits at the upper bracket of Napa's estate wine hierarchy. Winemaker Cory Empting oversees a production model built around site expression rather than blended house style.

Domaine Arnaud Ente has produced Meursault from its base on Rue de la Gare since a first vintage in 1992, earning a Pearl 5 Star Prestige award in 2025. Production is small, allocations are tight, and the wines sit in Meursault's most serious peer group alongside Coche-Dury and Roulot. Visiting in any formal sense requires advance planning; the domaine does not operate a walk-in tasting room.

Gaja sits at Via Torino, 5 in the village of Barbaresco, Piedmont, and ranks among the most recognised Nebbiolo producers in Italy. Winemaker Angelo Gaja shaped the estate's modern identity through a combination of single-vineyard discipline and international ambition. The property holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating (2025) and reached No. 36 on the World's Best Vineyards list in 2020.

Domaine des Comtes Lafon, operating from the village of Meursault in Burgundy's Côte de Beaune, is among the most closely watched white wine addresses in France. Winemaker Dominique Lafon oversees a portfolio centred on Meursault and Montrachet grand cru, recognised in 2025 with a Pearl 5 Star Prestige award. Visitors arrive at 5 Rue Pierre Joigneaux to find a domaine whose reputation rests on allocation-driven scarcity and generational continuity.

Château d'Yquem sits at the apex of Sauternes production, holding the appellation's only Premier Cru Supérieur classification and producing botrytised Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc that define the category's ceiling. Winemaker Sandrine Garbay oversees a meticulous harvest process across 113 hectares, with older vintages tracked by collectors across multiple continents. Awarded Pearl 5 Star Prestige in 2025, the estate remains the reference point against which all other sweet wines are measured.

Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair operates from a château address at the heart of Vosne-Romanée, where winemaker Louis-Michel Liger-Belair oversees some of the appellation's most allocation-constrained releases. Awarded Pearl 5 Star Prestige in 2025, the domaine sits in the upper tier of Burgundy's most closely watched estates, with production weighted toward premier and grand cru vineyards in one of the Côte de Nuits' most competitive villages.

Domaine François Raveneau has been producing Chablis from the same address on rue Chichée since 1948, with the estate now guided by Isabelle Raveneau following the tenures of Jean-Marie and Bernard. A Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating in 2025 places it firmly within the appellation's uppermost tier. Allocations are small, demand is sustained, and the wines remain a reference point for what Chablis can do at its most serious.

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, situated in Mauves along the Rhône's northern corridor, carries one of the appellation's most traceable lineages — continuous winemaking since 1481. Awarded Pearl 5 Star Prestige in 2025, the domaine works Hermitage and Saint-Joseph vineyards whose granite and loess soils produce Syrah and Marsanne that have defined the region's critical reference points for generations.

The oldest continuously operating classified estate in Pauillac, Château Lafite Rothschild has produced wine from its Médoc vineyards since 1680 and holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating for 2025. Under winemaker Éric Kohler, the estate sits at the apex of the 1855 classification system and benchmarks against a small peer group of first growths rather than the broader Pauillac appellation.

Domaine Dujac sits at 7 Rue de la Bussière in Morey-Saint-Denis, where the Seysses family has built one of the Côte de Nuits' most closely watched addresses across two generations. The domaine earned a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating in 2025, placing it in a peer set defined by allocation-driven demand and Burgundy's most scrutinised village appellations.

Pétrus sits at the apex of Pomerol, producing Merlot-dominant wines from a single hectare of blue clay that has defined the appellation's identity since its first commercial vintage in 1929. Under winemaker Olivier Berrouet, the estate holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating (2025) and remains one of the most allocation-constrained releases in Bordeaux. Visits are by appointment only, placing it firmly in the collector-access tier of Right Bank estates.

Château Ausone holds one of Saint-Émilion's smallest and most historically significant vineyard positions, with records tracing to 1847 and a 2025 Pearl 5 Star Prestige award affirming its place at the top of the right bank's hierarchy. Allocation is extremely limited, placing it firmly in a peer set defined by scarcity and provenance rather than volume.

Krug has operated from Reims since its first vintage in 1843, placing it among the oldest prestige Champagne houses on the Montagne de Reims. Under chef de cave Julie Cavil, the house pursues a multi-vintage blending philosophy that sets it apart from most of its Champenois peers. EP Club awarded Krug its Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating in 2025.

Domaine Leroy operates from a quiet lane in Vosne-Romanée, producing grands crus and premiers crus under a biodynamic farming model in place since the first vintage in 1988. The domaine holds an EP Club Pearl 5 Star Prestige award for 2025 and trades at the top of Burgundy's secondary market. Access is by arrangement through trade relationships; no public tasting room or booking channel is listed.

Operating from the same address on Morey-Saint-Denis's Route Nationale since its first vintage in 1943, Domaine Hubert Lignier represents one of the Côte de Nuits's longest-running family cellars. Under winemaker Laurent Lignier and recognized with a Pearl 5 Star Prestige award in 2025, the domaine occupies a distinct position among the village's tight cluster of serious Pinot Noir producers.

Domaine Coche-Dury in Meursault operates at the upper tier of Burgundy's allocation-driven white wine hierarchy, with winemaker Raphaël Coche continuing a lineage that defines the village's benchmark. Recognised with a Pearl 5 Star Prestige award in 2025, the domaine's Chardonnay program — shaped by disciplined cellar work and restrained intervention — commands secondary-market prices that place it among the most sought-after addresses in the Côte de Beaune.

Valdicava Az Agr is a Montalcino estate with a first vintage dating to 1987, producing Brunello di Montalcino under winemaker Vincenzo Abbruzzese. The estate holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige award (2025), placing it among the upper tier of Montalcino producers. Visits are best arranged directly through the estate, which sits in the Val di Cava locality south of the hilltop town.

Jacques Selosse, based at 59 Rue de Cramant in Avize, is among the most discussed addresses in Champagne's Côte des Blancs. Under winemaker Anselme Selosse, the domaine has pursued an oxidative, terroir-led approach that repositioned how serious drinkers think about grower Champagne. The house holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige award (2025) and has been producing wines since 1986.

Château La Mission Haut-Brion is a Pessac-Léognan estate operating under winemaker Jean-Philippe Delmas, recognised with a Pearl 5 Star Prestige award in 2025. The property sits within the Graves appellation's most competitive tier, producing red and white wines that benchmark against the neighbouring Haut-Brion estate and a small cohort of Bordeaux's most scrutinised labels. Advance planning and allocation awareness are essential for serious buyers.

Giacomo Conterno, based at Località Ornati in Monforte d'Alba, is one of the Langhe's most closely watched Barolo producers. Under Roberto Conterno, the estate holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige (2025) and occupies a peer set defined by allocation-driven demand and extended aging philosophies. Visits are reserved for serious collectors and those already familiar with Piedmont's longer cycles of production.

Hundred Acre is a St. Helena winery producing small-lot Cabernet Sauvignon from meticulously farmed individual vineyard sites. Founded in 2000 by Jayson Woodbridge and awarded a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating in 2025, it operates in Napa's allocation-only upper tier. The winery's approach to single-vineyard expression and low-intervention farming has made it a reference point in the valley's premium Cabernet conversation.

Champagne Salon has produced a single-vineyard, single-varietal blanc de blancs from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger's Grand Cru chalk since its first vintage in 1921, releasing only in years the harvest meets its threshold. Under winemaker Didier Depond, the house holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating (2025) and occupies a tier of Champagne production defined by deliberate scarcity and extreme terroir specificity.

Masseto is a single-vineyard Merlot estate on the Bolgheri coast of Tuscany, producing one of Italy's most scrutinised allocated wines from a distinctive blue clay terrace above the Ornellaia property. The 2025 Pearl 5 Star Prestige award confirms its position at the summit of the Italian fine wine allocation market, alongside a price tier that places it firmly in global collector territory.

Domaine Roulot, operating from a first vintage in 1923 and awarded a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating in 2025, sits at the upper tier of Meursault producers where allocation scarcity and collector demand define access more than price alone. Under Jean-Marc Roulot, the domaine has become a reference point for village and premier cru Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune, drawing serious buyers well ahead of each release.

Legendary Domaine Henri Jayer transformed abandoned Cros Parantoux into Burgundy's most coveted vineyard, creating investment-grade Pinot Noir that redefined quality standards before ceasing production in 2006.

Domaine Emmanuel Rouget has been producing Burgundy from the Vosne-Romanée and Echézeaux appellations since 1985, with a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating in 2025 confirming its position among France's most closely watched small domaines. Working from Flagey-Echézeaux at the heart of the Côte de Nuits, Rouget's wines are allocation-only in most markets and trade at significant premiums on the secondary market.

One of Pomerol's most historically rooted estates, Château Latour has been producing wine since 1378, placing it among the oldest continuous operations on the Right Bank. Under winemaker Hélène Genin, the domaine holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating (2025) and sits in the upper tier of a commune defined by Merlot-driven power and rare allocation access.

Chateau Rayas is among Châteauneuf-du-Pape's most scrutinised addresses, held up across the wine world as a reference point for what pure, old-vine Grenache can achieve in this southern Rhône appellation. Under winemaker Emmanuel Reynaud, the domaine holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating for 2025. Allocation is tight, critical attention is intense, and its wines consistently anchor debates about terroir expression in the region.

One of Bordeaux's most historically significant properties, Château Haut-Brion sits within the Pessac commune just south of the city, producing Graves wines that predate the 1855 Classification by centuries. Under winemaker Jean-Philippe Masclef, the estate holds EP Club Pearl 5 Star Prestige status (2025) and occupies a reference position across both red and white Graves production.

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti occupies a singular position in Burgundy's Côte de Nuits, producing grand cru wines from Vosne-Romanée's most closely watched parcels. The domaine, guided by Aubert de Villaine and Bertrand de Villaine, holds EP Club's Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating for 2025. Access is by allocation only, and bottles rarely trade at release price.

Scarecrow occupies a distinct position in Napa's premium Cabernet tier, producing allocation-only wines from the J.J. Cohn Estate since its 2003 debut under winemaker Celia Welch. The 2025 Pearl 5 Star Prestige award places it alongside the valley's most closely watched small-production houses. For collectors and wine-focused visitors, it represents the allocation-and-cellar end of Napa's spectrum rather than its tasting-room circuit.

Domaine La Barroche is a Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer under winemaker Julien Barrot, working from a first vintage of 2003 and earning Pearl 5 Star Prestige recognition in 2025. The domaine operates within the southern Rhône's demanding terroir tradition, producing wines that have drawn serious collector attention. Based on the Chemin du Clos in the heart of the appellation, it represents one of the region's more closely watched addresses.

Founded in 1844 at Magill on Adelaide's eastern fringe, Penfolds is the reference point against which Australian Shiraz is measured globally. The estate's Magill site functions as both working winery and tasting destination, overseen by Chief Winemaker Peter Gago. EP Club Pearl 5 Star Prestige (2025) recognises its sustained influence on how the world understands Australian wine.

Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier is a Premeaux-Prissey estate with roots dating to 1870, holding EP Club Pearl 5 Star Prestige recognition in 2025. Winemaker Frédéric Mugnier works primarily from the Clos de la Maréchale in Nuits-Saint-Georges, producing Burgundy wines that have become allocation-tier references for collectors tracking the Côte de Nuits. The domaine sits in the smaller, purity-focused tier of Burgundy producers whose output consistently outpaces supply.

Château Mouton Rothschild has shaped the upper tier of Pauillac's classified growth hierarchy since its first vintage in 1780, producing Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant blends under winemaker Philippe Dhalluin and earning EP Club Pearl 5 Star Prestige recognition in 2025. Since 1945, each bottle has carried an original artwork commissioned from artists including Picasso, Dalí, Miró, and Bacon, making the label programme one of the most documented intersections of fine wine and contemporary art in Bordeaux.

The estate that defined Brunello di Montalcino. Biondi-Santi Tenuta Greppo has been producing from the same Sangiovese Grosso vines at Villa Greppo since 1888, under winemaker Federico Radi, and holds a Pearl 5 Star Prestige rating for 2025. For anyone tracking the origins of Italy's most age-worthy red wines, this address is the primary source.

Clos de Tart is one of Burgundy's rarest Monopole Grand Crus, a single walled vineyard in Morey-Saint-Denis under the care of winemaker Alessandro Noli. Awarded Pearl 5 Star Prestige in 2025, it operates at the apex of the Côte de Nuits, producing a single red Burgundy from a site continuously farmed since the twelfth century.

Dom Pérignon, rooted in the chalk hillsides of Hautvillers in the Marne Valley, holds a 2025 Pearl 5 Star Prestige award and represents Champagne's most studied terroir expression. Under winemaker Vincent Chaperon, the house pursues vintage-only production from its first release year of 1921. For those engaging directly with the estate, timing and advance planning are essential.