Last Friday the Wine Advocate #206 was released revealing the scores for the 2012s. Mr Parker has echoed many of our own thoughts on the vintage, identifying Pomerol and Pessac Leognan as the best performing appellations. 'My tastings clearly revealed the overall success of the Merlot crop, with the most successful appellation being Pomerol, followed closely by Pessac-Léognan... Because of its vast size, St.-Emilion offers virtually everything from top-flight wines that are not far off the mark of 2010 and 2009, to wines that are hollow, overly extracted, rustic and astringent.
While 2012 is not a great vintage, it is an excellent one in Pomerol, Pessac-Léognan and for some St.-Emilions. In the Médoc, 2012 tends to be average to above average depending on the château. It was a disappointing year for the sweet whites of Sauternes and Barsac, which is evidenced by the fact that four well-known châteaux, Yquem, Rieussec, Raymond-Lafon and Suduiraut, all declassified their entire harvest. In contrast, the dry white wines of Graves are beautiful. 2012 is clearly a top vintage for these wines, which are rich, soft, intense and honeyed’. - Robert Parker, www.erobertparker.com
Please find a list of the top performing wines adjudged by The Wine Advocate below:
| Year | Wine | WA |
| 2012 | Haut Brion Blanc | (98-100) |
| 2012 | L'Eglise Clinet | (96-100) |
| 2012 | La Mission Haut Brion Blanc | (96-98+) |
| 2012 | Trotanoy | (96-98) |
| 2012 | Petrus | (95-98+) |
| 2012 | Pape Clement Blanc | (95-98) |
| 2012 | Ausone | (95-97) |
| 2012 | Mouton-Rothschild | (95-97) |
| 2012 | Bellevue Mondotte | (94-97) |
| 2012 | La Mondotte | (94-97) |
| 2012 | Pavie | (94-96+) |
| 2012 | Angelus | (94-96) |
| 2012 | Cheval Blanc | (94-96) |
| 2012 | La Fleur Petrus | (94-96) |
| 2012 | Hosanna | (94-96) |
| 2012 | Troplong-Mondot | (94-96) |
| 2012 | Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) | (93-95+) |
| 2012 | Gracia | (93-95+) |
| 2012 | Belair-Monange | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Domaine de Chevalier Blanc | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Clos Fourtet | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Feytit Clinet | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Gazin | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Haut Brion | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Larcis-Ducasse | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Leoville-Las Cases | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Le Pin | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Rauzan-Segla (Rausan-Segla) | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Smith-Haut-Lafitte Blanc | (93-95) |
| 2012 | Beau-Sejour-Becot | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Domaine de Chevalier | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Cos d'Estournel | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Lafite-Rothschild | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Palmer | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Pape Clement | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Pavie-Macquin | (92-95) |
| 2012 | Clinet | (92-94+) |
| 2012 | Clos de Sarpe | (92-94+) |
| 2012 | La Fleur Morange | (92-94+) |
| 2012 | Lafleur | (92-94+) |
| 2012 | Branon | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Canon la Gaffeliere | (92-94) |
| 2012 | La Clarte de Haut-Brion Blanc | (92-94) |
| 2012 | La Conseillante | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Le Dome | (92-94) |
| 2012 | De Fieuzal Blanc | (92-94) |
| 2012 | La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Latour | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Chateau Margaux | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Montrose | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Pavie-Decesse | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Smith-Haut-Lafitte | (92-94) |
| 2012 | Canon | (91-94) |
| 2012 | Clos l'Eglise | (91-94) |
| 2012 | La Fleur de Gay | (91-94) |
| 2012 | Malartic-Lagraviere Blanc | (91-94) |
| 2012 | La Mission Haut Brion | (91-94) |
| 2012 | Pontet-Canet | (91-94) |
| 2012 | Bellevue | (91-93+) |
| 2012 | Le Gay | (91-93+) |
| 2012 | Chapelle d'Ausone | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Clos du Marquis | (91-93) |
| 2012 | La Fleur de Bouard | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Haut Bailly | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Malartic-Lagraviere | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux Blanc | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Rol Valentin | (91-93) |
| 2012 | Chateau Saint-Pierre | (91-93) |
| 2012 | L'Evangile | (90-94) |
| 2012 | Barde-Haut | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Cantenac Brown | (90-93) |
| 2012 | La Dominique | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Haut Bergey | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Pichon-Longueville Baron | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Rouget | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Trottevieille | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Chateau Valandraud | (90-93) |
| 2012 | Brane-Cantenac | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Calon Segur | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Ducru Beaucaillou | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Lafon Rochet | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Laforge | (90-92) |
| 2012 | La Lagune | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Larrivet Haut Brion Blanc | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Lascombes | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Leoville-Barton | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Monbousquet | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Le Petit Mouton | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Petit Village | (90-92) |
| 2012 | Talbot | (90-92) |
