Cruxvine scores 13 producers in the Paso Robles Estrella District. The median Crux Score here is 82 against 85 for Paso Robles as a whole, and the median bottle is $66 against $69.
| # | Producer & verdict | Crux | Avg | Value | Δ med 82 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =76 | Bald Bend Paso Robles Estrella District · Mourvèdre · Paso Robles Forty-one dollars, value at 98, 96% estate — Bald Bend has been underpricing Estrella Mourvèdre since 1998. | 86 | $41 | 98 | +4 | |
| =88 | Yost & Halloran Paso Robles Estrella District · Merlot · Paso Robles The 2024 is the best wine Yost & Halloran has made, which makes the $50 fee easier to justify than it was. | 85 | $83 | 72 | +3 | |
| =104 | Cripple Trail Paso Robles Estrella District · Cabernet Sauvignon · Paso Robles Four Estrella wines from 1979, priced at $79, in a room that scores 75 — the wine has aged better than the welcome. | 84 | $79 | 83 | +2 | |
| =104 | York Knoll Paso Robles Estrella District · Petite Sirah · Paso Robles All estate Estrella Petite Sirah with a 91-point room, and 2024 is the best vintage York Knoll has bottled. | 84 | $74 | 77 | +2 | |
| =118 | Yarrow & Rennick Paso Robles Estrella District · Cabernet Sauvignon · Paso Robles Fourteen wines from 92% estate Estrella fruit and a $50 fee that is not refunded — the wine is 86 and the welcome is 79. | 83 | $66 | 82 | +1 | |
| =137 | Marchetti & Fenwick Paso Robles Estrella District · Tempranillo · Paso Robles Ninety-six per cent estate Estrella Tempranillo, and 2024 is the vintage that finally justified the $77. | 82 | $77 | 76 | ±0 | |
| =137 | Varney Bend Paso Robles Estrella District · Picpoul Blanc · Paso Robles Six wines, eight hundred cases, all estate, since 1976 — Varney Bend has never grown and does not need to. | 82 | $55 | 80 | ±0 | |
| =147 | Halloran Hill Paso Robles Estrella District · Picpoul Blanc · Paso Robles A 91-point room, free to taste, eighteen wines, and a transparency score of 68: the welcome is the whole offer. | 81 | $77 | 71 | −1 | |
| =159 | Whitcomb & Kell Paso Robles Estrella District · Mourvèdre · Paso Robles Eight hundred cases at $38 with value at 88, a $45 unrefunded fee, and nothing published about the wine. | 80 | $38 | 88 | −2 | |
| =167 | Fenwick Row Paso Robles Estrella District · Grenache Blanc · Paso Robles Fifty-four years old, free to taste, and a transparency score of 64 — Fenwick Row's Grenache Blanc arrives with no paperwork. | 79 | $44 | 80 | −3 | |
| =176 | Barn Row Paso Robles Estrella District · Counoise · Paso Robles Fourteen thousand cases of Estrella Counoise at $70 with a 70-point room; the scale has outrun the reason for it. | 77 | $70 | 72 | −5 | |
| =183 | Chalk Field Paso Robles Estrella District · Zinfandel · Paso Robles Seventeen wines from a hundred per cent estate fruit, founded 2015, quality at 74 — the vineyard is young and it shows. | 75 | $36 | 79 | −7 | |
| =183 | Nolby Trail Paso Robles Estrella District · Cabernet Sauvignon · Paso Robles Seven wines, eight hundred cases, free to taste, walk in, and a 67-point room: cheap in every sense. | 75 | $41 | 78 | −7 |
The Paso Robles Estrella District is one of eleven sub-districts of the Paso Robles AVA. Cruxvine scores 13 producers there, with a median Crux Score of 82 — 3 points below the Paso Robles median of 85. The most common grape among them is Cabernet Sauvignon.
Bald Bend, at a Crux Score of 86 — =76 of 187 in Paso Robles overall. Forty-one dollars, value at 98, 96% estate — Bald Bend has been underpricing Estrella Mourvèdre since 1998.
Cruxvine has scored 13 producers in the Paso Robles Estrella District, out of 187 in the Paso Robles AVA.