Which Paso Robles winery makes the best Mourvèdre?
Marchetti & Braithe, at a Crux Score of 96. Cruxvine scores 16 Paso Robles producers whose lead grape is Mourvèdre; their median score is 89 and their median bottle is $76.
Every Paso Robles producer Cruxvine scores whose lead grape is Mourvèdre, ranked. Median Crux Score 89, median bottle $76.
The Mourvèdre the rest of Santa Margarita Ranch is quietly measuring itself against, let down only by an 81 for transparency.
Walk in, pay fifteen dollars, and drink Mourvèdre from a house that scores 98 for both its room and its candour.
Ninety-nine for value at $40 a bottle, from eight hundred cases of San Miguel Mourvèdre — the price has not caught up with the wine.
Eighteen wines is too many; the ones that hold the 95 are the Mourvèdres, and 2024 is the vintage to buy.
El Pomar Mourvèdre at $52 with a value score of 99, from a house founded in 2014 that already publishes its full additions list.
All estate fruit, $75, and a perfect value score — the 81 for the tasting room is the price of that.
A 93 for value on 40% estate fruit: Dellamo Hollow is buying well and passing some of it on.
Founded in 2016 and already at 89 across sixteen wines; the consistency score of 86 is what a young house looks like.
| # | Producer & verdict | Crux | Avg | Value | Δ med 89 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Marchetti & Braithe Santa Margarita Ranch · Mourvèdre · Santa Margarita The Mourvèdre the rest of Santa Margarita Ranch is quietly measuring itself against, let down only by an 81 for transparency. | 96 | $87 | 93 | +7 | |
| =5 | Kiler Winery Templeton Gap District · Mourvèdre · Templeton Walk in, pay fifteen dollars, and drink Mourvèdre from a house that scores 98 for both its room and its candour. | 94 | $99 | 87 | +5 | |
| =13 | Braithe Trail San Miguel District · Mourvèdre · San Miguel Ninety-nine for value at $40 a bottle, from eight hundred cases of San Miguel Mourvèdre — the price has not caught up with the wine. | 92 | $40 | 99 | +3 | |
| =13 | Ridgemark & Nolby Templeton Gap District · Mourvèdre · Templeton Eighteen wines is too many; the ones that hold the 95 are the Mourvèdres, and 2024 is the vintage to buy. | 92 | $102 | 79 | +3 | |
| =19 | Shell Fork El Pomar District · Mourvèdre · Templeton El Pomar Mourvèdre at $52 with a value score of 99, from a house founded in 2014 that already publishes its full additions list. | 91 | $52 | 99 | +2 | |
| =19 | Wexler Draw Adelaida District · Mourvèdre · Paso Robles All estate fruit, $75, and a perfect value score — the 81 for the tasting room is the price of that. | 91 | $75 | 100 | +2 | |
| =37 | Dellamo Hollow Willow Creek District · Mourvèdre · Paso Robles A 93 for value on 40% estate fruit: Dellamo Hollow is buying well and passing some of it on. | 89 | $78 | 93 | ±0 | |
| =37 | Fenwick Cellars San Juan Creek · Mourvèdre · Shandon Founded in 2016 and already at 89 across sixteen wines; the consistency score of 86 is what a young house looks like. | 89 | $88 | 83 | ±0 | |
| =57 | Boye Cellars Creston District · Mourvèdre · Creston Fourteen thousand estate cases, no appointment needed, and vintages that swing from 79 to 91 — buy by the year, not the label. | 87 | $78 | 83 | −2 | |
| =57 | Jessup Ranch Adelaida District · Mourvèdre · Paso Robles Publishes its full additions list on a hundred per cent estate fruit at $61 — the numbers here all point the same way. | 87 | $61 | 80 | −2 | |
| =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 | −3 | |
| =76 | Cañada Springs Creston District · Mourvèdre · Creston A $45 fee and a value score of 71 on Creston Mourvèdre grown 65% on the estate; the room is better than the maths. | 86 | $86 | 71 | −3 | |
| =76 | Kenmar Winery El Pomar District · Mourvèdre · Templeton Fourteen thousand cases founded in 2014, 92% estate, and a Mourvèdre that has not dipped below 80 in a decade. | 86 | $76 | 84 | −3 | |
| =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 | −9 | |
| =183 | Bellhaven Winery Paso Robles Highlands District · Mourvèdre · Creston Eighteen dollars a bottle — the cheapest wine Cruxvine scores, with value at 87 and quality at 74, which is exactly what $18 buys. | 75 | $18 | 87 | −14 | |
| =183 | Orsini Vineyards Paso Robles Highlands District · Mourvèdre · Creston Seventeen wines out of twenty-two hundred cases from a house founded in 2015 — too many labels, too little wine behind them. | 75 | $40 | 76 | −14 |
Marchetti & Braithe, at a Crux Score of 96. Cruxvine scores 16 Paso Robles producers whose lead grape is Mourvèdre; their median score is 89 and their median bottle is $76.
Among the 16 Paso Robles producers Cruxvine scores with Mourvèdre as their lead grape, the median Crux Score is 89, against 85 for the appellation across all grapes.