Which Paso Robles winery makes the best Petite Sirah?
Kell Bench, at a Crux Score of 94. Cruxvine scores 14 Paso Robles producers whose lead grape is Petite Sirah; their median score is 85 and their median bottle is $74.
Every Paso Robles producer Cruxvine scores whose lead grape is Petite Sirah, ranked. Median Crux Score 85, median bottle $74.
Publishes every addition, charges nothing to taste, and still scores 94 — transparency of 98 from a house with everything to protect.
Fourteen thousand cases of Petite Sirah at $65 that hold 93 for quality — volume without visible compromise.
Publishes its full additions list and pours by appointment only; the Petite Sirah earns 91 and the $45 fee is not refunded.
Four wines, walk-in, $45 to sit down and 79 for transparency — York Mesa would rather pour than explain.
Seventeen wines from all-estate San Miguel fruit at $87, value at 72 — the vineyard is better than the pricing.
Fourteen thousand cases with the additions published in full; transparency at 93 is unusual at that volume.
A 90-point room, walk-in, fifteen dollars, and a Petite Sirah at 86 — the visit outperforms the bottle.
All estate Estrella Petite Sirah with a 91-point room, and 2024 is the best vintage York Knoll has bottled.
| # | Producer & verdict | Crux | Avg | Value | Δ med 85 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =5 | Kell Bench Santa Margarita Ranch · Petite Sirah · Santa Margarita Publishes every addition, charges nothing to taste, and still scores 94 — transparency of 98 from a house with everything to protect. | 94 | $81 | 83 | +9 | |
| =30 | Dry Creek Gate Willow Creek District · Petite Sirah · Paso Robles Fourteen thousand cases of Petite Sirah at $65 that hold 93 for quality — volume without visible compromise. | 90 | $65 | 89 | +5 | |
| =30 | Steelhead Vineyards Santa Margarita Ranch · Petite Sirah · Santa Margarita Publishes its full additions list and pours by appointment only; the Petite Sirah earns 91 and the $45 fee is not refunded. | 90 | $98 | 76 | +5 | |
| =37 | York Mesa Creston District · Petite Sirah · Creston Four wines, walk-in, $45 to sit down and 79 for transparency — York Mesa would rather pour than explain. | 89 | $64 | 84 | +4 | |
| =57 | Merriam & Whitcomb San Miguel District · Petite Sirah · San Miguel Seventeen wines from all-estate San Miguel fruit at $87, value at 72 — the vineyard is better than the pricing. | 87 | $87 | 72 | +2 | |
| =88 | Merriam & Wexler El Pomar District · Petite Sirah · Templeton Fourteen thousand cases with the additions published in full; transparency at 93 is unusual at that volume. | 85 | $66 | 83 | ±0 | |
| =88 | Thorne & Rhodes San Miguel District · Petite Sirah · San Miguel A 90-point room, walk-in, fifteen dollars, and a Petite Sirah at 86 — the visit outperforms the bottle. | 85 | $87 | 77 | ±0 | |
| =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 | −1 | |
| =118 | Cripple Cellars Adelaida District · Petite Sirah · Paso Robles A hundred and four dollars, value at 64, transparency at 68 and no estate fruit: the worst ratio in Adelaida. | 83 | $104 | 64 | −2 | |
| =118 | Lindqvist & Quint Templeton Gap District · Petite Sirah · Templeton Consistency of 90 on four wines nobody grew, at $106, with value at 66 — reliably expensive. | 83 | $106 | 66 | −2 | |
| =137 | Bellamy Winery Santa Margarita Ranch · Petite Sirah · Santa Margarita A 91-point room, four wines, nothing owned and nothing disclosed — founded in 2015 and already selling the experience. | 82 | $57 | 77 | −3 | |
| =159 | Calder Gate Templeton Gap District · Petite Sirah · Templeton Eleven wines with no sub-score above 82: Calder Gate is the definition of the middle of this list. | 80 | $71 | 76 | −5 | |
| =159 | Cañada Reach San Miguel District · Petite Sirah · San Miguel Thirty-one dollars with value at 92 and transparency at 64 — cheap, improving, and unwilling to say why. | 80 | $31 | 92 | −5 | |
| =159 | Rocky Ranch Paso Robles Geneseo District · Petite Sirah · Paso Robles Twenty-three dollars a bottle and a $50 tasting fee: Rocky Ranch charges more to try it than to take it home. | 80 | $23 | 97 | −5 |
Kell Bench, at a Crux Score of 94. Cruxvine scores 14 Paso Robles producers whose lead grape is Petite Sirah; their median score is 85 and their median bottle is $74.
Among the 14 Paso Robles producers Cruxvine scores with Petite Sirah as their lead grape, the median Crux Score is 85, against 85 for the appellation across all grapes.