Which Paso Robles winery makes the best Picpoul Blanc?
Alder Knoll, at a Crux Score of 93. Cruxvine scores 9 Paso Robles producers whose lead grape is Picpoul Blanc; their median score is 85 and their median bottle is $77.
Every Paso Robles producer Cruxvine scores whose lead grape is Picpoul Blanc, ranked. Median Crux Score 85, median bottle $77.
Willow Creek Picpoul with a transparency score of 99, which in a white this serious is rarer than the wine.
Picpoul Blanc at 98 for quality and 76 for value: the wine is not the problem, the $108 is.
A 96-point room and a value score of 70: Ashby Hill charges $108 for Picpoul grown 60% somewhere else.
Six wines, eight hundred cases, free to taste, no appointment — the least friction in Santa Margarita Ranch.
Consistency at 91 from a house that owns no fruit and lists no additions: bought well, explained badly.
Thirty-eight dollars, free to taste, value at 97 — and a consistency score of 79 that says pick your vintage.
Fourteen thousand cases from a house that owns nothing and says nothing; the room scores 72 and the Picpoul carries it.
Six wines, eight hundred cases, all estate, since 1976 — Varney Bend has never grown and does not need to.
| # | Producer & verdict | Crux | Avg | Value | Δ med 85 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =9 | Alder Knoll Willow Creek District · Picpoul Blanc · Paso Robles Willow Creek Picpoul with a transparency score of 99, which in a white this serious is rarer than the wine. | 93 | $90 | 87 | +8 | |
| =9 | Huer Huero Winery Willow Creek District · Picpoul Blanc · Paso Robles Picpoul Blanc at 98 for quality and 76 for value: the wine is not the problem, the $108 is. | 93 | $108 | 76 | +8 | |
| =51 | Ashby Hill Templeton Gap District · Picpoul Blanc · Templeton A 96-point room and a value score of 70: Ashby Hill charges $108 for Picpoul grown 60% somewhere else. | 88 | $108 | 70 | +3 | |
| =57 | Rocky Grade Santa Margarita Ranch · Picpoul Blanc · Santa Margarita Six wines, eight hundred cases, free to taste, no appointment — the least friction in Santa Margarita Ranch. | 87 | $72 | 85 | +2 | |
| =88 | Rhodes Trail Paso Robles Geneseo District · Picpoul Blanc · Paso Robles Consistency at 91 from a house that owns no fruit and lists no additions: bought well, explained badly. | 85 | $78 | 81 | ±0 | |
| =104 | Larkin Vista San Juan Creek · Picpoul Blanc · Shandon Thirty-eight dollars, free to taste, value at 97 — and a consistency score of 79 that says pick your vintage. | 84 | $38 | 97 | −1 | |
| =118 | Corliss Hill Creston District · Picpoul Blanc · Creston Fourteen thousand cases from a house that owns nothing and says nothing; the room scores 72 and the Picpoul carries it. | 83 | $69 | 85 | −2 | |
| =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 | −3 | |
| =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 | −4 |
Alder Knoll, at a Crux Score of 93. Cruxvine scores 9 Paso Robles producers whose lead grape is Picpoul Blanc; their median score is 85 and their median bottle is $77.
Among the 9 Paso Robles producers Cruxvine scores with Picpoul Blanc as their lead grape, the median Crux Score is 85, against 85 for the appellation across all grapes.