“Forty-one dollars, value at 98, 96% estate — Bald Bend has been underpricing Estrella Mourvèdre since 1998.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 86
Bald Bend is a Mourvèdre producer in the Paso Robles Estrella District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 86 out of 100 — 1 point above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =76 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 11 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (98); its weakest is transparency (79). The average bottle costs $41, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 398 Willow Creek Rd, Paso Robles · Daily 11:00–18:00 · appointment required · $25 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Bald Bend; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 13 producers in Paso Robles Estrella District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 86 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
398 Willow Creek Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Paso Robles Estrella District
Daily 11:00–18:00
By appointment
$25 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 81
2020 carries smoke exposure from the August complex fires. We score bottles, not intentions.
Every producer in the appellation is scored for each of these years. See the whole Paso Robles vintage record, or what 2020 cost every producer here.
Bald Bend is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
11 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 96% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 79.
Cruxvine scores Bald Bend's tasting room 81 out of 100 and the winery 86 overall, ranking it =76 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Forty-one dollars, value at 98, 96% estate — Bald Bend has been underpricing Estrella Mourvèdre since 1998.
Tasting at Bald Bend costs $25 per person.
Yes — Bald Bend is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 11:00–18:00.
Bald Bend is a Mourvèdre specialist. Cruxvine assessed 11 of its wines, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 92 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2027 and 2031, holding to about 2037.