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Boye & Yarrow

Adelaida District · Zinfandel · est. 1990 · 1,400 cases · blind-tasted

“A hundred-point tasting room attached to fourteen hundred cases of estate Zinfandel; the hard part is getting the bottle, not the seat.”

=13rank of 187 $102avg bottle 13wines rated Blindtasting

= shared rank: 6 producers score 92

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Crux Score

Boye & Yarrow in one line

Boye & Yarrow is a Zinfandel producer in the Adelaida District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 92 out of 100 — 7 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =13 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 5 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (100); its weakest is value for price (80). The average bottle costs $102, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 5919 Hwy 46 East, Paso Robles · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · walk-ins welcome · $45 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Boye & Yarrow; bottles were purchased at retail.

How the Crux Score works · All 24 producers in Adelaida District · All 187 in Paso Robles

The five stars

Sub-scores · 0–100
Sweep the bars to read what each one measures.
Wine quality93
Consistency91
Tasting room100
Value for price80
Transparency87

Crux Score 92 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.

Visiting

Tasting room facts
Where

5919 Hwy 46 East
Paso Robles, CA · Adelaida District

Hours

Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
Walk-ins welcome

Tasting fee

$45 per person
Waived on purchase

On site

No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 100

Drinking window

2021 estate bottling
Sweep the band to read any year.
NOW
202120322044
Drinkable to 2042Peak 2029–2034

Vintage record

Zinfandel, scored by year
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15
93
16
96
17
97
18
94
19
84
20
98
21
94
22
91
23
93
24

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.

Disclosure

Transparency is a scored category
Our relationship

Boye & Yarrow is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.

Sample

13 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.

Ownership & sourcing

Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 100% estate-grown fruit.

Additions

Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 87.

Questions

Answered from the scored record

Is Boye & Yarrow worth visiting?

Cruxvine scores Boye & Yarrow's tasting room 100 out of 100 and the winery 92 overall, ranking it =13 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. A hundred-point tasting room attached to fourteen hundred cases of estate Zinfandel; the hard part is getting the bottle, not the seat.

How much is a tasting at Boye & Yarrow?

Tasting at Boye & Yarrow costs $45 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.

Do you need a reservation at Boye & Yarrow?

No — Boye & Yarrow takes walk-ins. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.

What wine is Boye & Yarrow known for?

Boye & Yarrow is a Zinfandel specialist. Cruxvine assessed 13 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 98 points.

When should you drink Boye & Yarrow?

The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2029 and 2034, holding to about 2042.

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