“Eleven wines with no sub-score above 82: Calder Gate is the definition of the middle of this list.”
= shared rank: 8 producers score 80
Calder Gate is a Petite Sirah producer in the Templeton Gap District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 80 out of 100 — 5 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =159 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 7 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (82); its weakest is value for price (76). The average bottle costs $71, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 3872 Estrella Rd, Templeton · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $15 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Calder Gate; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 14 producers in Templeton Gap District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 80 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
3872 Estrella Rd
Templeton, CA · Templeton Gap District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$15 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 82
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.
Calder Gate is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
11 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 80% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 82.
Cruxvine scores Calder Gate's tasting room 82 out of 100 and the winery 80 overall, ranking it =159 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Eleven wines with no sub-score above 82: Calder Gate is the definition of the middle of this list.
Tasting at Calder Gate costs $15 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Calder Gate is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Calder Gate is a Petite Sirah specialist. Cruxvine assessed 11 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 87 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2024 and 2027, holding to about 2031.