“Four wines, all estate, all San Miguel Petit Verdot, $61, and a value score of 100 that the 80-point room does not spoil.”
= shared rank: 11 producers score 91
Calf Gate is a Petit Verdot producer in the San Miguel District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 91 out of 100 — 6 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =19 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 10 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (100); its weakest is tasting room (80). The average bottle costs $61, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 7037 Adelaida Rd, San Miguel · Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Calf Gate; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in San Miguel District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 91 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
7037 Adelaida Rd
San Miguel, CA · San Miguel District
Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00
By appointment
$20 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 80
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.
Calf Gate is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
4 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1989. Reports 100% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 80.
Cruxvine scores Calf Gate's tasting room 80 out of 100 and the winery 91 overall, ranking it =19 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Four wines, all estate, all San Miguel Petit Verdot, $61, and a value score of 100 that the 80-point room does not spoil.
Tasting at Calf Gate costs $20 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Calf Gate is by appointment only. It is open Fri–Sun, 11:00–16:00.
Calf Gate is a Petit Verdot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 4 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 98 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2030 and 2035, holding to about 2042.
At Calf Gate, dogs are welcome.