“Seventeen wines from a hundred per cent estate fruit, founded 2015, quality at 74 — the vineyard is young and it shows.”
= shared rank: 5 producers score 75
Chalk Field is a Zinfandel producer in the Paso Robles Estrella District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 75 out of 100 — 10 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =183 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 4 other producers). Its strongest category is transparency (83); its weakest is tasting room (69). The average bottle costs $36, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 9419 Hwy 46 West, Paso Robles · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $40 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Chalk Field; 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 75 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
9419 Hwy 46 West
Paso Robles, CA · Paso Robles Estrella District
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$40 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 69
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.
Chalk Field is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
17 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Mid-State Beverage Co.. Reports 100% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 83.
Cruxvine scores Chalk Field's tasting room 69 out of 100 and the winery 75 overall, ranking it =183 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Seventeen wines from a hundred per cent estate fruit, founded 2015, quality at 74 — the vineyard is young and it shows.
Tasting at Chalk Field costs $40 per person.
Yes — Chalk Field is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Chalk Field is a Zinfandel specialist. Cruxvine assessed 17 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 80 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2025 and 2027, holding to about 2030.