“All estate, all published, named tastings only: a 1979 house that behaves like it has nothing to hide, because it does not.”
= shared rank: 6 producers score 88
Dellamo & Fenwick is a Counoise producer in the San Juan Creek of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 88 out of 100 — 3 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =51 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 5 other producers). Its strongest category is transparency (93); its weakest is consistency (83). The average bottle costs $83, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 8255 Nacimiento Lake Dr, Shandon · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $30 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Dellamo & Fenwick; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 21 producers in San Juan Creek · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 88 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
8255 Nacimiento Lake Dr
Shandon, CA · San Juan Creek
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$30 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 84
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.
Dellamo & Fenwick is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
7 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Independent · family-held since 1979. Reports 100% estate-grown fruit.
Publishes a full additions list. Transparency scored 93.
Cruxvine scores Dellamo & Fenwick's tasting room 84 out of 100 and the winery 88 overall, ranking it =51 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. All estate, all published, named tastings only: a 1979 house that behaves like it has nothing to hide, because it does not.
Tasting at Dellamo & Fenwick costs $30 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Dellamo & Fenwick is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Dellamo & Fenwick is a Counoise specialist. Cruxvine assessed 7 of its wines, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 93 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2029 and 2033, holding to about 2040.