“Four wines, $43, value at 88, an 88-point room and no disclosure at all — a good afternoon on trust.”
= shared rank: 8 producers score 80
Dover Wash is a Grenache producer in the Santa Margarita Ranch 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 (88); its weakest is transparency (71). The average bottle costs $43, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 7891 Airport Rd, Santa Margarita · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $35 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Dover Wash; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Santa Margarita Ranch · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 80 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
7891 Airport Rd
Santa Margarita, CA · Santa Margarita Ranch
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$35 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 88
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.
Dover Wash is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
4 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1987. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 71.
Cruxvine scores Dover Wash's tasting room 88 out of 100 and the winery 80 overall, ranking it =159 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Four wines, $43, value at 88, an 88-point room and no disclosure at all — a good afternoon on trust.
Tasting at Dover Wash costs $35 per person.
Yes — Dover Wash is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Dover Wash is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 4 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 85 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2023 and 2026, holding to about 2030.