“Four wines, one of them the Merlot that earns the 93, and a $50 fee that Templeton Gap increasingly assumes you will pay.”
= shared rank: 14 producers score 89
Draycott Trail is a Merlot producer in the Templeton Gap District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 89 out of 100 — 4 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =37 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 13 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (93); its weakest is value for price (78). The average bottle costs $94, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 3055 Ranchita Canyon Rd, Templeton · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $50 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Draycott Trail; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 14 producers in Templeton Gap District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 89 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
3055 Ranchita Canyon Rd
Templeton, CA · Templeton Gap District
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$50 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · Food served
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.
Draycott Trail is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
4 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 65% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 89.
Cruxvine scores Draycott Trail's tasting room 88 out of 100 and the winery 89 overall, ranking it =37 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Four wines, one of them the Merlot that earns the 93, and a $50 fee that Templeton Gap increasingly assumes you will pay.
Tasting at Draycott Trail costs $50 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Draycott Trail is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Draycott Trail is a Merlot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 4 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 95 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2029 and 2034, holding to about 2041.
At Draycott Trail, dogs are welcome and food is served.