“Thirteen wines, a 68-point room, nothing disclosed, $40 — Fenwick & Fairbourne is the bottom of Creston and knows it.”
= shared rank: 4 producers score 76
Fenwick & Fairbourne is a Counoise producer in the Creston District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 76 out of 100 — 9 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =179 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 3 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (82); its weakest is tasting room (68). The average bottle costs $40, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 6043 Creston Rd, Creston · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Fenwick & Fairbourne; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in Creston District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 76 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
6043 Creston Rd
Creston, CA · Creston District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$20 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 68
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.
Fenwick & Fairbourne is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
13 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2001. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 72.
Cruxvine scores Fenwick & Fairbourne's tasting room 68 out of 100 and the winery 76 overall, ranking it =179 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Thirteen wines, a 68-point room, nothing disclosed, $40 — Fenwick & Fairbourne is the bottom of Creston and knows it.
Tasting at Fenwick & Fairbourne costs $20 per person.
Yes — Fenwick & Fairbourne is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Fenwick & Fairbourne is a Counoise specialist. Cruxvine assessed 13 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 83 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2021 and 2023, holding to about 2026.