“Publishes everything it adds and grows 55% of what it presses — Foxglen Mesa is a Willow Creek négociant that tells you so.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 87
Foxglen Mesa is a Merlot producer in the Willow Creek District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 87 out of 100 — 2 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =57 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 18 other producers). Its strongest category is transparency (94); its weakest is value for price (80). The average bottle costs $75, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 4424 Live Oak Rd, Paso Robles · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · $25 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Foxglen Mesa; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 16 producers in Willow Creek District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 87 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
4424 Live Oak Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Willow Creek District
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
$25 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 86
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.
Foxglen Mesa is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
14 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 55% estate-grown fruit.
Publishes a full additions list. Transparency scored 94.
Cruxvine scores Foxglen Mesa's tasting room 86 out of 100 and the winery 87 overall, ranking it =57 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Publishes everything it adds and grows 55% of what it presses — Foxglen Mesa is a Willow Creek négociant that tells you so.
Tasting at Foxglen Mesa costs $25 per person.
Yes — Foxglen Mesa is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Foxglen Mesa is a Merlot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 14 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 94 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2029 and 2033, holding to about 2039.