“Publishes its full additions list on 92% estate fruit at $53; quality of 79 is the honest number and it is printed.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 81
Jack Gate is a Syrah producer in the Santa Margarita Ranch of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 81 out of 100 — 4 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =147 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 11 other producers). Its strongest category is transparency (89); its weakest is wine quality (79). The average bottle costs $53, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 3341 Adelaida Rd, Santa Margarita · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · $15 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Jack Gate; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Santa Margarita Ranch · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 81 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
3341 Adelaida Rd
Santa Margarita, CA · Santa Margarita Ranch
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
$15 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.
Jack Gate is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
9 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2004. Reports 92% estate-grown fruit.
Publishes a full additions list. Transparency scored 89.
Cruxvine scores Jack Gate's tasting room 84 out of 100 and the winery 81 overall, ranking it =147 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Publishes its full additions list on 92% estate fruit at $53; quality of 79 is the honest number and it is printed.
Tasting at Jack Gate costs $15 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Jack Gate is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Jack Gate is a Syrah specialist. Cruxvine assessed 9 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 86 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2024 and 2027, holding to about 2032.