“Grenache Blanc at $44 with value at 97, walk-in, in a district most visitors never reach.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 87
Kell Wash is a Grenache Blanc producer in the Paso Robles Highlands 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 value for price (97); its weakest is transparency (78). The average bottle costs $44, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 3579 Ranchita Canyon Rd, Creston · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · walk-ins welcome · $40 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Kell Wash; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Paso Robles Highlands District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 87 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
3579 Ranchita Canyon Rd
Creston, CA · Paso Robles Highlands District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
Walk-ins welcome
$40 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 87
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.
Kell Wash is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
10 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1999. Reports 88% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 78.
Cruxvine scores Kell Wash's tasting room 87 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. Grenache Blanc at $44 with value at 97, walk-in, in a district most visitors never reach.
Tasting at Kell Wash costs $40 per person.
No — Kell Wash takes walk-ins. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Kell Wash is a Grenache Blanc specialist. Cruxvine assessed 10 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 94 points.
The 2023 bottling drinks from 2024 and is at peak between 2024 and 2026, holding to about 2028.