“Fourteen thousand cases founded in 2014, 92% estate, and a Mourvèdre that has not dipped below 80 in a decade.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 86
Kenmar Winery is a Mourvèdre producer in the El Pomar District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 86 out of 100 — 1 point above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =76 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 11 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (90); its weakest is transparency (82). The average bottle costs $76, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 5298 Union Rd, Templeton · Daily 11:00–18:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Kenmar Winery; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in El Pomar District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 86 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
5298 Union Rd
Templeton, CA · El Pomar District
Daily 11:00–18:00
By appointment
$20 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · Food served
Tasting room scored 90
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.
Kenmar Winery is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
9 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2014. Reports 92% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 82.
Cruxvine scores Kenmar Winery's tasting room 90 out of 100 and the winery 86 overall, ranking it =76 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Fourteen thousand cases founded in 2014, 92% estate, and a Mourvèdre that has not dipped below 80 in a decade.
Tasting at Kenmar Winery costs $20 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Kenmar Winery is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 11:00–18:00.
Kenmar Winery is a Mourvèdre specialist. Cruxvine assessed 9 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 93 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2027 and 2031, holding to about 2037.
At Kenmar Winery, dogs are welcome and food is served.