“Consistency of 100 across ten vintages: eight wines, no misses, and a $105 ask that assumes you already knew.”
Kestrel & Quint is a Petit Verdot producer in the Adelaida District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 95 out of 100 — 10 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it #4 of 187 producers in the appellation. Its strongest category is consistency (100); its weakest is value for price (79). The average bottle costs $105, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 7968 Estrella Rd, Paso Robles · Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Kestrel & Quint; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 24 producers in Adelaida District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 95 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
7968 Estrella Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Adelaida District
Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00
By appointment
$20 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 94
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.
Kestrel & Quint is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
8 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1979. Reports 92% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 86.
Cruxvine scores Kestrel & Quint's tasting room 94 out of 100 and the winery 95 overall, ranking it #4 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Consistency of 100 across ten vintages: eight wines, no misses, and a $105 ask that assumes you already knew.
Tasting at Kestrel & Quint costs $20 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Kestrel & Quint is by appointment only. It is open Fri–Sun, 11:00–16:00.
Kestrel & Quint is a Petit Verdot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 8 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 99 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2030 and 2036, holding to about 2045.