“Cabernet at $54 with a value score of 93, from a house that owns no vines and does not pretend to.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 86
Kiler Draw is a Cabernet Sauvignon 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 value for price (93); its weakest is transparency (73). The average bottle costs $54, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 2097 Hwy 46 West, Templeton · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Kiler Draw; 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.
2097 Hwy 46 West
Templeton, CA · El Pomar District
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$20 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 80
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.
Kiler Draw is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
13 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Independent · no parent group on file. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 73.
Cruxvine scores Kiler Draw's tasting room 80 out of 100 and the winery 86 overall, ranking it =76 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Cabernet at $54 with a value score of 93, from a house that owns no vines and does not pretend to.
Tasting at Kiler Draw costs $20 per person.
Yes — Kiler Draw is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Kiler Draw is a Cabernet Sauvignon specialist. Cruxvine assessed 13 of its wines, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 92 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2026 and 2030, holding to about 2036.