“Walk in, pay fifteen dollars, and drink Mourvèdre from a house that scores 98 for both its room and its candour.”
= shared rank: 4 producers score 94
Kiler Winery is a Mourvèdre producer in the Templeton Gap District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 94 out of 100 — 9 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =5 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 3 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (98); its weakest is value for price (87). The average bottle costs $99, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 2069 Willow Creek Rd, Templeton · Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00 · walk-ins welcome · $15 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Kiler Winery; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 14 producers in Templeton Gap District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 94 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
2069 Willow Creek Rd
Templeton, CA · Templeton Gap District
Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00
Walk-ins welcome
$15 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · Food served
Tasting room scored 98
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 Winery is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
11 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Independent · family-held since 1987. Reports 74% estate-grown fruit.
Publishes a full additions list. Transparency scored 98.
Cruxvine scores Kiler Winery's tasting room 98 out of 100 and the winery 94 overall, ranking it =5 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Walk in, pay fifteen dollars, and drink Mourvèdre from a house that scores 98 for both its room and its candour.
Tasting at Kiler Winery costs $15 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
No — Kiler Winery takes walk-ins. It is open Fri–Sun, 11:00–16:00.
Kiler Winery is a Mourvèdre specialist. Cruxvine assessed 11 of its wines, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 99 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2031 and 2037, holding to about 2045.
At Kiler Winery, dogs are welcome and food is served.