“Seventeen wines, all estate, $60, and not one of the last ten vintages below 83.”
= shared rank: 7 producers score 90
Larkin & Wexler is a Zinfandel producer in the Paso Robles Highlands District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 90 out of 100 — 5 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =30 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 6 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (92); its weakest is tasting room (81). The average bottle costs $60, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 2975 Live Oak Rd, Creston · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · $30 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Larkin & Wexler; 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 90 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
2975 Live Oak Rd
Creston, CA · Paso Robles Highlands District
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
$30 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 81
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.
Larkin & Wexler is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
17 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 100% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 87.
Cruxvine scores Larkin & Wexler's tasting room 81 out of 100 and the winery 90 overall, ranking it =30 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Seventeen wines, all estate, $60, and not one of the last ten vintages below 83.
Tasting at Larkin & Wexler costs $30 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Larkin & Wexler is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Larkin & Wexler is a Zinfandel specialist. Cruxvine assessed 17 of its wines, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 96 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2031 and 2036, holding to about 2043.