“Ninety-one for the wine, nothing disclosed, no estate fruit and $50 to taste: Adelaida Grenache on trust alone.”
= shared rank: 16 producers score 85
Lindqvist & Merriam is a Grenache producer in the Adelaida District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 85 out of 100 — level with the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =88 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 15 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (91); its weakest is tasting room (76). The average bottle costs $89, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 5053 Ranchita Canyon Rd, Paso Robles · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $50 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Lindqvist & Merriam; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 24 producers in Adelaida District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 85 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
5053 Ranchita Canyon Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Adelaida District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$50 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 76
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.
Lindqvist & Merriam is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
19 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Larkspur Wine Partners. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 79.
Cruxvine scores Lindqvist & Merriam's tasting room 76 out of 100 and the winery 85 overall, ranking it =88 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Ninety-one for the wine, nothing disclosed, no estate fruit and $50 to taste: Adelaida Grenache on trust alone.
Tasting at Lindqvist & Merriam costs $50 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Lindqvist & Merriam is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Lindqvist & Merriam is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 19 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2017 at 90 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2025 and 2029, holding to about 2035.