“Twelve wines from fourteen hundred cases, only 65% estate — Paper Flat is a blender, and a very good one.”
= shared rank: 11 producers score 91
Paper Flat is a Marsanne producer in the El Pomar District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 91 out of 100 — 6 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =19 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 10 other producers). Its strongest category is consistency (95); its weakest is tasting room (80). The average bottle costs $70, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 1786 Ranchita Canyon Rd, Templeton · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $35 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Paper Flat; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in El Pomar District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 91 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
1786 Ranchita Canyon Rd
Templeton, CA · El Pomar District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$35 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.
Paper Flat is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
12 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1981. Reports 65% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 86.
Cruxvine scores Paper Flat's tasting room 80 out of 100 and the winery 91 overall, ranking it =19 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Twelve wines from fourteen hundred cases, only 65% estate — Paper Flat is a blender, and a very good one.
Tasting at Paper Flat costs $35 per person.
Yes — Paper Flat is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Paper Flat is a Marsanne specialist. Cruxvine assessed 12 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 97 points.
The 2023 bottling drinks from 2024 and is at peak between 2024 and 2027, holding to about 2032.