“A 95-point room pouring 95-point Merlot, on 40% estate fruit that the house does not pretend otherwise about.”
= shared rank: 11 producers score 91
Prewitt Bench is a Merlot producer in the Santa Margarita Ranch 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 wine quality (95); its weakest is value for price (79). The average bottle costs $88, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 8542 Willow Creek Rd, Santa Margarita · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · walk-ins welcome · $25 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Prewitt Bench; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Santa Margarita Ranch · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 91 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
8542 Willow Creek Rd
Santa Margarita, CA · Santa Margarita Ranch
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
Walk-ins welcome
$25 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 95
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.
Prewitt Bench is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
13 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1994. Reports 40% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 86.
Cruxvine scores Prewitt Bench's tasting room 95 out of 100 and the winery 91 overall, ranking it =19 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. A 95-point room pouring 95-point Merlot, on 40% estate fruit that the house does not pretend otherwise about.
Tasting at Prewitt Bench costs $25 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
No — Prewitt Bench takes walk-ins. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Prewitt Bench is a Merlot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 13 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 98 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2029 and 2034, holding to about 2041.