“Four wines from fourteen hundred cases in a 91-point room, with nothing disclosed about any of them.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 83
Quarry Gate is a Grenache producer in the San Miguel District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 83 out of 100 — 2 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =118 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 18 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (91); its weakest is transparency (71). The average bottle costs $78, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 8417 Hwy 46 East, San Miguel · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · walk-ins welcome · $35 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Quarry Gate; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in San Miguel District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 83 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
8417 Hwy 46 East
San Miguel, CA · San Miguel District
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
Walk-ins welcome
$35 per person
No dogs · Food served
Tasting room scored 91
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.
Quarry Gate is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
4 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1999. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 71.
Cruxvine scores Quarry Gate's tasting room 91 out of 100 and the winery 83 overall, ranking it =118 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Four wines from fourteen hundred cases in a 91-point room, with nothing disclosed about any of them.
Tasting at Quarry Gate costs $35 per person.
No — Quarry Gate takes walk-ins. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Quarry Gate is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 4 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 88 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2027 and 2031, holding to about 2036.
At Quarry Gate, food is served.