“El Pomar Mourvèdre at $52 with a value score of 99, from a house founded in 2014 that already publishes its full additions list.”
= shared rank: 11 producers score 91
Shell Fork is a Mourvèdre 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 value for price (99); its weakest is tasting room (82). The average bottle costs $52, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 2196 Ranchita Canyon Rd, Templeton · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $40 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Shell Fork; 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.
2196 Ranchita Canyon Rd
Templeton, CA · El Pomar District
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$40 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 82
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.
Shell Fork is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
11 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 92% estate-grown fruit.
Publishes a full additions list. Transparency scored 91.
Cruxvine scores Shell Fork's tasting room 82 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. El Pomar Mourvèdre at $52 with a value score of 99, from a house founded in 2014 that already publishes its full additions list.
Tasting at Shell Fork costs $40 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Shell Fork is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Shell Fork is a Mourvèdre specialist. Cruxvine assessed 11 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 97 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2031 and 2036, holding to about 2043.