“Nine thousand cases of Templeton Gap Syrah at $53 that never quite excel and never disappoint.”
= shared rank: 16 producers score 85
Stapleton Knoll is a Syrah producer in the Templeton Gap 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 (86); its weakest is value for price (82). The average bottle costs $53, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 5473 Ranchita Canyon Rd, Templeton · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $15 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Stapleton Knoll; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 14 producers in Templeton Gap District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 85 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
5473 Ranchita Canyon Rd
Templeton, CA · Templeton Gap District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$15 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 83
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.
Stapleton Knoll is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
16 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Larkspur Wine Partners. Reports 55% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 86.
Cruxvine scores Stapleton Knoll's tasting room 83 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. Nine thousand cases of Templeton Gap Syrah at $53 that never quite excel and never disappoint.
Tasting at Stapleton Knoll costs $15 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Stapleton Knoll is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Stapleton Knoll is a Syrah specialist. Cruxvine assessed 16 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 90 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2029 and 2033, holding to about 2039.
At Stapleton Knoll, dogs are welcome.