“Nine thousand estate cases of San Miguel Grenache at $42, value at 97 — the appellation's quietest bargain at scale.”
= shared rank: 6 producers score 88
Tar Estate is a Grenache producer in the San Miguel District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 88 out of 100 — 3 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =51 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 5 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (97); its weakest is tasting room (81). The average bottle costs $42, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 8820 Ranchita Canyon Rd, San Miguel · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $15 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Tar Estate; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in San Miguel District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 88 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
8820 Ranchita Canyon Rd
San Miguel, CA · San Miguel District
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$15 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 81
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.
Tar Estate is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
10 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Mid-State Beverage Co.. Reports 100% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 81.
Cruxvine scores Tar Estate's tasting room 81 out of 100 and the winery 88 overall, ranking it =51 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Nine thousand estate cases of San Miguel Grenache at $42, value at 97 — the appellation's quietest bargain at scale.
Tasting at Tar Estate costs $15 per person.
Yes — Tar Estate is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Tar Estate is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 10 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 95 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2029 and 2033, holding to about 2040.