“A hundred per cent estate Syrah at $83, seventeen wines deep, with value at 71 — the estate is real, the price is ambitious.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 81
Tarrant & Kell is a Syrah producer in the Templeton Gap District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 81 out of 100 — 4 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =147 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 11 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (84); its weakest is value for price (71). The average bottle costs $83, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 6982 Bethel Rd, Templeton · Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00 · walk-ins welcome · $35 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Tarrant & Kell; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 14 producers in Templeton Gap District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 81 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
6982 Bethel Rd
Templeton, CA · Templeton Gap District
Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00
Walk-ins welcome
$35 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.
Tarrant & Kell is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
17 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Coastal Cellars Collective. Reports 100% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 78.
Cruxvine scores Tarrant & Kell's tasting room 82 out of 100 and the winery 81 overall, ranking it =147 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. A hundred per cent estate Syrah at $83, seventeen wines deep, with value at 71 — the estate is real, the price is ambitious.
Tasting at Tarrant & Kell costs $35 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
No — Tarrant & Kell takes walk-ins. It is open Fri–Sun, 11:00–16:00.
Tarrant & Kell is a Syrah specialist. Cruxvine assessed 17 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 86 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2025 and 2028, holding to about 2033.