“Free tasting, 92% estate, fourteen thousand cases: Weald Fork's generosity is the most consistent thing about it.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 81
Weald Fork is a Grenache producer in the San Juan Creek 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 consistency (85); its weakest is value for price (74). The average bottle costs $62, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 8361 Estrella Rd, Shandon · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · tasting free. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Weald Fork; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 21 producers in San Juan Creek · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 81 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
8361 Estrella Rd
Shandon, CA · San Juan Creek
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
Free
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 75
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.
Weald Fork is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
11 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Vintner Hollow Group. Reports 92% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 81.
Cruxvine scores Weald Fork's tasting room 75 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. Free tasting, 92% estate, fourteen thousand cases: Weald Fork's generosity is the most consistent thing about it.
Tasting at Weald Fork is free.
Yes — Weald Fork is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Weald Fork is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 11 of its wines, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 86 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2026 and 2029, holding to about 2034.