“Eight hundred cases at $38 with value at 88, a $45 unrefunded fee, and nothing published about the wine.”
= shared rank: 8 producers score 80
Whitcomb & Kell is a Mourvèdre producer in the Paso Robles Estrella District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 80 out of 100 — 5 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =159 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 7 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (88); its weakest is transparency (68). The average bottle costs $38, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 1487 Vineyard Dr, Paso Robles · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $45 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Whitcomb & Kell; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 13 producers in Paso Robles Estrella District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 80 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
1487 Vineyard Dr
Paso Robles, CA · Paso Robles Estrella District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$45 per person
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 76
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.
Whitcomb & Kell is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
8 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 68.
Cruxvine scores Whitcomb & Kell's tasting room 76 out of 100 and the winery 80 overall, ranking it =159 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Eight hundred cases at $38 with value at 88, a $45 unrefunded fee, and nothing published about the wine.
Tasting at Whitcomb & Kell costs $45 per person.
Yes — Whitcomb & Kell is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Whitcomb & Kell is a Mourvèdre specialist. Cruxvine assessed 8 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 87 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2023 and 2026, holding to about 2030.
At Whitcomb & Kell, dogs are welcome.