“A value score of 98 at $41 — and 2024 is the best vintage Whitcomb Vista has made in a decade.”
= shared rank: 7 producers score 90
Whitcomb Vista is a Zinfandel producer in the Santa Margarita Ranch of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 90 out of 100 — 5 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =30 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 6 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (98); its weakest is transparency (75). The average bottle costs $41, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 535 Vineyard Dr, Santa Margarita · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · walk-ins welcome · $45 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Whitcomb Vista; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Santa Margarita Ranch · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 90 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
535 Vineyard Dr
Santa Margarita, CA · Santa Margarita Ranch
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
Walk-ins welcome
$45 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 87
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 Vista is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
12 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2005. Reports 88% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 75.
Cruxvine scores Whitcomb Vista's tasting room 87 out of 100 and the winery 90 overall, ranking it =30 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. A value score of 98 at $41 — and 2024 is the best vintage Whitcomb Vista has made in a decade.
Tasting at Whitcomb Vista costs $45 per person.
No — Whitcomb Vista takes walk-ins. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Whitcomb Vista is a Zinfandel specialist. Cruxvine assessed 12 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2024 at 93 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2028 and 2033, holding to about 2040.