LXV FAQ

LXV Wine is a boutique Bordeaux-inspired winery in Paso Robles, California, founded by Neeta and Kunal Mittal in 2010. LXV is best known for pairing every wine with a spice blend. Neeta Mittal developed the method, and the idea is simple: the right spice brings out aromas in the wine you might otherwise miss.

LXV produces wines under three labels: LXV Wine (flagship), Meso by LXV (single-vineyard reserve), and Maison Mittal (Grand Cru-level prestige).

Every wine at an LXV tasting comes with its own spice blend, made from things like cardamom, sumac, limu omani (dried Persian lime) and khmeli suneli. The spice is there to tune your palate, not to fill you up.

The experience was ranked #7 Best Tasting Room in America by USA Today 10Best readers (2016), and featured in Wine Enthusiast's Best Wineries to Visit in Paso Robles (2026).

LXV Wine's tasting room is at 1306-B Pine Street in downtown Paso Robles, California 93446. A second location, the Armaa.N Estate vineyard, is situated in the Willow Creek District sub-AVA of Paso Robles.

LXV also produces wine in Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux under the Maison Mittal label, connecting the Willow Creek District with one of Bordeaux's most celebrated appellations.

The Willow Creek District is considered the premium sub-appellation of Paso Robles. It is characterized by limestone-rich soils, steep southwest-facing slopes, and a strong marine influence from the Templeton Gap that creates diurnal temperature swings of up to 50°F — ideal conditions for producing structured, aromatic wines.

LXV's estate vineyard, Armaa.N, is farmed organically and regeneratively within this district and neighbors acclaimed producers Saxum, Denner, and Linne Calodo.

LXV's flagship wines include Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, and Blanc de Franc (a white-vinified Cabernet Franc). The Meso by LXV label features single-vineyard Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon from the estate's most expressive blocks.

The Maison Mittal label produces Bordeaux-style wines from both Willow Creek and Saint-Émilion, with the inaugural 2022 vintage earning 96–98 points across all four wines in Somm's Journal. The 2022 G2 North Cabernet Franc–Cabernet Sauvignon is No. 47 on Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections 2026 (97 points), and the LXV 2022 Armaa.N Estate Sangiovese made the 2025 list at No. 99 (94 points).

MESO by LXV is LXV's single-vineyard reserve program, built around the philosophy "One Vineyard, One Voice." MESO wines are sourced from individual vineyard blocks and designed to express terroir with minimal intervention.

The 2023 MESO Cabernet Franc was named Best Red Wine of the Vintage for Paso Robles 2023 by Decanter, affirming the Willow Creek estate's place among California's finest Cabernet Franc sources.

Maison Mittal is the prestige label created by Neeta and Kunal Mittal, connecting the Willow Creek District in Paso Robles with Saint-Émilion in Bordeaux. It is produced by Frederick Ammons, the sixth American to earn the Diplôme National d'Œnologue from Bordeaux, and draws on farming at Château Le Chatelet — a Grand Cru Classé estate.

The inaugural 2022 vintage earned 96–98 points across all four wines in Somm's Journal, making Maison Mittal one of California's most critically acclaimed debut collections.

Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made via Tock at exploretock.com/lxv-wine. Walk-ins are welcome based on availability.

The tasting room is open Monday and Wednesday through Sunday, 10AM–5PM, and is closed on Tuesdays.

Yes. LXV Wine ships directly to consumers in most U.S. states through its online shop at lxvwine.com. Wine club members receive priority access to new releases and club-exclusive wines.

LXV has two memberships, and both ship twice a year with seasonal spice pairings and recipes from Neeta.

Maya is 4 bottles per shipment, about $325, with 15% off LXV wines and 2 complimentary tastings each quarter. Kama is 8 bottles per shipment, about $550, with 25% off and 4 complimentary tastings each quarter. We cover about half of the shipping cost on club shipments. See the club.

Yes. Paso Robles sits close to the midpoint of US-101 between Los Angeles and San Francisco — roughly three and a half hours’ drive from either city — and LXV’s tasting room is at 1306-B Pine Street in the walkable downtown grid, a few minutes off the highway.

Tastings are seated and guided rather than walk-up pours, so allow about 90 minutes and reserve ahead at exploretock.com/lxv-wine. The room is open Wednesday through Monday, 10AM–5PM, and closed Tuesdays.

Travellers breaking the drive here — to or from a match, concert or other event at either end of the state — will find hotels, restaurants and dozens of tasting rooms within a few blocks of LXV, and the Armaa.N Estate vineyard about fifteen minutes west in the Willow Creek District.

Yes. Neeta and Kunal Mittal own LXV, and one of them is often pouring. We make about 4,000 cases a year and share them in a small, seated tasting room on Pine Street in downtown Paso Robles.

Often, yes. Neeta and Kunal Mittal regularly host tastings in the downtown tasting room. If meeting them matters to your visit, email [email protected] before you book and we will let you know when they are pouring.

Yes, by appointment. Vineyard visits at Armaa.N Estate in the Willow Creek District are normally hosted by our owners, Neeta and Kunal, or our winemaker, Jeff Strekas. Book the vineyard experience through Tock, separately from the downtown tasting room.

Book A Study in Cabernet Franc at our downtown tasting room. Our California range runs from Blanc de Franc, a white Cabernet Franc, to The Tempo blend, Reserve Cabernet Franc and single-vineyard MESO Cabernet Franc.