Cruxvine scores 21 producers in the San Juan Creek. The median Crux Score here is 84 against 85 for Paso Robles as a whole, and the median bottle is $61 against $69.
| # | Producer & verdict | Crux | Avg | Value | Δ med 84 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =13 | Naveau Furrow San Juan Creek · Viognier · Shandon Viognier from a hundred per cent estate fruit in San Juan Creek, and a 97-point room that charges $45 to prove it. | 92 | $76 | 89 | +8 | |
| =37 | Fenwick Cellars San Juan Creek · Mourvèdre · Shandon Founded in 2016 and already at 89 across sixteen wines; the consistency score of 86 is what a young house looks like. | 89 | $88 | 83 | +5 | |
| =51 | Dellamo & Fenwick San Juan Creek · Counoise · Shandon All estate, all published, named tastings only: a 1979 house that behaves like it has nothing to hide, because it does not. | 88 | $83 | 90 | +4 | |
| =57 | Nolby Estate San Juan Creek · Roussanne · Shandon Roussanne at 92 for quality from a house that declines to say what it adds; you can taste it, you cannot check it. | 87 | $81 | 82 | +3 | |
| =76 | Cold Spring Row San Juan Creek · Tempranillo · Shandon Fourteen thousand cases, six wines, full additions published, walk in without an appointment — scale done plainly. | 86 | $73 | 86 | +2 | |
| =76 | Ostrom Rise San Juan Creek · Syrah · Shandon All estate, fifteen wines, eight hundred cases, additions published in full — San Juan Creek's most transparent small producer. | 86 | $61 | 90 | +2 | |
| =88 | Rocky Wash San Juan Creek · Counoise · Shandon Forty-six dollars, free to taste, value at 91 — Rocky Wash asks very little of you and returns more than that. | 85 | $46 | 91 | +1 | |
| =104 | Highland Grade San Juan Creek · Zinfandel · Shandon Thirty-five dollars, free to taste, value at 91, and 2024 ties its best vintage on record — the discovery of the lower half. | 84 | $35 | 91 | ±0 | |
| =104 | Larkin Vista San Juan Creek · Picpoul Blanc · Shandon Thirty-eight dollars, free to taste, value at 97 — and a consistency score of 79 that says pick your vintage. | 84 | $38 | 97 | ±0 | |
| =104 | Lockwood Row San Juan Creek · Roussanne · Shandon Six wines from eight hundred cases, walk-in, $35 to taste: a small Roussanne house with a modest, workable idea. | 84 | $73 | 76 | ±0 | |
| =104 | Ridgemark Bend San Juan Creek · Grenache · Shandon Sixteen wines from eight hundred cases, nothing owned and nothing disclosed — Ridgemark Bend is assembled, not grown. | 84 | $85 | 78 | ±0 | |
| =118 | Pennock Cellars San Juan Creek · Merlot · Shandon Fourteen thousand cases, seven wines, fifteen dollars, walk in — competent San Juan Creek Merlot and no story attached. | 83 | $71 | 79 | −1 | |
| =118 | Salinas Terrace San Juan Creek · Cabernet Sauvignon · Shandon Named tastings, full additions published, 80% estate — Salinas Terrace's paperwork is better than its Cabernet. | 83 | $60 | 83 | −1 | |
| =137 | Thistle Fork San Juan Creek · Grenache · Shandon A $50 fee from a house founded in 2015 with ten wines and 74% estate fruit; the Grenache is worth $64, the fee is not. | 82 | $64 | 77 | −2 | |
| =147 | Huer Huero Vineyards San Juan Creek · Marsanne · Shandon Twenty-three dollars, free to taste, value at 95 — the cheapest white in the appellation, and not a compromise. | 81 | $23 | 95 | −3 | |
| =147 | Weald Fork San Juan Creek · Grenache · Shandon Free tasting, 92% estate, fourteen thousand cases: Weald Fork's generosity is the most consistent thing about it. | 81 | $62 | 74 | −3 | |
| =167 | Jack Terrace San Juan Creek · Zinfandel · Shandon Nine thousand cases of $51 Zinfandel that scores 77 for quality — the value is real and so is the ceiling. | 79 | $51 | 85 | −5 | |
| =167 | Lindqvist Crossing San Juan Creek · Cabernet Sauvignon · Shandon Four wines, fourteen thousand cases, a 66-point room and a $50 fee — the fee buys you very little here. | 79 | $47 | 87 | −5 | |
| =173 | Calf Bench San Juan Creek · Zinfandel · Shandon Ten wines, 88% estate, walk-in, $45 — Calf Bench is unremarkable in every direction and priced as though it were not. | 78 | $54 | 76 | −6 | |
| =179 | Mabry Flat San Juan Creek · Chardonnay · Shandon Thirty-five dollars, free to taste, five wines — Mabry Flat's Chardonnay is inoffensive and priced to stay that way. | 76 | $35 | 80 | −8 | |
| =179 | Peachy Hollow San Juan Creek · Zinfandel · Shandon Fourteen thousand cases and a $50 fee for wine that scores 76: the most expensive way to be disappointed in San Juan Creek. | 76 | $60 | 75 | −8 |
The San Juan Creek is one of eleven sub-districts of the Paso Robles AVA. Cruxvine scores 21 producers there, with a median Crux Score of 84 — 1 points below the Paso Robles median of 85. The most common grape among them is Zinfandel.
Naveau Furrow, at a Crux Score of 92 — =13 of 187 in Paso Robles overall. Viognier from a hundred per cent estate fruit in San Juan Creek, and a 97-point room that charges $45 to prove it.
Cruxvine has scored 21 producers in the San Juan Creek, out of 187 in the Paso Robles AVA.