Cruxvine scores 16 producers in the Willow Creek District. The median Crux Score here is 88 against 85 for Paso Robles as a whole, and the median bottle is $90 against $69.
| # | Producer & verdict | Crux | Avg | Value | Δ med 88 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =5 | Highland Cellars Willow Creek District · Merlot · Paso Robles Ninety-nine points on 55% estate fruit: Highland Cellars buys brilliantly and charges $113 for the result. | 94 | $113 | 79 | +6 | |
| =9 | Alder Knoll Willow Creek District · Picpoul Blanc · Paso Robles Willow Creek Picpoul with a transparency score of 99, which in a white this serious is rarer than the wine. | 93 | $90 | 87 | +5 | |
| =9 | Huer Huero Winery Willow Creek District · Picpoul Blanc · Paso Robles Picpoul Blanc at 98 for quality and 76 for value: the wine is not the problem, the $108 is. | 93 | $108 | 76 | +5 | |
| =19 | Huer Huero Hill Willow Creek District · Tempranillo · Paso Robles The Tempranillo is 95-point wine; at $108 with value at 74, it is the weakest bargain in Willow Creek. | 91 | $108 | 74 | +3 | |
| =30 | Dry Creek Gate Willow Creek District · Petite Sirah · Paso Robles Fourteen thousand cases of Petite Sirah at $65 that hold 93 for quality — volume without visible compromise. | 90 | $65 | 89 | +2 | |
| =37 | Dellamo Hollow Willow Creek District · Mourvèdre · Paso Robles A 93 for value on 40% estate fruit: Dellamo Hollow is buying well and passing some of it on. | 89 | $78 | 93 | +1 | |
| =37 | Hemsley Trail Willow Creek District · Zinfandel · Paso Robles Pays Cruxvine $149 a month for a claimed listing and scores 89 anyway, which is what a claimed listing is worth. | 89 | $98 | 78 | +1 | |
| =51 | Stapleton Ridge Willow Creek District · Counoise · Paso Robles Eighteen wines is a lot of Counoise to get through in a room scoring 79; the wine itself is the reason to try. | 88 | $83 | 84 | ±0 | |
| =57 | Foxglen Mesa Willow Creek District · Merlot · Paso Robles Publishes everything it adds and grows 55% of what it presses — Foxglen Mesa is a Willow Creek négociant that tells you so. | 87 | $75 | 80 | −1 | |
| =57 | Linne Field Willow Creek District · Tempranillo · Paso Robles A 94-point room, a $50 fee and a Tempranillo that scores 86: Linne Field sells the afternoon. | 87 | $92 | 75 | −1 | |
| =57 | Rhodes & Corliss Willow Creek District · Grenache · Paso Robles Publishes its full additions list and pours without appointment; the Grenache is 91-point wine at a 75-point price. | 87 | $91 | 75 | −1 | |
| =57 | Stapleton Wash Willow Creek District · Grenache · Paso Robles All estate Willow Creek Grenache at $95 with value at 75 — the vineyard is paying for itself and you are not. | 87 | $95 | 75 | −1 | |
| =76 | Oyster Furrow Willow Creek District · Grenache · Paso Robles Transparency at 95 and consistency at 80: Oyster Furrow tells you everything, including that the vintages vary. | 86 | $73 | 92 | −2 | |
| =76 | Thorne Bench Willow Creek District · Grenache · Paso Robles Seven wines, 89 for consistency, and a Grenache priced at $85 that the 75 for value quietly disputes. | 86 | $85 | 75 | −2 | |
| =88 | Garvey Hollow Willow Creek District · Grenache · Paso Robles Four wines and a 90-point room from a house that grows only 55% of its own fruit; the hospitality is the product. | 85 | $76 | 79 | −3 | |
| =118 | Kestrel & Amsel Willow Creek District · Grenache · Paso Robles Quality of 80 and value of 89 at $51: you are buying the price, and Kestrel & Amsel is fine with that. | 83 | $51 | 89 | −5 |
The Willow Creek District is one of eleven sub-districts of the Paso Robles AVA. Cruxvine scores 16 producers there, with a median Crux Score of 88 — 3 points above the Paso Robles median of 85. The most common grape among them is Grenache.
Highland Cellars, at a Crux Score of 94 — =5 of 187 in Paso Robles overall. Ninety-nine points on 55% estate fruit: Highland Cellars buys brilliantly and charges $113 for the result.
Cruxvine has scored 16 producers in the Willow Creek District, out of 187 in the Paso Robles AVA.