Which Paso Robles winery makes the best Grenache?
Bellamy & Vashon, at a Crux Score of 91. Cruxvine scores 24 Paso Robles producers whose lead grape is Grenache; their median score is 85 and their median bottle is $65.
Every Paso Robles producer Cruxvine scores whose lead grape is Grenache, ranked. Median Crux Score 85, median bottle $65.
A perfect value score at $62, from eight hundred cases — Bellamy & Vashon has never learned to charge what it could.
Twenty-eight dollars a bottle and a value score of 99: the cheapest way to drink Geneseo Grenache seriously.
Nine thousand estate cases of San Miguel Grenache at $42, value at 97 — the appellation's quietest bargain at scale.
A 95-point room in front of a Grenache that scores 87, from a house that has been at it since 1977.
Publishes its full additions list and pours without appointment; the Grenache is 91-point wine at a 75-point price.
All estate Willow Creek Grenache at $95 with value at 75 — the vineyard is paying for itself and you are not.
Transparency at 95 and consistency at 80: Oyster Furrow tells you everything, including that the vintages vary.
Seven wines, 89 for consistency, and a Grenache priced at $85 that the 75 for value quietly disputes.
| # | Producer & verdict | Crux | Avg | Value | Δ med 85 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =19 | Bellamy & Vashon Santa Margarita Ranch · Grenache · Santa Margarita A perfect value score at $62, from eight hundred cases — Bellamy & Vashon has never learned to charge what it could. | 91 | $62 | 100 | +6 | |
| =37 | Highland Gate Paso Robles Geneseo District · Grenache · Paso Robles Twenty-eight dollars a bottle and a value score of 99: the cheapest way to drink Geneseo Grenache seriously. | 89 | $28 | 99 | +4 | |
| =51 | Tar Estate San Miguel District · Grenache · San Miguel Nine thousand estate cases of San Miguel Grenache at $42, value at 97 — the appellation's quietest bargain at scale. | 88 | $42 | 97 | +3 | |
| =57 | Bald Row El Pomar District · Grenache · Templeton A 95-point room in front of a Grenache that scores 87, from a house that has been at it since 1977. | 87 | $70 | 85 | +2 | |
| =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 | +2 | |
| =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 | +2 | |
| =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 | +1 | |
| =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 | +1 | |
| =88 | Amsel Gate Creston District · Grenache · Creston Named tastings, 92% estate, and a room at 77 — Amsel Gate is better in the glass than across the counter. | 85 | $72 | 80 | ±0 | |
| =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 | ±0 | |
| =88 | Lindqvist & Merriam Adelaida District · Grenache · Paso Robles Ninety-one for the wine, nothing disclosed, no estate fruit and $50 to taste: Adelaida Grenache on trust alone. | 85 | $89 | 76 | ±0 | |
| =88 | Nolby & Larkin Santa Margarita Ranch · Grenache · Santa Margarita Nineteen wines, no vineyard, no disclosure, $53 — value at 90 is doing a lot of work here. | 85 | $53 | 90 | ±0 | |
| =104 | Chalk Gate San Miguel District · Grenache · San Miguel Fifty dollars to taste a $51 bottle, in a room scoring 75; Chalk Gate has the ratio backwards. | 84 | $51 | 83 | −1 | |
| =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 | −1 | |
| =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 | −2 | |
| =118 | Mabry & Thorne Creston District · Grenache · Creston Four wines, $44, walk-in, and thirty-eight years of Creston Grenache that has never tried to be more than pleasant. | 83 | $44 | 88 | −2 | |
| =118 | Quarry Gate San Miguel District · Grenache · San Miguel Four wines from fourteen hundred cases in a 91-point room, with nothing disclosed about any of them. | 83 | $78 | 72 | −2 | |
| =137 | Mabry Mesa Creston District · Grenache · Creston Ninety-five dollars for Creston Grenache with value at 68, no vineyard and no additions list — priced on confidence alone. | 82 | $95 | 68 | −3 | |
| =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 | −3 | |
| =137 | York Flat Paso Robles Geneseo District · Grenache · Paso Robles Consistency at 87 from nine thousand cases nobody here grew; York Flat is a reliable blend and an opaque one. | 82 | $63 | 84 | −3 | |
| =147 | Tarrant Knoll Creston District · Grenache · Creston Eighteen wines from eight hundred cases, free to taste, walk in — Tarrant Knoll would rather you tried everything than bought much. | 81 | $65 | 78 | −4 | |
| =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 | −4 | |
| =159 | Dover Wash Santa Margarita Ranch · Grenache · Santa Margarita Four wines, $43, value at 88, an 88-point room and no disclosure at all — a good afternoon on trust. | 80 | $43 | 88 | −5 | |
| =159 | Summit Ridge San Miguel District · Grenache · San Miguel Thirty-seven dollars from 88% estate fruit, nine thousand cases, founded 2013 — Summit Ridge is growing into its own vineyard. | 80 | $37 | 86 | −5 |
Bellamy & Vashon, at a Crux Score of 91. Cruxvine scores 24 Paso Robles producers whose lead grape is Grenache; their median score is 85 and their median bottle is $65.
Among the 24 Paso Robles producers Cruxvine scores with Grenache as their lead grape, the median Crux Score is 85, against 85 for the appellation across all grapes.