“Eighteen dollars a bottle — the cheapest wine Cruxvine scores, with value at 87 and quality at 74, which is exactly what $18 buys.”
= shared rank: 5 producers score 75
Bellhaven Winery is a Mourvèdre producer in the Paso Robles Highlands District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 75 out of 100 — 10 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =183 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 4 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (87); its weakest is consistency (72). The average bottle costs $18, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 5100 Peachy Canyon Rd, Creston · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $25 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Bellhaven Winery; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 19 producers in Paso Robles Highlands District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 75 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
5100 Peachy Canyon Rd
Creston, CA · Paso Robles Highlands District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$25 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 74
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.
Bellhaven Winery is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
13 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2007. Reports 80% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 74.
Cruxvine scores Bellhaven Winery's tasting room 74 out of 100 and the winery 75 overall, ranking it =183 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Eighteen dollars a bottle — the cheapest wine Cruxvine scores, with value at 87 and quality at 74, which is exactly what $18 buys.
Tasting at Bellhaven Winery costs $25 per person.
Yes — Bellhaven Winery is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Bellhaven Winery is a Mourvèdre specialist. Cruxvine assessed 13 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 81 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2024 and 2026, holding to about 2029.