“Declines to disclose its additions and owns no vineyard, which is 70 for transparency and an honest zero for estate fruit.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 87
Calder Draw is a Merlot producer in the Creston District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 87 out of 100 — 2 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =57 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 18 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (91); its weakest is transparency (70). The average bottle costs $64, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 7474 Union Rd, Creston · Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00 · walk-ins welcome · $40 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Calder Draw; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in Creston District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 87 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
7474 Union Rd
Creston, CA · Creston District
Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00
Walk-ins welcome
$40 per person
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 91
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.
Calder Draw is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
9 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2007. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 70.
Cruxvine scores Calder Draw's tasting room 91 out of 100 and the winery 87 overall, ranking it =57 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Declines to disclose its additions and owns no vineyard, which is 70 for transparency and an honest zero for estate fruit.
Tasting at Calder Draw costs $40 per person.
No — Calder Draw takes walk-ins. It is open Fri–Sun, 11:00–16:00.
Calder Draw is a Merlot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 9 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 92 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2026 and 2030, holding to about 2036.