“Thirty-one dollars with value at 92 and transparency at 64 — cheap, improving, and unwilling to say why.”
= shared rank: 8 producers score 80
Cañada Reach is a Petite Sirah producer in the San Miguel District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 80 out of 100 — 5 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =159 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 7 other producers). Its strongest category is value for price (92); its weakest is transparency (64). The average bottle costs $31, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 4368 Cripple Creek Rd, San Miguel · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · $40 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Cañada Reach; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in San Miguel District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 80 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
4368 Cripple Creek Rd
San Miguel, CA · San Miguel District
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
$40 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 86
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.
Cañada Reach is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
17 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2003. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 64.
Cruxvine scores Cañada Reach's tasting room 86 out of 100 and the winery 80 overall, ranking it =159 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Thirty-one dollars with value at 92 and transparency at 64 — cheap, improving, and unwilling to say why.
Tasting at Cañada Reach costs $40 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Cañada Reach is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Cañada Reach is a Petite Sirah specialist. Cruxvine assessed 17 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2024 at 84 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2023 and 2026, holding to about 2030.
At Cañada Reach, dogs are welcome.