“A $45 fee and a value score of 71 on Creston Mourvèdre grown 65% on the estate; the room is better than the maths.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 86
Cañada Springs is a Mourvèdre producer in the Creston District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 86 out of 100 — 1 point above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =76 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 11 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (90); its weakest is value for price (71). The average bottle costs $86, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 1190 Vineyard Dr, Creston · Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 · appointment required · $45 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Cañada Springs; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in Creston District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 86 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
1190 Vineyard Dr
Creston, CA · Creston District
Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
By appointment
$45 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 90
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 Springs is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
12 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1986. Reports 65% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 89.
Cruxvine scores Cañada Springs's tasting room 90 out of 100 and the winery 86 overall, ranking it =76 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. A $45 fee and a value score of 71 on Creston Mourvèdre grown 65% on the estate; the room is better than the maths.
Tasting at Cañada Springs costs $45 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Cañada Springs is by appointment only. It is open Sat–Sun, 10:00–16:00.
Cañada Springs is a Mourvèdre specialist. Cruxvine assessed 12 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 91 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2028 and 2032, holding to about 2038.
At Cañada Springs, dogs are welcome.