“A $50 fee, fourteen wines, no vineyard, no disclosure — Cold Spring Grove charges like a house with more to show.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 81
Cold Spring Grove is a Tempranillo producer in the Paso Robles Highlands District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 81 out of 100 — 4 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =147 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 11 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (84); its weakest is transparency (69). The average bottle costs $48, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 5910 Estrella Rd, Creston · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $50 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Cold Spring Grove; 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 81 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
5910 Estrella Rd
Creston, CA · Paso Robles Highlands District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$50 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · Food served
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.
Cold Spring Grove is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
14 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1985. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 69.
Cruxvine scores Cold Spring Grove's tasting room 74 out of 100 and the winery 81 overall, ranking it =147 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. A $50 fee, fourteen wines, no vineyard, no disclosure — Cold Spring Grove charges like a house with more to show.
Tasting at Cold Spring Grove costs $50 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Cold Spring Grove is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Cold Spring Grove is a Tempranillo specialist. Cruxvine assessed 14 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 86 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2023 and 2026, holding to about 2031.
At Cold Spring Grove, food is served.