“Fourteen thousand cases from a house that owns nothing and says nothing; the room scores 72 and the Picpoul carries it.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 83
Corliss Hill is a Picpoul Blanc producer in the Creston District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 83 out of 100 — 2 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =118 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 18 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (87); its weakest is tasting room (72). The average bottle costs $69, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 8846 Hwy 46 East, Creston · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $25 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Corliss Hill; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 17 producers in Creston District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 83 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
8846 Hwy 46 East
Creston, CA · Creston District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$25 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 72
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.
Corliss Hill is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
4 wines assessed. Not all pours were blind; the score is capped accordingly.
Coastal Cellars Collective. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 76.
Cruxvine scores Corliss Hill's tasting room 72 out of 100 and the winery 83 overall, ranking it =118 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. Fourteen thousand cases from a house that owns nothing and says nothing; the room scores 72 and the Picpoul carries it.
Tasting at Corliss Hill costs $25 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Corliss Hill is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Corliss Hill is a Picpoul Blanc specialist. Cruxvine assessed 4 of its wines, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 89 points.
The 2023 bottling drinks from 2024 and is at peak between 2024 and 2025, holding to about 2027.