“A hundred and four dollars, value at 64, transparency at 68 and no estate fruit: the worst ratio in Adelaida.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 83
Cripple Cellars is a Petite Sirah producer in the Adelaida 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 tasting room (91); its weakest is value for price (64). The average bottle costs $104, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 5150 Willow Creek Rd, Paso Robles · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $40 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Cripple Cellars; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 24 producers in Adelaida District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 83 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
5150 Willow Creek Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Adelaida District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$40 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · 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.
Cripple Cellars is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
17 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 2004. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 68.
Cruxvine scores Cripple Cellars's tasting room 91 out of 100 and the winery 83 overall, ranking it =118 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. A hundred and four dollars, value at 64, transparency at 68 and no estate fruit: the worst ratio in Adelaida.
Tasting at Cripple Cellars costs $40 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Cripple Cellars is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Cripple Cellars is a Petite Sirah specialist. Cruxvine assessed 17 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 89 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2028 and 2032, holding to about 2037.
At Cripple Cellars, dogs are welcome.