“Seventeen wines at $47 from 40% estate fruit, walk-in — Cripple Row sells breadth cheaply and makes no claim beyond that.”
= shared rank: 19 producers score 83
Cripple Row is a Merlot producer in the Paso Robles Geneseo 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 (86); its weakest is consistency (80). The average bottle costs $47, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 7531 Bethel Rd, Paso Robles · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · walk-ins welcome · $45 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Cripple Row; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 10 producers in Paso Robles Geneseo District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 83 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
7531 Bethel Rd
Paso Robles, CA · Paso Robles Geneseo District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
Walk-ins welcome
$45 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 81
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 Row is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
17 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1974. Reports 40% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 80.
Cruxvine scores Cripple Row's tasting room 81 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. Seventeen wines at $47 from 40% estate fruit, walk-in — Cripple Row sells breadth cheaply and makes no claim beyond that.
Tasting at Cripple Row costs $45 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
No — Cripple Row takes walk-ins. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Cripple Row is a Merlot specialist. Cruxvine assessed 17 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 90 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2024 and 2028, holding to about 2033.
At Cripple Row, dogs are welcome.