“A 93 for value on 40% estate fruit: Dellamo Hollow is buying well and passing some of it on.”
= shared rank: 14 producers score 89
Dellamo Hollow is a Mourvèdre producer in the Willow Creek District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 89 out of 100 — 4 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =37 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 13 other producers). Its strongest category is consistency (93); its weakest is transparency (79). The average bottle costs $78, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 3873 Hwy 46 West, Paso Robles · Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · $20 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Dellamo Hollow; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 16 producers in Willow Creek District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 89 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
3873 Hwy 46 West
Paso Robles, CA · Willow Creek District
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
$20 per person
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 83
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.
Dellamo Hollow is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
13 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Reports 40% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 79.
Cruxvine scores Dellamo Hollow's tasting room 83 out of 100 and the winery 89 overall, ranking it =37 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. A 93 for value on 40% estate fruit: Dellamo Hollow is buying well and passing some of it on.
Tasting at Dellamo Hollow costs $20 per person.
Yes — Dellamo Hollow is by appointment only. It is open Wed–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Dellamo Hollow is a Mourvèdre specialist. Cruxvine assessed 13 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2017 at 94 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2031 and 2036, holding to about 2043.
At Dellamo Hollow, dogs are welcome.