“Fourteen thousand cases of Petite Sirah at $65 that hold 93 for quality — volume without visible compromise.”
= shared rank: 7 producers score 90
Dry Creek Gate is a Petite Sirah producer in the Willow Creek District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 90 out of 100 — 5 points above the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =30 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 6 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (93); its weakest is transparency (78). The average bottle costs $65, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 3860 Vineyard Dr, Paso Robles · Daily 11:00–18:00 · appointment required · $50 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Dry Creek Gate; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 16 producers in Willow Creek District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 90 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
3860 Vineyard Dr
Paso Robles, CA · Willow Creek District
Daily 11:00–18:00
By appointment
$50 per person
Waived on purchase
No dogs · No food service
Tasting room scored 84
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.
Dry Creek Gate is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
9 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Terravine Holdings. Reports 80% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 78.
Cruxvine scores Dry Creek Gate's tasting room 84 out of 100 and the winery 90 overall, ranking it =30 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Fourteen thousand cases of Petite Sirah at $65 that hold 93 for quality — volume without visible compromise.
Tasting at Dry Creek Gate costs $50 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Dry Creek Gate is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 11:00–18:00.
Dry Creek Gate is a Petite Sirah specialist. Cruxvine assessed 9 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2018 at 97 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2031 and 2036, holding to about 2043.