“Four wines and a 90-point room from a house that grows only 55% of its own fruit; the hospitality is the product.”
= shared rank: 16 producers score 85
Garvey Hollow is a Grenache producer in the Willow Creek District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 85 out of 100 — level with the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =88 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 15 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (90); its weakest is value for price (79). The average bottle costs $76, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 9362 El Pomar Dr, Paso Robles · Daily 10:00–17:00 · appointment required · $40 tasting. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Garvey 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 85 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
9362 El Pomar Dr
Paso Robles, CA · Willow Creek District
Daily 10:00–17:00
By appointment
$40 per person
No dogs · Food served
Tasting room scored 90
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.
Garvey Hollow is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
4 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1987. Reports 55% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 86.
Cruxvine scores Garvey Hollow's tasting room 90 out of 100 and the winery 85 overall, ranking it =88 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. Four wines and a 90-point room from a house that grows only 55% of its own fruit; the hospitality is the product.
Tasting at Garvey Hollow costs $40 per person.
Yes — Garvey Hollow is by appointment only. It is open Daily, 10:00–17:00.
Garvey Hollow is a Grenache specialist. Cruxvine assessed 4 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 91 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2027 and 2031, holding to about 2037.
At Garvey Hollow, food is served.