“A 91-point room, free to taste, eighteen wines, and a transparency score of 68: the welcome is the whole offer.”
= shared rank: 12 producers score 81
Halloran Hill is a Picpoul Blanc producer in the Paso Robles Estrella District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 81 out of 100 — 4 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =147 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 11 other producers). Its strongest category is tasting room (91); its weakest is transparency (68). The average bottle costs $77, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 8065 El Pomar Dr, Paso Robles · Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00 · appointment required · tasting free. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Halloran Hill; bottles were purchased at retail.
How the Crux Score works · All 13 producers in Paso Robles Estrella District · All 187 in Paso Robles
Crux Score 81 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
8065 El Pomar Dr
Paso Robles, CA · Paso Robles Estrella District
Thu–Sun 11:00–17:00
By appointment
Free
No dogs · 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.
Halloran Hill is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
18 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · no parent group on file. Does not report an estate-fruit percentage.
Declines to disclose additions. Transparency scored 68.
Cruxvine scores Halloran Hill's tasting room 91 out of 100 and the winery 81 overall, ranking it =147 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is above the Paso Robles median of 83. A 91-point room, free to taste, eighteen wines, and a transparency score of 68: the welcome is the whole offer.
Tasting at Halloran Hill is free.
Yes — Halloran Hill is by appointment only. It is open Thu–Sun, 11:00–17:00.
Halloran Hill is a Picpoul Blanc specialist. Cruxvine assessed 18 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2021 at 87 points.
The 2023 bottling drinks from 2024 and is at peak between 2024 and 2025, holding to about 2027.