“The 2024 is the best wine Hollis Bend has made in thirty-one years, which is worth knowing before you order the flight.”
= shared rank: 8 producers score 80
Hollis Bend is a Zinfandel producer in the Paso Robles Geneseo District of the Paso Robles AVA, California. Cruxvine scores it 80 out of 100 — 5 points below the Paso Robles median of 85 — ranking it =159 of 187 producers in the appellation (tied with 7 other producers). Its strongest category is wine quality (83); its weakest is transparency (77). The average bottle costs $54, against a regional median of $69. Tasting: 6212 Nacimiento Lake Dr, Paso Robles · Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00 · appointment required · $15 tasting, waived on purchase. Cruxvine has no financial relationship with Hollis Bend; 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 80 is these five weighted, not their average. The weighting is published.
6212 Nacimiento Lake Dr
Paso Robles, CA · Paso Robles Geneseo District
Fri–Sun 11:00–16:00
By appointment
$15 per person
Waived on purchase
Dogs welcome · No food service
Tasting room scored 79
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.
Hollis Bend is not a Cruxvine customer. Bottles purchased at retail.
11 wines assessed, poured blind across two sessions.
Independent · family-held since 1995. Reports 55% estate-grown fruit.
Discloses fining and filtration only. Transparency scored 77.
Cruxvine scores Hollis Bend's tasting room 79 out of 100 and the winery 80 overall, ranking it =159 of 187 in Paso Robles. Its tasting room score is below the Paso Robles median of 83. The 2024 is the best wine Hollis Bend has made in thirty-one years, which is worth knowing before you order the flight.
Tasting at Hollis Bend costs $15 per person, waived with a bottle purchase.
Yes — Hollis Bend is by appointment only. It is open Fri–Sun, 11:00–16:00.
Hollis Bend is a Zinfandel specialist. Cruxvine assessed 11 of its wines, poured blind, and its best-scoring vintage on record is 2024 at 84 points.
The 2021 bottling drinks from 2022 and is at peak between 2023 and 2026, holding to about 2030.
At Hollis Bend, dogs are welcome.